Uchiha Xuanyuan Group Makes Its Move Against Tianqi
"Uchiha Tianqi? Uchiha? So you're a ninja from the Uchiha Clan of Konoha in the Land of Fire?"
"No, no, no, you're only half right. I am an Uchiha clan ninja, but not a Konoha Uchiha ninja. Consider joining me; I rarely recruit, so this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
"Hmph, since you know we are the Xuanyuan Group, you should know we are mercenaries. Why would we want to live a free and independent life under your command? Stop daydreaming!"
"Hey, that's not right. How can you call us dogs? If you were to work under me, I Uchiha Tianqi, would treat you like brothers and would never order you around like I do with other people!"
"You make it sound nice, but we're used to freedom and won't be putting anyone under our command. Uchiha Tianqi, you'd better stop scheming!"
Tianqi shook his head helplessly upon hearing this. These guys were quite strong, and it was unrealistic to expect them to give up their years of freedom to join him. However, he still didn't want to give up and asked, "Really, won't you reconsider?"
"No way! I've made myself perfectly clear: we will not align ourselves with any faction. You don't need to say anything more about this!"
"Sigh, I knew it wouldn't be that easy. How lamentable! The mountain has trees, but the trees have no branches; I love you, but you don't know. I never thought that I valued you so much, yet you didn't appreciate it at all. Since that's the case, I'll have to use some tough measures to make you submit!" As he spoke, Tianqi put away his joking expression and his expression became serious.
Seeing Tianqi about to make a move, Xuanyuan Group frowned. One of them whispered to his companion, "Boss, what do we do? This guy doesn't seem to want to let this go!"
"Originally, we only needed to wait a few days to complete the employer's request, but an unexpected incident occurred halfway through. However, how dare they underestimate the Xuanyuan Group? Today, they must pay the price. Prepare for battle!"
As their leader decided to fight, the five quickly spread out and formed a battle formation.
Karura, standing to the side, was somewhat puzzled by Tianqi's actions. Although these guys were quite strong, they weren't at the point where he absolutely had to recruit them. What exactly was Tianqi trying to do?
"Karura, can Grandpa beat those guys? They don't look like they're easy to mess with," Itachi asked with some concern.
"Don't worry, your grandfather is the strongest in the world. Dealing with these guys is a piece of cake for him. You can rest assured!" Karura patted Itachi's head and comforted him.
After hearing Karura's words, Itachi was secretly relieved, and then his eyes were fixed on the people in front of him.
"Hehe, you've got a really energetic formation! Come on, guys, attack with all your might, don't let me look down on you!" Tianqi smiled as he watched the Xuanyuan Group form a T-formation. These guys are really pretty good.
"Attack!"
With the leader's shout of attack, the two at the front transformed into a water dragon and a fire dragon, respectively, and charged towards Tianqi.
"Oh, it's the Water Release Technique of the Kirigakure Hozuki Clan and the Assimilation Technique, a secret Ninjutsu of the Land of Fire. Interesting, very interesting!" Tianqi was also a little surprised by the two's actions, but despite his surprise, he raised his left hand and pointed it at them.
When the two were still half a meter away from him, Tianqi finally moved.
"Shinra Tensei!" A powerful repulsive force suddenly appeared, and the two dragons, one transformed into water and the other into fire, were directly blasted away by this repulsive force.
The dragon, which had been thrown back, instantly returned to human form, gliding for five meters before regaining its balance. As they were surprised by the repulsive force, smiles appeared on their lips.
Just as the two men were knocked away, Tianqi suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and a murderous intent instantly enveloped him.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" Suddenly, two dark figures with red eyes appeared beside Tianqi, holding Kunai and about to strike Tianqi's heart.
"Hmm!!" Tianqi's eyes widened and a Susanoo skeletal arm instantly materialized, annihilating the two dark figures with a single horizontal grab.
Watching the dark figure disappear before his eyes, Tianqi frowned slightly. Was it a clone? No, the real killing intent didn't come from them; it was still there!
Just then, a person suddenly rushed out of Tianqi's shadow, holding Kunai and aiming straight for Tianqi's head. Tianqi reacted quickly and slightly dodged to the side. Although he avoided a fatal blow, the Kunai still left a small wound on Tianqi's face.
Looking at the person who had emerged from the shadows, Tianqi wiped the drop of blood from his wound and said calmly, "Shadow Assassination Technique, not bad, young man. You've taught me quite a bit!"
Underestimating us will cost you dearly today!
"Hehe, that's true. Underestimating someone always comes at a price. I was indeed a bit careless when I underestimated you all. But this is where you end it, Banshō Ten'in!"
Tianqi's expression changed, and he immediately used the Banshō Ten'in. The assassin ninja, who had never seen this technique before, was pulled in. Tianqi grabbed his neck and pronounced his death sentence instantly.
"Human Realm!" Tianqi summoned Pluto, and the Human Realm directly extracted the ninja's soul.
The shadow assassin ninja of the Xuanyuan Group also met his end upon seeing Pluto.
After extracting the soul, Tianqi threw it directly to Pluto, who then devoured it, and the ninja collapsed to the ground.
The remaining men were utterly shocked to see their companion so easily dealt with.
"You killed the third brother so easily, what exactly did you do?"
In the Human Realm, only those whose souls have been extracted can see the Pluto, except for Tianqi. Xuanyuan Group companions only saw the third brother being captured by Tianqi and then dying; they did not see the Pluto.
"Why don't you experience what I did for yourselves and see for yourselves!" Tianqi narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the three people in front of him. Had the other one hidden himself? He couldn't find him for a moment. Heh, interesting.
"Fourth and fifth brothers, step back!"
After the leader of the Xuanyuan Group roared, his entire body suddenly burst forth with dazzling light.
The intense, blinding white light forced Tianqi to raise his hand to block it. At the same time, he had a high opinion of these people. With the strength of elite Jonin and their almost perfect teamwork, even a Kage from a large village would have a hard time dealing with them. They knew I was a ninja who used my eyes, so they deliberately used the bright light to block my vision and then launched a sneak attack. Heh, this guy really has a knack for it!