Are You Planning to Be a Target?

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Faced with the bullets raining down from above, Ye Liangnai and the other Cloud Ninja Anbu immediately scattered to evade.

They avoided the attack, but their ship suffered. It was blasted to pieces in an instant.

Is the ship their target? This is getting troublesome, Ye Liangnai thought.

He forcefully retreated, moving to an area less affected by the shelling.

Many bullets were still falling into the sea, kicking up waves in every direction.

Quite a few Cloud Ninja had nowhere to land and could only be swept away by the waves, their fates unknown.

No matter how capable they were, it was useless if they had no chance to use their abilities.

"Damn it, our ship is their target?" Ao Liu Yi said, looking as though he had only just realized it.

"Hehehe, I thought the Cloud Ninja were something special. Turns out they're just a bunch of landlubbers with intimidating names."

"They don't even understand the most basic principle of naval warfare: protecting the ship. They're nothing but silver spears with wax tips—good-looking but useless!"

"That's right!"

Seeing this, the captains could not help but mock them smugly.

"Keep the bombardment going, and attack them from multiple directions at the same time. Compress their room to move as much as possible!"

At that moment, a commanding voice came from the rear of the pirate fleet.

A dragon-headed warship emerged from the pirate formation.

A muscular man stood at its bow with his right arm bare.

Beside him, a middle-aged man in luxurious robes surveyed the battlefield from above.

He was the one who had given that order!

"Yes, Captain!"

The pirates looked at the richly dressed man with fanatical eyes and shouted excitedly, "Hahaha, the captain has brought his ninja forces!"

"Brothers, charge! Show these Cloud Ninja what we're made of! Let them know that ninjas aren't all that impressive!"

"That's right! Out on the ocean, we're the true overlords! They're nothing but lambs waiting to be slaughtered!"

The pirates' morale instantly soared.

"Youta!!!"

At that moment, as Ye Liangnai continued dodging Explosive Tag Bullets, he heard Ao Liu Yi let out an enraged roar.

His target was the muscular man standing aboard the dragon-headed warship.

So that's Youta, our target?

He's actually standing with the pirate captain. Looks like he's doing quite well for himself. No wonder these pirates refused to hand him over, Ye Liangnai calculated as he looked at Youta.

My Chakra isn't exactly abundant right now. Taking care of all these people wouldn't be difficult.

But breaking through to seize the target is indeed a bit of a problem.

Though he did not want to admit it, he had to—

The pirates' warships held far too many advantages on this vast sea.

And that captain did not look easy to deal with either.

"Ao Liu Yi, you're still as reckless as ever. Do you think shouting and screaming will accomplish anything? If you've got the guts, come catch me!"

"But I don't think you have the ability. After all, you've always been nothing more than a brainless brute!"

"I heard you were even taught a lesson by some newcomer from an outside village not long ago. How utterly humiliating."

"If I were you, I'd have slit my own throat to atone! At your level, you're simply disgracing the Cloud Ninja Anbu!"

Youta might have looked brawny, but his tongue was quite sharp. It seemed he had some brains after all.

That improved Ye Liangnai's impression of him considerably.

"Bastard!!!"

How could Ao Liu Yi's fiery temper endure those words? He immediately moved to rush forward.

"Stop!"

But someone stopped him at once.

And the person who stopped him was none other than Ao Liu Yi's "enemy," Ye Liangnai.

"What do you mean, brat? Don't think you can order me around!!"

Ao Liu Yi glared viciously at Ye Liangnai.

He looked as though he would make Ye Liangnai pay if he did not provide an explanation.

"What's the difference between rushing in now and courting death? Do you think you can capture Youta by charging over there alone?"

"No, you'll only become a target for that entire fleet!"

"I know your defense is strong, but without Chakra, you're nothing."

"There are still plenty of battles ahead. Are you planning to die here?"

Faced with Ye Liangnai's blunt words, which he could not refute at all, Ao Liu Yi's eyes turned red with rage. "What does that have to do with you, brat? Get out of my way!"

But just as he was about to force his way through, a blade crackling with lightning was placed against his neck, forcing him to stop!

It was Tenshin!

He said, "The words may be harsh, but they make sense! Blue Beast, don't forget that we're a team!"

He gave Ye Liangnai an approving look before saying, "The Fire Release squad and Water Release squad, move forward! Your target is the warships ahead!"

"Everyone else, act when the opportunity arises. Tear through the pirate formation and eliminate the enemy!"

"Yes!"

The Cloud Ninja immediately began carrying out their own responses.

No matter how furious Ao Liu Yi was, he did not dare disobey Tenshin's orders and could only retreat.

"Everyone, it's up to you! Want to attack with Water and Fire Release techniques? Not a chance!"

"The Assassination Unit, get ready as well. Let them see what you're capable of!"

The instant Tenshin gave his orders, the richly dressed pirate captain aboard the dragon-headed warship also addressed the pirates behind him.

There were a little over a hundred of them. They were all ninjas, and not a single one was below chunin level.

"Yes, Boss!"

The group licked their lips and answered with sinister grins, looking exactly like a pack of bloodthirsty killers.

"Youta, be ready to provide support with me at any time."

"Even if there are only around twenty of them, they're still Cloud Ninja. We cannot underestimate them!"

The richly dressed man gave Youta another order, displaying considerable caution.

Youta nodded respectfully. "Understood, Boss!"

Then, he looked toward the sea with a cold smile on his lips. "You think that few people can chase me down? You're centuries too early for that!"

"Water Release: Water Wave!"

On the Cloud Ninja side, three ninjas capable of Water Release formed Hand Seals.

In the next instant, columns of water surged up from the sea beneath the pirate ships, slamming into their hulls.

"Fire Release: Fire Rain!"

Four Cloud Ninja capable of Fire Release formed Hand Seals. The sky immediately turned red as a rain of fireballs descended.

"What a spectacular sight. But clearly, the enemy won't let us succeed so easily," Ye Liangnai remarked as he watched the rogue ninjas charging across the sea toward them.

The killing intent emanating from these people was terrifyingly condensed. At a glance, it was obvious that they were veterans who lived by the blade.

"This is going to be troublesome!"

Ye Liangnai was not saying that without reason.

Even while under attack, the pirates aboard the warships launched a counterattack.

A barrage of powerful arrows shot toward them, causing no small amount of trouble.

Combined with these rogue ninjas, the situation was indeed far from optimistic.