"Lightning Release—Ground Flow!"
Lightning exploded.
Blinding arcs surged outward—
Covering the battlefield.
Every remaining zombie—
Caught.
Sizzle—!!
White zombies.
Green zombies.
Convulsed.
Blackened.
Collapsed.
Reduced—
To ash.
———
Lightning—
Was not ordinary chakra.
It mimicked nature.
True lightning.
Pure.
Absolute.
And zombies—
Creatures of extreme yin—
Had no resistance.
The moment it struck—
Corpse energy—
Melted.
Like frost beneath the sun.
Without it—
The body—
Collapsed.
———
Uncle Jiu and Qiu Sheng froze.
Stunned.
Moments ago—
They had been cornered.
Prepared to risk everything.
And now—
It was over.
Just like that.
Their minds—
Blank.
Then what were you two doing earlier?!
———
Uchiha Hideki adjusted his glasses.
Calm.
Then looked at Mo—
Still "struggling."
A faint sigh escaped him.
"Satisfied now?"
"Hurry up and finish it."
"We need to talk."
———
"Finally."
Uchiha Mo's aura—
Changed.
Instantly.
Gone—
Was the earlier weakness.
Gone—
Was the hesitation.
Only—
Cold certainty remained.
His hand pressed against the wound.
In an instant—
Strange markings spread.
Like living threads.
Forming a seal.
The corpse energy—
Exploded violently.
But—
Couldn't escape.
Forced inward.
Compressed.
Sealed.
In seconds—
It became a dark mark.
Gone.
———
Uncle Jiu fell silent.
This level of control—
Was absurd.
Uchiha Hideki narrowed his eyes.
As expected.
This—
Had been planned.
From the beginning.
———
Now—
Uchiha Mo turned.
Eyes—
Sharp.
Cold.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu."
Bang!
A clone appeared.
Two figures.
One formed Fire seals.
The other—
Lightning.
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire!"
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
Fire—
And lightning—
Collided.
But instead of repelling—
They fused.
Lightning coiled through flame.
Flame wrapped lightning.
A red-white torrent—
Roared forward.
The hairy zombie—
Tried to move.
Too late.
BOOM—!!
The attack pierced through its chest.
Lightning—
Destroyed its core.
Fire—
Burned everything.
When the light faded—
Nothing remained.
———
Silence.
Only scorched ground.
And drifting ash.
———
Uchiha Mo dispelled the clone.
Breathing—
Steady.
As if—
Nothing had happened.
He turned.
"We need to talk."
———
"I've been waiting."
Uchiha Hideki replied calmly.
"You started this."
"I just followed."
Their eyes met.
No hostility.
No trust.
Only—
Understanding.
The test—
Was over.
———
Uncle Jiu stepped forward.
"Brother Mo…"
"Corpse poison is dangerous."
"Allow me to treat it."
Mo nodded.
"Then I'll trouble you."
The seal loosened.
Glutinous rice applied.
Reaction—
Minimal.
Uncle Jiu's eyes deepened.
This body…
Was abnormal.
———
"All right."
"The poison is suppressed."
"But soak it tonight."
"Understood."
Their tone—
Equal.
Natural.
———
Uchiha Hideki watched silently.
Mo allowed treatment—
For a reason.
Renjia Town.
That was next.
And Mo—
Knew more.
Much more.
———
"Since things are settled…"
Mo spoke.
"Why not travel together?"
"Renjia Town."
"We can resupply."
Hideki nodded.
"Agreed."
Uncle Jiu smiled.
"You can stay at my mortuary."
"Simple—but quiet."
"Master…"
Qiu Sheng muttered.
"Silence."
Uncle Jiu glared.
Then explained.
"It's about two hours from here."
"With some cleaning—it's livable."
"We'll take it."
———
The group moved.
Toward Renjia Town.
Uncle Jiu led.
Qiu Sheng followed.
At the rear—
Two figures walked side by side.
Calm.
Silent.
Then—
Hideki spoke softly.
"You seem… very familiar with this place."
Uchiha Mo smiled faintly.
"I just know…"
"…a little more than you."
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