Hero's Blood! (An Extra Chapter for Helm Master Come Read Books!)

"Of course, I hope that after hearing me out, you'll help your master with something..."

Pfft!

Shibuki stared in disbelief at the kunai embedded in his chest. "Wh... why?"

Suiren released Shibuki and let him collapse to the ground, saying with great "sorrow," "You inherited the bloodline of your ancestors and are qualified to drink the Hero Water. But you're simply too weak. Even after drinking the Hero Water, you still wouldn't be a match for those two enemies."

"To protect the village and defeat the enemy, I'm the only one who can bear this power as the strongest jōnin in the village."

"And you can consider this a sacrifice for your master and the village. You understand my predicament, don't you?"

At that moment, Shibuki felt that his master, Suiren, was so unfamiliar!

He was like a demon wearing human skin. This man had gone mad.

Shibuki didn't know what Suiren's purpose was, but the previous attack hadn't been fatal. It seemed to have been done merely to render him incapable of resisting.

Shibuki struggled desperately to get away, but Suiren staggered over, hoisted him up, and carried him beneath the sacred tree.

"Once your blood fuses with it, the side effects of the Hero Water should be neutralized. Don't worry. If it doesn't need too much blood, you'll still survive. So pray, my beloved disciple!"

Slash!

After breaking all four of Shibuki's limbs, Suiren cut both of his wrists with a kunai, then let all the blood flowing from Shibuki's body drain into the stone platform, where it fused with the Hero Water inside.

After all that, the double blow to Shibuki's mind and body caused him to faint immediately.

That was for the best. It saved them a lot of trouble and pain.

Then, under Suiren's intensely