Wonderful, He Actually Wants to Kill Me!

Gurgle, gurgle!

Scalding hot water continuously burst into bubbles, sending white clouds and fog drifting upward, causing the pungent sulfur smell to spread in all directions.

In a deep darkness, Only a barrier floated on the boiling water lake, emitting a gleaming white light.

Crack, crack!

Rubble and dust continuously fell from the volcanic cliff face.

The entire environment was like a kettle that had boiled over but was capped, constantly exerting pressure inward.

The scorching hot air made it difficult to breathe.

The temperature once reached 50-60 degrees.

In such an environment, even Uchiha Ci, who had become a ninja, felt his vision blur intermittently.

A suppressed crisis lurked in the depths, like a viper waiting to strike.

Uchiha Ci's vision flickered, and through the white light of the barrier, he seemed to see the death star flashing wildly in the pitch-black night sky!

He felt as if he saw his great-grandmother waving to him in the night sky.

At this thought, Uchiha Ci's spirit suddenly perked up.

He was awake, completely awake!

He gradually understood everything.

This place was a volcano created by the Dodai Ninjutsu of a Kumogakure ninja, and the boiling spring directly below him.

This... wasn't this a perfect burial ground!?

What do they mean by "when the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a path," and "after the dark flowers bloom, another village appears!"

Originally, Uchiha Ci thought he had wasted his money, the exploding tags didn't detonate, and he almost made a comeback to thrash a Kumogakure jonin.

Plus, Great Elder Uchiha Setsuna's threat, which was comparable to self-destruction, Those two Kumogakure ninja were so scared they were about to pack up and run overnight.

But, but, but, but, who would have thought--

Boss Dodai gave him a big one in return!

Earth Style: Earth Rising Excavation created the volcano, and Lava Style: Lava River sealed the top.

Volcano erupting, boiling springs gushing!

Over 100 degrees Celsius, high pressure, plus the impact of earth and stone, and a literal full-body bath in boiling water.

This was a sure death, wasn't it?

It was a perfect combined ninjutsu!

Uchiha Ci was almost moved to tears, This time, this time he was thanking Boss Dodai for the big volcano!

Damn it, trying to get insurance was too difficult!

While Uchiha Ci was moved to tears, the Kumogakure ninja Moroi on the other side was already red-hot.

It was like a realistic version of "you're hot, I'm warm" in the ninja world.

Moroi glared fiercely at Uchiha Ci, who looked like he was crying from fear, with no sympathy in his heart.

Only hatred!

His eyes were bloodshot, the skin on his face was grotesquely twisted, and veins bulged on his forehead.

It was all because of this kid, because of him!

Dodai had sold him out, and with one Earth Rising Excavation, he had thrown his barrier and himself into the volcano!

Moroi had never felt such despair before.

The suppressed anger was almost bursting out of his chest.

He glared at Uchiha Ci, his voice distorted as he roared:

"Uchiha Ci!"

"It's all your fault! All your fault!"

"If it weren't for you, how could I have ended up in this situation!?"

Moroi clenched his fists, his eyes wide with rage, and roared almost frenziedly:

"I'm going to kill you!"

"I will definitely kill you!"

However, Upon hearing this, Uchiha Ci was not surprised but delighted!

He looked at the furious Moroi, almost applauding him on the spot.

Wonderful, this guy actually wants to kill me!

This is like bungee jumping outside the atmosphere and suddenly realizing you forgot your parachute!

It's truly a double blessing!

Meeting Moroi's gaze, which seemed to want to bite his scalp off, Uchiha Ci suppressed his inner ecstasy and nodded calmly.

"Very good, very spirited!"

He suddenly opened his eyes. To ensure Moroi's anger reached its threshold, he even deliberately raised an eyebrow, putting on an expression of disdain, arrogance, and rebelliousness, like Two Pillars.

Immediately, Uchiha Ci let out a sneer and said faintly:

"Before these eyes, your struggle is meaningless!"

As the words fell, Sharingan, activate!

His scarlet pupils reflected Moroi's twisted expression, the Single Tomoe slowly rotating.

As if it were the most exquisite artwork in the world.

No need for further words, this alone exuded an aura of a King of Show-off.

Anyone who saw it would want to rush forward and beat him up!

Clearly, with this show-off technique, at least ten years ahead of the current ninja world, Moroi was unable to resist.

His nostrils flared, and veins bulged on his forehead.

Next Moment, Moroi stomped on the surface of the boiling lake, kicking up a surge of white mist, and charged forward with a ferocious expression.

However, Uchiha Ci merely sidestepped, dodging Moroi's fast punch.

He counterattacked with a knife to Moroi's back heart.

Cloud Style: Hidden Slash!

Learned and used on the spot.

Uchiha Ci kicked Moroi in the face, sending him flying backward, then calmly said:

"Give up, I've completely seen through your actions!"

"Ahhhhhhhh!"

Moroi, enraged to the extreme, ignored his body's utter exhaustion. He formed hand seals and slammed them onto the boiling lake surface:

"Dharma Seal: Lightning Kill Bind!"

Uchiha Ci was startled, not expecting Moroi to still be able to use ninjutsu. He immediately tried to dodge.

But water conducts electricity—the change in environment indirectly enhanced the speed of Moroi's technique.

A dazzling lightning bolt shot forward, forming a large character '雷' (Lightning) under Uchiha Ci's feet.

Four lightning spike chains pierced through him, locking Uchiha Ci firmly in place, making significant movement difficult.

Moroi revealed a ferocious smile, Then, Splash.

He fell into the scalding boiling water.

Gurgle Gurgle!

Beneath the water, Moroi's mouth opened and closed, his face filled with terror, eyes wide, limbs flailing powerlessly.

The scalding boiling water quickly cooked the edges of his body.

Plop!

A large bubble rose to the surface.

Moroi, this Special Jonin of Kumogakure, the future Squad Leader of the Kumogakure Barrier Squad, a strong person capable of creating 36 Regenerative Barriers, Was no more.

As Moroi died, the Dharma Seal of Lightning Kill Bind gradually faded.

Uchiha Ci was suddenly dumbfounded.

"No, Big Brother, couldn't you have held on for two more seconds?"

"Come at me with a knife! Damn it!"

He used ninjutsu forcefully even without chakra, not even leaving himself enough room to Water Walk.

Are the old brothers of Kumogakure all this irritable?

Uchiha Ci gasped for air where he stood.

He was truly out of strength by this point.

He watched the barrier before him slowly fade, the darkness gradually engulfing everything.

Uchiha Ci let out a sigh of relief.

Reflected in the scalding Boiling Spring, he saw his own face.

It was once a handsome, charming face that made people want to pinch it to test its moisture.

Now it was pitch black, covered in dirt, bloodstains, wounds, black squid ink, and sweat all mixed together.

He looked like a miner who had just crawled out of a coal pit.

Uchiha Ci suddenly let out a dry chuckle, looking down at the water's surface, which had reached a critical point.

The Boiling Spring was about to erupt.

He imagined the impending landslide and deluge, the heavens and earth inverting.

"This, this must be my end."

Uchiha Ci collapsed onto the water's surface, chuckling. His face was filled with relief.

He was so tired.

However, Just then--

In the darkness, a Golden Flame suddenly lit up!

It was like the first ray of light at the creation of the world!

A familiar roar sounded in Uchiha Ci's ears:

"Fire Style: Majestic Fire Destruction!"

Chapter 22 has been revised. Up to this point, the first arc of the book has come to a close.

Next will be a brand new arc in the Land of Hot Water: the Ritual of the Evil God.

Yes, that's the part from the synopsis.

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