Chapter 199: I Might Accidentally Kill You, You Know

Chapter 199: I Might Accidentally Kill You, You Know

There were indeed some combat traces left by ninja tools and ninjutsu here.

But if one observed carefully, one would find that the traces from only one side were very messy.

And this meant...

"The two sides' strengths are not on the same level."

A barely perceptible look of helplessness flashed in Kakashi's dead-fish eyes.

"Judging from the footprints left nearby, one side had at least a dozen people. And from their attire, they should be the outsiders the mission issuer spoke of."

Yamato walked over from the side, his tone grave: "But judging from the fatal wounds on these corpses on the ground, they were all killed by having their heart vessels shattered by a single punch or kick."

Meaning, this group of powerful outsiders the old man spoke of were wiped out by a single person without a chance to resist.

"Kakashi, what should we do next?"

Kakashi came back to his senses, pondering for a moment before saying: "Although the situation doesn't feel good, it is an S-rank mission after all, so we can only go and check the situation first."

Yamato, on his first S-rank mission, naturally had no objections.

Having made up his mind, Kakashi used his Summoning Technique to summon his ninja hounds, having them take the intelligence he gathered back to Konoha.

Then, following the footprints left on the ground, the two led the old man and began tracking.

Their tracking of the footprints went very smoothly.

Logically, anyone who had received orthodox training would absolutely not leave such obvious traces.

But Kakashi and his companion did not have any doubts or thoughts that "these footprints are a trap."

Because these scattered footprints were simply too chaotic; the sense of panic within them could not be concealed.

They were clearly left behind by the outsiders who saw something terrifying and then fled in all directions without choosing a path.

This also made Kakashi's dead-fish eyes show a rare look of gravity.

"This is troublesome..."

After advancing for a moment, Kakashi suddenly made a hand signal behind him, then flashed to hide behind a large tree.

Yamato also subconsciously hid behind another rock.

But when he peeked his head out to look into the distance,

he was instantly frozen on the spot.

"Th-this... what is this thing?"

In the canyon, a mechanical structure, entirely white and several hundred meters high, was situated there.

Its overall shape was like an incomparably huge door. The sides of the door and the central area were covered with pipes, while below were things like spider legs; it should be moving with these devices.

With Yamato's limited knowledge, this thing absolutely did not look like a product that could be created by humans.

It was rather like those outsiders wearing heavy armor and strange clothing, looking out of place with the rest of the ninja world.

"Let's not worry about that iron lump for now."

Looking at the corpses lying on the ground in the distance, Kakashi reminded in a low voice: "If there are no surprises, we should have found the right place."

...

Inside the iron-armored warship, in a corridor only a hundred meters long.

Corpses and blood covered the entire ground, the thick smell of blood was nauseating.

Menma smashed the last soldier, who wore cumbersome armor and held an iron hammer, against the wall with a single punch.

This stealth mission was undoubtedly a great success; not a single person who saw him was left alive.

Just then,

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The sound of heavy footsteps came again, and more soldiers appeared at the front of the corridor.

Compared to those fellows wearing close-fitting armor and possessing transformation abilities, these soldiers not only moved sluggishly but also had no transformation ability, and seemed to have no idea what fear was.

Even after seeing Menma standing amidst blood and a pile of corpses like a devil, they still surrounded and intercepted him as if they saw nothing.

Menma shook the blood and flesh from his gloves, complaining with an impatient tone: "You guys are getting a bit annoying."

If he remembered correctly, these foolish soldiers could only move after being infused with the souls of children.

There was no meaning in continuing to kill them like this.

Thinking this, Menma no longer held the thought of playing around.

His figure instantly vanished from the spot. In the blink of an eye, the phantom-like figure had already passed the soldiers, directly arriving at the end of the corridor.

The soldiers behind him were almost simultaneously sent flying high into the air. Their cumbersome armor instantly shattered, revealing their strange, iron-blue bodies that were like steel.

Menma, without turning his head, continued to use Body Flicker, heading downwards for about a hundred meters.

In a semi-circular metal room, he saw the two women in close-fitting armor and the only golden-haired, red-eyed youth also wearing close-fitting armor.

As well as the middle-aged fat man with a monocle behind them.

"Who are you? A ninja from one of the great nations?"

Haido stood behind several of his subordinates, questioning Menma with a wary face.

Menma paid him no mind, instead sizing up the core control area of this iron-armored warship.

The mirror-smooth metal walls and the rust-spotted bronze pipes were combined together. These pipes should be transporting some kind of energy or the spiritual energy of those children.

It looked like a technological product left behind by that ancient empire.

"Hey, you bastard!"

Suddenly, the golden-haired youth Temujin berated: "Lord Haido is asking you a question, can't you hear?!"

His voice interrupted Menma's thoughts.

"...Should we continue?"

Menma slowly turned his head, looking at Temujin with some amusement: "If we continue, I can't guarantee... that I won't accidentally kill you."

His tone was warm and kind, making one feel as if they were basking in a spring breeze, like an old man admonishing a naughty child.

"..."

But this extremely gentle tone, paired with the thick smell of blood on him, couldn't help but make the bodies of the crowd stiffen, a strong sense of fear rising from the bottom of their hearts.

Especially Temujin, who stood at the very front; this spontaneously arising fear was even more profound.

Even though Menma was currently alone and unarmed.

This bizarre silence continued to spread among the crowd for several seconds.

Gulp!

Haido's throat bobbed up and down. He quickly turned his head and berated: "Temujin, do not be rude!"

"I see you seem to like this place very much."

With that, he extended a hand towards Menma, revealing a standard fake smile, his words full of enticement: "This is my home and the home of these children. You can also join us and make this place your home."

"I have met many ninja from the great nations before. I guess you, like them, are filled with pain in your heart?"

"A child your age should be enjoying life with his parents, not killing and destroying like a tool. Work with us to change this world, to establish a peaceful world without war and orphans!"

Menma let out a light laugh upon hearing this, noncommittal, but in his heart, he sneered.

Why do all these villains like to play the same old tunes he's already tired of?

Seeing Menma show no reaction,

Haido hesitated for a moment, then finally grit his teeth and took out a box from his side.

"This is the witness to our friendship."

Saying this, he opened the box, revealing a palm-sized, sky-blue stone inside: "This Gelel Stone is our most precious treasure. I'm sure you will be satisfied."

Menma looked again at the sky-blue crystal in the box. In his perception, there was a rich chakra reaction inside this stone.

No, it should be a relatively pure natural energy.

"It is indeed a good thing."

Seeing Menma's interest piqued, Haido immediately smiled: "Your Excellency should be satisfied now, right?"

Menma pondered for a moment, then finally nodded slowly: "I have seen your sincerity. In exchange, I can help you eliminate your obstacles."

If he remembered correctly, the Ruins of a Phantom required a so-called "royal bloodline" to open.

Although he didn't know if it was true, or if it required a living person, to be safe, he would spare their lives for now.

After squeezing out their remaining value, he would then deal with them.

Swish swish!!

As soon as his voice fell, Menma vanished before the outsiders.

After Menma left, the heavy and oppressive atmosphere instantly dissipated, and everyone present couldn't help but sigh in relief.

"Lord Haido!"

Temujin quickly walked over, asking Haido with an unwilling face: "Why do we have to cooperate with this person of unknown identity, and even gave him a precious Gelel Stone?"

"Sigh, Temujin, don't say that about our friend."

Haido sighed lightly, feigning a gentle smile: "The situation on this continent is much more complicated than we previously anticipated. You've also witnessed the power of those ninja at the border. Although we don't know why they didn't enter the Land of Rivers, we still need to prepare in advance."

Undoubtedly, they were the outsiders from the continent on the other side of the sea.

They had crossed the sea from afar with only one purpose.

That was to find the Gelel Stone mineral vein hidden at the border of the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers.

However, after arriving in the territory of the Land of Rivers in advance, the scouts they sent out ran head-on into Suna's ninja.

In the end, only one person returned heavily injured, informing them of the situation with the Sunagakure ninja.

If that group of greedy ninja learned of the existence of the Gelel Stone, then...

But Temujin heard this and his face flushed red: "Those ninja are nothing special! If I use the Gelel Stone at full power, I can also deal with them."

"I understand, of course I believe you."

A trace of imperceptible annoyance flashed in Haido's eyes, but his expression remained gentle as he said: "Temujin, every member is precious to us."

"As long as we successfully find the Gelel Stone mineral vein, no one can stop us from establishing our ideal nation. Compromising with that fellow just now was also for everyone's safety."

Once that masked man has dealt with all the obstacles, then he would use the power of the Gelel Stone to deal with him.

...

Meanwhile, the explosion at the border of the Land of Rivers had already stopped.

The smoke from the explosion gradually dissipated, revealing a giant half-bodied giant with severely damaged armor.

But Shisui still stood within it, lightly exhaling.

His three-tomoe Sharingan emitted an ominous, scarlet light. His eyes narrowed slightly as he scanned the distant sky, a dangerous, cold glint flashing.

"What a troublesome fellow."

He now understood the principle of Deidara's ninjutsu.

It ingeniously integrated the "Kekkei Genkai: Explosion Release," clay sculpting techniques, and chakra fusion secret techniques.

Although not old, in terms of mobility, destructive power, and tactical proficiency, he had reached the top level of the ninja world, a strategic-type ninja who was very versatile in all aspects and possessed the ability to destroy a village in one blow.

Most critically, Deidara was only in his teens.

As long as he grew normally, he would surely inherit the title of "Kage"!

However, what gave Shisui the biggest headache was Deidara's flight ability, which was very rare in the ninja world.

At such a great distance, unless he could shoot them down, he couldn't use genjutsu.

Fortunately, the two had no intention of heading into the Land of Rivers; otherwise, he really might not have been able to stop them.

In this situation, even the usually calm Shisui felt a bit troubled and annoyed.

"Once more then. If once isn't enough, then twice."

Thinking this, Shisui once again gathered his spirit. Before the half-bodied giant's chest, an extremely dazzling, blazing white sphere of light gathered again, with green tomoe forming around it.

He intended to use Yasaka Magatama one more time, to try and shoot the two down from the sky.

Shisui could feel that the Yasaka Magatama he had just released was burning the chakra in his body at a terrifying rate.

If it were a "living person's" body, he naturally couldn't be so extravagant.

But as an Edo Tensei body with infinite chakra, feeling the endless chakra within him, Shisui was full of confidence for the upcoming battle.

As long as his firepower was sufficient to cover the enemy's landing point, wasting a little more chakra was worth it in Shisui's view.

He didn't believe the chakra of the two opposite him could last longer than his.

And Shisui also really wanted to know, how many more such attacks could the opponent withstand?

"Hey hey, Uncle Beardy!!"

Above, on the giant white bird, a drop of cold sweat slid down Deidara's cheek. His tone no longer held its previous confidence: "Can that kind of move be released continuously? Is his chakra inexhaustible?"

After continuously throwing three C3 - Number 18s, the chakra in his body had already bottomed out.

Now, forget about throwing a fourth C3 - Number 18, even throwing an ordinary C1 clay explosive was a bit of a stretch.

"It's your own chakra that's too little."

Rōshi glanced at Deidara with some speechlessness.

Deidara's ninjutsu was undoubtedly powerful, but the problem was its high chakra consumption.

Although he was a genius, age was ultimately the biggest obstacle limiting his chakra.

Thinking this, Rōshi once again looked at Shisui, who was gathering the Yasaka Magatama.

In comparison, this fellow's chakra was simply like a monster's, still bottomless even now.

Deidara sighed with some disappointment: "Honestly, why must an artist make things difficult for another artist?"

"I already said, what you two do isn't art."

Rōshi refuted Deidara with some impatience.

"No, Uncle Beardy, he is an artist. Explosion is art. Hmm."

Rōshi was momentarily choked, finally sighing deeply: "Deidara, now is not the time for jokes. Get serious."

With that, a violent scarlet chakra surged out from his body.

In this situation, he could only use his Tailed Beast transformation.

Otherwise, they could only abandon this mining team; they would have to die here.

(End of Chapter)

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