A chilling aura filled the ruins, adding to the oppressive atmosphere. Sensing the Kusagakure ninja's hostile gazes, Kai didn't linger. He d
A chilling aura filled the ruins, adding to the oppressive atmosphere.
Sensing the Kusagakure ninja's hostile gazes, Kai didn't linger. He dropped a few words and turned to leave.
"We're just passing through…"
Passing through?
The Kusagakure ninja watched as the intruders, having brazenly trespassed on their forbidden ground, simply said they were passing through and turned to leave.
Their faces twitched in anger.
This was simply too much!
"Stop them!" the burly leader of the Kusagakure ninja roared, his face darkening.
"I suspect you infiltrated our village and took the red-haired brat!"
"Red-haired brat?"
Kai raised an eyebrow. In his memory, red hair was associated with the Uzumaki clan.
It had been some time since the destruction of Uzushiogakure.
The surviving villagers had likely been scattered and absorbed by other villages, becoming weapons.
After all, in the ninja world, members of the Uzumaki clan who could awaken the Sage Body were highly sought after as jinchuriki.
Smaller villages might not have tailed beast weapons, but they could sell the Uzumaki clan members as commodities.
Those who awakened other abilities could add unique strength to the village.
"Boy, judging by your expression, you know about the red-haired brat. That's even more reason to stop you!" the Kusagakure leader roared.
His hands moved rapidly through hand seals. Then, an unexpected voice spoke.
"Kimimaro, handle this," Kai said calmly, showing no intention of intervening.
The nonsensical words caused the Kusagakure ninja's faces to twitch.
Facing over a dozen Kusagakure ninja, he was sending a child to deal with them.
It was ridiculous.
The Kusagakure leader's face darkened as Kimimaro nodded and stepped forward.
"Boy, are you mocking us? Sending a child to fight us? You underestimate us! Die!"
"Wind Release: Grass Dragon Slash!"
The surrounding weeds were swept up by the wind.
They detached, swirling in the air, transforming into a storm of green blades that hurtled towards Kimimaro.
The sudden attack heightened everyone's tension.
The distance of several tens of meters was closed in an instant, reaching maximum speed.
Kimimaro remained motionless, like a statue.
The Kusagakure leader's face twisted in a cruel grin. "Just as I thought. You're mocking us. Now you can die!"
As he roared, the blades engulfed Kimimaro.
Then, a flash of light erupted, followed by a muffled explosion.
BOOM!
Flames shot into the air, and a shockwave blasted outwards.
Orochimaru and Kai leaped onto a nearby tree branch, watching the explosion below. Orochimaru licked his lips.
"All that talk was just a distraction to mix explosive tags into the attack."
"Those Kusagakure ninja, who only copy other nations' techniques, are showing some ingenuity."
In the world of Naruto, not every ninja village could produce a jutsu genius like Tobirama Senju.
Smaller villages survived by learning systematic jutsu.
Their innovation came from modifying existing techniques from the Great Nations.
However, these words were met with grim faces from the Kusagakure ninja.
They had realized something.
They were too slow!
They were able to react and retreat from the explosion.
Only a handful of ninja in Kusagakure could have done that.
"Don't panic. There are more of us. We'll wear them down!" The Kusagakure leader tried to rally his comrades.
Their forbidden ground had been leveled by a mysterious battle.
They were on edge, easily startled.
They had to be on high alert against any skilled ninja.
However, as he spoke, the Kusagakure leader's expression changed drastically.
The shockwave had stopped.
Then, a ghostly figure emerged from the explosion.
His words shook their nerves.
"You're not even a joke. You're wasting the Boss's time." Kimimaro's slender body was covered in sharp bone armor.
This was a Kekkei Genkai technique he had developed based on the Lightning Release Armor after joining Kai.
Shikotsumyaku: Bone Armor!
With bone as hard as steel and the Sage Body's regenerative abilities, Kimimaro's defense was formidable.
"You little brat, don't get cocky!" The Kusagakure leader was momentarily stunned, then drew his short sword, slashing at Kimimaro.
The four or five Kusagakure ninja behind him rushed to assist.
Faced with the converging attack, Kimimaro looked up.
He clasped his hands together, his cold voice echoing.
Shikotsumyaku: Sawarabi no Mai (Dance of the Seedling Fern)!
As he spoke, a sound of tearing air echoed.
From Kimimaro's body, just three or four meters away from the Kusagakure ninja, countless bone spears erupted.
The bone spears shot out in all directions, like a torrential rain of needles.
Splat!
At such close range, with such a saturated attack, the Kusagakure ninja had no chance to evade. They were instantly pierced by the bone spears.
Blood spurted. The disbelieving ninja looked down at their impaled bodies.
And the boy standing at the center of the bones. They finally understood what Kimimaro meant by not even being a joke.
If outsiders knew that their elite Kusagakure ninja had been killed by a five or six-year-old boy, it wouldn't be a joke.
It would be a horrifying tale.
The children these days were monsters.
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