White Blade Asura

"Quickly send someone to find him! Tell him he's passed with perfect marks—don't let him keep killing!" one of the higher-ups ordered the Anbu.

Kirigakure's graduation examination was cruel, but if it only selected one person, the losses would be far too great.

"This is bad! He's headed toward Ringo Ameyuri, Hozuki Suigetsu, and Shima Isshin!"

A Chunin suddenly slapped his thigh, his expression turning grim.

"Hey, hey, hey, those four getting together is not a good thing!"

Why was it not a good thing?

Ringo Ameyuri's group had already taken out thirty-five people in total.

Ye Liangnai had taken out thirteen. They were all bloodthirsty types, and if they ran into one another...

There was absolutely no way they would all come out unharmed.

The worst-case scenario was that all four would perish together.

That would truly be a devastating loss.

"Spare me! I don't want to die!!"

"Big brother, I was wrong! I shouldn't have targeted you!"

In the forest, a group of ninja begged Ye Liangnai for mercy in terror.

"You only beg for mercy after you can't win. It's too late for that, everyone!"

It was not that Ye Liangnai was bloodthirsty. If he did not kill these people, there was no telling whether they would stab him in the back later.

"Monster! He's a monster!"

"Everyone, don't provoke that White Blade Asura!"

In an instant, Ye Liangnai's fearsome reputation as the White Blade Asura spread far and wide.

"Oh? White Blade Asura? That sounds pretty strong! You two interested?"

Ringo Ameyuri immediately grew excited upon hearing the news.

"Heh heh, of course!" Hozuki Suigetsu and Shima Isshin grinned.

After fighting Ringo Ameyuri, Shima Isshin had earned her recognition and been invited to hunt alongside her.

With three Chunin together, even a Special Jonin would likely have trouble dealing with them.

"Well, well, I didn't expect the three of you to come looking for me!"

Having just completed his thirty-man kill, Ye Liangnai wiped the sweat from his forehead and spoke.

Before him, Ringo Ameyuri's group approached side by side.

"White Blade Asura, come on. Let us see what you're capable of!"

"Fight with the resolve to kill us!"

"I didn't expect you to have hidden yourself so deeply. You've truly opened my eyes!"

With that, the three charged at him!

"Illusion Technique: Binding!"

But Ye Liangnai rapidly formed Hand Seals and glared.

The three immediately felt their bodies freeze. Crying out inwardly that this was bad, they unleashed all their Chakra to break free of the restraint.

But Ye Liangnai would not give them the chance.

The stronger the enemy controlled by the Binding Technique, the greater the consumption.

Ye Liangnai had no intention of competing with them in endurance.

"Eagle Flash!"

With a whoosh, Ye Liangnai brushed past the three of them.

Then, blood sprayed from all three of their chests at once, and they collapsed to the ground.

Their eyes were filled with lingering terror.

If the attack had been just a little closer, their throats would have been slit here today.

Ye Liangnai panted lightly for a few breaths before looking at the three of them.

Controlling three ninja of the same level at once had truly consumed too much energy.

He raised an eyebrow and said arrogantly, "I originally intended to kill you, but since you are all genuinely talented, I'll leave your heads on your necks for now!"

"You three, remember this humiliation and work hard to grow stronger! If you become my enemies again next time, I won't show mercy!"

Hearing this, Ringo Ameyuri immediately flew into a rage. When had she ever been looked down upon like this?

"Don't look down on me, you bastard!!!"

She rushed forward, intending to cleave Ye Liangnai apart, but Anbu who suddenly appeared interrupted her.

The Anbu member swept a cold gaze across the three of them and said, "The examinations of you three and Ye Liangnai end here. You have passed!"

"Anyone who starts another conflict will be killed without mercy!!"

"Tch, how boring!"

Ringo Ameyuri looked thoroughly displeased, but she did not dare defy the Anbu member.

She looked at Ye Liangnai again and said hatefully, "Just you wait, bastard. The day will come when you beg for mercy!"

But Ye Liangnai ignored her threat and instead looked at the Anbu member.

This only deepened Ringo Ameyuri's resentment toward him.

Ye Liangnai asked, "May I ask what brings you here?"

The Anbu member replied, "Ye Liangnai, come with us."

With that, he moved to take Ye Liangnai away.

"Why?" Ye Liangnai stepped back, his gaze turning hostile.

"Your performance before and after was far too different. We cannot be certain that you are the real Ye Liangnai. Please cooperate with us in verifying your identity!"

"Lady Mei Terumi is also waiting for the results before her surveillance can be lifted!"

Only then did Ye Liangnai sheathe his blade. "Then let's go."

What the Anbu member meant was: I am one of Mei Terumi's people, so do not worry.

Ye Liangnai knew Kirigakure's method of verifying identities.

Biometric verification technology!

Simply put, it involved testing the genetic information in one's blood.

He was not worried in the slightest!

Outside the forest!

"My lords, Ye Liangnai has been brought here!"

The Anbu member appeared with Ye Liangnai, then looked toward the gathered higher-ups ahead.

Ye Liangnai saw a greasy man of equal standing to Mei Terumi staring at him with a sinister, smug expression.

It was Qian Taikang!

This guy doesn't have some other weird fetish, does he?

Under Qian Taikang's gaze, Ye Liangnai could not help but feel creeped out.

Then, he looked at his sister, Mei Terumi.

She was being watched by two Anbu, yet remained calm and composed. She even gave him an approving look.

"I'll give you one chance. It's not too late to confess now. Who exactly are you? Impersonating an examinee and taking the examination in their place is a capital offense!"

At that moment, a ninja behind Qian Taikang shouted angrily.

Ye Liangnai raised an eyebrow at this. "I am who I am—Ye Liangnai, unchanged in name wherever I go. There is no need for me to fake anything!"

"If you lords do not believe me, then test me as you please. I am absolutely genuine!"

"However, if you have wronged me, then you lords will have to give me an explanation!"

Hearing this, the man narrowed his eyes and snorted. "Hmph, a dead pig isn't afraid of boiling water. You really are stubborn!"

"Intelligence Department, go. Peel back his skin and let everyone have a good look at his true face!"

Two ninja who looked anything but friendly immediately walked over.

"Now I refuse to believe you still won't reveal a flaw!"

"If you really are Ye Liangnai, I'll wash my hair upside down! How could a dead last suddenly become such a monster?"

Qian Taikang looked at Mei Terumi again and said smugly, "Mei Terumi, I can't believe you came up with such a clumsy cheating method!"

"Exactly, exactly! This method is far too clumsy. It truly damages your reputation!"

The ninja who had just shouted angrily chimed in like a lackey.

"Is he really an impostor? Heh heh, this is truly something to look forward to!"

"Perhaps we are about to witness a miracle—or a reshuffling of power!"

The surrounding ninja also began discussing it, creating quite a lively scene.

Mei Terumi looked at Qian Taikang with slight disdain. "The results aren't even out yet, and you already can't wait to start jumping around? Settle down, unless you want to be slapped in the face later!"

"When your face gets swollen from that slap, you'll really become a pighead."

Mei Terumi truly was Mei Terumi; her words were exceptionally sharp. Qian Taikang's eyes blazed with fury, and he gritted his teeth.

"Hmph, enjoy your pride for a little longer. That can't possibly be your brother Ye Liangnai!"

Qian Taikang absolutely did not believe that the Ye Liangnai who had slaughtered everyone in his path was the real one!

He's definitely fake! he thought.