Chapter 25: Cruel as Beasts
Uzushiogakure's outer walls collapsed with a deafening crash.
Cloud Ninja charged through the breach.
The great river cutting across Uzushiogakure was blocked by heavy iron grates where it met the village walls. Water flowed freely, but no boat could pass without permission.
Mist Ninja destroyed those barriers, leaping from the river directly into the village.
Only ordinary villagers, merchants, and laborers lived on the village's southern bank.
The Cloud and Mist Ninja set every house ablaze. They dragged the commoners out into the streets and hacked them to death one by one.
Through this bloody slaughter, they delivered a clear message to the Uzumaki clan: they would not stop tonight until they secured the top-tier Sealing Jutsu.
Armed with the vital intelligence that Konoha had sent no reinforcements, the invaders acted with complete impunity.
Yako lowered his telescope, tilting his head slightly to glance in Danzo's direction.