Seii collected his thoughts and stopped overanalyzing. Instead, he refocused his attention on the four people before him.
Even though they were just four insignificant figures, thanks to his advantage of "foresight," he had already pieced together the truth of the situation in his mind.
"So, should I go even deeper?"
The thought surfaced in Seii's mind.
But he quickly made up his mind—yes, he would go.
It wasn't just confidence in his own deductions; at the end of the day, they were still just guesses. To truly confirm them, he needed to investigate further.
Besides, if he wanted to execute his plan, he had to infiltrate Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village) from the inside.
So, leaving now simply wasn't an option.
The Next Target
If there was anyone in Kirigakure who would be the first to co into contact with the revived Sanbi (Three-Tails), it had to be the Anbu ninjas.
As the most trusted subordinates of Yagura Karatachi, they were the ones most likely to be assigned the task of searching for the Three-Tails.
Additionally, they were also the ones most likely to know why Kirigakure had enforced a complete lockdown of its borders.
That made them the perfect targets.
With that thought, Seii didn't waste another second. With a swift motion of his hand, the throat of one of the Kirigakure ninjas was cleanly slit by his Chakra Scalpel.
Shhk—Shhk—Shhk!
In the blink of an eye, the other three t the sa fate.
Seii glanced at the four corpses on the ground, then activated his Byakugan to scan the surroundings.
After confirming that there were no other people within a one-kiloter radius, he ford a hand seal and perford a jutsu—
Fire Release: Pure Burn Technique!
Fwoosh—Fwoosh—Fwoosh!
Flas erupted, swiftly engulfing the bodies.
Thanks to his precise chakra control, the fire didn't spread beyond the intended area, minimizing any unnecessary disturbances.
Before long, the corpses were reduced to nothing but ashes.
Seii waved his hand, channeling his chakra into Wind Release, generating a gust of wind that carried the ashes far away.
Now, even if soone noticed their disappearance, it would take a long ti before they could confirm their fate.
And as for tracking him down?
Impossible.
Unless… they could pull the souls of the dead back from the Pure Land.
But without the Edo Tensei (Reanimation Jutsu), such a thing was impossible—unless the Sage of Six Paths himself intervened.
And that was simply not happening.
"Hahhh…"
Exhaling softly, Seii didn't linger any longer.
He casually left a Flying Thunder God marker on a nearby tree and concealed it before dashing deeper into Kirigakure, guided by the mories he had extracted from the four ninjas.
His next destination—the Anbu division of Kirigakure.
This ti, he had to be extra careful.
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Half an Hour Later
Using his Byakugan's x-ray vision and the stealth ability of "Heavenly Dominion", Seii finally located a lone Anbu mber.
Well… calling him "lone" wasn't entirely accurate.
Because at that mont, the Anbu ninja was tailing and monitoring another Kirigakure shinobi.
Judging by that shinobi's behavior, he wasn't exactly a law-abiding citizen either.
"A spy? Or an internal traitor?"
Seii pondered.
But without any solid intel, he couldn't make a definite judgnt based solely on speculation and gut feeling.
That said, he didn't have to wonder for long.
The two n soon left the crowded area of the village and entered a secluded pathway.
Now, Seii could take them both down.
Once he extracted their mories, he'd have all the answers he needed.
Ti to act.
Seii activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, channeling the ability of his left eye—"Heavenly Dominion".
In an instant, he vanished from his position.
Then, moving at blinding speed, he pursued the Kirigakure Anbu.
As he got closer, the Anbu suddenly tensed up, glancing around in suspicion.
Too bad—re instinct wasn't enough to detect Seii.
The mont the Anbu ninja turned his back, Seii materialized behind him and placed a gentle palm on his shoulder.
To an outsider, it might have seed like a harmless touch.
But the Anbu ninja's expression changed drastically—his body instantly froze as he tried to fight back.
Too late.
Before he could react, countless intricate sealing markings spread from Seii's palm, wrapping around his entire body like chains.
This wasn't just any jutsu—it was the Self-Cursing Binding Seal, a technique he had stolen from Danzo Shimura.
And thanks to Seii's mastery, it was even stronger than when Danzo himself used it.
The Anbu ninja struggled to break free, but when he realized he couldn't, he prepared to use a desperate last-ditch thod—signaling an alarm.
Unfortunately for him, Seii's Byakugan and Sharingan made it impossible to miss his subtle movents.
With a single flicker step, Seii appeared in front of him.
The mont their eyes t—
"Genjutsu: Sharingan!"
In a heartbeat, the Anbu ninja froze, his mind completely trapped in an illusion.
Leaving him there, Seii swiftly pursued the other Kirigakure shinobi.
Just as he was about to strike, the shinobi suddenly turned around and cast a genjutsu on him!
Clearly, the struggle from the Anbu ninja had alerted him.
He reacted instantly.
But it was useless.
Seii had already seen through his hand seals with his Byakugan.
Just as the genjutsu was about to hit him, he activated—
"Demonic Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change!"
The illusion rebounded onto the shinobi with full force.
Under normal circumstances, the Uchiha clan couldn't reflect an illusion instantly unless they had witnessed the entire casting process.
However, Seii's Byakugan compensated for that weakness.
His ability to counter illusions was significantly stronger than the average Uchiha.
Now, looking at the middle-aged Kirigakure shinobi, who was trembling in fear within his own genjutsu, Seii knocked him unconscious with a single strike.
Then, he returned to the Anbu ninja, knocked him out as well, and carried them both.
Focusing on the Flying Thunder God markers he had previously set along his path, he locked onto a hidden location and teleported away.
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A Hidden Underwater Cavern
The world around him shifted in an instant.
The next mont, Seii and his two captives appeared inside an underwater cavern.
It was a secret spot he had discovered earlier while using his Byakugan.
The cavern connected to a river that ran through Kirigakure, and to ensure he had an escape route, he had previously left a Flying Thunder God marker there.
Now, it had co in handy.
Ti to get so answers.
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