Perfect Defeat

"Boom!!"

In the next instant, two identical Ninjutsu collided perfectly, sending water spraying into the air.

They continuously drained each other in a stalemate.

Ye Lan merely smiled lightly at this, because no one knew better than him just how powerful his own Ninjutsu was!

The deadlock lasted less than two seconds.

The amount of water on the bald man's side instantly dwindled, while in complete contrast, the water released by Ye Lan's Ninjutsu surged in wave after towering wave like a raging sea!

As one waned and the other waxed...

"Bang!!!..."

The bald man's Ninjutsu was forcibly interrupted. In the moment before he lost consciousness, he was still thinking, This kid is so young—how can he possibly have so much Chakra...

All of this was simply because Ye Lan had perfectly copied his Ninjutsu and possessed unlimited Chakra.

Meanwhile, the girl beside them stared wide-eyed at everything, her mouth forming an adorable "O." She had never imagined that this strange-looking, slender young man possessed such strength.

And although the young man before her had fairly ordinary features, his eyes seemed to contain brilliant starlight, making the girl's heart flutter uncontrollably...

Ye Lan looked disdainfully at the two unconscious bald men and spat. "With skills like that, you dared come out and do evil?! Do you really think I'm a pushover?"

Ye Lan lowered his head to look at the pooled water on the ground, feeling quite pleased.

"Not bad. I picked up another Ninjutsu from a random fight. Now that I know both Fire Release and Water Release, I'll have the strength to put up a fight against enemies in the future."

Without thinking further, Ye Lan lifted his foot and walked toward the tree not far away.

Only when Ye Lan drew close did he clearly see the girl's appearance, and a barely perceptible flash of amazement passed through his eyes.

"Are you all right?" Ye Lan asked politely.

At Ye Lan's question, the girl hurriedly came back to her senses. Lowering her head, she said embarrassedly, "N-no, I'm fine."

At the same time, she could not help cursing herself inwardly. Honestly, what was I doing? In a situation like that, I was actually still mooning over him!

Seeing this, Ye Lan said to the girl sitting on the ground, "Shall I pull you up?"

He then extended his right hand and politely held it out before her.

Seeing this, a blush appeared on the girl's face. Then, she gently placed her small hand in Ye Lan's palm.

The instant their hands touched, both of their bodies trembled.

This was the first time in her life that the girl had touched the hand of a boy other than her father, and her face could not help turning red.

Feeling the soft, fair little hand, as smooth as mutton-fat jade, Ye Lan's large hand involuntarily tightened.

The strength in his palm made the girl even more embarrassed. She lowered her head so far that it was nearly buried in her skirt.

Ye Lan chuckled softly and exerted a little force with his arm, pulling the girl to her feet.

After standing up, the girl hurriedly pulled her hand from Ye Lan's large hand.

Leaving Ye Lan feeling rather regretful.

I haven't had enough of holding it yet!

"What should we do with them?" The girl pointed at the two unconscious bald men ahead and asked, forcing herself to sound calm.

"Oh, that's simple. For people like them, the easiest thing is to give them a thorough 'interrogation.' I happen to know some people in the village's interrogation department, so we can hand them over." Ye Lan wore an ill-intentioned expression.

In truth, there was no need for any interrogation. It was obvious what had happened. He simply wanted Ibiki to give them a proper torture session.

"I'll listen to you..." the girl replied shyly.

Ye Lan smiled awkwardly. Why did the way this girl spoke sound a little like a husband and wife echoing each other?

Still, Ye Lan quite enjoyed it.