Ants also dare to bind the Azure Dragon! Insolent!

A powerful shock wave blasted from Hyuga Shin's arm, erupting with a piercing boom!

It was the sound of the air being compressed!

The two Sand Village squads charging straight at Hyuga Shin were instantly smashed to pieces! They had no time to react at all! Among them was even a Jonin!

Even the woods behind them were blasted open into a long, deep passage!

"Fall back! Wear him down with ranged attacks!" The remaining three Sand Village Jonin leading the teams were nearly scared pissless by the sight, and immediately roared at their comrades.

The Hyuga had always been a clan strong in Taijutsu. Everyone in the Shinobi World knew that. They feared no one in close combat, let alone when it was Hyuga Shin!

But in order to obtain a complete Byakugan, the Sand Village leader had believed Hyuga Shin was old and frail, so he had planned to swarm him directly and end the battle quickly!

That mistaken order had instead brought bitter consequences, directly burying two squads.

In the distance, the guard squad captain and the other members watching the battle instantly broke out in cold sweat across their foreheads as well.

What kind of power was this! Was this truly strength a ninja should possess?

It was simply impossible to imagine that this was an old man on the verge of death!

A mighty aura emanated from Hyuga Shin's aged body, and killing intent that had almost condensed into substance shrouded the entire battlefield!

Even after the Sand Village ninjas had retreated more than a dozen meters, they were still heavily impacted!

Their hearts felt as if they had been tightly clenched by a giant hand, and even their breathing grew rapid.

With just one strike, he had nearly shattered the Sand Village's psychological defense!

"Get yourselves together! Use powerful long-range ninjutsu and grind him down!" one Sand Village Jonin leader ordered his subordinates while suppressing the fear in his heart.

"Wind Style, Great Breakthrough!"

"Wind Style, Wind Blade!"

"Wind Style, Dimensional Blade!"

"Magnet Style, Super Shuriken!"

"Earth Style, Earth Dragon Spear!"

"Water Style, Water Dragon Bullet!"

Under their captain's orders, the group of Sand Village ninjas unleashed powerful long-range offensive ninjutsu.

All kinds of ninjutsu came whistling toward Hyuga Shin, determined to take his life!

"Immortal Golden Body!" Hyuga Shin had never been one to shout slogans when he fought. He had always felt it was a little stupid.

Even when he did shout, he would call Fire Style Water Style, and Water Style Lightning Style. That was all battle experience!

But this time, in order to make certain people grow a brain, he played along.

A golden bell several meters tall instantly appeared around Hyuga Shin, enclosing him in the middle without even leaving out the ground!

One ninjutsu after another struck the golden bell, rippling across it like stones tossed onto the surface of a lake, utterly unable to break through its defense!

Ignoring the Sand Village ninjas' attacks, Hyuga Shin brushed the Ring on his hand, and a Tachi instantly appeared in his grip.

"Old friend, it truly has been a long time since I let you leave your sheath. Today, you shall drink your fill!" Hyuga Shin held the sword in his right hand, feeling slightly nostalgic.

The Sand Village ninjas were still attacking nonstop, but they were already on the verge of collapse! They simply could not move him!

"You've had your turn. Now it's mine."

"In this era, to die beneath this old man's sword will be the honor of your lifetime! Remember this: my name is Hyuga Shin!" Hyuga Shin's voice was icy cold, as if it had come from a living hell.

"My sword path opens heaven and earth! Cleaves the universe! Slashes the heavens!"

As Hyuga Shin spoke, he instantly swung three swords in three directions.

They looked like nothing more than simple horizontal slashes, yet they stirred some kind of power and formed Sword Qi forty meters long!

In an instant, it slashed around the Sand Village ninjas, and many of them were killed before they could even react!

The surrounding trees were sliced cleanly and neatly as well!

The Sand Village ninjas suffered devastating casualties, with only five ninjas surviving!

The reason they survived was not because they were strong, but because their positions had been better!

They had not been instantly cut down by the Sword Qi, giving them the brief moment needed to use the Substitution Technique.

Even so, these five were basically as good as dead. Being wounded by Hyuga Shin's Sword Qi made living more painful than death!

The five surviving Sand Village ninjas had all been scared out of their wits. Dragging their heavily injured bodies, they scattered and fled, without even the courage to look back.

Hyuga Shin did not continue chasing them!

They were all doomed anyway! There was no need.

The instantaneous reversal of the situation was something no one had expected. The entire guard squad watching the battle was completely awed by Hyuga Shin's immense strength!

Even more terrifying was that from beginning to end, Hyuga Shin had not moved a single step!

He had merely struck with his palm and drawn his sword! In no more than three to five minutes, all the Sand Village ninjas had basically been wiped out!

These were ten full elite squads, all at Chunin level, with four Jonin leading them. Even someone at Kage level would have to be extremely careful against them, and would most likely be dragged into a bitter fight!

But Hyuga Shin? Calling it cutting through melons and vegetables was no exaggeration at all!

"Weren't you going to take this old man's Byakugan? Why aren't you coming over?" The so-called escort squad had not yet recovered from their shock when Hyuga Shin's Shinigami-like voice carried over.

"Senior, you misunderstand. We juniors absolutely have no such intentions." The lead Jonin was drenched in cold sweat. As Hyuga Shin turned his gaze toward them, his whole body felt as if he had been marked by some ancient beast!

Every beat of his heart seemed as though it would drain all the strength from his body!

The other team members were not much better. Each of them breathed rapidly, their expressions taut, terrified of provoking this killing god's displeasure and being used as an offering to the sword in his hand.

"Then get lost!"

"Tell Danzo and Hyuga Hiko that this old man's patience is limited! I don't mind sending them on their way ahead of time before I die!"

"A swarm of ants dares dream of binding a blue dragon! Absurd!"

Hyuga Shin put away the Tachi in his hand, then turned and walked deeper into the dense forest!

The escort squad let out long breaths as they watched Hyuga Shin's back disappear!

Not a single person dared mention the mission!

"Return to the camp! This matter isn't something people like us can take part in. We'll simply report the truth!" the lead ninja instructed everyone, then immediately took the lead and rushed toward the Leaf Camp.

The rest of the Leaf ninja also leaped after him.

At the Sand Village camp, when the five surviving ninjas hurried back, only three were left, and they were clearly on their last legs.

"What exactly happened? Weren't you going to intercept the Byakugan? How did only the three of you return, and so badly wounded at that!" Ebizo's expression was grave as he personally came to see the injured.

"Lord E-Ebizo, I, cough cough! We were tricked! That, cough cough! That old Hyuga man is too, too terrifying! Too strong, strong!"

"The ten of us, ten squads—apart from us, they all died! This was a trap! A trap aimed at our Sand Village!"

"You must, must! Have to, have to—" Before he could finish speaking, the only Sand ninja who was still conscious passed out.

The loss of an entire ten elite squads' worth of combat strength immediately cast a shadow over the Sand Village's ranks!

At the same time, in the Leaf Camp, Danzo was listening to his subordinate's report.

"The mission failed! Lord Danzo!" The lead Jonin brought his subordinates and reported to Danzo.

"Why did it fail! Sanae! Give me a reason!"

Afterward, Sanae, the Jonin who had led the team, reported everything he had seen truthfully, and also relayed Hyuga Shin's warning to him and Hyuga Hiko.

This left Danzo shocked and afraid in hindsight, as well as filled with resentment toward the Hyuga Clan!

He could not imagine why a man already at death's door could still be so powerful!

And he had even intended to seize Hyuga Shin's Byakugan. It was simply like lighting a lamp in the latrine—courting death!

Only now did he understand why Hyuga Shin had clearly been a thorn in the Hyuga Main Family's side, yet was still alive.

He also understood why the Hyuga Main Family had asked him for help. They had used him as their pawn.

No matter how much anger, shock, and lingering fear he brought to the Sand Village and Danzo, Hyuga Shin did not care. His goal was the great path of Becoming Immortal!

Anyone who stood in his way would be killed!

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