After several years of missions, Narak was no longer the timid novice who showed mercy to his enemies!
Even when Narak was only five years old, before he had begun carrying out missions, he could calmly and composedly kill ninjas from Kumogakure. Needless to say, the current him had already endured the bloody tempering of all kinds of missions!
Those who were softhearted had long since died on the battlefield. The only ones who survived were those who could kill their enemies without hesitation!
That was why Narak could calmly slaughter hundreds of ninjas without batting an eye!
There was no other reason. It was simply the victor becoming king and the defeated becoming outlaws!
When it came to life and death, when it came to killing, Narak had long since become indifferent!
As long as he stayed true to his heart and did not become someone who slaughtered innocents or attacked ordinary people, that was enough. As for enemies, it was always a matter of life and death. If I did not kill you, you would kill me. So if I was stronger than you and killed you, I had no reason to feel burdened by it!
"Gulp..."
The rogue-ninja leader forcibly endured the pain and swallowed!
"What do you want to know?"
He asked in a trembling voice!
"Well, nothing much. I just want to know whether you have any other locations besides this base."
"If I tell you, will you let me go?"
The rogue-ninja leader still held on to a sliver of hope!
"What do you think?"
Narak smiled at him as he spoke!
However, in his eyes, Narak's smile was as terrifying as a ghost appearing in the middle of the night!
Clearly, he knew that Narak would never spare his life. The only difference was whether he would die more quickly by honestly confessing, or whether he would have to endure all kinds of torture first!
"There's another location, but there are fewer people there, only a dozen or so. It's one of our emergency shelters!"
He lowered his head and gave a bitter smile. In the end, he chose to speak!
"Good. Take me there. Don't even think about playing any tricks. You should know that there's no way you can escape!"
"Don't worry. After seeing what you can do, I've given up on all fantasies. All I want now is to die quickly!"
Clearly, he had recognized reality!
Narak cast the binding art Hado #1: Thrust, tying him up. Then he carried him and sped off in the direction he indicated!
After a while, Narak crossed three or four mountains and finally arrived at another base!
This base had been established inside a mine at the foot of a mountain, with two ninjas standing guard at the entrance!
Narak threw the rogue-ninja leader to the ground, then kicked him awake!
"Wake up. Is this the place?"
The rogue-ninja leader, who had become drowsy from losing too much blood, slowly woke up!
In fact, if Narak had not used Responded to give him some simple treatment on the way, he would have died long ago!
The rogue-ninja leader struggled to raise his head and looked at his surroundings. When he saw the cave, he weakly said, "That's right. This is the place!"
"Good!"
Narak picked him up, then exerted force with his arm and threw him bodily into the cave!
"Bang!"
The rogue-ninja leader crashed directly in front of the two guards, making a dull sound!
"Who's there?"
"Is that... the leader?"
The two were startled, but in the next instant, they realized that it was their leader!
"Leader, who hurt you like this?"
"We're under attack! Brothers, get ready!"
Hearing the commotion outside, a large group of people hurried out!
At that moment, Narak slowly emerged from the darkness and walked toward them!
"Is this the only enemy, or are the others hiding in the shadows?"
Looking at Narak, whose entire body was stained with blood, the other side wore expressions of disbelief. In their eyes, Narak was simply too young!
"You... run... I'm sorry..."
At this moment, whether he had suddenly found his conscience or for some other reason, the rogue-ninja leader actually warned them to run!
"Don't say that, Boss. This kid must have used some underhanded trick to hurt you. Just wait—we'll get medicine for you right away!"
"Quickly, stop standing around! You guys deal with that kid, and you guys get inside and bring out the medicine to treat Boss's wounds!"
A man who appeared to be a minor leader ordered several people who had come out!
The group of rogue ninjas who had emerged from the cave immediately surrounded Narak, while two of them turned around and went back inside to fetch the so-called medicine!
The rogue ninjas outside surrounded Narak in the middle, grinning viciously at him!
"Tch, where did this little brat come from? Coming here in the middle of the night to die!"
"Look at him standing there like an idiot. Could he have wet himself from fear? Hahaha!"
"This kid must have used some unknown method to turn Boss into this!"
"Don't get me wrong, though—this kid has such soft, tender skin. Take him alive. Don't kill him. Let me have my fun before we finish him off!"
"Heh, you really do have a unique taste as always!"
Everyone laughed and mocked him, as though Narak were already a piece of meat on their chopping board!
Narak showed no reaction to their words. In his eyes, they were nothing more than a group of corpses!
However, when it came to the one who had said he wanted to engage in some kind of friendly interaction with him, Narak gave him a pointed glance, a cold glint flashing in his eyes!
The rogue-ninja leader lying on the ground had already turned his head away and closed his eyes!
Sigh. "I've already given you the warning you needed. You insist on courting death. I can't bear to watch!"
At last, Narak made his move. His Zanpakuto left its sheath, and in the next instant, it erupted with thousands of blade flashes!
It was the scene created by Narak darting rapidly around the battlefield, swinging the long blade in his hand and reflecting the firelight!
"Whoosh!"
After only a few breaths, Narak sheathed his sword and stood there!
The ninjas who had surrounded Narak slowly began to bleed, thin lines of blood seeping from their bodies!
"Whoosh..."
A night breeze swept through the mountain forest. The group that had been standing instantly collapsed, turning into scattered chunks of mangled corpses!
As for the man who had spoken so insolently, he had been cut from head to toe into more than a hundred pieces, making it impossible to piece him back together!
"Boss, we brought the medicine for you!"
At that moment, the two men who had entered the cave to fetch the medicine came out, leading a little girl by the hand!
However, when they emerged from the cave, what they saw was a ground covered in mangled corpses and blood!
"What... happened here?"
The two spoke in terror!
"Urk..."
The little girl they had led out could not help vomiting when she saw the bloody scene before her!
Without wasting words, Narak raised his hand and used Hado #1: Thrust, piercing through the two men's foreheads and ending their lives!
Then Narak looked at the little girl curiously. Hadn't they gone to fetch medicine? Why had they brought out a little girl? Moreover, that head of red hair—wasn't it a sign of the Uzumaki clan?
Wait. Could this person be...
Red hair, a girl, being referred to as medicine—and the densely packed bite marks visible on her exposed arms. Narak instantly formed a suspicion!
Could this person be Karin of the Uzumaki clan?
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