Crushing the Rain Ninja

"Die!"

Uchiha Chen clenched his hand. The air pressure around the ninjas he had restrained suddenly began to rise, relentlessly crushing their bodies. Slowly, their forms warped under the pressure, until at last—BOOM!—they burst into clouds of blood that stained the entire valley red.

After finishing them off, Uchiha Chen's expression didn't change in the slightest, as if he hadn't been the one to do it. He gave a cold laugh and taunted Hanzo of the Salamander, "What else have you got? Bring it on."

Hanzo of the Salamander couldn't help taking several steps backward, sweat beading at his temples. This... this man is unbelievably powerful.

Damn it! Hanzo suddenly realized that he had sent Sengetsu Taki to test Uchiha Chen. The Rain Ninja Village's assassination technique let them blend into their surroundings, making them seem invisible to others, without leaving a trace.

But Hanzo knew the truth: their assassination technique didn't make them invisible. They simply used objects in their surroundings to disguise their figures, tricking people's eyes.

In reality, it wasn't foolproof at all. Anyone with a sharp eye and familiarity with the technique could see through it at a glance. Hanzo glanced at Sengetsu Taki, who was edging closer to Chen, trying to signal him to retreat.

Whether Chen truly hadn't noticed or was only pretending not to, he had left Sengetsu Taki alive when he killed everyone else. Taki was drawing closer, step by step, yet Chen seemed completely unaware.

Hanzo had worn an anxious expression at first. After all, Taki was his most capable subordinate. Hanzo had even been grooming him to lead the Rain Ninja Village, intending to hand him the position when he retired.

And Sengetsu Taki had never disappointed Hanzo's trust. He completed every mission Hanzo gave him flawlessly, often with unexpected