Shiyu's actions shocked not only the bounty hunters but also Kakuzu.
Because Shiyu didn't amplify these Ninjutsu and send them back, but instead absorbed them directly into his own body.
"It seems different from before!" Kakuzu also noticed some changes.
"Impossible!? Let's try again!" The group refused to believe what they were seeing, so they unleashed their Ninjutsu once more and attacked Shiyu.
Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
The group unleashed a barrage of Ninjutsu upon Shiyu once more, Shiyu simply smiled faintly, raised his hand, and absorbed Shiyu Ninjutsu.
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"Stop using Ninjutsu! Attack him with Taijutsu now!" After learning that Shiyu could absorb Ninjutsu, the bounty hunters immediately rushed towards Shiyu, using shuriken or slashing directly at him.
Shiyu raised his arm once more and shouted, "Shinra Tensei!" The immense repulsive force once again spread outwards.
"Ah!!" The bounty hunters were once again sent flying by Shiyu's Shinra Tensei. They were knocked away twice in a row by Shinra Tensei and were unable to stand up.
"This guy is too strong! We can't get close to him, and we can't use Ninjutsu attacks! We can only deal with him using long-range projectile weapons!"
The bounty hunter then used Explosive Tag to blast towards Shiyu calmly remarked, "Too naive!"
"Wood Release: Wood Barrier!" Shiyu immediately clasped his hands together and summoned a Wood Release defensive Ninjutsu.
Immediately afterward Shiyu shouted again, "Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees!" The entire underground exchange shop was then occupied by Shiyu's Wood Release. The trees grew extremely fast, and once they appeared, they entangled the enemy, draining their chakra.
"My God! This is Wood Release!" Kakuzu exclaimed in surprise. He was quite familiar with Wood Release.
"Isn't this the First Hokage's signature move? Lord Shiyu... He only went into seclusion once, and he's even mastered Wood Release! That's truly astonishing!"
Not only was Kakuzu incredulous, but the people at the underground gold exchange were equally incredulous. They had all heard of the First Hokage's Wood Release, but this time it wasn't just hearsay; someone had actually used it right in front of them and injured them.
"Help! Sir! We surrender!"
"We are no match for you! We will never lay a hand on you again!"
"Please, sir, spare us!"
The bounty hunters all begged for mercy.
Shiyu then said, "I can spare you, but you must all submit to me! And who is the most powerful bounty hunter here? I want to defeat him! And make him submit to me too!"
"We choose to surrender! Of course we choose to surrender!"
"Our strongest person here is Hoshino Yu! He's the most powerful!" The bounty hunters all answered in unison.
"Hoshino Yu? I don't recall ever hearing of such a person in the original work."
"Where is Hoshino Yu now?" Shiyu asked.
"He's out on a mission, he should be back soon," the bounty hunter said.
"Kakuzu, do you know this person?" Shiyu released the control over the surrounding bounty hunters and then asked Kakuzu.
"Hoshino Yu, he is indeed very strong. He is missing-nin from Kumogakure and possesses powerful Nintaijutsu," Kakuzu replied.
"I understand. Is he stronger or the Third Raikage?" Shiyu asked with a faint smile.
"Uh, naturally it's the Third Raikage," Kakuzu replied.
"Then he has no hope at all," Shiyu said with a faint smile.
Whether it was the bounty hunter or Kakuzu Shiyu, they waited in the exchange shop. In less than an hour, a dark-skinned, huge man entered the exchange shop.
"Huh? What's going on? And who are you?" The man then exclaimed in surprise, "You are Shiyu, the Light of the Shinobi World! You are Kakuzu!"
"It seems you recognize me, that makes things easier. Do you choose to submit to me?" Shiyu asked.
"Submit? You must be joking! I, Hoshino Yu, will never submit to anyone!" Hoshino Yu said.
"Hoshino Yu, you are no match for him. You'll regret it if you don't submit!"
"Yes! A wise bird chooses a good tree to perch on. All of us in the underground gold exchange have submitted to Lord Shiyu. You should also quickly bow down and submit," the bounty hunters urged.
"You bunch of cowards! I've wanted to fight you, the number one on the bounty list, for a long time!" Hoshino Yu decided to fight Shiyu.
"Since you've chosen to fight me, I should at least show you my strength," Shiyu then said, raising his hand.
"Banshō Ten'in!" Shiyu raised his hand, and Hoshino Yu felt an immense force pulling his body towards it.
Shiyu firmly locked Hoshino Yu's neck.
"Uh!" Hoshino Yu's entire body suddenly burst with blue light, which was Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
However, Hoshino Yu then felt his chakra being drained in large quantities.
"How is this possible?" Hoshino Yu looked incredulous.
"Nothing is impossible. I have the ability to absorb chakra." Shiyu threw Hoshino Yu to the ground to test his abilities, giving him a chance to counterattack.
"Lightning Release Chakra Mode! I'm fast! You can't keep up!" Hoshino Yu charged towards Shiyu at an extremely fast speed.
"I see, so he used Lightning Release to enhance his speed? The same technique as the Fourth Raikage."
Just as Hoshino Yu was about to use his incredible speed to Shiyu, he discovered that Shiyu had already vanished.
Hoshino Yu was greatly surprised.
"I'll give you the same advice: my speed is so fast that you can't keep up with me!" Shiyu then used his extreme speed to almost Teleportation around Hoshino Yu.
"This is impossible! I never imagined that besides the Yellow Flash, someone else could possess such speed!" Hoshino Yu said in disbelief.
"I'll finish you off in one move! Shinra Tensei!" Shiyu then unleashed a repulsive force. Although Hoshino Yu was in Lightning Release Chakra Mode, he mainly used it to amplify speed, not for defense. Therefore, he was heavily slapped away by Shiyu.
"Hoshino Yu is unable to move."
"Submit to me? Or choose death?" Shiyu asked coldly, her eyes devoid of any emotion.
Hoshino Yu, coughing up blood, could only reply, "I surrender. I surrender to you!"
"That's wonderful." Shiyu nodded.
At this critical juncture, Shiyu is in dire need of manpower and does not wish to kill all those powerful individuals; persuading them to surrender would be the best course of action.
"Listen up, everyone! We will challenge all the exchange shops, and you will be the first to submit! We will take all the exchange shops for ourselves. Remember this: your leader is the Light of the Shinobi World, Shiyu."
"As the saying goes, those who obey me prosper, and those who defy me perish. You will not regret the choice you made today!" Shiyu then left the gold exchange with Kakuzu.