When the King of the Land of the Moon heard the other man's tone, tears immediately streamed down his face.
"It wasn't my fault!"
"Shabadaba put me up to it."
"Don't kill me! The Land of the Moon can become a vassal state of the Land of Whirlpools and pay you ten million ryo in tribute every year."
Disgusted by the king's wretched appearance, Shabadaba stepped forward and kicked him aside.
"Uzukage, I'm telling you, we still have your caravan. Let us go."
"We'll guarantee your caravan returns safely."
At that, the King of the Land of the Moon immediately grabbed Shabadaba.
"Exactly, we have your caravan! Shabadaba, take me with you!"
Hearing them threaten the caravan's lives, Uzumaki Shori grew even more imposing.
"Lord Uzukage, there's no need to let them threaten you. Look who's behind me!"
Uzumaki Sasuke walked in with the caravan.
The caravan members seemed to be in fairly good spirits, but their bodies were covered in wounds. It was clear they had been treated harshly by the Land of the Moon.
When the caravan saw their own Uzukage, they stepped forward and fell to their knees, speaking through their tears.
"We're truly grateful that you came to rescue us, Lord Uzukage. We thought we were going to die in the Land of the Moon."
For the past few years, the Ninja World had been rife with small-scale conflicts. As the caravan traveled throughout the Ninja World, they often saw other nations' caravans being seized, only to vanish without a trace.
As it turned out, after the other envoys had left, Uzumaki Sasuke had stayed behind in the Land of the Moon to investigate the caravan's situation.
When the tank columns attacked the Land of the Moon, its soldiers rushed to hold them off, giving Uzumaki Sasuke the chance to rescue the caravan.
Uzumaki Shori watched the other man, waiting to see what he would say.
Shabadaba glared at him through gritted teeth. He couldn't believe the caravan had been rescued. He shouted,
"So what if you rescued the caravan? Do you know why we dared to attack you?"
"The Land of Lightning is backing us. They're standing up for us."
Uzumaki Shori fixed Shabadaba with a sharp gaze, making him take a step back in fright.
"We even dared to attack the Land of Water. Do you think we'd be afraid of the Land of Lightning?"
"You all stand back. I'll take him down myself."
Uzumaki Shori stepped forward and activated Body Control, his muscles swelling.
Shabadaba swallowed nervously. The Second Uzukage had earned his formidable reputation by using the Land of Water as a stepping stone.
I can't be afraid of him. I have to get fired up, get excited! The Blood Dragon Eye embedded in his palm began to open, its pupil turning into a vertical slit.
The Uzumaki Clan had abundant chakra and powerful bodies.
They could wield the Blood Dragon Eye's most powerful Kekkei Genkai.
Uzumaki Shori moved with incredible speed. The ground exploded in an instant, sending stones flying in all directions as his muscles and chakra propelled him forward.
He appeared beside Shabadaba in a flash, gathered chakra, and punched him.
Shabadaba raised his left arm to block. The bones in his arm gave a faint crunch, as if they had fractured.
Pain contorted Shabadaba's face. How could an attack be so heavy? It felt as if a gigantic hammer had come crashing down on him.
The Blood Dragon Eye in his right palm unleashed a bloodline ninjutsu.
"Hypnosis Technique of the Bloodline Limit!"
Red light shone from the Blood Dragon Eye, putting Uzumaki Shori under hypnosis.
Uzumaki Shori felt his chakra shudder, as if it were about to slip out of control. He immediately leaped backward to figure out what had happened.
Shabadaba pursued Uzumaki Shori as he leaped back, launching a counterattack. He rushed in close and released the Kekkei Genkai again, disrupting his opponent's chakra in an attempt to make his body explode.
Uzumaki Shori could only control his chakra again. His opponent knocked him to the ground.
He used his muscles to block the blow.
His chakra was actually no longer under his control. He activated Body Control again, restoring his muscles and strengthening his chakra control. He pushed it to twice its normal level.
At last, he regained control of the chakra in his body and dodged his opponent's attacks.
When his opponent kicked at him, he clenched his fist and concentrated his chakra. He grabbed Shabadaba's ankle with one hand and struck him in the stomach with the other.
Shabadaba was sent flying by the punch, tumbling across the ground several times.
He spat out a large mouthful of blood and let out a pained groan.
It looked like he had suffered serious internal injuries.
The Blood Dragon Eye could control an opponent's chakra and ignite it, making the body explode. Why hadn't it worked?
He covered his bleeding mouth with one hand and fixed his eyes on Uzumaki Shori.
He flung the blood in his hand into the air. The Blood Dragon Eye unleashed its Kekkei Genkai once more, sending the blood shooting through the air.
Uzumaki Shori gathered chakra and formed Hand Seals.
"Sealing Jutsu: Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
Five chains shot toward the blood in midair. The moment the blood touched them, it exploded.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The explosions were so powerful that they sent the chains flying aside.
Before Shabadaba could react, a kick sent him flying.
He slammed hard into the hall's wall, cracks spreading across it in layers.
"Damn you! Die!"
Shabadaba drew a shuriken and cut a gash in his wrist. Blood flowed from the wound.
Blood Dragon Eye, turn every last drop of blood into explosives!
Blood flew toward Uzumaki Shori from every direction.
But Uzumaki Shori formed Hand Seals with one hand and controlled the five Adamantine Chains, sweeping them through the air to strike the flying blood.
"Rumble!"
The Adamantine Chains collided with the Blood Dragon Eye's explosive blood, and the resulting blast filled the entire king's hall with smoke.
Shabadaba let out a low laugh and muttered to himself,
"This time, I'll definitely be able to kill him. The Blood Dragon Eye is invincible."
He raised his hand and studied the Blood Dragon Eye in his palm.
"What a beautiful, bright-red Blood Dragon Eye."
The others had already left the king's hall and were guarding the outside.
Only a few Captains of the Guard and the First Uzukage remained inside.
Uzumaki Sasuke remarked,
"First Uzukage, that blood-red eye looks so much like Konoha's Blood Dragon Eye."
"Both the Blood Dragon Eye and the Sharingan possess powerful ocular prowess."
"The Blood Dragon Eye and the Sharingan are both known as hypnotic eyes. They can use their ocular prowess to unleash all kinds of genjutsu attacks."
"There's one thing the Blood Sharingan can't do: the Blood Dragon Eye can turn people into bombs. It can also use blood as fuel to unleash all kinds of blood-based ninjutsu."
Uzumaki Sasuke remarked in awe,
"The Blood Dragon Eye is truly powerful. No wonder it's as famous as the Blood Sharingan."
"With power like that, First Uzukage, aren't you worried about the Second Uzukage's safety?"
Uzumaki Sasuke asked from the side.
"Hahaha! The Blood Dragon Eye is powerful, but it also depends on who's using it."
Uzumaki Ashina laughed heartily.
After the war with the Land of Water, I no longer know how strong Uzumaki Shori has become.
The smoke gradually cleared.
Uzumaki Shori stood where he was, completely unharmed.
Five Adamantine Chains danced casually behind him.
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