Ritsu was on a tree branch just a couple of meters away from the patio of the Fuji's clan head building.
There were ten battered corpses strewn all over and in the middle of it was a figure.
Ryu's clothes were cut everywhere, he lost an arm and was bleeding profusely from there.
He used his katana as support leaning on it.
Seeing such a situation Ritsu was not amazed at all, in fact he expected more.
But what could he expect from a low level clan that he doesn't even remember from the anime.
It's not like they have been long established, had numerous Jonin, or some secret technique.
Even so, Ritsu waited on the branch waiting for Ryu to die from bleeding out.
Ryu had long noticed a child with pink eyes just sitting on the branch.
It wasn't like the child had even attempted to hide himself.
But questions plagued his mind, no matter how he recalled the past scenarios or information he couldn't figure it out.
'Why was a child of the Karatachi Clan here?'
'Why did the Yua Clan charge suicidal just to deal me a fatal blow?'
'Were they not all killed?'
No matter how he thought it didn't concern him no more, he felt it.
His body would last a couple of moments more, so he will at least take one more person with him to the afterlife.
He closed his eyes, as he calmed his breath and gathered his strength, before opening his eyes, unleashing an overpowering aura.
In the split second that he had done all this the child was nowhere to be seen
Suddenly an aura that was equal in strength appeared behind him.
So like any trained shinobi he abandoned his attacking stance, quickly turned around into a defensive stance prepared to block whatever that was coming.
To his dismay there was no one there, but the presence was still there except instead of coming from the original direction, it was coming from all sides.
Ryu's sense were heightened to the highest degree.
It was all for naught, as time passed on and the side sending the oppressive aura didn't make a move causing Ryu's time to run out.
The adrenaline from the sudden aura, and heightened concentration was gone.
His body could not hold any longer.
Ryu dropped his sword, his eyes were going in and out of focus, but it was for mere moments as his body toppled over.
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Ritsu had waited for the old man Ryu to bleed out.
However, as Ryu was already injured and exhausted from fighting the Toru Clan members and the additional Yua Clan members
Ritsu decided to finish this quickly.
Disappearing the moment Ryu's eyes were closing.
He unleash an aura to stun his opponent as he gathered his strength in one strike.
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As a young man who always watched the protagonist go head first into danger, he too wished the same.
But today for the first time, Ritsu had his hairs stand on end, and cold sweat clammed his hands.
At the last second he changed the power he had built in swinging his blade into evading as far as he could before hiding his presence.
While hiding his presence he spread his aura and changed location every second while rattling some wind, leaves, and sticks, to give the notion that he may attack.
Doing this he heightened his concentration to solely focus Ryu's every movement.
After a couple of minutes have passed Ryu finally couldn't hold on for much longer.
He showed a face of regret and frustration before he fell to the ground.
Ritsu threw a couple of kunais that stabbed Ryu's corpse to prove whether he truly is dead.
Ritsu lets out a breath of relief as he calms down his nerves and tries to gather his bearings.
While doing so Ritsu activated his identification on Ryu's Corpse.
[Ryu Toru - Elite Jonin
Age: 36
Affiliation: Toru Clan
Loyalty: Toru Clan 95
Kekkei Genkai: None
Bloodline: 58%
Talent: Swordsmanship SS, Reflex S, Water C, Fire C, Wind D, Instinct C
Summary: Ryu has led the Toru Clan at a rather young age than normally after his eldest and second eldest brother died during the war with the Karatachi Clan. His father died of an illness just a year after the war had subsided. An excellent swordsman, had a certain someone come closer just by a fraction of an inch their head would have been cut off.]
Ritsu reading the description couldn't help but feel his neck as a shiver went down his back.
If he had not reacted on his instinct then his head would have been lopped off.
Recalling the system notification he had received when he was about to deal the final blow, Ritsu took a look at it.
[Danger Notification - If the host does not retreat within the next fraction of the second you will die by beheading.]
Ritsu silently reflected that he should be more restrained in his actions when fighting others.
If he had not reacted sooner to the danger then he would have died, luckily his instinct kicked in before the notification was received.
Hearing the cheers throughout the compound, Ritsu smiled, "I guess the hunts on."
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Nao was fighting against both Toru and the few remaining Fuji clan members
At first he was in doubt when his son said they were to use Toru clan members to help kill the remainder of those who were fighting.
At the beginning of the fight the Yua clan members were apprehensive at killing their former associates but eventually a few between went killing and taking heads.
Doing so caused a chain reaction to the remaining member to start killing and taking the head of the slain.
There were some who figured that since they were able to use their ninjutsu freely that it would be alright if some Karatachi clan members were to be accidentally hurt.
The few that briefly had that thought screamed in pain but in that momentary distraction they were killed by Karatachi clan members or their enemies.
Ritsu had told the clan that if they saw any Yua clan member scream and hold their head then they were having malicious thoughts against a Karatachi clan member.
Those who had those thoughts were to be eliminated as soon as possible.
Although the cursed seal prevents them from acting directly, or punishes them for having those thoughts.
There will always be some exception who can hide their thoughts and indirectly hurt a clan member.
Ever since the first incident the rest of the Yua Clan members put themselves in their place and focused on the task at hand.
Whether it was to survive, free themselves, or someone they loved they had no choice but to kill the enemy.
Not many have died after all the shinobi who they were fighting had just been fighting each other.
They were simply picking off the remnants of the weakened shinobis.
The Fuji despaired at the thought of more enemies.
The Toru clan was in high morale after almost defeating the Fuji clan, but then they were attacked by two clans, one who was supposedly an ally.
At first the fighting was on even grounds, but as time passed the Toru clan members who were already had been exhausted physically and in chakra reserves started to fall one by one quicker than they could kill the Karatachi and Yua Shinobi.
As a result of the massive losses on their side caused morale to start to fall and without any words from their clan head they were even more at a loss at what to do.
Within minutes they had lost almost half their forces.
At that point deserters had started to appear and the word for retreat had spread amongst the Toru Clan shinobi which only hastened their death as it turned from a fight to a hunt for prey.
Seeing the Toru Clan disperse Nao gave the command, "Don't let a single one of them escape, capture if possible if not kill them all."
Hearing the Clan Head command, the Karatachi Clan members cheered.
Not willing to wait around, Nao merges into a squad chasing after the enemy shinobi.
Time passed and the bright rays of dawn illuminated the sky as the shinobi were rounded up or killed.
Hearing familiar light steps he turns to see his son covered in blood clearly not his own but rather enemy shinobi's yet there seemed to be a lack of emotion on his son's face.
Nao could still not get over how quick his son has matured.
Even so, Nao can't help but praise his son, as everything that was accomplished was due to his son's achievements and judgments.
The cursed seal, teleportation, storage scroll, timing, strategy, and his fighting capability.
'He is fit to lead the clan, father, if only you could see your grandson.'
"Ritsu tell me what should we do now, we have gotten revenge on our enemies now I feel at peace. In my mind there was only getting revenge; however, now that has been accomplished your father is at loss at what we should do."
"Well for one why don't we take over the Fuji Clan compound, it's close to the town, Torogawa." Ritsu paused as he saw from the corner of his eyes his father's dark expression.
Continuing, Ritsu ignored his father's expression, "We need to move into the Fuji Clan compound.
One reason is that all the buildings are simply better than what we currently have.
Second, they have a lot of wealth, and materials that would be a hassle to transfer, it would be easier to transfer our wealth.
Finally, since it's close to Torogawa we will have more control over the city and since the three overlords of Torogawa have been eliminated we can enjoy the full benefits of enjoying the entire town to ourselves.
I understand that it's beneath Shinobi Clan to get into the matter of civilians. But at this moment we are very little, in this war we had a little over a hundred clansmen, but the majority of able bodied clansmen is few.
Ritsu paused, allowing his father time to understand the words said.
"Which brings me to my next reason. I plan on marrying the clansmen amongst the cursed seal prisoners and civilians."
At those words, his father's aura leaked more and more as the darker his expression went.
Nao was shocked, and disgusted at the idea of marrying out of the clan.
He hoped that his aura would show Ritsu how against he was towards the idea, however when he looked he found Ritsu unfazed by his aura.
His eyes simple stared back at his.
"The Clansmen won't agree with the idea. They will oppose it."
"I know father, that's why you will lead by example. I believe that if the Fuji Clan head could have concubines, and the daimyos do it, then why can't you father?"
Nao's head short circuited at his son's proposal trying to think of a way to reject, "Your mother won't agree."
"I'm sure you'll find a way to convince her after all this is for the greater good of the clan.
We must not be obstinate in our old ways.
Remember my words father, I do not aim to be the Clan Head of the Karatachi Clan for the rest of my life."
Nao sighed he remembered his son's words earlier in the year that he was not satisfied as the heir, the Karatachi had nothing to their name, their golden age was just memories of the past and Nao too thought that their rise was nowhere near, but his son saw differently.
'The future I see is a future where we will have numerous clans at our beck and call.
A day where no one will dare insult the Karatachi Clan.
However I must know that the clan has my back no matter how wrong or right I may appear in the eyes of the world.
If not, it may be best for me to leave the clan as it's not worth the trouble to fish in troubled water.'
Nao sighed as he thought of the countless nights that he will have to sleep on the couch all because of his son.
'But if it helps the clan grow then I must lead by examples just as my son says'
"Very well, I will talk to your mother about it, and I will take onl–"
Ritsu interjected, "That's great, I need you to take in two wives, one from the cursed prisoners and a civilian. Now you will go talk to mother, and I will take charge of things here, while looking for candidates. Also make sure they gather all the items we have by around noon, so I can teleport them over at once. Okay? Bye!! Goodluck"
Ritsu quickly said his words, gave his father a sweet smile while in the last three words he stuck a tag on him teleporting him from the Fuji Clan compound directly in the middle of Karatachi Clan.
Nao was stunned and bewildered; he didn't even manage to refuse.
He stood there stunned by what happened until he heard a voice which he hoped he wouldn't meet so soon.
"Honey, is there something wrong?" his wife Tamami had approached him with a look of concern.
"O-of course. H-honey th-theres nothing wRonG?"
Hearing the words of her husband Tamami's woman instinct kicked in as she sensed something was wrong.
Seeing the displeased face of his wife, Nao knew he couldn't hide it.
He wondered if Ritsu had deliberately teleported him in front of his wife, he didn't have any time to prepare himself.
"Well you see honey…."
It's noon and during that time Ritsu ordered the clansmen to clean all the corpses and blood or at least what they could from the compound.
While his clansmen did that he started working on the prisoners that they had captured.
There were few shinobi as the majority of the prisoners were Fuji Clan civilians that went into hiding during the attack.
Though as he operated on them he made a mental note of those who are still extremely loyal to their clan as those would be secretly disposed of later.
While doing so he had Riku and Kaz search for documents and deeds of all the shops the Fuji Clan owned.
Once Riku and Kaz found all related documents through the remaining Fuji clansmen, and searching personally, they found that they own at least a third of the business in Torogawa,
Adding in the shops from the Yua clan, the Karatachi clan now owns a little over half the businesses in Torogawa, which reminded Ritsu of something very important.
He needed to send shinobi to capture or kill the remaining shinobi, and civilians that were still at the Toru Clan, along with those that were at the town.
Not waiting a moment longer, he had Riku and Kaz lead a group of curse seal shinobi, they were to first deal with those at Torogawa first.
Now that the shinobi who possessed the cursed seal fully understood they were under the control of Ritsu, even without Ritsu being nearby, they were now more obedient.
During the fight there were some cursed shinobi who attempted to leave the battlefield however, Ritsu sensed that and activated a part of the seal that gradually increased the pain as they got further and further away.
Along with the fact that some cursed shinobi attempted to hurt or even thought of hurting a Karatachi Clan member, their chakra was disabled, which led them to be killed by Karatachi Clan members or the enemy.
Now that the cursed shinobi understand the consequences he can freely send them on missions, after all he can track them through the seals.
After sending off the shinobi to capture the rest of the Toru Clan, he decided to finally head back to the clan compound and transport the civilians over.
Sighing, Ritsu grabbed the teleportation talisman, and went back to the compound.
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"Why are they here!?
Why
Why
WHHYYY!!?!"
A shinobi could be seen running through the forest, he was part of a patrol group at the town of Torogawa.
Their job was to simply maintain order at the shops owned by the Toru Clan.
But as he was rotating shifts with another shinobi he walked a dozens of meters away before hearing a scream.
He quickly turned around, seeing shinobi surrounding his fellow shinobi, he was going to rush and help them, however, he saw more shinobi exit the shop he was guarding.
They held the civilians that were managing the shop, one of them even had blood on them as they came out.
He recognized their uniform, they were shinobi from the Yua Clan, however their uniforms were all tattered as if they had just had a fight.
He quickly decided that he would meet up with other shinobi from his before confronting these shinobi
But the next shop he approached had the same situation, and the next one; however, he had stayed too long causing his eyes to lock onto one of the shinobi.
"There's a rat wandering the town, don't let him get away.
Those words caused the shinobi to run, heading to his clan compound hoping to gather the remaining shinobi that were still at the compound.
He hoped the remaining shinobi at the compound were enough, as their clan head held a meeting just the day prior saying that they were going to attack the Fuji Clan.
He was happy for those rotten bastards who kept raising their prices, and arrogant faces thinking they were above everyone else, were finally going to get what they deserved.
However, it seems that decision might backfire now that the remnants of the Yua Clan were desperately taking over Torogawa.
Although it will cause a hiccup to their plan, once they kill off the Fuji Clan they will be able to deal with these bastards.
Going back to the current moment.
He was running through the forest when he stepped back slightly allowing a kunai to penetrate the trunk of the tree he was on.
Giving a quick look to his assailants as he continued to run he was shocked, they were shinobi from the Fuji Clan.
'Why! Why are they here, they should have been wiped out by now, our forces should be cleaning up their compound but here there are Fuji clan shinobi.
They can't be from the town as those were quickly disposed of by us.'
The Toru shinobi was dodging kunai's thrown at him from time to time.
But just as he was a minute away from reaching the entrance of his compound, he felt all of the sudden very light.
His view kept going down and down until his point of view was on the floor.
'Poison' he thought, 'I'm sure I dodge those kunai's'
In the next second he saw his own headless body going forward a few steps before toppling over onto the ground.
'I see so they've cut my he–' this unnamed shinobi couldn't finish his thought as he embraced the pure land's darkness.
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"That was close, if he had screamed or been any closer we would have been in their sensor's range.
Quickly clean up the body and gather everyone from the town."
Riku had just slain the enemy shinobi, he was at the other side of the town when he received a report of a Toru Clan shinobi running from their clutches.
Not wanting to leave the clean up to others he took matters into his own hands, leaving Kaz to deal with the town as he sped up to the fleeing shinobi.
He was right in his decision as he was able to stop the shinobi from approaching the Toru clan.
Even if the shinobi had informed the clan there wouldn't be a turn over as their main force has already been subjugated.
At most there were a couple of shinobi still at the compound however, if everyone were to flee in different directions….
Riku could only imagine the head ache he would have if that were to happen.
It didn't take long for Kaz to deal with the Toru Clan that was situated at the town, just as it didn't take them much time to deal with those still in the Toru Clan compound.
They killed all the shinobi as they were dangerous to have an eye on.
After all, they didn't have any manpower to spare to keep them in their place.
Instead it was better to gather the civilians and have them walk to the Fuji Clan compound.
Of course not before raiding Toru Clan compound, taking every valuable they had.
They were able to strip the compound completely bare because before leaving, Ritsu had entrusted them with two Toru Clan shinobi, they were servants of the Toru Clan's lord, with some combat ability.
The reason they were entrusted with these shinobi was because they knew everything and anything about the Toru Clan, as they spent their entire days with their lord.
They were also shinobi with low loyalty to their clan, and their lord.
As they showed the Cursed subordinate where the materials of worth, money, and deeds of the Toru clan were stored,
they would be spat on by those of their clan and despised, especially by those of high loyalty.
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While Riku and Kaz lead the subjugated group and fortunes of the Toru Clan compound, Ritsu was seen being dragged by his mother from his ear.
When Ritsu first came, he was able to quickly draw a formation big enough to teleport all of the Clans and their belongings.
But within moments of finishing the formation he was pulled on his ear by none other than his mother.
Looking at the dark expression on his mother's face he knew he couldn't get out of this, he sighed as he resigned to his fate.
As they arrived to their house he saw his father sitting on his knees facing the wall as, he had his head turned to watch them as they came, however, he quickly turned his head to continue staring at the wall, at the following words from his mother,
"Did I say you could look at me yo-you Bastard!"
Ritsu as well avoided eye contact with his mother.
His ear was spared from the pain as his mother let go of his ear, as she bent down to an eye level to him, as she stared at him smiling.
"So my sweet little boy, papa told me that you were the one who suggested that he got another two wives."
Tamami had said those words in the sweetest voice one could imagine, however, it was frightening as you couldn't feel the anger behind those words.
Ritsu thought and thought but could not come up with a good option to dodge this so he decided to bite the bullet,
"Mother it's necessary for the gre—"
"Ritsu, mama is not happy with those words. Your father and I have been married for twelve years,
He told me that I was the only one he had ever had his eyes on, that there were no other women that captured his attention.
I had refused because it was common knowledge that clan heads could have multiple wives, but your father had adamantly told me that I would be the only wife he would take.
A year later after his incessant attempts to win my love, I grew to have admiration for him, so I agreed as long as I was his only wife.
But now you want him to take on two wives, Ritsu, am I as a mother not good enough for you, is it because I've been paying more attention to your sister?"
Ritsu like any man facing a mad woman who is close to them,
"Mother, you are beautiful.
No matter how many wives my ungrateful father will take, you will be the only mother in my eyes.
I am happy with you, but the reason father is taking in more wives is because it's necessary for the clan's future.
The clan is small, numbering almost a hundred.
The cursed subordinates are almost four times our size, we need to increase the number of clan members.
'Thought that number must have decreased after the casualties in the battle.'
The clan won't accept converting the cursed subordinates and they won't accept us taking in civilians.
The only way we can convince them is to lead by example."
"In that case why don't you get married?"
Ritsu was speechless, 'you don't want father to marry more women so instead you want me to have wives.'
"Mother I'm afraid it won't have the same effect, I'm only seven years old and I don't think any woman would want someone who looks like a child."
Hearing Ritsu's Tamami began to cry, she knew she couldn't marry her son off as he was still too young.
He still had baby fat on his face, his height was short, and his voice was still high pitched.
There was nothing manly about him aside from his advanced maturity.
"Fine I'll allow it except I will have to see if the woman is worthy of my husband's love."
Ritsu hugged his mother as he patted her back as he mentally sighed, 'what a pain.'
After finallying consoling his weeping mother, he was finally able to tell them to gather the clansmen who were still gathering the belonging of the clan to the center of the formation,
"Everyone should be waiting at the center of the formation, currently I am out of 'batteries' so I will have to look for some among the captives. Okay, this shouldn't take more than an hour."
Hearing the word 'battery' the older Karatachi clan shinobi who remained behind in case thing went for the worst.
Shuddered and looked at the cursed subordinates with pity as they recalled the shriveled fate of those who became 'batteries'.
Ritsu quickly teleported back to the Fuji Cl— the new Karatachi Clan Compound and went back to the formation that was linked to the formation he made in the previous Karatachi Clan compound.
When he made it to the formation he saw Kaz along with a group of civilians that had yet to be sealed.
It seemed that he would not have to wait at all
In front of that group are all the cursed shinobi of the Toru Clan and what remains of the Fuji Clan and surrounding the entire group were the cursed subordinates who brought them here as they kept watch over them.
While surrounding the formation was everyone that was currently at the compound clearly waiting to see their family.
When Ritsu had first placed the cursed seals he had found only five of the eight people he needed to act as battery.
Luckily there seemed to be some civilians amongst those that had chakra thus capable of being a battery.
Choosing those with the highest loyalty to the Toru Clan he forcibly separated them from their families, as his cursed subordinates held those families in their place as they tried to prevent Ritsu from taking them away.
He already had the previous five batteries placed within the formation, they had been bound in place of the formation.
Their faces seemed devoid of emotion as they had already accepted their fate after countless hours of struggle to get away from the formation.
Leading the final three batteries to their place and binding them he quickly made his way away from the formation as he flowed his chakra through the formation causing it to activate.
The new captives questioned what the formation was, some filled with curiosity as to what it does.
Those who already knew what the formation was going to do felt pity for those within the formation.
After all who wanted to feel their vitality sucked at a rapid pace which in doing so produces massive amounts of chakra.
Ritsu grinned as he saw the looks on the new captives, especially the amazement and fear at the glowing formation.
The batteries themselves were amazed by the dazzling light however they felt something wrong as their chakra was quickly being sucked dry.
Once their chakra was sucked dry their body started to shrivel as their muscles and fat was quickly turned into chakra.
Once they had lost everything but the minimum amount of muscle and fat they needed to survive they started to age quickly as their vitality was turned into chakra.
Eventually their bodies turned into mummies with long white hair.
The captives felt the scalps go numb, what they had just witnessed was a forbidden jutsu one that required sacrifices.
They were afraid that they were being kept to be the next one.
In the next second the formation hummed as the dazzling light started to fade as white blurs of light sprung to existence before quickly disappearing not before leaving in their place the people and boxes from the other linked formation.
One by one all the items and clansmen were transported over.
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This chapter was uploaded because I had more time since there was no school on Monday since it was Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There will still be a chapter on the upcoming Monday.
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