In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 40 Preserving the Sarutobi Family Lineage

Qianye smiled and ignored the Yin-Yang Release creations. She turned and slowly walked out of the room, bumping right into Asuma who had rushed over after hearing the noise.

Seeing the corpses of his clansmen lying in pools of blood in the courtyard, Sarutobi Asuma grabbed his two favorite chakra blades and rushed over.

But Qianye easily dodged it with a flash.

"Who are you? What have you done to my people? Where is Konohamaru?" Asuma demanded sharply.

Because he had never met Qianye before, he did not recognize the latter's identity.

Not to mention that Chiyo was still wearing an Anbu mask at that moment.

"Seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving. That brat is inside; why don't you go in and see for yourself?" Chiya calmly pointed out Konohamaru's location, showing no intention of taking action.

Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Asuma, disregarding Chiya's presence, instantly appeared in the room. Seeing Konohamaru lying on the ground, pale-faced, bloodied from the waist down, and unconscious, he collapsed to his knees with a thud, his eyes vacant and utterly horrified. "Konohamaru!"

Chiya stood at the door, arms crossed, and said calmly, "Oh, I'm sorry, son of the Third Hokage, Jonin Sarutobi Asuma, for making you witness such a bloody scene."

At this point, a mocking smile appeared on his lips as he added, "At least, he should have been chopped into pieces, so you wouldn't be so heartbroken to see him like this."

"Damn it, I'll kill you!" With a roar, Sarutobi Asuma once again grabbed his chakra twin swords, covered them with wind-style nature transformation chakra, and charged towards Chiya.

Crack—The wooden door, as if made of paper, was instantly shattered by a wind-attribute chakra blade.

Qianye then easily jumped back into the courtyard, casually teasing, "Don't bluff, that will only make you look weak and incompetent."

Enraged, Sarutobi Asuma's eyes instantly turned blood red. He threw his chakra blade into the air and quickly formed hand seals. Just as he was about to unleash Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning, a giant tree suddenly burst forth from the ground and bound his limbs.

Clang—The chakra blade fell to the ground with a thud. Sarutobi Asuma, paralyzed from the waist down, stared at Chiya in disbelief, utterly horrified. "This is... Kurenai's genjutsu, Tree Binding Kill! Who are you?!"

"Oh, you finally recognized me? Let me introduce myself, I am Chiya, Fujiwara Chiya, Sarutobi Asuma, son of the Third Hokage. Would you like to see my sword, this Mirror Flower Water Moon?"

"Shatter, you illusion, you mirage!"

Qianye drew the sword from his waist and first habitually released the Mirror Flower Water Moon.

Then he slowly walked towards Sarutobi Asuma.

He had no intention of killing his opponent.

Since we promised to leave a lineage for Hiruzen Sarutobi, how can we go back on our word?

"You bastard! My father nurtured you so much, even having Kurenai teach you illusion techniques, and you repay kindness with enmity, slaughtering my entire Sarutobi clan."

Seeing Chiya approaching him like a god of death descending upon the world, Sarutobi Asuma roared hysterically. Extreme resentment, hatred, and fear brought him to the brink of mental collapse as he tried to break free from Chiya's illusion.

Unfortunately, how could he possibly break free from Qianye's illusion?

"You seem to have misunderstood something. Hiruzen Sarutobi has done me no favor whatsoever."

As she spoke, Chiya raised her hand and brought her blade down. With a flash of blood, Sarutobi Asuma was instantly no longer whole.

The excruciating pain in both his soul and body caused him to howl and roar in agony.

With lightning speed, Qianye retrieved the last remaining Zimu River from the system's inventory, transformed it into a water bullet, and shot it into the man's mouth. Then, he kicked the man dozens of meters away until he completely lost consciousness.

"What did you just feed him?" Black Zetsu asked, emerging from the bottom of the giant pitcher plant.

"Of course it's good stuff, do you two want to try some too?" Qianye took off his mask and stared at Jue with a half-smile.

"What a twisted human." Black Zetsu felt a chill run down his spine and said to Chiya, "Now that things are over, do you want to leave Konoha now? Madara and Itachi's situation is almost over too."

"How long did it take me?" Qianye asked Heijue.

「从6：40剿灭志村一族开始，已经过去了35分钟，现在是7:15。」黑绝道。

"No rush. After all, I promised Itachi Uchiha that I would meet him at seven o'clock. Even though I'll be late, witnessing such a major event as the Uchiha Clan Massacre is something I can't miss."

Leaving behind these words, Chiya put on his Anbu mask again and disappeared into the Sarutobi family mansion.

Night falls.

Tonight, Sasuke Uchiha was kept behind by Ninja Academy instructor Iruka Umino for special training.

Iruka only received orders from his superiors to give Sasuke special guidance.

Neither he nor Sasuke had any idea how deep the waters were hidden behind this.

Under the beautiful full moon, Itachi Uchiha crouched on a utility pole in the Uchiha clan compound, his crimson Sharingan eyes radiating a bewitching and dangerous aura.

In the next instant, it vanished from the spot.

Because he couldn't wait for Qianye, he worried that the plan might change, so he chose to act ahead of schedule.

Meanwhile, on the border of the Uchiha clan's territory, five members of the Anbu, led by Sarutobi Shinnosuke, had already been lying in wait in the shadows.

They waited outside to capture any remaining fugitives besides Itachi and Sasuke.

A thousand nights are also their target.

They were all members of the Sarutobi clan, the type that Hiruzen Sarutobi trusted most, and he would never let a word of it slip out.

Even elites like Kakashi cannot participate.

Hearing the continuous screams echoing from within the Uchiha clan's territory, one of the Sarutobi clan's ANBU said to Sarutobi Shinnosuke, "Captain, it looks like the massacre has already begun. But why haven't we seen Fujiwara Chiya go in? Wasn't he supposed to be wiping out the clan with Uchiha Itachi tonight?"

"Could it be that he discovered something and helped Uchiha Izumi escape from Konoha?"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke shook his head. "Impossible. We've been monitoring this place the whole time. Fujiwara Chiya couldn't possibly have slipped away right under our noses with Uchiha Izumi."

"Captain, what should we do? The agreed time has passed, and Fujiwara Chiya still hasn't arrived. Should we inform the clan head? What if he abandoned Uchiha Izumi and ran away alone?" the ANBU member continued to ask.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke thought for a moment and said, "Hmm, you're right. Shizuka, go and report this to Father. We'll continue to keep an eye on things here." The last sentence was addressed to his wife.

"I understand." Sarutobi Shinnosuke's wife nodded and vanished from the spot in an instant.

However, just as she leaped into the air, a dark shadow suddenly flashed past her.

Accompanying this was a chilling, bone-chilling flash of a blade.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke's wife didn't even have time to scream before her head was severed and fell straight down to where Sarutobi Shinnosuke and the other three were hiding.

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