Seimei, Senju Haku, and Uchiha Sorata took a deep breath in relief as they saw the head of the mutated Fire Demon turn into ashes.
The battle against the AA-class chakra beast finally ended.
Senju Haku couldn't help but mutter, "It's finally dead, huh?"
Uzumaki Benitsu, who had already deactivated the Adamantine Sealing Chains and arrived on the surface, nodded and replied, "It can't be any more dead."
"Even if it's a demon, it could not avoid death after its heart was destroyed, and it was decapitated. Plus, we had also destroyed its head."
"It's dead now. Completely dead. No more surprises."
Meanwhile, Seimei stepped forward and watched the dead body of the demon that was still radiating heat, and fell into deep thought.
He turned his head toward Senju Haku and asked with a questioning gaze, "But…"
"Didn't we win too easily?"
"If I didn't hear it talk, I would have thought this was a fake AA-rank Demon-class chakra beast."
Senju Haku shook his head and replied, "Don't let this battle fool you."
"AA-rank chakra beasts are never easy to defeat."
"The only reason we have won this battle is because of our unique specialties, strength, battle tactics, and impeccable timing."
"We suppressed this demon in every step after you and Jonin Sorata joined and didn't give it more than a couple of opportunities to counterattack."
"We have exploited all its vulnerabilities, executed the right techniques at the right moment, and driven it to the corner."
"Especially your Bringer of Darkness Genjutsu…"
"That technique really made it fearful of you, forcing it to use any means to eliminate you first, which caused the demon to make one mistake after another during the battle."
"In the end, it even lost its rationality in pain and anger, making it easier for me and Uzumaki to restrain it. This, in turn, gave Jonin Sorata the much-needed opportunity to decapitate it in one swift strike."
Hearing this, Seimei nodded thoughtfully and responded, "I see."
Then, he began to analyze this battle in his mind.
Of course, there was something else Senju Haku didn't mention to Seimei.
Before Seimei and Sorata joined them, the demon had already injured the other two Elite Jonin, who were fighting the demon alongside them.
Unfortunately, they couldn't coordinate properly with Haku and Benitsu, and their power was subpar for an Elite Jonin at best, making them a burden during the battle.
Since the sneaky demon also realized it, it attacked those two Elite Jonin first and severely injured them to put them out of commission.
If Seimei and Sorata hadn't arrived in time to reinforce them and coordinated with them perfectly to subdue the demon, they might have needed to exchange several injuries to do the same on their own.
Thankfully, they came quickly. As a result, the powerful mutated Fire Demon, an AA-rank boss-level chakra beast, was played to death in their hands.
What else could Senju Haku say?
Although he hated the demon for leading a beast riot in the town and causing many casualties among Konoha ninjas, he couldn't help but think that this chakra beast was truly pitiful.
But pity was pity, and resources were resources.
Since the demon dared to come to their doorstep, he would make sure to harvest as much benefit from its dead body as possible.
After all, he was doing all of it for Konoha and his comrades.
All for the greater good.
Danzo from the original Narutoverse: I also did everything for Konoha. But alas…they didn't even let me become Hokage. So, I rebelled secretly and did some (human) experiments.
Gellert Grindelwald from another AU: Cough cough…shameless. Why are you stealing my lines?
Senju Haku remained silent and casually started extracting the AA-rank chakra core from this demon's body. It can be used for various purposes, including creating new artifacts, imbuing existing artifacts with special attributes, and crafting rare potions.
Its blood can be used to make various medicines and components for extremely specialized Fuinjutsu and Juinjutsu seals.
The demon's bones can be blended with various metals to craft powerful weapons and artifacts.
All in all, a dead AA-rank chakra beast was a treasure beyond measure.
But Senju Haku only collected the chakra core.
As for its bones, blood, tendons, and other body parts, they could be harvested after they completely quelled the current beast riot.
Uzumaki Benitsu said, "Please clear the nearby chakra beasts."
"I will go to the command center to see the current situation of the other checkpoints."
"However, we have already killed most of the chakra beasts, and the remaining ones should be cleared within a couple of hours."
Seimei also chimed in, "I left ten shadow clones in the main battlefield to deal with remaining C and B-rank chakra beasts."
"Only four of them have been dispelled so far."
"According to their memories, there should be fewer than 100 C-rank and 7 B-rank chakra beasts on the battlefield now."
When Seimei said he left ten shadow clones on the battlefield, his jaw couldn't help but drop in amazement.
What the hell, kid?
You look barely ten yourself. How do you have enough chakra to release ten shadow clones and then come here and fight fiercely?
Uh..?
Oh, right.
You're from the Senju clan.
Sorry, I forgot in excitement.
Benitsu quickly adjusted his expression, smiled, and said, "That's good."
Then, he looked toward Uchiha Sorata and praised, "And you too, Jonin Uchiha Sorata."
"You have done a great job, too."
"I will make sure your contribution list goes directly to the Lord Hokage's table to make sure you are promoted to an Elite Jonin as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Uchiha Sorata let out a little smile and nodded. But his expression quickly went back to the typical Uchiha stoic look within a second.
If you didn't watch him closely or had advanced sensory capabilities, you wouldn't even notice his smile.
However, when Seimei heard that Sorata's battlefield achievement report would directly go to the Hokage's or his Father's desk to expedite his promotion to an Elite Jonin, Seimei's lips couldn't help but twitch slightly.
Although I know my father is not a Uchiha hater like the people from my previous world speculated, he still held a little grudge against Uchiha for his younger brother's demise.
Sorry, my friend.
You will receive your promotion. That's for sure.
But I guess…the promotional mission will be a tough one.
Don't worry, brother.
I will cheer for ya!
While Seimei's thoughts were wandering in his mind, Uzumaki Benitsu looked at Senju Haku and said, "Good job. After we kill all the chakra beasts of this horde, give me a detailed report on your battles and experiences."
With that, Benitsu activated the Body Flicker Technique and disappeared from their sight.
Seimei watched Benitsu go and said quietly, "I will clean up the remaining chakra beasts."
Then, he vanished from the spot, leaving behind a trail of purple lightning.
Seeing this, Senju Haku glanced at Sorata and asked, "Are you leaving, too?"
Sorata shook his head and replied with a hint of fatigue, "No, Captain. My chakra reserves dropped to less than 15% of my total capacity. I will stay here with you."
Senju Haku nodded and looked at the bright blue sky before letting out a tired sigh.
"I'm already homesick."
"When this is over, I will treat you all at the best BBQ restaurant in Konoha."
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