Shuriken collided endlessly in midair, angles shifting constantly. They targeted Yuki Seisui's heart, left hand, right leg. One even twisted mid-flight behind him, aiming for the back of his neck.
The Uchiha's shuriken control was not an exaggeration.
Even casually tossing weapons achieved this effect.
Seisui watched it all and couldn't help clapping his hands in praise.
"Excellent throw on those shuriken."
Even if I wanted to dodge, it would be effortless.
He said it in a mock-humble tone, taunting.
"But considering you're about to become a corpse, I think I'll let them all hit!"
At that moment, Seisui saw Uchiha Renka freeze mid-sign, his gaze following down to the floor.
Three shuriken had already dropped there. The one that was aimed at the back of Seisui's neck also lay harmlessly on the ground.
Seeing this, Seisui immediately understood.
"Sorry, I didn't notice."
When Seisui activated the Red Space, he also entered Sage Mode.
His Sage Mode mastery was complete.
Ordinary B-rank ninjutsu had no chance of breaking through.
Even if they pierced his white-light defense, injuries would heal instantly in Sage Mode.
High offense, high defense, high healing, access to forbidden techniques and explosives, plus summoning tailed beasts and familiars—Yuki Seisui was now on par with monsters.
"You're a monster!" Uchiha Renka swallowed, his voice tinged with fear.
In Seisui's Rinnegan-like eyes, he saw both terror and madness.
Fear he could understand, but fear and madness together… he couldn't.
"Die!" Uchiha Renka's fear vanished completely, replaced by frenzy and cruelty. His red eyes burned even brighter.
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
This attack drew most of his chakra.
It was his strongest offensive. The Dragon Fire Technique shot flames directly at the enemy at extreme speed and power.
If this failed, nothing else would work.
Seisui simply brushed off nonexistent dust from his robe, showing no hesitation, and walked straight into the oncoming fire.
Little Nine in his arms released a violent chakra aura, cloaking them both in a protective layer.
The jutsu lasted until Renka completely depleted his chakra.
Kneeling on one knee, Renka panted, eyes fixed on the still-burning area ahead.
I wish I had killed him… But the crimson world told him otherwise.
When a genjutsu user dies, the illusion ends.
No change in the surroundings meant Seisui was unharmed.
And Renka was out of chakra.
Like a fish on a chopping board, helpless.
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As despair washed over him, Seisui emerged step by step from the inferno.
Seeing him untouched, even with the fox in his arms unharmed, Renka's despair deepened.
"I lost to you." Renka's voice was calm but soon twisted into madness.
"I lost… but that doesn't mean the Uchiha lost!"
"All of this is for the glory of the Uchiha!"
Renka tried to end his life with his last remaining strength, unwilling to let Seisui extract any information from him.
Seisui crossed his arms, watching calmly.
Since entering the Red Space, only one would survive.
That was the rule of this space.
Once activated, any non-allies must be killed.
Only one side could live.
Blood-soaked, cruel rules.
This was why Seisui rarely activated the Red Space.
The presence of the two foxes here was purely accidental.
During the sealing ritual, Kurama appeared, turning this space into a sealed area.
Seisui didn't understand why, but it allowed his spiritual form to appear here.
Uchiha Renka, meanwhile, plunged a kunai into his own heart.
Ninjas were capable of unimaginable endurance.
Inserting a kunai into one's own heart, moving slowly from exhaustion, pained yet silent—this was sheer resolve.
Under Seisui's gaze, Renka died "peacefully" on the ground.
As he died, the Red Space began to dissolve.
After placing the fox safely on the ground, Seisui lifted Renka's body.
It still had use; he couldn't leave it to turn to bones in the Red Space.
Outside, dusk lingered.
From Renka's first attack to death had taken mere moments.
Seisui tossed the body onto the balcony, changed into combat gear, and ran toward the Uchiha clan's direction.
From the moment Renka attacked, Seisui noticed the clan emblem on his body.
The three-tomoe Sharingan in the Red Space also confirmed his identity.
An extreme member like this would usually be under Setsuna's command.
Moments later, Seisui appeared at Uchiha Haru's doorstep, carrying Renka's corpse.
"Knock! Knock! Knock!"
A servant opened the door.
Seeing the body, he stepped back. Then he noticed Seisui's playful gaze and swallowed nervously.
"Seisui-sama… are you here to see Setsuna-sama?"
He stammered.
Seisui nodded, voice flat, eyes playful. He dropped the body at the door and said:
"I came for an explanation."
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