Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 22 Cruelty is the claws of the weak
nightfall.

Kurio Mari stuffed the firewood in her hand into the fire, and the embers in the ashes climbed along the edge of the wood, and soon the firelight was bright again.

The scene of the girl using ice magic to extinguish the fire during the day is still vivid in my mind.

"One day, I will kill all bloodline ninjas, I swear!"

Her brother held her tightly in his arms as she wept, his azure and deep blue eyes meeting in a shared, bone-chilling hatred.

He wielded great power and provided strength within the Anbu, while he united civilian ninjas to suppress bloodline clans. Coincidentally, the Mizukage shared their views, and one by one, thriving bloodline clans were crushed by the brother and sister...

Bloodline ninjas deserve to die!

"Sister Truth".

Suddenly, a shout came from the only tent on site.

Her voice was clear and gentle, as if the speaker was afraid of disturbing the sleeping crowd. Her soft and sweet tone touched the heart of Kuryu Mari.

"what happened?"

"I...I need to go to the toilet."

Wearing only a thin undergarment and blindfolded, Hui Li cautiously peeked out from inside the tent, like a kitten that couldn't find its mother.

"Be careful, I'll take you there."

With a radiant glow of maternal love on her face, Kuryu Mari quickly ran over, took Kari's soft arm, and helped her walk out of the camp.

Kuryu Mari, lost in the allure of gray glass beauty, failed to see it.

The lovely Gray in her heart was gently stroking Kuryu Mari's fair neck with her palm.

"Come on! This way, watch out, there are stones here—"

bass!
There was a flash of white light.

While talking to Hairi, Kuryu Mari suddenly felt a cool sensation in her throat, as if someone were gently stroking it with wet fingers.

She casually wiped her hand, puzzled, and found her palm damp and slippery.

Look down.

His palms were covered in crimson!

"Ho ho..."

The ruptured trachea emitted a hissing sound of blood.

Kuryu Mari trembled, her eyes wide, staring in disbelief at the silver-haired girl in front of her who was tilting her head slightly.

Her delicate face was chillingly cold.

The soft, delicate little hands hanging down at the sides of the body had sharp thorns protruding from the fingers, and blood beads flowed down the slender bone thorns, hanging down the tips to form droplets of blood.

She is……

Kurio Mari clutched the wound on her neck, trying to get away, but her legs grew increasingly weak.

With a thud, he fell to the ground.

"Oh! Sister Zhenli, how are you?"

"What happened?"

The three of them ran over, looking somewhat flustered.

The sound of the object hitting the ground and Hui Li's panicked voice immediately woke the three of them up.

In fact, they had already woken up when Gray Glass summoned Truth, and after confirming that nothing was wrong, they pretended to doze off out of boredom.

"Sister Zhenli, she..."

Hui Li pointed into the distance, where Kuryu Mari was still struggling, clutching her neck. The three of them were stunned for a moment before quickly regaining their senses.

"You protect Hui Li, Hua Li, hurry and save Teacher Li Zhen."

Yangzhen made a quick decision.

Without his command, Shin Okamura instinctively shielded Ashiro behind him, while Karin Tōyama rushed to Mari Kurio's side, her hands radiating a vibrant green light.

"It's okay, it's okay..."

Karin's lips trembled as she used her palm to cover the wound on Kuryu Mari's neck. Faced with the Yang Release, a symbol of life, the bleeding wound gradually showed signs of healing.

"Hehe...faster, faster..."

Kurio Mari's face was pale, and it seemed that she had used up all her strength to utter those few simple words.

"It's alright, Teacher Li, believe me, I can definitely heal you..."

hiss……

Something seemed to be burning intensely beneath Kuryu Mari's collar.

Karin opened it with a puzzled look.

below.

Five explosive tags are burning rapidly!
Kuryu Mari's azure pupils contracted to pinpoints: "Karin...run...run!!!"

Tongshan Huali's emerald green eyes suddenly widened.

boom! ! !
Fire shot into the sky.

The pitch-black night was instantly illuminated.

The terrifying explosion, accompanied by a shockwave, overturned Yangzhen, who was not far away.

Yangzhen scrambled to her feet, looking fearfully toward the epicenter of the explosion.

Inside the pitch-black explosion crater.

The charred pieces of meat exploded and shattered on the ground. "Mr. Mari, Karin... how could this be..."

Looking at everything in front of her in disbelief, Yang Zhen trembled and backed away.

Without even seeing the enemy, Sensei and Karin died just like that?

"Impossible! It's an illusion... Qiu Village, Qiu!"

Yangzhen turned around in a panic.

The silver-haired girl holding a single-edged sword calmly pulled the bone blade that was stuck in Okamura Shin's back. Blood flowed down the blade, staining her snow-white cuffs red.

Qiu Cunxin turned around and looked at the blind girl behind him with desperate eyes.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Grey...Grey Glass? You? It's you! Why did you do this?"

hum!
The massive scythe swept across, and Yangzhen's eyes were already red.

"Because... I'm too weak."

Boom!
He grasped the massive scythe that was hooked horizontally in his palm with one hand, the trembling blade rubbing against the dense bones in his palm and sparks flying.

Looking at Yangzhen, whose eyes were red and filled with hatred, Huili suddenly didn't know what to say.

Love? Hate?
nothing.

Different stances lead to vastly different decisions.

The other party has a tracking method, and with her chakra only at the Chunin level, she cannot sustain a long-distance escape.

Since she was no match for Kuryu Mari's squad and the two ANBU members in a direct confrontation, she could only try to reduce the enemy's numbers as early as possible.

It has nothing to do with love or hate.

It was only because of insufficient ability and different positions that the most efficient strategy with the highest chance of survival was devised.

This plan may be somewhat cruel.

but--

Kindness is the luxury of the strong, cruelty is the claws of the weak.

call!
He tilted his head to dodge Yangzhen's fierce right punch.

He leaned forward and plunged the blood-dripping bone blade into Yangzhen's chest.

Bang!

The massive scythe fell to the ground.

Yangzhen bent over, struggling against the bone blade in his chest for a moment, but the excruciating pain and blood loss rendered him powerless to resist.

"Damn monster... why didn't you kill me first..."

"Sorry, Yangzhen-nii. You're the least threatening to me because you're skilled in physical combat."

Pfft!

The bone blade was pulled from the chest, slicing open the entire chest and abdomen, splattering blood everywhere.

Yangzhen convulsed twice and then showed no signs of life.

call!
A gentle breeze flickered the flames, casting indistinct shadows.

Holding a blood-stained bone blade, Hui Li turned her head to look at the dense trees not far away.

pat!pat!
Two figures landed lightly.

Looking at the charred limbs scattered on the ground, and the porcelain-white girl standing sideways with a bone blade protruding from her palm, Mist Raven rubbed her hair in annoyance:

"It seems we're a step too late."

"There are too many traps set up around here. I'm afraid of alerting the enemy and taking a long detour."

Bloodhound stared at the dangerous girl in front of him, his short hair standing on end like steel needles, his body in a defensive posture, making his muscles appear even more bulging.

"They didn't have to die; you just arrived too early."

The bone blade sliced ​​across the ground.

It left long, bloody marks on the soil.

As Hui Li gazed at the familiar Dark Division, she couldn't help but recall that bloody night.

Mist, battlefield, broken limbs and severed bodies, and a boy crippled like a wild dog.

Everything in front of me kept overlapping.

After going around in circles, it seemed she had returned to the battlefield where she had just woken up.

"Takitori Hairi, that's my name."

"Aren't you planning to let us go back alive?"

Amused by Mist Raven's words, Gray Gli curled her lips, but her face was colder than an iceberg: "If the two of you get away, Kuriyu and the others will probably die with their eyes wide open in disbelief!"

"Young Miss, I should be the one saying that."

Mist Raven slowly drew his kunai, while Bloodhound raised his long blade.

"If we don't bring your head back, even more people will die with their eyes wide open in disbelief."

call!
A sudden gust of wind swept through the woods, and the flames ignited on the branches and leaves burned fiercely and spread.

By the light of the fire.

Three figures stood facing each other from a distance, the space filled with crimson blood mist and murderous intent.

(End of this chapter)