Uchiha Hiko naturally had no intention of wiping them all out. After all, in that brief instant, he had suddenly decided to build an awesome team. No matter how strong one person was, he still had to eat, and someone had to handle the chores. He could not keep doing everything himself.
This was the Pirate World, where they drifted at sea all day. It was nowhere near as convenient as inland Konoha.
So, with someone like Luo, if you killed his subordinates, the chances of recruiting him would be close to zero. Hiko had summoned Susanoo merely to put some pressure on Luo, let him taste despair, and then give him a little hope within that despair.
After emotions underwent a violent upheaval, it was easy for a person's firm convictions to waver.
Watching the red giant in the sky gently flap its wings and create massive whirlwinds, Luo knew that if that guy got serious, destroying his ship would be effortless. If Hiko had not shown mercy just now, he would be collecting Bepo and the others' bodies by now.
Luo was relieved that Bepo and the others had escaped disaster, but the pain in his chest pulled him back to the present.
Hiko looked down at Luo from above. For a defiant pirate like Luo, ordinary conciliatory measures could not subdue him. A mix of kindness and intimidation might work better, so Hiko's expression did not change in the slightest as he planted that deeply humiliating foot on Luo's chest.
"Hm?" Hiko was about to say something when he turned to look toward the sea, his brows faintly furrowing. Luo, lying on the deck, immediately tensed again. He was afraid his subordinates would come back to save him.
"Your subordinates are quite interesting." After a while, Hiko