Crackle, sizzle sizzle, the dry grass and tree branches began to burn, making popping and cracking sounds. Because it was this time of night, the bandits were sleeping very soundly, and no one noticed at all.
The temperature indoors began to rise. Suddenly, one bandit felt a bit hot and stuffy and wanted to get up to go outside to the toilet to cool off. He opened his eyes and saw a scene he would never forget.
Fierce flames were burning rapidly, thick, choking black smoke blocking his view. He shouted, "Not good, there is a fire."
In the next moment, his head was chopped off, thudding as it rolled on the ground, his eyes still filled with a look of terror.
Inoichi's soul form glanced at him faintly. His soul form wasn't afraid of the choking smoke. But the bandit's shout had still woken many of the bandits.
After waking up, the bandits first felt disbelief, then shouted, "Fire! Fire." Some even ran towards the exit, only to find the door already buried by a huge earth wall. No matter how hard he pushed, he couldn't open it.
He began to despair. There was no water inside the house. With such a big fire, even if they weren't burned to death, they would be choked to death by the smoke.
At that moment, a minor leader snorted coldly and said, "It must be an enemy attack. The most important thing now is not to put out the fire, but to inform the three bosses that someone has come. They will save us." So he ordered someone to fire a smoke signal flare up the chimney.
Because the thick smoke affected his vision, he couldn't see that their chimney was blocked. He was still there firing the signal flare.
Originally, the signal flare would rise. The minor leader curled his lips upwards, thinking, "Whoever you are, you won't escape today."
However, with a whoosh, the signal flare flew up, then with a bang, it hit the large rock, immediately scattering sparks that fell onto their beds.
"Ahhhhhhh. Fire. It is fire." A bandit was set on fire. At that moment, he had just been startled awake, and coupled with his clothes catching fire, his rationality instantly disappeared. He followed his instinct and ran around everywhere, then rolled on the ground.
But his actions caused the fire to spread. Many bandits who weren't on fire initially all caught fire because of him.
The scene was chaotic for a time. The minor leader's heart turned cold. Could it be that today, death was inevitable. Clearly, the enemy had come prepared.
Watching the bandits being burned to death by the fierce flames or choked to death by the thick smoke, the minor leader gritted his teeth. Then, he had a flash of inspiration and wanted to suggest using urine. But in the next moment, Inoichi stretched out his hands, pierced through his body, and gripped his heart and vocal cords.
With a hard squeeze and pull, immediately that minor leader's eyes nearly burst with fury. No matter how he tried to speak, it was as if he had been silenced, unable to make a sound.
The shattering of his heart caused a large hole to appear in his chest. He looked around to see who had ambushed him, but found no one. A flash of insight passed through his mind.
"Is it a shinobi." The minor leader had just had this thought, then no longer had the strength to support his body, and fell to the ground.
This led to an even more chaotic scene. Besides the bandits being burned to death, bandits continuously screamed, or had their heads chopped off.
Inoichi moved as if entering an unpopulated place, taking down one 'little friend' after another without stopping. Facing these beasts, he felt no pity. They did not work properly, relying on theft, robbery, and rape to satisfy their selfish desires.
Such beasts had already lost their humanity and deserved to die.
Standing outside the Earth Style Wall, Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Uchiha Fugaku could feel the heat from inside. The temperature in the air had risen considerably.
The screams from inside came out, making the two men feel somewhat numb. Fortunately, the main building and the right side wing were relatively far apart, otherwise, if the three shinobi from the main building attacked now, the three of them would really be in a tough spot.
As the sounds gradually subsided into silence, Inoichi passed through the wall, returned to his own body, and quickly woke up.
"Inoichi, how is the situation inside." Sarutobi Shinnosuke inquired.
"Don't worry, all resolved. Not a single one left." Inoichi, after familiarizing himself with his body, stood up and smiled.
Uchiha Fugaku's lips curled upwards. Sarutobi Shinnosuke looked at the Earth Style Wall, his mood excited. The mission was already half completed.
On the other side, Namikaze Minato and Hyūga Hiashi, wearing black night operation suits, moved with elusive steps and speed, simultaneously killing the two guards stationed at the entrance of the left side wing.
Afterwards, they waited for Akimichi Chōza. Akimichi Chōza arrived quickly too, wearing a night operation suit, his round belly trembling as he landed on the ground, yet not making a single sound.
When he got close, Akimichi Chōza gave Namikaze Minato an OK hand gesture. Namikaze Minato nodded.
Then, he used Wind Style, Wind Dagger to silently cut the door open.
He carefully took the wooden plank down and placed it steadily on the ground.
Then, Hyūga Hiashi, using his Byakugan, saw the keys in the trousers of the two guards, went forward, took the keys, and held them in his hand.
The three men walked into the wing room. Hyūga Hiashi found the location of the cellar door, took out the key, pressed it in, turned it gently. With a click, the door was unlocked.
The three of them worked together to lift the iron plate. Namikaze Minato said, "Hiashi and I will go in. Chōza, guard this place to prevent any unexpected events."
"Leave it to me." Akimichi Chōza patted his chest. He might not be very clever, but he was definitely the one who followed orders the most.
Namikaze Minato nodded. He and Hyūga Hiashi exchanged a glance, and the two went down the secret passage.
The secret passage was very long and winding. There was a damp smell of earth and also a moldy, foul odor, making the two frown involuntarily.
When they reached the very bottom, they found another door, tightly shut. Namikaze Minato saw this and looked at Hyūga Hiashi. Hyūga Hiashi took out the key again, unlocked the door.
The door was pushed open, a sour, foul smell coming out, making the two feel somewhat nauseous. After they opened it, the women inside were all barely clothed, mentally dazed, looking at them with disgust and fear in their eyes.
"You, you stay away." One of the young, beautiful women roared. Her voice was as hoarse and unsettling as a cuckoo bird's. Looking at the large and small bite marks on her body, Namikaze Minato clenched his fists.
"Everyone, we are Konoha shinobi. We are here to rescue you and take you out." Namikaze Minato, enduring the rotten smell and sour, spoiled odor, took off his mask, revealing a sunny smile.
Hyūga Hiashi, seeing Namikaze Minato do this, thought for a moment, then also took off his mask, revealing his face.
That woman gritted her teeth and said, "You, why did you only come now." After saying this, she squatted on the ground and cried. It seemed emotions were contagious. Many girls and women started crying.
Namikaze Minato took out over a hundred black cloaks from a storage scroll and said, "Please, everyone, bear with your grief and come out with me. These cloaks are a bit simple, please do not disdain them."
After speaking, he motioned for everyone to go upstairs. "Everyone, go upstairs quickly. Move lightly. Later, we will cover the rear. You go down the mountain as quickly as possible. We will eradicate these beasts."
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