"Lord Third treated you well! Why are you doing this to us?!!"
Sarutobi Shotaro shouted angrily.
"Because this is the Fifth Hokage's order!"
Shikaku said with a blank expression.
"Bastard!!"
Sarutobi Shotaro almost exploded with anger!
"Shotaro, you've been the principal for so many years. You can't possibly not understand the principle that the strong are respected!"
"Back when the Third was in power, your Sarutobi clan was above all the ninja clans in Konoha."
"They say the Uchiha are Konoha's number one ninja clan, but in reality, your Sarutobi were Konoha's uncrowned kings!"
"At least, the Uchiha led by Fugaku didn't dare to provoke you."
"And the Third Hokage drew countless benefits and wealth from Konoha to support you. Even if someone knew, they would just turn a blind eye!!"
"Why?"
"Because, at that time, Konoha was the Third's world!"
"He was Konoha's strongest king!"
"No matter how outrageous he was, as long as he was willing to put on a show, no one would dare to expose him."
"The same principle applies now! Now, the Fifth is Konoha's strongest!"
"His words decide the life and death of others!"
"So, we have to listen to him!"
"This is the nature of the world!"
"So, don't hold any resentment. Because your Sarutobi clan has enjoyed such privileges for decades!"
"Now, you're just paying back what you enjoyed before!!"
Shikaku said.
"What a Shikaku. As expected of the military strategist that Lord Third valued. Not only is your mind sharp, but your mouth is also very sharp!"
"But, no matter how eloquently you speak, you can't change the fact that you are loyal to whoever feeds you!"
"Today, even if I die, I will definitely not let you have it easy!"
Saying this, Sarutobi Shotaro prepared to fight Shikaku to the death.
However, in that instant, he suddenly found that he couldn't move!
Even if he used all his strength, it was in vain.
"Don't struggle! What do you think I've been talking to you for so long for! You haven't fought in decades. Your vigilance has been completely lost. You've completely forgotten what my Nara clan's signature ninjutsu is!"
Shikaku said faintly.
The reason Sarutobi Shotaro couldn't move was because he had been bound by his shadow secret technique.
"Nara Shikaku, you must not..."
Human Boulder Tank!
Before Sarutobi Shotaro could finish his sentence, a giant meatball came rolling towards him at high speed, killing him on the spot!
The one who killed Sarutobi Shotaro was Shikaku's partner, Akimichi Choza!
When Shikaku set out, even if it was just to annihilate the Sarutobi clan, for the sake of stability, he not only brought Choza, but also Inoichi.
But to deal with a mere Sarutobi Shotaro, there was no need for Inoichi to act.
"The Sarutobi clan, men, women, old, and young, kill them all! Show no mercy! Whoever shows mercy will die in their place!!"
After Sarutobi Shotaro's death, Shikaku's gaze gradually became cold, without any of his previous gentleness.
He gave the order with iron-blooded ruthlessness.
"Yes!!"
The ninja who originally had a trace of sympathy for the Sarutobi clan, hearing Shikaku's words, immediately snuffed out that trace of sympathy in their hearts.
Their actions became ruthless and vicious.
Better to let a friend die than to die yourself!!
It was better for the Sarutobi clan to die than for them to die!!
Faced with the Konoha ninja army led by Shikaku, the Sarutobi clan had no power to resist.
In less than an hour, the eight hundred members of the Sarutobi clan in the small valley were all killed!
All the bodies were burned to ashes by a torch!
After that, Shikaku left four people to guard the fire, specifically instructing them to search the surroundings carefully after the fire was extinguished to see if there were any accidents.
If there were, they were to be killed directly.
If not, they were to return to the Capital of the Land of Fire and report to the Fifth Hokage, without needing to look for them again.
After the four of them agreed, Shikaku divided the three thousand ninja into three large teams, led by himself, Aburame Shibi, and Inuzuka Tsume, to kill the Sarutobi clan members hiding in other places!!
This night was destined to be uneasy.
Shikaku and the others fought all night, until dawn the next day, when the last descendant of the Sarutobi clan, Sarutobi Konohamaru, was killed!
At this point, the once-glorious Sarutobi clan had completely become history.
By the time Shikaku and the others returned to the Capital of the Land of Fire, it was already evening.
"You've worked hard!!"
After completing the mission, Shikaku came to report to Uchiha Shin, at the same time presenting the wealth plundered from the Sarutobi clan!
After Uchiha Shin took the scroll, he nodded in satisfaction.
"I've already had someone prepare wine and food! Let everyone celebrate and relax!"
"Tomorrow, we have new things to do. For a long time to come, it probably won't be easy!!"
...
"Yes!"
Shikaku responded.
That night, outside the city gates of the Capital of the Land of Fire, in an open space, countless Konoha ninja were gathered, drinking and eating meat to their hearts' content.
Uchiha Shin also came, said a few simple words, and had a drink with everyone to thank them for their hard work, then left.
Uchiha Shin's aura was too strong.
When he was there, the ninja couldn't let loose at all.
The moment he left, the ninja completely let loose!!
They had a great time!
"I'm so envious of them, they can drink!!"
The ninja on duty looked at the group that was completely wild, a look of longing flashing in his eyes.
"When we change shifts later, we'll go have a small drink too!"
Another on-duty ninja said with a smile.
"Alright!"
The person who had just been talking about being envious, his eyes lit up.
"By the way, brother, how much reward did you get?"
"Me! Not much, only two million!!"
The man said with a proud smile.
"That's really not much. I have three million!"
The envious brother nodded, really thinking that two million was not much.
"..."
The shift-changing brother.
"Lord Fifth is the best!"
"He rewarded us with so much money at once!"
"I never even dared to dream of such a good thing before!"
"With this money, I can buy a house and get married!"
"When Hiruzen Sarutobi was the Hokage, who would have dared to think of this!"
The envious brother sneered.
"Whatever benefits there were, Hiruzen Sarutobi would just move them to his own home. How could he possibly think of us? Otherwise, how do you think the three-thousand-strong Sarutobi Army came to be!"
"It's good enough that we weren't targeted by the Sarutobi clan and had our property taken away!"
"That's right!! Before, I thought Hiruzen Sarutobi was a good Hokage. There's really no comparison without contrast!! Compared to the Fifth,"
"That Third, apart from being good with his mouth, he's really no good at anything!"
These two were both commoner ninja.
Before, they were inclined towards the Third Hokage and didn't have much of a good impression of Uchiha Shin.
They only obeyed his orders because they were intimidated by his powerful strength.
Now, they had been so swayed by Uchiha Shin's money power that they had directly changed their stance, and instead, they disliked Hiruzen Sarutobi.
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