Imitation Ninjutsu

"Aha! So it was you, brat, causing trouble!"

The blue-haired youth at the front stepped forward and said.

"Take him down!"

The blue-haired youth waved his hand, and the ninja behind him threw shuriken and charged forward, brandishing their weapons.

Those who kill on sight!

Qinglong batted away several shuriken with a wave of his hand, caught the last one, and threw it back.

"Whoosh!"

The shuriken instantly pierced one ninja and blasted a fist-sized hole in a large tree.

He who kills shall be killed!

The blue-haired youth stared in shock at the terrifying shuriken, a hint of fear rising in his heart. Who the hell had ever seen a shuriken thrown with such power?

"Ah~ah~"

A flurry of cries, and several ninja were instantly struck by Qinglong, their attacks so fast they left afterimages!

At this moment, a rock near Qinglong moved, and a figure emerged, striking at Qinglong.

However, Qinglong seemed to have already discovered him, and kicked him.

"Bang!"

The figure was kicked flying; it turned out to be a burly man wearing a straw hat.

"How did you find me!"

The burly man got up and asked in confusion. His disguise was so good, the other party definitely shouldn't have found him.

"It's simple, I found you with your ki. Inanimate objects have no ki, but living things do!"

Qinglong explained calmly. Whether the other party understood was his business.

"Hmph!"

The burly man snorted coldly. He indeed didn't understand, but that didn't make him back down. He formed hand seals and roared.

"All Creation, Assimilation Technique!"

He slapped the rock beside him, and his body also turned the color of stone, transforming into a stone body, incredibly hard all over.

"This time I'll crush you head-on!"

The burly man roared and threw a punch.

"Boastful words!"

Qinglong also threw a punch, and their fists collided violently.

"Boom!"

The burly man's entire arm shattered, and fragments of stone flew everywhere.

"How is this possible? Your fist is so hard!"

The burly man couldn't believe it and staggered back.

"Take another move from me, Assimilation, Rock Chariot!"

The burly man roared, his body turning into a rapidly rolling boulder that attacked.

"Die!"

The boulder leaped high into the air and smashed down at Qinglong.

At this moment, Qinglong still threw a simple punch.

"Boom!"

The entire boulder was sent flying, shattering into pieces in mid-air. The blue-haired youth watching from the side was sweating profusely.

"Aren't you going to come out and surrender?"

Qinglong said with a playful tone.

"Idiot, how could I surrender! Assimilation, Rock Snow!"

The shattered rock fragments on the ground suddenly moved, flying up into the air and shooting towards Qinglong.

"Ha!"

Qinglong swung his fist, and the rocks were smashed one after another. However, the flying fragments of stone flew together and condensed into the burly man's figure.

"Heh! So you're a ninja who only knows Taijutsu. What good is even the strongest Taijutsu? I've traveled far and wide, secretly learning Ninjutsu. Now let's see if you can withstand this move, Assimilation: Sand Binding Prison!"

Even though all his ninjutsu attacks had failed, his arrogance was undiminished.

He transformed into sand and swept towards Qinglong, the sand and rocks filling the sky, engulfing Qinglong.

"Assimilation: Sand Burial!"

"Bang!"

The entire sand cocoon exploded, and Qinglong stood there completely unharmed.

"Ah! You!"

The burly man was shocked, and a sliver of fear crept into his heart.

"How can you be unharmed!"

"Heh! Your counterfeit Sand Burial isn't very powerful. I wonder what my Gaara's Sand Burial is like."

Qinglong looked at him calmly.

"Do you have any other moves? Bring them all out!"

The burly man looked at Qinglong, his face filled with increasing terror. He had exhausted all his tricks, yet he still couldn't do anything to the other party.

"If you're not going to attack, then it's my turn!"

As he spoke, Qinglong flickered and appeared behind the burly man, kicking out at the rocks behind him.

"Owwwww~"

A burly figure flew out from behind the rocks, landing on the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood, unable to get up again!

Qinglong walked forward and shook his head.

"I already told you, your hiding is useless against my ki sense."

"Ah!"

A blue-haired youth roared, overcoming his fear, and drew his long sword with a death wish, charging at Qinglong.

"Clang!"

Qinglong threw a punch. The blue-haired youth spun elegantly in the air before falling to the ground, unable to get up again. One move, down!

"What's going on?"

Sagi and Tsurugi, the brother and sister, arrived with their guards at this moment.

"Young man, are you alright!"

"I'm fine."

Qinglong waved his hand.

"These two are related to the people who tried to assassinate you. I'll leave them to you to take back and question!"

Shizune, who had been gathering information, had already investigated the situation in the Land of Birds. Qinglong returned at this moment, bringing people from the Daimyo's Mansion with him.

"Senior sister, these two are the children of the former Daimyo of the Land of Birds. I helped them catch some assassins today and recommended you to them to thoroughly investigate the incident of the attack on the Daimyo candidate."

"I am Shizune from Konoha. It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Shizune said with great humility and politeness, bowing slightly.

"It's a pleasure to meet you!" Sagi and Tsurugi also bowed slightly.

"I've heard about you from Kiyotaki-kun. I'd like to ask you for a favor in the name of the former Daimyo's son of the Land of Birds. Is that okay?"

Then, Sagi revealed the conspiracy hidden within the Land of Birds.

Shizune listened and happily accepted the commission. After all, she had a rich patron at home!