That Means There's No Room for Negotiation?

Narak stood alone on the rooftop, facing the encirclement of over a hundred ninjas below!

"Tsk... Seriously!"

"Did you really have to make things so troublesome? Couldn't you just let me complete my mission in peace?"

Looking at the people surrounding him, Narak couldn't help sighing.

"Hey, everyone!"

"Your boss is already dead. How about we just call it quits here? You let me leave safely, and we'll be even?"

"Besides, he was only your boss. I'll take his corpse, you can divide up his assets, and we'll leave each other alone. How does that sound?!"

After thinking it over, Narak called out to the ninjas below.

"Bastard, what the hell are you talking about? What do you mean, we should go our separate ways? You killed our boss and want to just walk away? What do you take us for?"

"Exactly! If we don't kill you, where are we supposed to put our pride?"

The group of rogue ninjas shouted angrily.

"Oh? Pride? As rogue ninjas who abandoned your respective villages, did you still have anything resembling pride from the moment you left?"

Narak curled his lips disdainfully and mocked them.

What a joke. They were nothing but villains who had slaughtered and pillaged everywhere after abandoning their villages, yet they were talking to him about pride?

If you valued your pride so much, you would have found somewhere to hang yourselves long ago!

"Damn you..."

"You little brat! You're surrounded by us, yet you still dare to act so arrogantly!"

"Brothers, kill him and tear him limb from limb!"

Clearly, Narak's words had struck a nerve.

At that moment, the rogue ninjas parted, and someone who looked like their leader stepped out.

"Judging by those eyes of yours, you're from the Hyuga Clan of Konoha, aren't you?"

"I never thought the daimyo of the Land of Grass would actually ask Konoha for help. How embarrassing!"

"I don't know how you managed to sneak inside and kill that Hinokawa Steel Plate fellow, but you're surrounded now. Do you really think you can still escape?"

"Judging by your appearance, you're only ten years old, right? Is Konoha so short on people that they sent a child like you?"

The opposing leader spoke calmly.

"It's not that Konoha is short on people. It's just that Third Hokage thought I would be enough to deal with you. Sending anyone stronger would be a waste of resources."

Narak spread his hands as if he were merely stating a fact.

"Heh, sharp tongue. We want Hinokawa's assets and territory, and we want your head too!"

"We'll wash away our humiliation with your head!"

The opposing leader had clearly been provoked by Narak, and his voice was filled with murderous intent.

"Tsk... Looks like there's no room for negotiation?"

Narak rubbed his forehead, looking somewhat helpless.

"Everyone, attack! Kill him!"

At the leader's command, everyone assumed a battle stance.

"In that case, I'll send all of you on your way together. At least you'll have company on the road to the underworld!"

Facing the attack of over a hundred people, Narak remained completely unafraid as his aura began to rise.

"Whoosh!"

Several rogue ninjas charged at Narak first.

Narak cast them a cold glance, then unleashed the Gentle Fist!

"Bang, bang, bang..."

The first attackers were struck by Narak in an instant. The Gentle Fist disrupted the Chakra in their bodies, and they all lost control of themselves.

"Ah..."

Several of them fell from the rooftop, their fates unknown.

"Tch. Your own teammates fell, and you're just going to watch them die? You're cold-blooded."

Seeing how the other side remained unmoved as their teammates fell, Narak spoke coldly.

"They were just useless trash. Dead is dead. They only have themselves to blame for being weaker."

"Is that so? If that's how you think, then I won't feel the slightest bit guilty about killing you."

Clearly, the rogue ninjas' callousness had convinced Narak to kill them all.

"Heh, what a boast! Everyone, spread out and use ranged attacks to wear him down. Don't engage him in close combat. The Hyuga Clan excels at close-quarters fighting!"

The opposing leader had clearly studied the Hyuga Clan.

Or rather, the Hyuga Clan was simply too famous. The combination of the Byakugan and Gentle Fist made their close-combat ability exceptionally strong. Throughout the entire shinobi world, anyone who wasn't a fresh rookie knew about the Hyuga Clan.

"Not a bad idea. It might restrain another clan member, but unfortunately for you, you ran into me!"

The Hyuga Clan's close-combat ability was indeed powerful, but it was also limited by that same strength.

Ranged combat had always been their weakness, and after countless battles against their enemies, others had come to understand this.

Unfortunately, that weakness didn't apply to Narak!

"You want to wear me down with ranged attacks? You'll have to be able to keep your distance first!"

A cold smile appeared at the corner of Narak's mouth.

The combination of Gentle Fist and Byakugan alone had made the Hyuga Clan famous throughout the shinobi world. So what would happen when Gentle Fist, Byakugan, and Flash Step were combined?

Narak didn't use Kido. Instead, he planned to test his close-combat ability on the battlefield first. The enemies before him weren't particularly strong, but they weren't weak either. At least, Narak couldn't sense anyone among them who posed a threat to him.

The only problem was their numbers. An ordinary Jonin facing their encirclement would probably be killed, and even if Kakashi came, he would likely have to go all out just to preserve his life.

Enemies like these were perfect for testing himself.

Without wasting any more words on them, Narak activated Flash Step beneath his feet and vanished from where he stood.

"What? Where did he go?"

"Ah..."

"Over here!"

"Guh... Ah..."

In that instant, Narak darted through the crowd like a bolt of lightning. He moved so quickly that the enemies couldn't react at all!

Every time they realized Narak had appeared in front of them, their chests had already been pierced or their necks had already been twisted.

Soon, wave after wave of screams rang out through the crowd.

"Damn it! Where is he? Where is he?"

"Bastard, Fire Release—Fire Dragon Bullet!"

"Ah... You idiot, what are you firing at? You hit one of our own!"

The battlefield descended into chaos. In their panic, some people recklessly unleashed ninjutsu and accidentally struck their allies.

"Everyone, calm down! Don't lose your heads!"

The rogue-ninja leader ground his teeth as he watched the chaos before him.

"Faced with a situation like this, what are you planning to do?"

Suddenly, Narak's voice drifted eerily from behind him.

"What...?"

A wave of deathly dread swept through his heart.

"Pfft."

Narak turned his hand into a blade and pierced through his chest.

"Bang."

But in the next moment, the man transformed into a wooden post split down the middle.

"Oh? Substitution Technique? Your reactions are pretty fast. Still, I hope you're just as lucky next time!"

Clearly, the man had earned his position as the leader of the rogue ninjas through genuine ability.

Then again, without some strength, he wouldn't have been able to stand among these scum, where everything was decided by power.

Narak raised his eyes and glanced around. After that bout of slaughter, more than a dozen corpses already lay on the ground.

This time, Narak hadn't used his Zanpakuto. He had relied purely on physical techniques!

When he used his hand like a blade, some of them had their heads severed, while others had their abdomens ripped open.

As a result, Narak was covered in the enemies' blood. In particular, blood kept dripping from his lowered right hand.

One rogue ninja after another stared at the god of slaughter before them in terror. Clearly, Narak's brutal methods had frightened them.

They never would have imagined that this Konoha ninja from the Hyuga Clan, who was only ten years old, could possess such terrifying strength!

"Now, I announce that all of you are surrounded by me!"

Narak's voice rang in their ears like the voice of the god of death.

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