125.Cruelty

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Inside the Land of Rain.

Under continuous overcast rain,

In a town that had nearly turned into ruins,

A person was squatting on the ground, covered in blood that spread as the fine rain soaked them.

It was as if a blood-red flower was blooming on their body.

However, despite the bloodstains all over, they still calmly helped Konan put on her raincoat.

After putting on the raincoat, they stood up, their pale eyes apathetically glancing at the town that had become a ruin and the bodies buried under some rubble, and they softly said,

"Let's go. This... can no longer be considered your hometown."

Konan raised her head, her large eyes looking at the person, and then at their ruined home.

A hint of sadness appeared in her large eyes.

She instinctively reached out with a small hand, gently grabbing the person's hand, while her other hand firmly held the old grandmother's withered hand.

Feeling the coldness of the small hand in their palm, the person was momentarily stunned, looking down at the innocent and fragile Konan.

Their gaze was filled with complexity.

Involuntarily, they tightened their grip, as if wanting to give that small hand endless warmth.

Konan... I will follow Captain Aizen closely...

I will definitely... create that beautiful world... then you won't feel sad anymore...

On the other side, the old grandmother looked at Konan with a kind and loving expression, profoundly sincere.

The three of them, wearing raincoats, walked away from the ruined town.

However!

While passing by a collapsed house,

A faint voice mixed with the sound of rainwater caught the attention of Konan and the old grandmother.

"Help... help... my mom... please... I beg you..."

Under the collapsed house, a child covered in dirty mud from head to toe was struggling to lay on the ground.

The shattered wood of the house had barely missed him, leaving a small gap that allowed him to survive.

He struggled to speak, his young voice hoarse, and after uttering these words with his last bit of strength, he passed out.

Konan stared blankly at this scene, and the old grandmother's eyes were filled with pity and sadness.

But the person, without a word, was about to leave.

However, the small hand on their hand stopped them.

They looked down.

Konan's innocent face was filled with hope as she gazed at them.

"Brother Saki... can you help him, please..."

The old grandmother also looked at the person with hope in her eyes.

The person remained silent for a moment.

Finally, under Konan's joyful gaze, they decided to reach out and rescue the child buried in the ruins!

Boom!

They struck with a single palm!

The entire house collapsed as if it had been violently blown apart by a fierce wind! It turned into debris that dispersed in the rain curtain!

Rainwater fell slowly in the ruins.

Apart from the little boy, there was also a female corpse lying there, her body already lifeless.

Konan and the old grandmother both looked at this scene with sorrow in their eyes.

But the person remained silent.

They silently carried the child on their shoulders.

They had just glanced at the child's ten fingers, all covered in blood, a gruesome sight.

Perhaps...

This was the cruelty of this world...

If the things they cherished were destroyed... how could this world be beautiful?

The four of them slowly disappeared from this place...

In the sky above,

The gloomy curtain of rain continued to fall, as if weeping for the tragedies of the world.

...

Meanwhile, in another part of the Land of Rain,

Several dark figures were chasing and pursuing through a dense jungle!

In front of them, a solitary figure was swiftly darting through the forest.

"Swoosh!" "Swoosh!"...

Several dark figures leaped into the air, and from their hands, dozens of kunai were hurled at the figure rapidly advancing ahead!

Facing the dense barrage of kunai, the sprinting figure slightly tilted their head, revealing a pair of blood-red eyes!

Their face remained ice-cold, showing no fear in the face of the onslaught of kunai. Their body moved in an instant, almost brushing past each kunai with precise agility!

It was like a dance on the edge of hell, astonishing to behold!

And the Rain Ninja pursuing from behind saw his eyes and became excited.

"It's him for sure! Uchiha Shino from Konoha, as the intel said!"

"We must capture him at all costs! He holds significant importance to our village!"

The leader of the Rain Ninja team declared, his comrades echoing his deterKonantion!

In a secluded canyon, the Rain Ninja chased Shino to this point.

Ahead lay a deep ravine and a bottomless cliff!

There seemed to be no escape route.

The experienced Rain Ninja encircled Shino in a fan-shaped formation, their eyes locked onto his back with seriousness.

"You have no way out, Uchiha Shino!"

The leader of the Rain Ninja fixed his gaze on Shino's silhouette and shouted coldly.

"If you want to survive, surrender and come quietly! Every ninja here is an elite of the Rain Village! Not like those ordinary assassins you've dealt with before!"

"Don't think you can escape our pursuit!"

"If you choose to surrender, I can guarantee your life won't be in danger!"

With these words, the Rain Ninja leader's eyes bore a heavy and icy gaze.

For some reason, looking at the young figure ahead, he always felt a wave of impending danger.

At this moment!

Shino, standing in front of the Rain Ninja, slowly turned around.

A pair of blood-red Sharingan eyes, filled with three tomoe, appeared before them!

"What's that!?"

"Sharingan? No... that's not the Sharingan we know!"

Seeing the strange eyes in Shino's gaze, the Rain Ninja were left in awe.

Even the leader of the Rain Ninja team was shocked as he stared at those eerie eyes!

A cold sweat started to form on his forehead.

He finally realized where that inexplicable sense of danger that had surrounded him had come from!

Staring at those malicious blood-red eyes, he felt a deep, terrifying darkness within them!

"No way out!?

"Have you all made a mistake or something?"

Suddenly, Shino, with a cold and mocking tone, spoke.

Hearing Shino's arrogant words, the leader of the Rain Ninja team, who had earlier thought this operation was going perfectly, suddenly felt a strong sense of unease!

What did this guy mean by what he just said?

Were there hidden Leaf Village ninjas nearby?

His gaze turned cold as he looked at Shino, scanning the surroundings!

And at that moment, Shino spoke again.

"I lured you here!"

"Because here, even if I kill you, no one will discover the commotion!!"

With that, his eyes grew colder, and he suddenly moved!