Chapter 183

"I'm here to tell you not to even think of stopping Uchiha Sasuke and Konan's wedding," Kuchiki Senya said coolly. "Otherwise, I'll make sure you die without a grave. Your parents, your village—they'll all perish because of you!"

Hearing Kuchiki Senya's cold, cruel threat, Inuzuka Ya's face turned deathly pale. He clenched his fists tightly, his heart filled with rage, sorrow, and despair. He had once been the finest ninja in the Hidden Leaf Village, a hero of Konoha—now he was reduced to being threatened by an enemy. The taste of this humiliation was utterly unbearable!

"Hmph!" Seeing Inuzuka Ya's agonized expression, Kuchiki Senya smiled in satisfaction.

"What do you mean? Why are you targeting Naruto specifically!" Inuzuka Ya roared.

Kuchiki Senya shook his head. "Not targeting. It's necessary."

"Why?" Inuzuka Ya roared. "Why are you doing this!"

154、This shame can only be washed away with blood

"Your father was a great Hokage, yet I became his pawn. This shame can only be washed away with blood," Kuchiki Senya said, his eyes crimson, brimming with endless hatred.

Inuzuka Ya was bewildered, not understanding what the man meant. But he knew one thing: this man was no good. They were all demons.

"If you want to die, then go!" Kuchiki Senya raised his hand, ready to end Inuzuka Ya's life.

"Shuu!" Inuzuka Ya's figure vanished abruptly.

"Huh?" Kuchiki Senya raised an eyebrow—he hadn't noticed Inuzuka Ya's movement at all. No wonder he was called a genius of Konoha; even Kuchiki Senya had to admit he was impressive. But what did it matter?

"Shuu!" Inuzuka Ya appeared behind Kuchiki Senya, slashing with his long blade.

"Puch!" Kuchiki Senya blocked Inuzuka Ya's attack, but he didn't dodge—he took the blow head-on.

A massive gash tore open across Kuchiki Senya's chest, blood gushing, even his internal organs visible.

"Hahahaha!" Kuchiki Senya laughed wildly. "Inuzuka Ya, you're useless."

"Damn it!" Inuzuka Ya exploded in fury. Thick chakra surged from his body, his wounds healing rapidly.

Inuzuka Ya's body grew even more muscular, his skin bulging with thickened muscle like a ferocious wild boar. He kicked out, a violent whistle accompanying the strike aimed at Kuchiki Senya.

"Papapapa!" Each of Kuchiki Senya's strikes left deep gashes on Inuzuka Ya's body, bones exposed.

Soon after, Inuzuka Ya was pinned down and beaten by Kuchiki Senya.

"Bangbangbang!" Kuchiki Senya swung his short sword, slashing violently at Inuzuka Ya's abdomen and shoulder, nearly knocking him from midair to the ground.

"Crack!" Kuchiki Senya stepped on Inuzuka Ya's body.

"Cough… cough…" Inuzuka Ya spat out blood. He struggled to turn his head toward a nearby tree. The tree had fallen beside him, its trunk pierced by a broken kunai.

"So this is Sage Mode…" Inuzuka Ya whispered.

Sage Mode is a forbidden technique created by a man called Senjutsu: Nine Tails. Legend says the ultimate goal of Senjutsu is to become a Tailed Beast.

Inuzuka Ya once tried to cultivate Sage Mode, but the physical demands were far too extreme. Unlike ordinary secret techniques or skills, Sage Mode cannot be learned—it requires a special bloodline. And such bloodlines are rarer than a handful in the entire world.

Inuzuka Ya tried countless methods, but all failed, leaving him covered in wounds until he was forced to abandon it.

"Is this your so-called talent?" Kuchiki Senya sneered. "But even if you have talent, your soul is different from ordinary people!"

Inuzuka Ya silently endured Kuchiki Senya's attacks, closing his eyes in bitter resignation. Was he going to die? He didn't want to surrender—but his opponent was absurdly strong!

"You're a dying man. What do you regret?" Kuchiki Senya asked coolly.

Inuzuka Ya opened his eyes, staring fiercely at Kuchiki Senya. "I won't accept this!"

"I did kill your parents, your clan, and slaughtered Konoha. But I never slaughtered innocents—I only killed traitors who deserved death!" Kuchiki Senya said coldly. "Every person I killed was guilty. They caused me to lose my wife and children, destroyed my family!"

"So I seek revenge!" Kuchiki Senya shouted fiercely. "I'll kill them all—make them feel the same pain of losing a child, losing a wife! Let them forever remember today's shame!"

Inuzuka Ya gritted his teeth. "You'll never complete your mission!"

"Who says you must succeed to seek revenge?" Kuchiki Senya sneered. "Don't forget—I'm a Sage! As long as I want, I can achieve my goal! I'll destroy Konoha! Level your village, slaughter every Konoha ninja, obliterate their base. I'll erase Konoha completely, exterminate every last ninja!"

"Madman!" Inuzuka Ya felt icy cold—this man was a demon!

"No, I seek redemption for my sins!" Kuchiki Senya shouted arrogantly. "The world needs reform—only reform can bring rebirth. Only reform can prevent Konoha's decay!"

"We must pay the price of sacrifice for this world!" Kuchiki Senya stared coldly at Inuzuka Ya. "Only death is liberation."

"I'll make you all die with me!" Kuchiki Senya said coldly. "You worthless worms—even death doesn't deserve you peace!"

Without hesitation, Kuchiki Senya raised a kunai and drove it into Inuzuka Ya's neck.

Kuchiki Senya's face was grim, his eyes flickering with madness. He pressed his arm slightly. Inuzuka Ya was instantly pinned to the ground.

"Boom!" Suddenly, a massive surge of chakra erupted. Inuzuka Ya's corpse instantly dissolved into smoke, then reformed into his original form.

"Impossible?" Kuchiki Senya's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Impossible!"

This was a battle—a one-sided crushing. Even the Third Tsuchikage wasn't Inuzuka Ya's match. And Kuchiki Senya, even with Sage Mode, couldn't kill him.

"Bang!" Inuzuka Ya's body was blasted again, crashing to the ground, blood staining the path.

"Aaah530!"

"Aoo~~"

A piercing scream rang out. Two figures burst from the forest, attacking Kuchiki Senya from front and back. They were Uchiha Sasuke and Shino!

"Sasuke!" Kuchiki Senya's face full of solemnity. Uchiha Sasuke's strength was far more terrifying than he'd imagined!

"Shuu!" Shino launched his Rasengan straight at Kuchiki Senya's head.

Kuchiki Senya snorted, flicked his right hand—and Shino was flung backward.

Immediately after came Sasuke's Eight Trigrams Seal: Kusanagi, aimed straight at Kuchiki Senya's throat. Kuchiki Senya hastily raised both hands to guard his vital points—but the Kusanagi pierced straight through his palms and shot out from his back.

Kuchiki Senya stared uncertainly at Uchiha Sasuke before him. He knew this boy was no ordinary child.

Uchiha Sasuke retracted his hand. His wrist was corroded into a hole, but he paid it no mind, only coldly fixing his gaze on Kuchiki Senya.

"You really are Uchiha Madara's grandson. Your strength is indeed remarkable," Kuchiki Senya said coolly.

"Grandfather said he'll come back someday to avenge himself. Your fate is his substitute."

Kuchiki Senya's pupils contracted. "You know about my grandfather?"

"Of course," Uchiha Sasuke said coldly.

155、I don't want to waste time on pointless fights

Kuchiki Senya's face turned ashen; he had never expected Uchiha Itachi to actually know information about his grandfather.

"I advise you to surrender now," Uchiha Itachi said slowly, looking at Kuchiki Senya. "Because I don't want to waste time. Our time is both precious, and I don't wish to waste it on a boring fight."

"I won't be taken captive!" Kuchiki Senya roared furiously, his eyes turning red. "As long as I kill you all, Konoha will be mine!"

"Shameless!" Uchiha Itachi said coldly. "Since you refuse to see reason, I can only send you to the Western Paradise!"

Kuchiki Senya let out a great roar: "Illusion technique!"

A wave of green, oily poisonous gas instantly erupted from Kuchiki Senya's body. It was a lethal poison gas—one breath of it, and the body's functions would gradually deteriorate until death. However, this poison gas had one flaw: it possessed no offensive capability. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a genjutsu at all, but a killing move!

The poison gas spread, shrouding the surroundings and forming a sea of green miasma.

Uchiha Itachi's brow furrowed; he sensed that this poison gas posed an extreme danger to the body.

"Whoosh!" A kunai suddenly flew out, streaking straight toward Uchiha Itachi.

This kunai was coated with poison liquid, more than enough to easily kill an ordinary jōnin.

Uchiha Itachi gave a cold snort. His right fist slammed viciously into the kunai, striking its tail end precisely and snapping it in two.

"Boom!" A tremendous crash rang out as a leg swept across horizontally.

"Thud!" This was another foot kicking Kuchiki Senya squarely in the chest, sending him flying several meters away and crashing through several trees.

"Hack!" Kuchiki Senya spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his gaze dimming. He knew he was no match for Uchiha Itachi, and that just now Uchiha Itachi had not been fighting at full strength.

In this clash, Kuchiki Senya lost cleanly and decisively.

"Let's go, this kind of trash has no value," Itachi said indifferently, then swiftly retreated with Shino.

Kuchiki Senya wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, revealing a savage grin: "Hahaha… I won't give up. Konoha will belong to me sooner or later! You Menzhe Gang scumbags, just wait for me!"