Seeing it was about to end, Imperial Setsuna merely opened his eyes.
Danzō's body appeared on open ground a thousand meters away.
"No! Damned Uchiha! Damned foolish Konoha people! I won't accept this! I was right! You'll regret this! You will! Only I could lead Konoha to prosperity!"
He screamed his last, sucking in much of the surrounding earth, then vanished.
"Danzō…"
Hiruzen, Koharu, and Homura looked like frightened rabbits watching a fox die.
As their words fell, three bursts of Amaterasu flared again.
Koharu and Homura screamed and fell, Hiruzen endured silently.
Blood tears streamed from Ninja World Sasuke's right eye, but he covered his face and laughed hysterically. "Hahaha… Cry! Scream! Then die in pain and despair!"
"Father! Mother! All Uchiha, do you see? I've avenged you! Wait for me! Soon I'll send that damned Itachi to hell to regret his actions! Hahaha…"
"Sasuke, though revenge is exhilarating, you're overusing your Mangekyou. Even with the Empire's elixir, it'll harm your eyes." Imperial Itachi warned.
But Ninja World Sasuke only laughed wildly.
"Sasuke…"
Seeing him like this, Sakura and Ino were deeply worried.
Koharu and Homura quickly burned to ash and died.
Hiruzen flickered between destruction and restoration.
Almost no one felt pity, only spitting and glaring with disgust.
"Konoha's pests, finally exterminated. Thank you all from the Empire." Hashirama thanked the Imperial group.
"This is because I failed to properly educate my students." Tobirama said after a long silence.
"After all, he's the evil old Senju ghost…" Imperial Setsuna sneered.
Tobirama didn't dare retort, his face full of frustration and anger.
Everything was settled.
The First, Second, and Third Hokage's Edo Tensei was swiftly undone.
The Sarutobi, Utatane, Mitokado, and Shimura clans were banished from Konoha.
Ninja World Tsunade led the Imperial group into Konoha village.
At that moment, some Konoha ninja didn't notice that Ninja World Sasuke and Imperial Itachi, originally at the back of the group, quietly slipped away and vanished.
Outside Konoha village.
The banished Sarutobi, Mitokado, Utatane, and Shimura clans trudged across barren land.
As they walked, some still cursed: "Those foolish Konoha people, daring to banish us—outrageous!"
"That girl Tsunade, Hiruzen was her teacher, and she dares treat us like this!"
"The Sarutobi clan is Konoha's largest—without us, Konoha will fall sooner or later!"
"Right, without our four clans, let's see how they fight other ninja villages!"
Non-ninja members of the four clans cursed coarsely.
The ninja group, however, stayed silent.
Suddenly, a shocked cry rang out: "Traitor Uchiha Sasuke! Uchiha Itachi!"
Everyone froze, looking ahead.
There, Ninja World Sasuke and Imperial Itachi stood coldly, blocking the path, staring at them!
"Uchiha Sasuke, what's a traitor doing blocking our way?"
"How laughable! Traitors? You trash heap, stripped of your status—you're the ones now! I'm here to exterminate the traitors and troublesome refugees! Hahaha…"
Sasuke covered his face, laughing hysterically.
"You want to kill us?" The four clans' members finally grasped his intent, speaking in horror.
The next moment, Ninja World Sasuke's figure flashed, plunging into the Sarutobi clan, his Kusanagi sword swinging, instantly killing four.
Seeing this, other four clans members gasped. A Sarutobi ninja shouted: "Uchiha Sasuke, don't think your Susanoo makes you untouchable! Everyone, with me, unleash a combined ninjutsu! Burn this bastard to ashes!"
"Fire Release – Great Fireball Technique!"
"Fire Release – Dragon Flame Bomb!"
"Fire Release – Great Flame Annihilation!"
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A barrage of fire ninjutsu launched, merging mid-flight into a single, expansive force, crashing toward Ninja World Sasuke.
Its power, even compared to standard S-rank ninjutsu, seemed superior!
This was the strength of combined ninjutsu!
The fundamental reason few dared challenge a ninja village.
"Susanoo!"
Facing the terrifying combined ninjutsu, Ninja World Sasuke showed no panic. A giant Susanoo formed, its right hand raised.
A massive shield, intricately patterned, appeared in Susanoo's hand, blocking the ferocious fire attack, splitting it into two streams, burning at its sides.
*BOOM!*
The flames engulfed Susanoo entirely.
The ground on both sides scorched into red glass, thick smoke rising.
The three clans' ninja smirked: "One down! Now, your turn, other world's Uchiha Itachi! I'll show you the true power of Konoha's great clans!"
As their words fell, a sneering voice rang out. "With just this level of ninjutsu, you think you can defeat my Susanoo?"
"What!"
The four clans' ninja gasped in unison.
As the flames faded, Susanoo, holding the shield, stood unscathed before them.
"Impossible! Even Susanoo shouldn't withstand such fire!"
"Fools, an ordinary Susanoo might not, but this is the Empire's specially crafted spiritual artifact · Achilles Shield for Susanoo. How could mere fire destroy it?"
Sasuke sneered, not rushing to attack.
Stunned by his Susanoo, the four clans hesitated, desperately scanning for weaknesses, seeking an opportunity.
At that moment, Ninja World Sasuke tossed four Sarutobi clan corpses to Imperial Itachi beside him. Itachi caught them, then performed Edo Tensei again.
Soon after, Hiruzen, Danzō, Koharu, and Homura opened their eyes.
Seeing the four clans before them, they looked shocked and doubtful: "Why were we summoned? Who did this?"
"Me." Ninja World Sasuke said.
The four turned, seeing Ninja World Sasuke and Imperial Itachi.
Koharu and Homura, upon seeing Sasuke, recalled the burning black flames, their bodies trembling, eyes showing fear. "Uchiha Sasuke, what do you want?"
"Hahahaha… What do I want? You four bastards, you annihilated hundreds of Uchiha, sparing none—men, women, old, young. Don't think ruining your reputations and banishing your clans from Konoha is enough, do you?"
Sasuke covered his face, laughing hysterically, his expression turning vicious.
"You… you mean to kill everyone?" Hiruzen, Koharu, and Homura grew terrified.
"No! You can't do this, this…" The three tried to speak.
Sasuke shouted: "I must do this! You old bastards, open your eyes wide and watch your clans die tragically before you! I want you to feel the pain I endured!"
*BOOM!*
Susanoo, with three arms, condensed three massive purple swords, slashing dozens to pieces in one swing!
These dozens didn't die instantly; their legs broke, or half their bodies vanished, wailing and screaming. "Aaaaa! It hurts! It hurts! I don't want to die, don't want to die!"
"You can't do this! We're Konoha's heroes…"
"Spare me, spare me…"
"Please, someone save me!"
The group screamed. Hiruzen even saw his grandson, Sarutobi Konohamaru, suffering tragically!
"Konohamaru! Stop, Sasuke! Stop!" Hiruzen roared in fury.
The other three were enraged, trying to attack Sasuke, but the next moment, they lost control of their bodies.
Edo Tensei restrained them!
Now, the four could only turn their heads, move their eyes, and speak—nothing else!
"Damn you! Uchiha Sasuke! You beast!"
"Release us! We'll kill you!"
"We were all part of Konoha—why do this…"
"Though we were wrong, the others are innocent!"
Hiruzen, Koharu, Homura felt their hearts stabbed, as if bleeding tears if they were alive.
Only Danzō stayed silent.
In his heart, he felt a twisted relief—no descendants meant less pain. As for other Shimura clan members, let them die…
"Hahahaha… How beautiful! Is this the joy of revenge? Slaughtering freely amid enemies' wails, killing your descendants before you four old bastards!"
"This is the consequence of slaughtering the Uchiha! This feeling is exquisite! Hahaha…"
Ninja World Sasuke spread his arms, laughing wildly.
The four clans, even with ninja uniting for combined ninjutsu, were powerless before the spiritual artifact shield tailored for Susanoo, left only to be slaughtered!
Soon, blood and body parts littered the ground.
Heart-wrenching wails echoed for thousands of meters!
"Beasts! Beasts!"
"Cursed Uchiha Sasuke, you'll go to hell! You will!"
"We curse you!"
Hiruzen, Koharu, and Homura roared hoarsely.
"How laughable! You four old bastards, when you slaughtered the Uchiha, didn't you think of today's consequences? This is your retribution!"
"Die and go to hell? Then I'll slaughter your clans a few more times! Hahaha…"
Sasuke laughed hysterically, finally killing everyone.
Nearly a thousand members of the four clans—none survived. Blood and body parts stained thousands of meters of land red.
Hiruzen, Koharu, and Homura screamed hoarsely, staring blankly at the blood and corpses everywhere. "Nothing left… it's all gone…"
"What… was all our effort for?"
"Let me die! Let me die now!"
"Please, send us back to the afterlife…"
"No! I don't want to see this hellish world again!"