You're So Obedient—Whatever I Say, You Do

But he still said with a broad smile, "I figured you definitely couldn't handle that many people, so I had Ao Liu Yi, who excels in both attack and defense, come support you!"

"I didn't expect I'd still underestimated you. You took out the enemy in barely a minute—something even I couldn't do!"

"Do you still have the strength to fight? Want to experience what it feels like to capture the king before the bandits?"

Tenshin invited Ye Liangnai to join him in fighting the captain, but if Ye Liangnai simply agreed like that, then he wouldn't be Ye Liangnai.

"Now, now, Captain Tenshin, spare me. I don't have the strength to keep fighting. Let Ao Liu Yi help you instead!"

Ye Liangnai said in a thoroughly drained manner. As he spoke, he even coughed twice to show that he could no longer fight.

"Ao Liu Yi, cover him. The rest of you, let's go!"

Seeing this, Tenshin did not force Ye Liangnai.

Ye Liangnai's achievements were already shocking enough. If he kept fighting and earned even more, then this captain would have no pride left to speak of.

"Then, it's time for our battle to begin!"

Tenshin looked at the captain before him, his eyes filled with cold, sharp light.

"Damn it!"

The captain roared with a grim expression, "Qian Zhang, take down that brat!"

Qian Zhang was the name of one of the wandering ninja responsible for defense aboard the pirate ship. He was an old man.

"Yes!"

Qian Zhang accepted the order and led fifteen men as they charged toward Ye Liangnai once more.

"Don't think this is over, Cloud Ninja! I won't be defeated so easily!"

"Your Lightning Release is completely useless against Sea Monk. On the open sea, how can you possibly fight me!"

With that, the captain ordered the Sea Monk beneath him, "Use the tsunami..."

Splat!

Before he could finish, a huge gash was suddenly cut open across Sea Monk's body.

And blood actually flowed from it.

Of course, having sensed the danger beforehand, the captain had already retreated first.

But—

"How... is that possible..."

The captain stared in shock at Sea Monk's wound, then looked at the culprit behind it—Ye Liangnai—with utter disbelief.

Slightly losing control of his emotions, he demanded, "Sea Monk is a summoned beast with the power of water transformation!"

"Even Lightning Release has no effect on it. Why can your blade injure it?!"

Only then did he see the curse markings slowly fading from Sea Monk's body. His expression turned extremely ugly. "It was Sealing Jutsu? Where did you learn Sealing Jutsu of this level?"

"Hehe, want to know?"

Ye Liangnai immediately grinned, wearing a mischievous expression. "Too bad, I'm not telling you!"

Water Transformation Technique? Heh, heh. Against Sealing Jutsu, it still has to admit defeat!

I wasn't spouting all that nonsense for nothing just now. The point was to secretly cast the Binding Flow Karma Curse and restrain your summoned beast!

And you didn't even realize your summoned beast had been secretly controlled by my Binding Flow Karma Curse. Your skills still aren't up to par, Captain!

At that moment, the captain had evidently figured it out as well. "You said all that on purpose just now, didn't you?!"

"You claimed you had no strength left to fight just to make me lower my guard, so you could secretly use Sealing Jutsu to restrain Sea Monk, right?!"

Hearing that, Ye Liangnai said with great mockery, "You actually believed an enemy's words, Captain? Aren't you a little too naive?"

"I said I wouldn't fight, and you really believed I wouldn't? Why are you so obedient?"

"Damn it!!!"

The captain clenched his fists until they cracked, fury blazing in his eyes. He wanted nothing more than to slice Ye Liangnai into a thousand pieces.

Poof!

The badly wounded Sea Monk vanished in a puff of smoke, and the captain and Youta immediately lost a major source of support.

The captain and Youta's expressions could not help but turn grave. The situation was extremely unfavorable for them.

"By the way, as long as we take care of Youta, the mission will be complete, right?"

Ye Liangnai looked toward the uneasy-looking Youta beside the captain and grinned.

"That's right. Are you confident?" Tenshin asked, his gaze blazing.

He had no objections to Ye Liangnai's "going back on his word," nor was he angry.

After all, this "surprise" Ye Liangnai had brought had been a tremendous help.

Just now, so many of them had besieged the captain and Youta, yet because of Sea Monk's presence, they had been completely unable to do anything to the captain.

Sea Monk could manipulate water at will, launching tsunamis, whirlpools, and all sorts of water-based attacks. It was impossible to guard against.

Even with Tenshin's strength, he could not help feeling strained.

But now, the thing that had made things difficult for them was gone!

They could focus entirely on dealing with the enemy.

If I'd known this would happen, I should've dealt with that guy first. His presence is far too great a threat!

The captain looked at Ye Liangnai as well, thinking unwillingly.

"Then forget it, Captain. This time, I really don't have a single bit of Chakra left!"

Ye Liangnai shrugged and stepped back. "Leave them to you, Captain. I'll go take care of those small fry!"

If he kept stealing the spotlight, people would really start resenting him!

One couldn't stand out too much! Especially since he was an outsider!

If he was this outstanding, wouldn't it make these Cloud Ninja Anbu look utterly useless?

Even though they really were useless, he couldn't make it too obvious, could he?

"Let's move!"

Tenshin could not help frowning slightly at Ye Liangnai's sudden withdrawal from the attack, feeling somewhat displeased.

How could someone go back on their word again and again?!

Saying he wouldn't do it and then simply not doing it—was that any way to behave?!

But even as he felt dissatisfied, he also secretly breathed a small sigh of relief.

If Ye Liangnai joined in again, then he and his subordinates would truly have no face left.

Youta also could not help sighing in relief upon hearing this. He truly had no confidence in defeating Ye Liangnai!

But the others were another matter!

Not far behind Tenshin and the others, over by Ao Liu Yi—

"Bastards, die!"

Ao Liu Yi was wrapped in terrifying lightning as he slaughtered his way through Qian Zhang and the other wandering ninja.

These wandering ninja were all Chunin-level.

Other than Qian Zhang being somewhat troublesome, none of them posed any threat to him.

Thus, he was able to fully display his talents, and the spectacle of the battle was not inferior to Ye Liangnai's in the slightest.

"There's no hope! This guy is too strong!"

"Run! We're no match for him!"

The wandering ninja cried out in utter despair.

They had thought that aside from Ye Liangnai, that fierce tiger, the other Cloud Ninja were nothing to fear.

Who would have thought that when Ao Liu Yi fought, he was even more violent than Ye Liangnai? They were no match for him at all.

Forget dealing with Ye Liangnai—right now, they could not even handle Ao Liu Yi.