Leaf Village: We Uchiha Are Done Lying Flat! Part 43

Suikazan Fuguki's face was full of cold sneers.

He could not even be bothered to use Samehada, simply swinging a vicious punch at Kudo Shin.

That was right.

Against three Leaf Village Genin, as a Jonin, he could crush these three ants with Chakra alone.

"Heh, three little brats."

"So many Mist Village ninja have died these past few days. Looks like you were the ones causing trouble."

"Since I ran into you, leave your lives behind!"

Chapter 32: Even If I Can't Kill You, I'll Exhaust You to Death

Kudo Shin's face turned deathly pale.

Especially when Suikazan Fuguki charged at him, he could practically smell death.

But at that moment.

He felt himself lifted into the air, and instinctively turned around the next second.

He saw that Uchiha Jin had actually turned back and was dragging him away at a mad sprint.

"Uchiha... Jin?"

His mind went completely blank.

After spending so much time together, they had long understood each other's character.

In Kudo Shin's eyes, Uchiha Jin was an egoist.

As long as it did not affect himself, he was willing to lend a hand to his companions—but only if they had earned his approval.

But likewise.

The moment his own life was at risk, he would abandon his companions without hesitation.

As for the Will of Fire, he only paid it lip service.

So.

Why?

He truly could not understand why Uchiha Jin was saving him.

After all, he was just a commoner!

Before he could figure it out, Uchiha Jin caught up to Nara Kazama, scooped him up with his free left hand, and carried the two of them in a wild dash into the distance.

Kudo Shin: "..."

Nara Kazama: "..."

The two of them were completely dumbfounded.

Clearly.

Uchiha Jin's actions had given them a serious case of cognitive dissonance.

In fact, not just them.

Even Suikazan Fuguki, who had been about to attack, was now full of question marks as he stared at Uchiha Jin in stunned disbelief.

Then came fury.

What the hell!

As an Elite Jonin, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and the wielder of the greatsword Samehada, if he let three Leaf Village brats escape just like that, would he not become the laughingstock of the entire Ninja World?

This was absolutely intolerable!

Consumed by rage, Suikazan Fuguki gripped Samehada and charged straight at Uchiha Jin.

"Brat, I'm angry now!" he roared as he gave chase. "Stop right this instant!"

Uchiha Jin's mouth twitched.

As if he had heard some enormous joke, he shouted back while running.

"A Jonin? This is it?"

"With an IQ like yours, you call yourself one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen? Are you trying to make me laugh to death so you can inherit my Leaf Headband?"

"You tell me to stop, and I should stop? Do I look like an idiot to you?"

"Could anyone without three years of brain damage say something that stupid?"

"Old man, are you getting too old? I suggest you hurry back to Mist Village and retire."

"The battlefield is for us young people. What are you doing out here at your age?"

Holy shit!

Suikazan Fuguki nearly coughed up blood from rage when he heard that.

Damn it, that was just a figure of speech.

Did he have to make such a big deal out of it?

Who did not say things like that?

He grew even angrier.

He had never imagined that this Leaf Village brat's mouth could be so foul.

The key was that he wanted to retort, but he genuinely could not think of anything to say.

After all.

The brat was not wrong!

Just because he told him to stop did not mean he would actually stop, right?

It was not like he was stupid.

But because of that.

The fury in his eyes burned even hotter, and he immediately let out a furious roar.

"Leaf Village brat, you're dead."

"Even if I have to chase you until the sun sets, I'll kill you, you little bastard."

"Even if I abandon every other mission, I swear I'll kill you today!"

However.

Uchiha Jin only snorted disdainfully.

He did not take Suikazan Fuguki seriously at all. If he did not have two useless burdens dragging him down, he would have turned around and cut the man down long ago.

Therefore.

In response to the man's threats, he continued to run his mouth.

"Oh, come on, keep it up!"

"Old man, make sure you take care of yourself. Don't throw out your back!"

"Don't overdo it!"

Uchiha Jin's words sounded as though he were concerned for the other man's health, as if he were acting entirely for his sake.

But the problem was.

They were enemies!

No one could stand that kind of mockery.

Much less Suikazan Fuguki, an Elite Jonin and one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

If word of this got out, how could he ever show his face again?

So he became even angrier.

While chasing wildly, he continuously hurled all kinds of ninjutsu, Senbon, Kunai, and Shuriken at Uchiha Jin.

It could be said.

Other than the Samehada in his hand, he threw practically everything he had.

But unfortunately.

Uchiha Jin's Taijutsu was simply too strong, especially his endurance over long-distance sprints. Suikazan Fuguki could not even compare.

Even though he had exerted all his strength, he simply could not catch Uchiha Jin, who was carrying two burdens.

He could not even catch up to the brat himself, let alone the ninjutsu he had thrown.

There was nothing he could do.