One punch…
The force was terrifyingly immense.
While the Rogue Ninja's defenses were destroyed, most of the bones in his body also snapped.
The wall itself collapsed directly from the impact of the tremendous force.
"Boss!"
"What kind of power is this?"
"Damn, it's that legendary Super Sucker, Konoha's Tsunade! Run!"
The surviving Rogue Ninjas clearly recognized Tsunade. They might act arrogantly in the casino, but that didn't mean they were willing to face Tsunade as Ninjas.
In an instant, they scattered in a panic.
However.
Before the Rogue Ninjas could escape, Tsunade caught up with them, knocking each one out with a single punch.
Thump thump thump!
With dull thuds, the Rogue Ninjas all looked horrified as Tsunade knocked them unconscious.
"Next time you win money, remember to be more low-key. Don't just wander into alleys for no reason."
Tsunade glanced at Sora, then without staying any longer, clapped her hands and strode away.
She had deliberately controlled her strength, injuring but not killing these Rogue Ninjas, leaving no bleeding wounds that would trigger her hemophobia.
As for her reason for intervening, it was probably just a whim!
Compared to those thugs who had likely committed murder, she'd rather the money she lost end up with a pure gambler.
"I owe you a favor."
Sora looked at Tsunade's retreating back and suddenly said with a light laugh.
"Forget it!"
Tsunade waved her hand dismissively. "Your favor isn't worth much. Next time we meet, I'll definitely win it back at the gambling table!"
A moment later,
Tsunade's figure disappeared from the unmanned alley.
"Konoha's Sannin are quite interesting characters."
Sora shook his head, then casually finished off the unconscious Rogue Ninjas.
Tsunade might be soft-hearted, but that didn't mean Sora intended to let these Rogue Ninjas who had tried to ambush him live.
The next moment, Sora's gaze swept imperceptibly over a certain inconspicuous shadow in the alley.
Then, without any change in expression, he vanished from the spot as the light and shadows shifted.
Half a minute later, from within the dark shadow, a pattern resembling a human eye suddenly lit up. After cautiously observing the alley's environment, it silently disappeared again.
A short time later,
Five kilometers away.
Forest edge, in an inconspicuous bush.
A masked Root's member slowly opened his eyes. He said solemnly: "The images from the False Beast's Eye confirm a hidden Ninja of unknown identity. Suspected to be the infiltrating Kirigakure's Ninja, Yuki Sora. Notify Danzo-sama immediately. Target identity confirmed with over eighty percent certainty. Consider preparing to close the net."
"Yes, Captain."
Soon, another slender Root's member beside him vanished from the spot using the Body Flicker Technique.
As the intelligence was relayed, the undercurrents in the darkness grew increasingly fierce.
Across a wide area centered on this town, a net of death was gradually being woven, step by step closing in on Sora's location.
…
"Orochimaru, it seems our plan can begin."
Danzo, the leader of Konoha's Root, who had been resting with his eyes closed in a quiet courtyard, slowly opened his eyes.
Before his words faded, the over twenty masked Root's members around Danzo all stiffened, their gazes turning murderous.
"Is our prey about to be caught?"
Orochimaru licked his lips with his snake-like tongue, then said in a sinister, cold voice: "Then, the delightful hunting game seems about to begin."
"Game?"
The Root's second-in-command, Aburame Tatsuma, suddenly interjected: "Orochimaru, do not underestimate the opponent's strength. If your negligence causes the plan to decapitate Yuki Sora to fail, I will definitely make you pay the price."
After speaking, Tatsuma, wearing sunglasses with his body hidden under a black hooded coat, had several purple insects fly out from his fingertips.
They were specially bred bug insects s, containing a fearsome poison. If injected into the body, even a Kage-level Ninja couldn't withstand it, instantly corroded into bloody water by the insects' potent toxin.
"Don't worry, Tatsuma!"
Orochimaru's expression remained unchanged: "Yuki Sora is a monster even that fool Jiraiya couldn't handle. Precisely because we know the opponent's strength, this plan requires the three of us to join forces to execute it, isn't that right?"
"Was the reconnaissance undetected?"
Danzo ignored their argument, his gaze cold as he asked.
"No, Danzo-sama!"
Tatsuma said respectfully: "The reconnaissance did not startle the snake. Yuki Sora remains completely unguarded."
"Good."
Danzo nodded. He lifted his eye coolly, his gaze sharp: "Proceed according to plan. Decapitate..."
"Yuki Sora!"
…
Night.
At the campfire in the forest.
Sora sat by the campfire, staring blankly at the boundless starry sky.
'Probably...'
'They're coming, right?'
Through his Reikaku, Sora could clearly sense a large number of Ninjas rapidly and stealthily approaching within a ten-kilometer radius.
Suddenly, Sora looked towards the deep darkness of the forest not far ahead.
"Heh..."
"Orochimaru, as one of Konoha's Sannin, you seem to have more nerve than that old fossil Danzo..."
Sora said with a light laugh.
As soon as the words fell, from the shadows of the forest, a pale-faced man with long black hair slowly walked out.
"Your sensory abilities are indeed extraordinary. I should have known earlier that a so-called sneak attack plan is utterly meaningless against a powerhouse like you!"
Under the moonlight, from a distance of over ten meters, Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, gazing with fervent and crazed eyes at Sora's form, which was powerful enough to inspire awe. He took a deep breath and said: "Ice Release... truly an enviable Kekkei Genkai!"
"I can smell the scent on you. It's an intoxicating smell, so very intoxicating..."
A flicker of fanaticism constantly flashed in Orochimaru's eyes. Compared to mere combat, he enjoyed the experiments that could explore the mystery of immortality more. But to obtain experimental materials, this battle was unavoidable.
Because Orochimaru deeply understood that a powerhouse of Sora's level had no reason to cooperate with his actions and lie obediently on the operating table as experimental material.
"I admire your courage."
Sora slowly stood up.
Then,
Before the sound of his words had even faded, Sora's figure instantly vanished from its spot.