"Have you figured out how to break my technique?" Jiang Rui suddenly asked. Or rather, Great Sage had keenly noticed a hint of deathly resolve in the other man's eyes.
At Great Sage's reminder, Jiang Rui decisively switched into talk-no-jutsu mode. "Do you remember our bet?"
It had merely been a casual joke that had slipped out of his mouth, yet the Raikage had unexpectedly agreed.
"Are you humiliating me?"
The Raikage's face darkened with rage as lightning ran wild around him. Water Shadow frowned faintly, and everyone quietly went on guard.
To be honest, killing the Raikage here would bring Mist no benefits. Jiang Rui might become famous in one stroke, but excessive fame was no good thing for someone as young as him. More importantly, the Raikage's death would definitely trigger a full-scale war between the two nations.
The losses involved in such a situation, along with the dozens of High Ninjas present, might all end up severely injured or even killed by the frenzied Raikage at any cost...
Jiang Rui naturally understood this as well. He had originally intended to join forces with Water Shadow and attack from both sides, but he changed his mind.
His previous thinking had been that, as a transcendent being, he ought to follow one principle—After I leave, let the floods drown the world.
But now, as a future Water Shadow, he had to learn to take responsibility for the village and for the companions who had risked their lives to save her—even if he would eventually leave.
As had been said before, he would never become a refined egoist. Yet whether that style was good or bad, no one could say.
Jiang Rui shook his head, blinked, and lightly clasped his hands behind his back. Like a harmless little girl, he