This Mouthful of Blood, Danzo, Are You Panicked?

If this had been a month ago, facing two well-trained Root operatives, Ye Ning might have been worried.

But now, Ye Ning could only say: is this it?

Only two Root operatives—wasn't that looking down on him a bit too much?

Or did Danzo really think he could take him down by sending just two subordinates?

"Move!"

At the command, the two Root operatives moved in unison.

The pair clearly possessed tacit coordination, attacking Ye Ning from the left and right simultaneously with fierce momentum, leaving him no time to react.

However, compared to the missions they had carried out in the past, their movements were significantly slowed.

If they actually injured Ye Ning, it would be difficult for them to report back.

After all, Lord Danzo only wanted to intimidate him, not truly make an enemy of this person.

Yet, to the surprise of the two Root operatives, Ye Ning's figure vanished in a bizarre fashion!

The spot where he had been sitting was already empty!

Where did he go?

The expressions of the two Root operatives turned stern, their initial contempt instantly vanishing.

Scanning the courtyard, the Root operatives quickly spotted Ye Ning's trail up in a tree.

Ye Ning leaned against the trunk, let out a lazy yawn, then offered a faint smile and beckoned to the two Root operatives with his finger.

Come over here!

"Go!"

With two more whistling sounds of air being pierced, the pair attacked Ye Ning from the left and right just as before.

But this time, Ye Ning had no intention of using Swift Release to dodge.

Just dodging was boring, wasn't it?

He wanted to give Danzo a grand gift!

After all, you were the one who came looking for trouble first.

Ye Ning was a petty man; he believed in settling scores on the spot and never letting a grudge last overnight.

The Root operative attacking from the left arrived first, appearing before Ye Ning, but was met with a heavy, powerful kick.

In his panic, the Root operative had no time to dodge and could only take the blow head-on.

However, the force behind the kick far exceeded his imagination; the moment they made contact, the Root operative was sent flying backward, slamming heavily into the ground and creating a sizable crater.

Seeing this, the Root operative attacking from the right was shocked, but he had no choice but to grit his teeth and charge forward.

For this operative, Ye Ning's methods were significantly softer; instead of dealing with him like the previous one, he feigned a close-quarters brawl.

After trading a few blows, Ye Ning made no attempt to dodge the palm strike coming his way, instead meeting it head-on.

As the palm landed, Ye Ning tilted his shoulder, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out, coating the Root operative's face.

Beneath the bloodstains, one could faintly see the bewildered look in the Root operative's eyes.

His own palm strike shouldn't have been that powerful, right?

Forget drawing blood—it shouldn't have even broken the skin!

Of course, that palm strike wasn't that strong.

Having spent a month learning medical ninjutsu and taijutsu from Tsunade, and enduring plenty of her "loving" iron fists, his ability to withstand blows had long since improved.

That strike was barely enough to scratch an itch.

The blood was entirely forced out by himself.

Naturally, to complete the act, Ye Ning still feigned a serious injury, controlling his body to fly backward.

Immediately after, Ye Ning clutched his struck shoulder, his eyes wide with rage:

"How dare you Anbu operatives! To actually attempt to assassinate the Daimyo's Son under Danzo's orders! I will remember this debt!"

!?

Assassination?

Oh no!

The Root operative's heart skipped a beat, instantly realizing he had fallen into a trap.

What the hell!

The Root operative groaned inwardly; not only had he been saddled with such a task, but he had also managed to stir up a massive disaster!

"Listen to me... we aren't here to assassinate you, it's just..."

"What? You actually want to silence me? Fine, fine, fine—what a great Konoha!"

The Root operative was stunned speechless.

Assassinations on the left, silencing witnesses on the right—even if he had nine lives, they wouldn't be enough!

What was worse, this would bring endless trouble to Danzo!

The commotion in the courtyard had long since woken Tsunade. Hearing words like "assassination" and "silencing," she was so shocked that most of her drunken haze vanished, and she hurriedly dashed out of her room.

As she emerged, she saw Ye Ning covered in blood, a trickle of crimson seeping from the corner of his mouth.

Blood...

Blood!

Tsunade froze in place instantly, her entire body trembling uncontrollably as if she had fallen into some painful memory.

Seeing Tsunade suddenly rush out and then freeze, Ye Ning was stunned for a moment before his eyes lit up.

"Tsunade, save me!"

Knowing that Tsunade's Hemophobia had been triggered, Ye Ning shouted out quickly.

He never expected that today's incident would actually yield such an unexpected bonus!

Perhaps today would be the day her mental block was broken!

"Tsunade, they were sent by Danzo to assassinate me! Save me!"

The Root ninja were horrified; if they let Ye Ning continue, they might truly be branded as assassins!

They could not afford to bear that charge!

"Lady Tsunade, please listen to our explanation..."

But in her current state, Tsunade couldn't hear a word they were saying.

At this moment, everything in Tsunade's vision was blood-red.

Her body trembled more and more violently.

The death of her younger brother, the death of her lover...

Scene after scene replayed in her mind.

Today, because of her weakness, because of her fear, was she going to lose another loved one?

To die right before her eyes?

Tsunade's expression grew increasingly pained, but her hands clenched tightly without her realizing it.

She absolutely could not tolerate such a thing happening!

"Danzo..."

The blood-red hue before her eyes receded like a tide, and Tsunade was surprised to find that the blood she had feared for so long didn't seem so terrifying anymore.

The sense of dread gradually weakened, replaced by a surge of fury.

Tsunade was very angry now!

"Go to hell!"

The look of pain on Tsunade's face vanished, replaced by a deep, intense rage. Her body exerted force suddenly, and in an instant, she arrived before the Root ninja.

???

Wait, didn't I already explain?

Why are you even angrier now?

Huh?

Ever since being framed by Ye Ning for assassination, the Root ninja had lost their composure. Caught off guard and unable to dodge, the one who had been splattered with Ye Ning's blood took a heavy punch to the face.

The terrifying force completely distorted the Root ninja's face.

Immediately after, his body flew backward, crashing directly into the wall and becoming embedded in it.

The other Root ninja, who had just been kicked away by Ye Ning and was preparing to crawl up, saw this scene and hurriedly flopped back down.

Playing dead was better than actually being beaten to death!

Seeing this, Ye Ning smiled with satisfaction.

From today on, Tsunade would no longer be troubled by Hemophobia!

And he now had leverage to disgust Danzo!

Sending subordinates to assassinate the Daimyo's Son, and then trying to silence witnesses after being exposed—with such a charge pinned on you, can you still hold your position as the Hokage assistant?