Uchiha Madara turned, his hand pointing towards the Revolutionary Army Headquarters Base, which was covered by colossal forest trees.
As Uchiha Madara commanded from afar, the towering trees crisscrossing within the Revolutionary Army Headquarters Base obediently spread outwards, revealing the tragic sight beneath.
The various ruins and devastation of the Revolutionary Army Headquarters Base went without saying. Just by looking at the scattered limbs and broken bodies on the ground, one could tell how terrifying these rampaging trees were.
Uchiha Madara remained entirely unconcerned by this. Najenda, however, harbored an intense hatred in her heart. If she didn't know she was no match for Uchiha Madara, she would have long ago blasted the cannon of her mechanical arm directly at his head.
The trees parted. Uchiha Madara, using his Kagura Mind's Eye, clearly perceived the situation within. He raised a hand: "Universal Pull!"
With Uchiha Madara's exquisite control over gravity, various packages and boxes scattered throughout the Revolutionary Army Headquarters Base were lifted into the air by him, floating towards Uchiha Madara and Najenda.
These packages and boxes were the belongings that the high-ranking Revolutionary Army members had prepared for their imminent escape.
Luggage prepared at such a crucial moment of escape must contain something unsavory.
With a wave, many packages and boxes were drawn in by Uchiha Madara, floating and landing before Najenda. Uchiha Madara nodded, gesturing to Najenda: "Behold. These are the things your so-called comrades intended to take with them during their escape. What's inside is absolutely fascinating, you should take a look. This is the evidence I wanted to give you."
Najenda watched warily, but ultimately, her attention was drawn to the packages and boxes on the ground.
Najenda had to admit that, although she harbored some suspicions, she was even more eager to know the true nature of her former comrades.
With a series of clanking mechanical shifts, Najenda's mechanical cannon transformed back into her green mechanical arm.
At this point, she no longer worried about Uchiha Madara launching a sneak attack. She crouched on the ground and, in front of Uchiha Madara, opened each of the packages and boxes.
Once all were opened, what uniformly appeared was shimmering, golden treasure.
Every single one was filled to the brim with various gold and silver treasures.
Forget anything else; just looking at these items was enough to make Najenda grind her teeth in fury.
The Revolutionary Army's high command comprised only a handful of people. That these individuals possessed their own wealth didn't surprise Najenda, but how could they possibly have so much money?!
Najenda, who had some understanding of economics, could tell at a glance that the value of this treasure was almost enough to cover the Revolutionary Army's military expenses for several years!
Usually, they'd barely part with a penny, yet unexpectedly, they possessed so much money behind the scenes!
Such a vast sum of money clearly wasn't acquired through legitimate channels. How it was obtained was, naturally, self-evident.
Najenda gazed at the treasures, silently fuming alone.
Uchiha Madara continued to fan the flames: "It's not just this. If it were merely some corruption, that would be nothing. If you rummage through them more carefully, I guarantee you'll find something even more interesting."
She stared coldly at Uchiha Madara. Although Najenda knew Uchiha Madara was setting a trap for her, at this point, she had no choice but to jump into it!
She continued to crouch on the ground, searching amidst the piles of gold and silver treasure.
What Najenda found next almost drove her to absolute fury.
Whether it was the ledgers, lists, or even the 'flower roster' she found, all of them detailed the recorded atrocities of these high-ranking Revolutionary Army members!
Petty extortion and forceful seizure were child's play; murder for wealth was commonplace. They committed almost all the same atrocities as the Imperial Nobles.
Although Najenda had some suspicions about this, she had never imagined that behind the scenes, they were such a pack of beasts!
This was just what was recorded. What about the unrecorded ones?
If judged by Night Raid's own rules of conduct, these bastard beasts absolutely had to be eradicated!
Thinking of this, Najenda couldn't help but feel a wave of despair.
The Revolutionary Army, which she had joined after betraying the Empire, was rotten to this extent?
Although she had sensed something before, she never imagined, even in her wildest dreams, that the internal leadership of the Revolutionary Army was no better than the Imperial Nobles!
No! They were even worse than the Imperial Nobles!
At least the Imperial Nobles committed their deeds directly; these were sanctimonious beasts wearing human skin!
A wave of desolation washed over Najenda's heart.
She and her comrades in Night Raid had been led by such a group of scoundrels. She truly felt she had let her comrades down!
As if seeing through Najenda's thoughts, Uchiha Madara twisted the knife in her heart again: "Najenda, it seems you've already realized what kind of scoundrels they all are. To tell you the truth, you yourself were also one of the high-ranking members of the Revolutionary Army. So why did this group of scoundrels so tacitly keep secrets from you?
"Isn't it because of Night Raid, under your command? Each member of Night Raid is an Imperial Arms user, and combined, your strength is extraordinary. Do you think the Revolutionary Army would ever feel at ease with such a terrifying force?
"Keeping you exiled outside is to keep you far removed.
"As for having you carry out assassinations all over the Imperial Capital, besides achieving their goal of weakening the Empire's power, it also serves to prove that Night Raid is severely crippled, perhaps even destroyed!
"By then, their great enemy, the Empire, would be weakened, and their 'trusted' Night Raid would be eliminated. Truly killing two birds with one stone!
"Oh, right. And if Night Raid, by some stroke of luck, somehow survives, then your ultimate fate would likely be even worse.
"When the cunning rabbit is dead, the hounds are cooked; when the high-flying bird is gone, the good bow is put away. This has been the rule since ancient times. Do you think the Revolutionary Army would keep such a powerful and terrifying hidden danger like you?
"Because you are assassins in the darkness, your merits can never be recognized by the world. It would be incredibly easy for the high-ranking Revolutionary Army members to tarnish your reputation. In the end, betrayed by others, condemned by thousands, ending in death, flight, or injury—this is the only outcome!"
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