Why Not Just Charge Straight Through?

Seeing the crowd grow more and more rowdy, Miroku looked at Nawaki's smug face and could not help chiding him coquettishly, "Enough! Put me down already. Moryo's Immortal Army is about to attack. As the commander of the Shinobi Army, how can you fool around with your subordinates here? What kind of example is that?"

Nawaki hurriedly admitted his mistake. "My wife is right to reprimand me!" Then he carefully set Miroku down.

"Ooh! Ooh! 'My wife'?"

"Lord Nawaki is already calling her his wife! Isn't that a bit too hasty?"

"Lord Nawaki is really considerate!"

It was the first time the Konoha shinobi present had seen Nawaki lower his head and admit fault to someone, and their teasing grew even louder. Even the higher-ups of the Land of Birds and the Land of Demons had twitching mouths. It was hard to imagine that the Skywalker, renowned throughout the Shinobi World, had such a side to him. Yet they felt more at ease instead. This made him seem more human. The previously flawless Skywalker, who seemed capable of calculating everything, had been too terrifying. Even as allies, they could not help but fear him. It seemed no one was perfect—women were Skywalker's greatest weakness.

Unfortunately, none of them noticed that Nawaki's several confidantes were far from ordinary. Aside from Miroku, all of them had already reached Kage-level, and even Miroku herself would not find it difficult to become a Kage-level expert once she began cultivating chakra. Everyone assumed they had only reached Kage-level with Nawaki's help, overlooking their own innate talent. Kage-level experts were not so easily produced; both physical and spiritual talent were indispensable. If Qi Cultivation Pills alone could pile up Kage-level experts, Nawaki would have long since used the Wish Power System to create hundreds or