Chapter 56 Konoha Unrestricted Fighting Tournament Pre-Season
"Sir! Stop hitting us! Stop hitting us!" The first few people knocked to the ground cried out, covering their heads and dodging the batons, "We're just civilians who were called here! This has nothing to do with me!"
"Now you know you're a civilian?" Uchiha Inahime, who was striking six times a second, glared with her Sharingan eyes. "Too late! You even dared to storm the Security Department! Are you going to storm the Hokage Building tomorrow?"
Soon, the fleeing rioters rushed into the streets and alleys of Konoha, with Security Department members wielding batons in hot pursuit.
Several passing villagers, unaware of what was happening, were sternly reprimanded by the Security Department and sent back home: "What are you looking at? Martial law is in effect in the village tonight! Don't go out! Otherwise, you'll all be treated as rioters!"
After saying that, the Security Department member jumped onto the walls on both sides of the road, accelerated, and then fell from the sky, kicking down a fleeing protesting villager, his baton unconsciously swinging in his hand.
This scene terrified the villagers who were uninvolved, who fled back to their homes, locking their doors and windows. In no time, the streets of Konoha were filled only with fleeing troublemakers and the pursuing security personnel.
At this moment, three ANBU members on a mission in the village witnessed this scene. One of them asked, "Jonin Nagai, should we stop them?"
"Stop what? Didn't the security personnel see us enforcing the law?" Nagai Seiichi glared at the two special Jonin who were with him. "We'll just go back and report to the Hokage. Don't cause trouble for yourselves."
Although the security personnel, almost all of them, were outnumbered by several times, they were all highly trained and acted methodically. After capturing a few people, they first gave them a bone-setting treatment, then one or two dragged the beaten-up thugs back to the security headquarters.
Screams and screams echoed through the streets and alleys of Konoha Village.
Sakurai Hideaki and a teammate named Fujiwara Yoki were chasing a fleeing civilian through the village's narrow lanes.
This man was clearly no ordinary villager; after all, an ordinary villager couldn't possibly have escaped the pursuit of two ninjas for so long.
The four being chased turned a corner, and the two followed without hesitation. However, once inside, they discovered several other people hiding in the alley. Furthermore, the man who had initially been chased picked up a wooden chair at the corner and slammed it heavily against the wall, distributing the broken pieces to the others.
Now outnumbered and armed, the few who had been hiding grew bolder. One of them stepped forward and accused Sakurai Hideaki and Fujiwara Yoki, saying, "Ninjas should protect the village, how can you attack villagers?"
"You people who act so recklessly, disregarding the Will of fire, dare to call yourselves villagers?" Sakurai Hideaki roared.
"Hideaki-nii, what should we do? They outnumber us." Fujiwara Yoki hesitated. He was just a recent graduate from the Ninja Academy, and hadn't even mastered the ninjutsu the Security Department had issued. He was one of the weakest fighters in the Security Department, and he was somewhat apprehensive about the sheer number of opponents.
"What are you afraid of!" Sakurai Hideaki sneered, removing his headband. "Have you forgotten what Vice-Captain Touhuan said? Don't embarrass the Security Department!"
Sakurai Hideaki took a deep breath, picked up his baton, and strode forward.
Seeing this, Fujiwara Yoki gritted his teeth and followed.
A group of people instantly clashed. Sakurai Hideaki was alright. He was one of the better students from the commoner class when he was in the Ninja Academy. After joining the Security Department, he received guidance from Uchiha Zaito. After learning the ninjutsu issued by the Security Department, he also learned a Uchiha-style sword technique. So, although he was fighting four against one, he was not at a disadvantage.
However, Fujiwara Yoki, being a bottom-of-the-class student and a recent graduate of the Ninja Academy, lacked practical combat experience and could only rely on his chakra-enhanced body to withstand the attacks of these thugs.
Even though he was temporarily at a disadvantage, Fujiwara Yoki didn't forget to fiercely swing his baton.
Suddenly, one of the thugs being suppressed by Sakurai Hideaki pulled out several shuriken and shot them at the two.
Sakurai Hideaki narrowly dodged the attack, but Fujiwara Yoki didn't react in time and could only barely avoid a vital spot. The flying shuriken instantly sliced open his thigh, causing blood to flow profusely.
"You're a ninja?" Sakurai Hideaki was furious upon seeing this and also took out shuriken from his ninja tool pouch to retaliate.
However, this private ninja from the Utatane clan, having removed his disguise, decided not to pretend anymore and immediately began forming hand seals.
"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!" The ninja unleashed a fireball, aiming directly at the injured Fujiwara Yoki.
Seeing this, Sakurai Hideaki could only rush back to help, but the two had spread out during their previous battle, and Sakurai's rescue was clearly too late. In desperation, he could only shout, "Get out of the way!"
Fujiwara Yoki tried to dodge, but his injured thigh made it difficult for him to move.
Just as Fujiwara Yoki was about to die on the spot, a figure blocked his way, his ninja sword slashing diagonally, scattering the opponent's ninjutsu.
"Captain Zaito!" Sakurai Hideaki and Fujiwara Yoki exclaimed in surprise. The newcomer was Uchiha Zaito.
"You're really useless. After this mission is over, once your injury heals, you can expect hellish training!" Uchiha Zaito turned around and looked coldly at Fujiwara Yoki, snorting as he spoke.
"As for you," Uchiha Zaito stared at the private ninja soldier from the Utatane clan, "you dare to kill even the security forces? Are you tired of living?"
Since the other party had already used shuriken and ninjutsu, Uchiha Zaito no longer needed to hold back. He drew his ninja sword and swiftly charged forward. This private ninja soldier from the Utatane clan was at most a Chunin-level fighter; he was no match for Uchiha Zaito and was captured in less than three moves. The villagers who had been waiting earlier had vanished the moment he used his ninjutsu.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and chase after them!" Uchiha Zaito shouted irritably at Sakurai Hideaki. Sakurai Hideaki nodded quickly and gave chase.
The order for martial law in the village quickly spread throughout Konoha that night. However, Konoha's unruly citizens were never short of those who didn't know their place. A few, driven by a misplaced sense of compassion, opened their doors when they saw the rioters being chased by the security forces, allowing them to hide inside.
However, the security personnel, already blinded by rage, didn't care about anything else and stormed into the man's home, showering him with loyalty along with him.
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