Spiral Sphere

The two hidden weapons were a pair of black kunai.

Looking into the distance, he saw a boy standing there.

It was Leiyin.

When Verdan saw Leiyin, a glimmer flashed through her beautiful eyes. A sliver of hope lit up in her dying heart, but at the same time, she was filled with confusion.

Could he defeat Anderson?

When Farmer saw Leiyin, tears streamed down his aged face. "That damn kid, you finally came. We all thought you'd run away."

Leiyin had no idea Anderson would come today. After reaching the back of the mountain, he had walked across the water and out to sea to practice a new jutsu. That was why Verdan hadn't found him there.

At that moment, Leiyin shouted, "Pirates, listen up! If you don't want to die, hurry back to your side! Stop harassing the villagers! I'm the one who killed Andrin. If you want to fight, I'll be waiting right here!"

Who would listen to a little brat? The pirates continued battling the villagers.

Seeing that no one paid him any attention, Leiyin drew several kunai and hurled them at the pirates. Every one of them struck a pirate with deadly accuracy, knocking them down.

Only then did the Evil Wolf Pirates begin taking the boy seriously, and they all stopped fighting.

It was Leiyin's show of force that split the crowd into two groups. Those who had been exchanging blows now stood facing each other again.

Fortunately, the battle hadn't lasted long. Anderson had barely fought anyone besides Miller, so the villagers' casualties weren't too severe.

It could be said that Leiyin's arrival had come just in time.

But what use was his arrival?

In everyone's eyes, Leiyin was merely a brat who knew a few strange tricks. He was nowhere near strong enough to stand against Anderson.

Leiyin scratched his head awkwardly. "Mr. Farmer, sorry I'm late."

Farmer smiled and nodded at him. He still trusted Leiyin.

Verdan stared at Leiyin without blinking, but then she remembered what her father had said: If he could defeat Anderson, he would marry her to Leiyin.

The thought had barely crossed her mind when Verdan immediately shook her head. What am I thinking at a time like this? I'm actually thinking about this sort of thing. I'm never marrying this complete idiot. Never! Besides, can he even defeat Anderson? What a joke!

As Verdan was thinking, Anderson spoke. "Hey, are you the brat who killed my little brother?"

Leiyin folded his arms across his chest. "That's right."

Anderson's face darkened. "You've ruined my plans time and again. Once I catch you, I'll make sure you die a slow and agonizing death!"

Leiyin suddenly smiled. "That depends on whether you have what it takes."

"Arrogant bastard!"

Anderson then said to Miller beside him, "You. Go test this brat."

Miller stepped forward somewhat shakily, as though he couldn't bear to face the villagers.

The villagers glared at Miller viciously, wishing they could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin.

In their eyes, a traitor was even more despicable than an enemy.

When Miller stepped forward, Leiyin couldn't help but smile. "Major, did you join the Evil Wolf Pirates?"

Leiyin's taunt immediately enraged Miller. "Brat, don't get cocky. There's no need for Lord Anderson to lift a finger. I'll tear you to pieces myself!"

It seemed he truly considered himself a member of the Evil Wolf Pirates.

With that, Miller charged.

Leiyin didn't even dodge. He simply endured the punch head-on.

The punch didn't hurt him in the slightest. Leiyin didn't even twitch an eyebrow as he drew a streak of white light through the air.

"White Blade!"

The sharp chakra carved a deep bloody gash across Miller's chest. Miller collapsed to the ground, rendered incapable of fighting.

"What a useless piece of trash!" Anderson sneered.

At that moment, the little girl Jenny ran out from somewhere and cried sweetly at Leiyin, "Big Brother Leiyin! You have to defeat Anderson! If—if you defeat Anderson, my daddy will... My daddy will let me—"

"All right, I know!" Leiyin hurriedly interrupted her. He knew what Jenny was about to say, and if she actually said it, he would die of embarrassment.

Yet the people still didn't believe Leiyin could defeat the terrifyingly powerful Anderson.

Regardless, the battle had reached its climax, its most intense stage. Everyone focused their attention on the two of them.

Anderson's hands transformed into jackal claws, sharp nails jutting out as he slashed at Leiyin.

Leiyin still didn't dodge. He blocked with his right arm, and the razor-like claws failed to pierce even half a millimeter into it.

It turned out he had already concentrated chakra in his right arm, forming a layer of armor.

Next, Leiyin extended his left hand. A blue sphere of energy formed in his palm.

There was no doubt that it was a chakra sphere. Though it appeared calm and still, it was actually spinning at high speed.

Leiyin smiled faintly and thrust the energy packed within it toward Anderson.

"Rasengan!"

Anderson sensed the danger and hurriedly leaped several meters away. Yet when the Rasengan struck the ground, it blasted open a crater nearly three meters in diameter. Anderson had dodged the direct hit, but the shockwave still injured his right arm.

"D-Damn it..."

Clutching his bloodied, blasted arm, Anderson spat out the words through clenched teeth.

Whether pirate or villager, everyone let out an astonished cry.

The villagers were especially shocked. From the moment Leiyin had entered the village until now, this was the first time they had truly begun to take him seriously.

Verdan in particular clasped her hands tightly without realizing it. She lightly bit her lower lip, her eyes fixed firmly on Leiyin, her thoughts impossible to read.

Seeing that the boy before him possessed extraordinary strength, Anderson fully transformed his half-beast body. What appeared before everyone was a standing jackal.

No one had ever seen Anderson display such a form.

A Zoan Devil Fruit already gave ordinary people an inherent advantage, greatly enhancing their physical strength, recovery, and vitality.

Without a doubt, this Full Beast Form was the strongest state of the Dog-Dog Fruit, Jackal Form!

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, Anderson's jackal jaws opened and closed. "Brat, hardly anyone has ever forced me into this form. Looks like I underestimated you before."

Time to show him the results of my training, Leiyin thought.

Over the past few days, aside from eating and sleeping, Leiyin had spent nearly all his time training.

In fact, he had successfully mastered the Rasengan a week ago. What he had been practicing these past few days was a ninjutsu even more powerful than the Rasengan.

At that moment, Leiyin extended his right hand. A chakra sphere larger than the one before gathered in his palm, the chakra within it rotating even faster.