Seimei and other Konoha ninjas fought for twenty more minutes before killing every enemy, including the Kirigakure invaders and the group of samurai assisting the Shimada clan.
Uchiha Hiroshi tried to keep the Boneclaw from leaving and finish it off for good, but it eventually slipped away using the Reverse Summoning Technique.
Meanwhile, Senju Tatsuya also killed the Shimada clan leader. Shimada Ryunosuke, the clan leader of the Shimada clan, fought valiantly.
He even managed to break a couple of bones of Senju Tatsuya and made him suffer from several lacerations, including one deep gash.
But with the Senju clan's innate vitality and a few healing potions, Senju Tatsuya managed to stabilize his condition. Of course, he would still need proper treatment to heal completely.
Although the Senju clan's S-rank ninja suffered some injuries, he still managed to land a clean blow on Ryunosuke while using the Chakra Enhanced Strength technique.
That punch and the resulting chakra detonation upon impact broke all the ribs of Shimada Ryunosuke, punctured his lungs, badly affected his heart, and damaged his internal organs.
It was just one clean punch using the Senju clan's Secret Taijutsu Technique and the innate strength of the Senju Shinobi that broke the deadlock between the two powerful S-rank Shinobi.
After that, Shimada Ryunosuke became so injured that it took Senju Tatsuya just a few seconds to land a finishing blow and end his life.
This once again reminded Seimei just how fragile the bodies of the ninjas were compared to their offensive power.
Perhaps only after reaching the Super Kage-level could the ninjas shed the curse of being a glass canon.
Or perhaps the ninjas needed to reach the Six Paths-level to achieve a powerful physique sturdy enough to truly withstand the momentum of a full-speed bullet train head-on or survive being smashed through several mountains while only suffering minor injuries.
Seimei couldn't say for sure.
But he knew he had to reach those levels of power fast—at least before Otsutsuki Isshiki, Momoshiki, or other horned aliens started their rampage on this planet.
Oh no, there were those chakra beasts, too.
Who knows if some of them crossed the SSS-rank danger level?
Forget them.
Even the chakra beasts with the SSS-rank danger levels were nation-destroying threats.
Subduing them was troublesome alone. But they rarely showed up alone.
Nope.
They would arrive with an entire army of chakra beasts.
Ah!
And then there was this issue that ninjas had barely explored the other parts of the world.
The ninjas didn't explore the other side of the vast ocean to find new lands, partially because of the sea chakra beast.
As for the main reason?
Well, they were too busy tearing each other apart.
When his thoughts reached this point, Seimei looked around the carnage they had brought while battling their enemies and fell into deep thought.
Well, I am also busy tearing the other ninjas apart, so I can't really complain. Welp, the battle is over. I need to treat the heavily injured teammates now.
Since the battle was already over, the ANBU and the Konoha ninjas who weren't badly injured went inside the Shimada clan's grounds, and they began slaughtering the civilian members of the Shimada clan.
They also looked for any ninjas hiding in the clan grounds. But Seimei knew that there were none. He scanned every nook and cranny with his Tenseigan's farsight and X-ray vision capabilities.
So, most Konoha ninjas, especially the ANBU black ops, focused on wiping out every living being inside the Shimada clan's territory and plundering everything valuable.
Their clan's Jutsu scrolls, herbal resources, secret recipes, potions, weapons, gold, and paper money—everything would be plundered.
Most of it would go to Konoha's treasury. The rest will be distributed as rewards for the ninjas who participated in the operation.
Of course, they would also get contribution points.
Meanwhile, the families of the deceased Konoha ninjas would receive monetary relief and other compensation from Konoha.
Anyway, those things had nothing to do with Seimei.
His only job right now was to treat ninjas who were either heavily injured or poisoned.
He couldn't let them die before reaching Konoha hospital now, could he?
And that was exactly what he was doing.
"Can you please be gentle?"
When Seimei heard that, he couldn't help but look at the speaker with a blank gaze.
"Don't worry. The pain is only temporary. Soon, you will feel good."
"You sure?"
"Of course. Why would I deceive you?"
With that, Seimei didn't hesitate anymore and decisively drew his 'weapon' and positioned it at the right place.
Then, without caring about the feelings of the speaker, Seimei drove his 'weapon' straight in with delicate strength and pierced the thin layer of skin.
"Ahhh!"
The moment Seimei pierced the speaker's thin layer of skin with his 'weapon', the speaker couldn't help but scream in pain.
But Seimei was ruthless. His face was expressionless as he moved this 'weapon' with sheer skill and dedication. Nothing could stop him from achieving his goal.
This led the speaker to scream even more.
"Ahhh…didn't you say that you would be gentle?" The speaker asked with a trace of indignation.
Seimei, who had just finished making a precise and thin three-centimeter-long cut on the speaker's left arm, put the scalpel down and looked at the speaker with exasperation.
The speaker was none other than a middle-aged Konoha ninja, who had been poisoned.
He was hit in his left arm by a poison-laced weapon.
Although he reacted quickly to stop the poison from spreading to his body, his entire left arm was filled with black veins.
So, after the battle ended, Seimei used a sterilized scalpel to make a thin cut on his left arm and prepared to cast a Jutsu to extract the poison through the cut.
But who would have known that this rough and dignified-looking uncle would start squealing like a pig being slaughtered?
This ninja had fought bravely. Even when his body was filled with several lacerations, he didn't let out a single grunt.
Seimei could not fathom why he had turned into a squealing pig from a brave Konoha Shinobi.
And his words?
They were utterly misleading.
If not for the fact that he was treating him in the open area, those words would surely have caused misunderstandings, branding Seimei as a suspected homo.
Seimei really wanted to beat the shit out of him. But because he was a patient, Seimei reined in his impulse.
"Uncle, can you please not scream like that?"
"That cut you made with your scalpel hurt, brat. Why can't I scream?"
"How did you become a ninja if you can't even endure a little pain? How would you even fight then?"
"Tsk! You don't understand."
"What do I not understand, uncle?"
"When you battle, the adrenaline runs through your veins, which won't make you feel shit. But this? This is different. I just can't put it into words."
Seimei gave the middle-aged ninja another blank look before continuing his job.
Forget about it. Most ninjas have a few screws loose in their heads. Let's ignore them. Seimei thought before channeling chakra into his hands.
Then, he placed his palms above the cut on the ninja's poisoned left hand and activated the prepared Jutsu.
Delicate Illness Extraction Technique
A wisp of pale yellow chakra came from Seimei's palms before permeating into the hand of the ninja.
And after a few moments, the yellow chakra started extracting the poison from the ninja's arm through the shallow cut Seimei made a few moments ago.
A little over two minutes later, Seimei extracted the last drop of poisonous liquid from the ninja's hand.
The extracted poisonous liquid formed a golf ball-sized purple-black floating orb, which Seimei controlled carefully before dumping it into the basin of water beside him.
By then, the black vein marks from the ninja's hand had fully receded, indicating that the ninja was now out of danger.
Seimei still gave him a minor healing potion, a common detoxification pill, and a couple of ration pills.
They would further detoxify any lingering toxins, accelerate healing, and provide him with the necessary nutrients to support the healing process without overburdening the body.
Of course, Seimei was recording all of the potions and pills he was giving to the middle-aged ninja and the other patients.
Once they returned to Konoha, he would demand full reimbursement later—all according to the protocol.
So, dear patients, you will be coughing up the money soon enough. Don't worry at all.
Finally, he treated the major gashes with the Mystical Palm Technique and bandaged the minor cuts, applying some ointments to them afterward.
After he was done, he stood up and said, "Alright, uncle. Just rest now. I have treated most of your ailments and injuries. But you must visit the Konoha Hospital once we return."
"Thank you," said the middle-aged ninja while offering a sincere smile.
Seimei smiled and then moved on to the next patient. His shadow clones were helping, too.
At this moment, Seimei couldn't help but turn his head to the Shimada clan grounds. With his Tenseigan, he could clearly see that no more Shimada clan members, including children and the elderly, were alive now.
He shook his head and walked to the next injured ninja to inspect how the shadow clones were treating him.
Today was the day of the Shimada clan's destruction.
Another clan had been wiped out from the face of this world.
After a hundred years, no one would remember them anymore.
They would vanish from the annals of history—just like many others before it.
Meanwhile, Konoha ANBU was trying to figure out the reasons for the traitorous behavior of the Shimada clan.
Why would a clan that was living perfectly fine in peace choose to collude with the Kirigakure ninjas?
What were the specifics of their deal?
Why were they hiding Kirigakure ninjas in their ranks?
The ANBU didn't know.
But they had collected all the dead bodies of the Shimada clan ninjas and Kirigakure ninjas.
Next, it would be the job of the Yamanaka clan ninjas to extract the secrets hidden in their brains.
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