Disobey and I'll Kill You

.The red‑haired little girl dragged out of the hole had iron chains wrapped around her arms and legs, and every movement made the chains clank clank!

It seemed the chains were fastened extremely tightly to prevent her from escaping; the cuffs on her wrists and ankles had already been worn down to a ring of blood!

Naraka gave her a careful look!

She wore tattered clothes that were blackened in many places, clearly not washed for a long time. At first I didn't notice anything, but when I got closer and sniffed, Naraka smelled a faint sour stench.

Naraka knew that was the smell of a body that hadn't been cleaned for ages. He had been to Konoha's prison dungeons many times to hold criminals or enemies, and that was exactly the odor you got from the prisoners there!

On her exposed arms and neck were dense, overlapping pressure marks; some of the marks hadn't even healed yet, clearly left just recently!

At that moment she curled up tightly, her face full of terror as she stared at the blood‑soaked Naraka. When she saw Naraka looking at her, she hurriedly clutched her head with both hands and tucked it between her legs!

"What's your name?"

Naraka asked her.

However, the little girl, just like the former rogue ninja leader, was already scared stiff. She just hugged her own head and trembled, not daring to say a word!

"Tsk… am I really that terrifying? I'm so handsome; the village girls are all stuck on me, you clueless little brat!"

Naraka curled his lip.

"Hey, are you dead yet? If you're not, answer my question—what's this little girl's name? Where did you guys kidnap her from?"

Naraka kicked the rogue ninja leader.

The kick snapped the leader, whose mind had been drifting and half‑stepping into the realm of the dead, back into reality!

"Um… ah… what?"

The rogue ninja leader mumbled, half‑squinting.

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"Ah…"

Seeing the half‑dead, dazed look on his opponent, Naraka couldn't help but stomp down on his leg, breaking his shin cleanly in two. The sharp sound of bone snapping rang out!

The excruciating pain of the broken leg jolted the rogue ninja leader into full awareness!

In the next instant he began to scream in agony!

"Ah… didn't you say… you'd let me die a quick death? You don't keep your word!"

The rogue ninja leader, ignoring his fear, started hurling curses at Naraka!

Meanwhile, the shivering little girl trembled even more at the sound of the broken bone and the scream!

"Sigh… right, I guess I promised you a quick death. Sorry, my memory's bad, I forgot in a flash!"

"But now that you're awake, answer the question I asked earlier!"

"Who is she? How did you kidnap her?"

"Alright?"

Naraka lowered his head, a apologetic smile on his face, and said to the rogue ninja leader with a genuinely kind expression!

The rogue ninja leader bore the pain and glanced at the little girl!

"That little girl's name is Xiangling. We found her by accident; both she and her mother possess a strange power. No matter if they're injured or lacking chakra, a single bite from them can restore health!"

"Oh? What about her mother?" Naraka asked, thinking.

"Her mother died half a year ago. At that time we'd just finished a war with the Land of Grass, and many brothers were wounded. We used the mother's body to heal them, but we accidentally sucked out all her chakra. She couldn't survive and died on the spot!"

"After that, we were left with just this little girl!"

"A few months ago she saw a chance to run, we caught her and shackled her! After all, she's the miracle drug we use to save our lives, but… "

The rogue ninja leader rattled off a long story in one breath, perhaps seeking a quick release. He explained Xiangling's background in painstaking detail, which only made his already frail body look even more wretched; by the end his voice became broken and intermittent!

His final word 'what a pity' clearly meant that even with such a miraculous remedy in his hands, he couldn't survive Naraka's blade!

"Hmm, fine. You've been cooperative, so I'll give you that quick death."

"Remember to be a good person in your next life… if you ever get one!"

Naraka placed his blade horizontally across the rogue ninja leader's throat!

"Hold on, may I ask a question? I want to know—what's your name?"

"I don't want to die without knowing whose hand I fell to!"

Naraka thought for a moment, then said, "My name is Hinata Naraku!"

Without further words, he thrust his hand down and cleaved the leader's head from his shoulders!

Then Naraka took out a clean cloth, wiped the blood off his katana, and sheathed it!

Naraka turned his gaze to the tightly curled Xiangling and walked slowly toward her!

Hearing his footsteps approach, Xiangling couldn't help but look up!

As soon as she looked up, she saw Naraka half‑crouched in front of her!

"Wua… don't kill me…"

.

"Please, don't kill me… I can heal your wounds…"

"I can also serve tea and cook… please spare me…"

Xiangling was terrified in an instant, and she burst into uncontrollable, wailing sobs!

Even though Naraku tried to act as harmless as possible, he forgot that he was covered in blood—anyone who saw him would be frightened. Moreover, Xiangling had just witnessed him slaughtering countless ninjas with her own eyes!

At that moment, Xiangling's mind had already labeled Naraku as a murderous demon king!

"Umm…"

Naraku was at a loss for words.

"Don't be scared, I won't hurt you," he whispered soothingly.

But it was useless; Xiangling kept crying.

Naraku's forehead veins began to tighten, straining under the tension.

"Little girl, I told you not to cry. If you don't listen, I might just kill you!"

Having no other choice, Naraku forced a harsh tone.

Surprisingly, the tactic worked. The little Xiangling, who had been sobbing like rain on blossoms, finally managed to choke back her tears.

Dealing with disobedient kids was something Naraku knew well. Though he hadn't tried it on his own two sisters in this life, in his previous life he often disciplined unruly relatives' children.

Seeing Xiangling's pitiful expression—trying to cry but daring not to, biting her lip tightly—made Naraku feel a pang of sympathy.

She must be even younger than his own sister, Hinata, yet she had already endured such suffering from a young age, even going so far as to flatter her enemies just to survive.

In an instant, Naraku could no longer bring himself to frighten her.

"Alright, stop crying. I'll take you away from here. From now on you'll stay with me, and no one will ever bully you again."

"Anyone who wants to bully you should first ask me whether I'll allow it!"

Naraku pulled a clean handkerchief from his system space, gently wiped Xiangling's dirty little face, and whispered comforting words.

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