The setting sun bled across the hills and forests, staining the land in a grim crimson.
When news of the Dual Blades: Hiramekarei falling into Konoha's hands reached the Mist camp, Kisame Hoshigaki showed no joy at locating the enemy camp—nor grief at a comrade's death.
To him, wasted emotion meant nothing.
Only action mattered.
"A force strong enough to kill a swordsman like that… seems the eastern front has grown teeth," said Zabuza Momochi calmly, maintaining his blade.
"The Uchiha," Kisame replied coldly. "Whoever it is… they'll pay."
He raised Samehada and pointed toward the Konoha camp.
"Full assault."
The war horn sounded.
A tide of Mist shinobi surged forward.
—
"Enemy attack!"
"Main force—Hidden Mist!"
The warning had barely left a Hyūga scout's lips when—
Needle Hair Senbon!
Dozens of chakra-infused strands pierced through the air.
The Hyūga fell instantly.
Then—
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"
A roaring flood smashed into Konoha's defenses.
Earth walls shattered.
Barricades collapsed.
The battlefield exploded into chaos.
—
Zabuza charged first.
His executioner blade swept through a Chūnin—cutting both body and hands in one strike.
"Too slow!"
Kisame followed like a beast.
Samehada crushed defenses like paper.
"Pathetic!"
"Where are the Uchiha?!"
—
"Close ranks!"
"Earth users forward!"
"Medical teams—fall back!"
Konoha tried to stabilize.
But the Mist pressed harder.
—
"Silent Killing Technique!"
Fog swallowed the battlefield.
Visibility dropped to nothing.
Mist shinobi moved freely.
Konoha could barely see ten meters ahead.
—
Fire jutsu flickered briefly—
Then were drowned out.
Senbon rained from the mist.
Blades struck unseen.
Explosions tore through defensive walls.
—
By sunset—
The eastern camp had collapsed.
Bodies lay everywhere.
Blood soaked the earth.
The surviving forces retreated inward.
Their commander—
Dead.
Beheaded by Zabuza.
An Akimichi shinobi took command, eyes hollow.
Six hundred left.
Outmatched in every way.
"…Request reinforcements."
"Uchiha… and the Hokage…"
—
Kisame stood amid corpses, Samehada humming with stolen chakra.
He didn't rush.
"Surround them."
"Slowly crush them."
"Let's see how much Konoha values its own."
—
Five miles away—
Hizashi Hyuga observed everything through Byakugan.
"Three thousand enemy troops."
"The eastern front is finished."
Uchiha Inabi stood beside him, silent.
This… is war.
He recorded everything.
Then summoned a messenger cat.
"Deliver this. Immediately."
—
Meanwhile—
Infinite City.
Night fell.
Two figures moved through shadow and rooftop.
Tsunade and Shizune.
"Lady Tsunade… this really isn't right…"
Shizune whispered, face flushed.
Tsunade snorted.
"Senju robbing Uchiha? Perfectly natural."
"Keep talking and I sell Tonton."
Shizune shut up instantly.
—
They transformed.
Blended in.
Passed the outer courtyard.
Then—
Slipped into shadow.
Past guards.
Deeper.
Security tightened.
They forced entry into a room.
A kunai pressed to a manager's throat.
"Tell me everything about the vault."
"No tricks."
"You live if you cooperate."
Shizune added softly,
"We only want money."
—
Soon—
They reached the vault.
A long corridor.
A massive sealed door.
Tsunade glanced once—
Then placed her palm.
The seal released.
The door opened.
—
Light exploded.
Gold.
Mountains of it.
Jewels scattered like gravel.
Treasures beyond measure.
Even Tsunade paused.
"…The Uchiha…"
"…are disgustingly rich."
She stepped deeper.
—
At the center—
A simple wooden box.
A seal on top.
"Do not open."
Tsunade smirked.
"Interesting."
Shizune hesitated.
"…Maybe we shouldn't—"
"You're not curious?"
"…I am."
—
The box opened.
Inside—
Not treasure.
Not light.
Only—
A cup of blood.
—
"Ah—!"
Tsunade collapsed instantly.
Her body gave out.
She dropped to her knees.
The blood—
Dragged her back into memory.
Pain.
Loss.
Death.
—
"Lady Tsunade!"
Shizune rushed forward.
But Tsunade didn't respond.
She was gone.
Lost in trauma.
—
Then—
A voice.
Calm.
Light.
"You were told not to look."
Shizune froze.
A figure stepped forward.
Through gold and shadow.
Uchiha Ren.
"You break into someone's vault…"
"And ignore warnings…"
He smiled faintly.
"Not very fitting for one of the Legendary Sannin… is it?"
Shizune trembled.
"I swear—we didn't take anything!"
Ren almost laughed—
But then—
He noticed Tsunade stirring.
No hesitation.
One motion—
He knocked them both unconscious.
And lifted them away.
—
The greatest medical ninja in the world—
Captured.
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