Clan Mito

"Let's celebrate together to welcome the Heroes of Konoha!"

As soon as Hiruzen's words fell, the entire place erupted into a frenzy.

The people present began to raise their arms and shout in euphoria, showing an overwhelming emotion and enthusiasm.

When they looked at Luo Lei, it was as if they were looking at a god.

He had barely arrived in the village, and he was already starting to eliminate corruption!

However, some ninjas with a bit more insight saw the situation differently. Their expressions changed as they understood what had just occurred.

They knew perfectly well that the moment the Hokage decided to compromise, the entire sky over Konoha had changed forever.

"Even Hokage-sama has succumbed...?"

At this moment, the happiest were the ninjas of the Uchiha clan. For too long, the Uchiha clan had been the target of Konoha's high command.

'Good.'

Futian's heart was blossoming with joy, and a smile played on his lips.

As for the rest of the members of the important clans, they were sweating, their foreheads beaded with anxiety. They didn't even dare to breathe deeply.

They weren't fools. They knew very well that, after Luo Lei's return, this first confrontation with the Konoha Council had ended in an overwhelming victory. One that had made it clear that things would no longer be as they were.

They wouldn't dare get involved in something like this, let alone say anything more.

"Just as expected of you, old man!"

Orochimaru showed an expectant smile as he left the scene in the blink of an eye.

The show was over.

I was time to take care of his own matters.

'Wise choice!'

'Now is not the right time to become Luo Lei's enemy, definitely not now.'

Jiraiya and Minato sighed in relief and exchanged glances. In their eyes, relief was evident. They had seen what Luo Lei was capable of on the battlefield, and they knew that facing him would bring nothing good.

The village had just won a war. If a civil war suddenly broke out, they would be the laughingstock of the entire world...

Even if Homura had died, he did so for the sake of the village, fulfilling the Will of Fire.

"....."

Tsunade looked at her master with sadness and disillusionment. She said nothing, but her thoughts were clear.

The man who was once known as "The Professor," a master of the five chakra natures... Now, that man seemed to have changed so much that she couldn't even recognize him.

'How can this old man endure so much?'

The corners of Luo Lei's mouth curled slightly, and a dim expression crossed his face. Although he had always known that Hiruzen valued peace above all else, seeing him retreat again and again filled him with disappointment.

As for the civilians and ninjas cheering for him...

Luo Lei could only think about how superficial it all was. These people only saw the surface, without understanding the real essence.

Wasn't it the same with his master, Sakumo? When the Council told them Sakumo was a hero, Konoha's civilians praised him as if he were a god. But when the Council said he had made a mistake, that he was a sinner, those same civilians despised and spat on him.

In fact, the good and the bad were all the same group of people...

"Let's go!"

Hiruzen, seemingly guessing everyone's thoughts, looked at Danzo, who was still hiding behind him, and at Koharu, who trembled with her head down.

"Quickly!"

Koharu and Danzo nodded without saying anything.

After all, Homura was already dead.

They had survived. Only Homura had been unlucky.

"NO... This is absolutely impossible, they are framing our patriarch!"

"Homura-sama would never betray Konoha! This is a complete lie! Our patriarch is an honorable man who would never do such a thing!"

"Hokage-sama, this cannot be true! Homura-sama is your right hand; how could he do something so vile?!"

"Hokage-sama, you must bring us justice! Even if Homura-sama is dead, we need proof! Without proof, this is an unfounded and shameless accusation!"

But just as the army was about to enter the village, the Mito clan, feeling as if the sky was falling on them, finally came to their senses.

They couldn't accept the fact that their patriarch had been killed, much less accept that the Hokage had also endorsed it in such a way, implicitly accepting that their patriarch was a sinner guilty of heinous crimes.

They wanted justice for their patriarch...

In the next instant, dozens of Mito clan ninjas moved and stopped right in front of the army.

"Hahaha!!"

Seeing this scene, Luo Lei suddenly laughed in a malevolent manner.

Fate...

Did they really want to challenge him like this? He really didn't want to kill anyone today, but... if they offered themselves up like this, who could they blame?

"Rebels?! What do you intend to do?!"

Hiruzen, seeing Luo Lei's smile, felt a chill run down his spine. He had a sinister premonition and immediately shouted at them, "Quick, move away or you will face the consequences!!"

However, Hiruzen's voice had barely fallen when...

Fsh!

With a sharp sound, a Mito clan ninja was split in half by a red laser beam of searing heat. The energy pierced him with ease, and his body collapsed to the ground in two parts, leaving a black, smoldering mark on the ground.

And this... was only the beginning.

Luo Lei's eyes lit up with a crimson glow. He paused for a moment, his smile turning almost predatory, and then...

A series of blood-curdling screams filled the place. The remaining ninjas of the Mito clan didn't have an instant to react. Luo Lei's heat vision reached them with precision, turning each attempt at resistance into ashes.

The searing heat of his laser beams cut the ninjas down as if they were nothing, and bodies fell one after another. The explosions were so powerful that the air was filled with the smell of burnt flesh, and the screams of pain were drowned in the brutality of the massacre.

For a moment, blood ran unchecked. The air was filled with a pungent smell of burning and blood. Bodies writhed as the heat consumed their lives, and the ground was covered in ash and blood.

Luo Lei advanced slowly, his eyes shining like two suns. Each time his gaze fell on another Mito clan ninja, another searing ray crossed the space, leaving behind destruction.

Absolute silence fell over the scene once the last scream faded.

The echo of the screams dissipated, replaced by the sound of residual flames and smoke rising in the air.

No one expected Luo Lei to unleash his fury again with such brutality, destroying almost the entire Mito clan ninja force without hesitation.

"..."

Looking at the dead Mito clan ninjas, many ninjas and civilians, though surprised, trembled involuntarily. They couldn't help it—the fear seeped into their hearts, a fear of Luo Lei's power.

But people like Jiraiya, Minato, Tsunade, Shikaku, Inoichi, and others had anticipated this outcome for a long time. Their faces showed no surprise or shock.

Only resignation.

It was obvious...

The Mito clan ninjas had the audacity to provoke and accuse Luo Lei. His reaction, the brutal retaliation, was simply consistent. No one could challenge him without facing the consequences.

"..."

Looking at the bodies scattered all over the entrance of Konoha, Hiruzen's body trembled with contained rage. He felt like he was about to explode. The helplessness was eating him from the inside out!

Did Luo Lei think Konoha was his backyard?! That he could kill whoever he wanted whenever he wanted?!

"Hokage-sama, the Mito clan acted recklessly! At first glance, they seemed full of ill intent. I acted correctly, didn't I?" Luo Lei said calmly, without showing a shred of remorse.

His words were an open provocation to everyone.

'Endure...'

'You have to endure!'

Even though his blood pressure was through the roof, Hiruzen took a deep breath and spoke in a voice laden with coldness while keeping his expression unchanged: "The Mito clan attempted to block the entry of Konoha's army into the village. At first glance, they seemed full of ill intent, and their elimination was necessary."

"Good!"

"We are in the village...!"

Hearing this, Luo Lei nodded and took the first step towards the village.

In the next moment, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Minato, Shikaku, and others hesitated for a moment but then followed him, and finally, the countless ninjas of the army followed them in relief.

Not long after, the atmosphere in the village returned to laughter and joy, and the celebration continued in a cheerful and peaceful mood...

As for the dead, Homura Mitokado and the Mito

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