Pyrrhic Victory, Resentment, The Girl Under The Moon

Heaven knows, Uchiha Ci's Sharingan had only awakened not long ago.

No one had taught him how to use these eyes.

Let alone genjutsu, All he could use was the observation function that came with his one-tomoe Sharingan. He couldn't even copy ninjutsu, only imitate taijutsu he had seen.

In that moment just now, Uchiha Ci had truly gambled with his life.

If the opponent had insisted on striking with his spear, with his leg already crippled, plus not knowing Body Flicker Technique, not knowing genjutsu, and no time to pre-place a Substitution Technique log, Uchiha Ci would have had no room to dodge.

Life and death hung in the balance.

However, it was a pity that, despite not knowing genjutsu, he had succeeded in making his opponent believe he mastered it.

He had won the gamble.

Uchiha Ci slowly dragged his right leg, moving his body toward the Evil God Cult leader, his expression gradually darkening.

Gritting his teeth, he felt a sense of disappointment that they couldn't live up to expectations.

These useless fools, they couldn't even play properly when three of them were fighting one and still got counter-killed?

You're already using the Curse Technique: Blood of the Dead, why didn't you just stab the heart?

You keep mentioning the Evil God and suffering, why don't you make a sacrifice?

Would it kill you to stab a few more times?

At this moment, the Evil God Cult leader looked terrified.

He watched Uchiha Ci, radiating a chilling aura, approach, his back instantly drenched in cold sweat.

Unlike Hidan in the future, he didn't have the 'immortality' created by the Evil God Cult's bizarre sacrifices. That stab to the leg was real!

Furthermore, to restrict Uchiha Ci's movements, he hadn't taken any measures to stop the bleeding.

Now, with excessive blood loss, a sickly pallor was beginning to show on the leader's dark face.

Even the Manichaeans would call him an expert.

While restricting Uchiha Ci, he had also restricted himself.

Therefore, the final outcome was--

Uchiha Ci crawled forward a few more steps, a ferocious grin appearing on his face.

He yanked the Pitch-Black Spear stuck in the ground!

Then, he lunged forward, drawing his arm back like a waxing crescent moon!

Shu!

The Pitch-Black Spear tore through the air, swinging in a full moon arc!

With one strike, it first sent the Evil God Cult leader flying out of the ritual circle, interrupting his Curse Technique: Blood of the Dead.

Immediately after, A black light shot out, piercing his throat and pinning him to the ground.

The Evil God Cult leader was dead!

And at this moment, the talent notification chimed in.

[Ding!]
[You bravely counter-attacked an enemy who taunted you. The enemy is now dead and unable to retort.]
[The counter-attack was powerful, triggering a critical hit.]
[You have obtained a random skill from the enemy: Wind Release: Severing Sky Wave (Proficient, C)]
[Skill critically hit, current attribute: Wind Release: Severing Sky Extreme Wave (Mastered, B)]
[You have obtained a random skill from the opponent: Rope Escape Technique (E)]
[Your Steel of the Heart stacks have increased.]

The pale red barrier that reached the heavens dissipated. Uchiha Ci gasped for air and slumped to the ground.

His body was covered in water and dust, and the bloody hole in his right leg was horrifying.

Around them, silence reigned.

The villagers in the plaza stared blankly at Uchiha Ci, who had fought three enemies alone and killed the Evil God Cult members one by one.

But, there were no cheers, no flowers, and no praise.

The woman holding the little girl Yuko stared in horror at the motionless bodies of the three Evil God Cult members.

The next second, Her face contorted into pure terror.

Driven by this fear, the woman suddenly stepped forward, pointed a finger at Uchiha Ci's nose, and cursed him hysterically and sharply:

"You beast, what have you done?!"

"You actually killed an adult from the Evil God Cult!"

"Do you know what you've brought upon us by doing this?"

As if all her strength had been drained, the woman leaned against the wall, crying and laughing, her face contorted.

"It's over, it's over, everything is over."

"We're all going to die here, haha, die here."

As if suddenly remembering something, the woman's expression turned grim. She shoved Yuko away and lunged forward, as if to vent her rage by tearing Uchiha Ci's face apart.

Just then, the Hooded Girl leaped in front of Uchiha Ci, blocking the woman's path. She extended her slender palm, stopping her advance.

She didn't say much, only her gaze was cold as she formed a hand seal.

A spinning water blade gradually took shape in her hand.

"Get lost!"

Meanwhile, Uchiha Ci had no time to pay attention to his surroundings. Due to excessive blood loss, he was feeling dizzy, short of breath, pale, and his limbs were cold.

He glanced at his injuries and let out a wry smile.

With such severe wounds, and no medical ninja nearby, he was definitely doomed!

Ci shook his head, trying to stand up, but couldn't help it as his vision went black, and he fell forward.

Just before closing his eyes, he suddenly saw Hidan dragging Shinnosuke towards him.

Uchiha Ci's smile froze instantly, a hint of terror in his eyes.

Wait, you damn bastard, don't come over here!

Uchiha Ci remembered—

Shinnosuke, that guy, was a medical ninja!

Moreover, he was a top-tier medical ninja in the current ninja world, second only to the Sannin Tsunade, and was proficient in high-level medical ninjutsu like the Mystical Palm Technique.

#

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Beneath a large refugee gathering point outside Yugakure City.

Blood pools stretched out, and withered bones lay like a forest. From the deep wind caves, faint, mournful screams drifted.

An Evil God Cult bishop, clad in black robes with a pale face, stood by a blood pool. He suddenly turned his head to look below.

Another pale-faced Evil God Cult ninja descended rapidly and knelt on the ground.

"My Lord, we have found him."

"Found what?" The Evil God Cult bishop frowned, looking down coldly.

The subordinate in black nodded, a sickly smile appearing on his face:

"We have found the child with the special physique you mentioned."

"Just now, I dispatched three elites to that village. They will bring the child back shortly."

"With this, we might truly be able to create a monster with an 'immortal body'!"

The Evil God Cult bishop narrowed his eyes, his lips slowly curling into a smile.

"Excellent. Truly excellent."

"Lord Evil God will surely be pleased with this sacrifice!"

However, neither of them knew that a White-scaled Snake was quietly lying in a corner of the blood pool.

Silently watching everything in the cave, It flicked its tongue in a hiss~

#

Night fell.

The sky was clear, and the full moon cast its silvery glow.

A bonfire blazed, illuminating the wild night sky.

Uchiha Ci slowly opened his eyes.

On a tree stump beside him, The thoughtful girl stood in the wind, gazing at the dark, deep horizon.

Her reddish-brown hair fluttered in the breeze. She seemed to have heard the movement from this side and suddenly turned her head.

Then Uchiha Ci saw the girl with the pair of emerald green eyes from earlier.

At this moment, she pulled down her hood, revealing a delicate and cute face.

A lock of reddish-brown fringe hung down, curling by her fair, glowing ear, while the rest of her long hair was tied back into a bun, slightly curved like a crescent moon.

She looked like a fairy descending in the moonlight.

"You're awake?"

"Where am I?" Uchiha Ci struggled to sit up, finding himself bandaged once more.

He tried to move his right leg and immediately, with a blank expression, discovered—

It was indeed healed. Although it still ached a little, it no longer hindered his movement.

"You killed those people from the Evil God Cult, and the villagers here didn't welcome you at all. We were all driven out."

The girl crouched down slightly, examining Uchiha Ci's expression with a face full of curiosity, and asked:

"I say, you."

"Are you really not afraid of death at all?"

Under the gaze of her clear, emerald green eyes, Uchiha Ci suddenly felt his old face flush.

He quickly coughed, changing the subject to ask:

"Did you see Hidan?"

As soon as he said this, a voice filled with resentment suddenly sounded not far away—

"Ci, you bastard, I'm going to kill you!"

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