Utakata's Unsolvable Puzzle

Dodging in a panic, the Kirigakure ninja whose jutsu had been interrupted felt a flicker of fear in his eyes.

"Are you 'Bone Lord' Kimimaro?"

Swish! Swish! Swish-swish!

Suppressing the fear and uncertainty in their hearts, several Kirigakure ninja abandoned their original target, Utakata, and gathered together to face Kimimaro.

Taking advantage of this opening, Utakata managed to land safely.

At the same time, Lin Cheng, who had started a little later, slowly caught up.

"'Laughing Asura' Lin Cheng!"

Cold sweat slid down their foreheads; the masks on their faces now gave the Kirigakure ninja present an indescribable sense of annoyance.

Simply because, obstructed by the masks, that unpleasant cold sweat lingered on their faces for an exceptionally long time!

"Heh! I didn't expect that after being hunted by you Kirigakure for so long, I'd actually earn a title from it."

"What do you want?"

Feeling the terrifying pressure radiating from the kid opposite him, the Kirigakure squad leader asked in a deep voice.

"You choose for yourself!"

With the corners of his mouth curled upward, Lin Cheng stood there quite casually.

"I don't understand what you mean."

Despite it being just a casual movement, the Kirigakure ninja opposite Lin Cheng felt the pressure on them instantly multiply!

"No! You do!"

Lin Cheng's body leaning slightly forward instantly gave the group opposite him an urge they couldn't suppress to strike.

"You can choose to leave right now! Or, I kill you all!"

"You!"

A sense of humiliation flooded their faces; if not for Lin Cheng's overwhelming reputation for brutality, the leader would have already attacked.

"Heh! Don't be impulsive! Once you're impulsive, there won't be any chance to regret it!"

A chill gradually crept onto his face; Lin Cheng's threat was self-evident.

"Let's go!"

Sensing that the Lin Cheng opposite them might strike at any moment, the Kirigakure assassination squad leader made the difficult, humiliating decision.

"Captain!"

"Go! That's an order!"

"Yes!"

With expressions of reluctance hidden beneath their masks, the group of Kirigakure ninja finally departed.

Watching the Kirigakure ninja leave with such unwillingness, then looking at Utakata who was also preparing to leave, Lin Cheng raised an eyebrow.

"Hey! You guy are too cold-hearted, aren't you? My brother and I just helped you out!"

"Thanks!"

Uttering these two words in an indifferent tone, Utakata continued walking into the distance without stopping.

"Damn it!"

Seeing this, Kimimaro, who had already arrived at Lin Cheng's side, was furious!

In Kimimaro's eyes, this was simply a display of contempt for his big brother, Lin Cheng.

In his anger, Kimimaro moved to rush forward and teach the guy a lesson!

"Little Kimimaro! Don't mess around! Just let him go."

Stopping the impulsive Kimimaro, Lin Cheng shook his head and let Utakata leave.

"Besides Kirigakure hunting you, there are others who have their eyes on you!

To be precise, they are after the Six-Tails inside you!

I've said my piece; take care of yourself!"

"...Thanks!"

Pausing his steps for a moment, Utakata remained silent for a while before spitting out those two words again, yet he still chose to leave.

Utakata did not believe Lin Cheng's words!

Ever since being "betrayed" by his master, this was the defensive barrier that had naturally formed within Utakata's heart!

In Utakata's mind, Lin Cheng must have approached him with some ulterior motive.

It was even highly likely that he was after the Six-Tails beast inside him!

However, what surprised Utakata was that Lin Cheng, after giving him that warning, simply walked away.

There was not the slightest intention of pestering him.

After thinking for a long time without finding any clues, Utakata couldn't help but feel a bit agitated.

For a long while, unable to figure out why Lin Cheng would help him, Utakata could only irritably push all these unanswerable thoughts out of his mind and stop dwelling on them.