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"You bastard, how dare you—"One of the Black Dragon gang members was shocked to see Hayato suddenly attack them. His face darkened as he pulled a short dagger from his waist, yelling and charging toward Hayato.
But before he could even raise his hand fully—before the dagger even had a chance to fall—a cold flash of light streaked across his neck.The next moment, his head was already flying through the air.
None of the three Black Dragon members expected Hayato to strike first.
After all, they were with the Black Dragon gang—sure, their members had been killed before, but that was usually in fights between gangs or organizations. Getting killed by some random poor kid? That was a first.
But Hayato didn't care what they thought. He had one thing on his mind: kill them. All of them.If he didn't, that anger would stay bottled up—and who knows if it might trigger a transformation into the Hulk.
And if he turned into the Hulk, there was no guarantee some innocent people wouldn't get caught up in it.That was the last thing Hayato wanted.
So his thinking was simple:Anyone who messes with me—dies.I'll do whatever makes me feel better. Whatever calms the rage.
Even though turning into the Hulk gave him insane power, Hayato still tried his best to avoid it. Because once he transformed, he lost all reason and acted purely on instinct.
With his current strength—already on par with a chunin-level ninja—Hayato didn't need much. Just a single kunai, and he easily took out the few Black Dragon thugs.He glanced at their corpses lying on the ground and frowned slightly. After a moment of thought, he reached into their pockets and pulled out their money.Cash was always useful—no matter the time or place.
Then he dragged the bodies over to a nearby pit and casually tossed them in.
Even though it was easy for him to kill a few gangsters, Hayato still felt a little annoyed. Chances were, the Black Dragon gang would come looking for him after this.But honestly, he didn't really give a damn about the Black Dragon gang. At the end of the day, they were just a bunch of punks and street thugs. If they came for him, he'd kill them all too.
And sure enough, once word got out that someone had dared to kill members of their gang, the Black Dragon crew lost it.Their boss rallied the rest of the gang and came charging straight for Hayato.
Truth be told, the Black Dragon gang wasn't much stronger than the Black Tiger gang Hayato had wiped out before.In terms of numbers and strength, the two were about the same.That's also why both gangs had managed to coexist peacefully for so long—neither had a real upper hand.
But after the Black Dragon gang took over some of the Black Tigers' territory and assets, they got cocky.They started dreaming of expanding their power and becoming top dogs.
So when they heard someone had taken out a few of their guys, they saw Hayato as the perfect target—a warning to everyone else.A chance to show off their strength and authority.
Hayato, on the other hand, looked completely calm.His face was emotionless, but his eyes were full of disdain as he stared down the gang.
As for his neighbors—well, ever since Hayato turned into the Hulk and wiped out the entire Black Tiger gang last time, nobody dared to live near him anymore.So the area around his home was basically deserted, wide open and quiet.
"You dare lay hands on the Black Dragon gang?! Get him! Kill him!"The gang boss sneered coldly as he waved his hand.
"Kill!""Go!""Take him down!"
A bunch of Black Dragon members screamed and charged at Hayato.
Hayato didn't flinch.Off to the side, a few poor civilians—especially the ones who hadn't moved away after witnessing what happened last time—watched the gang with pity in their eyes.Messing with that green demon from hell?Man, these guys must really have a death wish.
But the onlookers weren't just civilians.In the distance, a few figures dressed in black with animal masks were also watching silently.
They were ninja—specifically, members of Konoha's ANBU.
After all, Hayato had fled from Konoha and killed a whole bunch of people, including Danzo, the head of Root.There was no way Konoha would just let that slide.
But the fact that Hayato had managed to kill someone like Danzo—no one even knew how he did it—was enough to put the ANBU on edge.
They didn't dare attack him directly.For now, all they could do was quietly watch and monitor him from the shadows.
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