They ran into Genya's Explosive Tags.
Rumble!
The Explosive Tags detonated!
Two Rogue Ninjas failed to dodge in time and had their legs blown off.
Scarlet blood gushed out.
It was a miserable sight.
At that moment, Genya was like a god of slaughter, without a trace of pity on his face as he continued forming hand seals.
Wood Style: Strangulation Technique!
Three people were ensnared by trees. They tried to break free, but the power of Wood Release was simply too great—they could not move at all!
Devour them!
Sage Body Energy +200. Sage Body Energy +500. Sage Body Energy +550.
An ordinary Chunin had 500 chakra, while a Genin had 200. Although the three did not have much chakra, upgrading a Kekkei Genkai was all about accumulation!
Genya charged into the crowd. Every swing of his Kunai claimed a life.
Die!
The effeminate man, the leader of the Rogue Ninjas, had somehow appeared behind Genya.
Chakra gathered in his right hand.
A faintly sharp aura seeped from it.
Chakra Scalpel, an A-rank Ninjutsu!
Genya showed no panic at all. A hint of mockery curled at the corner of his mouth.
Wood Style: Wood Locking Wall!
Rows of wooden pillars instantly rose from the ground, forming an arched wall around Genya and effortlessly blocking the attack!
When Wood Release advanced to Level 2, Genya had acquired two new Wood Release Ninjutsu.
One was the highly defensive Wood Style: Wood Locking Wall, while the other was Wood Style: Great Forest Technique.
Then, Genya pressed his hands together.
Trees surged from the ground like tentacles.
The effeminate man hurriedly used Chakra Scalpel to cut through the trees.
But there were simply too many trees.
They came without end.
Genya's chakra was immense. The effeminate man was merely an ordinary Jonin and was no match for him at all.
"Spare me, and I'll give you everything valuable on me!" The effeminate man was finally afraid. His face drained of color as he hurriedly begged for mercy.
"Once I kill you, your things will still be mine!" Genya barked coldly!
Devour!
Sage Body Energy +1150!
Kirigakure Defectors
The effeminate man had mastered Chakra Scalpel, so he was likely a medical ninja whose strength had reached the Jonin level.
He had more chakra than the others and provided nearly 1,000 energy points.
Seeing their leader fall.
The remaining Rogue Ninjas instantly lost the will to resist. They scattered in every direction, preparing to flee.
However.
Would Genya, whose eyes had gone red with killing, let them go?
Besides, the Rogue Ninjas had already witnessed Wood Release. Even though Genya wore a mask, he did not want any information leaking out.
Only the dead could not talk!
Die!
Wood Style: Strangulation Technique!
Trees burst wildly from the ground, incredibly nimble as they hoisted one rogue ninja after another into the air.
"Please, spare me."
Many Rogue Ninjas cried and begged for mercy.
Genya sneered. "Regretting it now? Too late!"
Devour them!
The trees began devouring the Rogue Ninjas' chakra before funneling it into Genya's body.
Genya converted all of that chakra into energy for upgrading his Sage Body!
Energy +210. Energy +300. Energy +620...
In less than three minutes.
Genya had slaughtered all eleven Rogue Ninjas.
He obtained more than 4,200 energy points in total.
Sage Body: Lv. 2 (995,400/1,000,000)
He was still more than 4,600 energy points away from a Level 3 Sage Body.
Just one step away!
After dealing with the Rogue Ninjas, Genya began searching their bodies.
Rogue Ninjas generally carried valuable items with them to make escaping easier.
Besides finding tens of thousands of ryo, Genya also discovered a rather valuable Ninjutsu manual, and his eyes lit up.
An A-rank Ninjutsu: Mystical Palm Technique!
Mystical Palm Technique was a medical Ninjutsu that concentrated chakra in the palm, increasing the activity of cells around a wound to rapidly treat and heal injuries.
Ninjas such as Tsunade, Kabuto Yakushi, Shizune, and Sakura all knew Mystical Palm Technique.
The Uchiha clan possessed a wealth of Ninjutsu, but they were mostly offensive techniques and lacked medical Ninjutsu. As a result, there were no medical ninjas within the clan.
That was why Mystical Palm Technique was so valuable!
He had to learn it!
Although the Sage Body possessed extraordinary self-healing abilities, having another medical Ninjutsu meant another layer of protection.
He could even use it to treat his clansmen and friends!
Two days later.
Inside the village that had been plundered.
Genya used Mystical Palm Technique to treat a villager who had previously been injured by the Rogue Ninjas.
Pale green chakra gathered in Genya's hands before he pressed them against the villager's chest. The latter's injuries visibly healed at a rapid pace.
Five minutes later.
The injuries had mostly healed.
Because of his Sage Body, Genya's chakra control was exceptionally delicate and precise, allowing him to learn any Ninjutsu very quickly.
In just two days.
Genya had completely mastered Mystical Palm Technique.
He could already provide simple treatment to the injured!
"Thank you, little brother!"
Seeing their injured family member nearly recovered, the villager's family was extremely grateful.
"No need." Genya waved his hand, indicating that they need not be so polite.
After resting for a while, Genya left behind some money and departed from the village.
Genya had only gone out to upgrade his Kekkei Genkai. He could not stay and protect them forever.
Genya raced through the forest.
His destination was the coast along the border of the Land of Bears.
Uchiha Obito had controlled the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, causing Kirigakure to remain cut off from the outside world for a long time. It was in its darkest era, known as the Village of the Bloody Mist.
Many Kirigakure defectors had fled to the coast of the Land of Bears.
Some lived here under assumed names, keeping a low profile.
Others caused harm throughout the region.
Genya had never considered himself great, nor had he intended to uphold justice for heaven. But these people's chakra was energy for upgrading his Kekkei Genkai.
So there was nothing he could do about it!
He could only put waste to good use!
Land of Bears.
A village.
According to the intelligence Genya had gathered earlier, all the villagers here had been killed by Kirigakure defectors, who had then settled in this place.
Hoshigakure of the Land of Bears was weak.
They had come here many times.
They wanted to eliminate these Kirigakure defectors.
But every attempt had ended in failure...
Upon arriving outside the village, Genya carefully observed the area.
The village was enclosed by wooden stakes standing over three meters tall, driven into the ground.
A river five meters wide ran around it.
At the entrance, a two-meter-wide wooden bridge provided passage.
Atop the guard tower by the gate.
There was even a ninja standing watch!
Their vigilance was high!
Genya took a deep breath, focused his mind, spun the Kunai around his hand several times, and then threw it.
Squelch!
The Kunai struck true, piercing the guard's head.
He died on the spot!
Genya felt little pity for people who harmed others.
Since they had chosen to kill.
They should be prepared to be killed themselves.
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