Unexpected Surprise!

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Dense branches blurred as he retreated rapidly. In less than two minutes, Jun Tianlin had arrived in the vicinity of the earlier explosion.

Just as Jun Tianlin suppressed his aura entirely, hiding himself within the thick, lush foliage of a towering tree while scanning his surroundings, A series of explosions rang out once more, one after another...

"Boom!"

Following a deafening blast, a sharp, feminine shout erupted amidst the explosions, cutting short Jun Tianlin's intent to continue observing.

"You bastards, who are you to dare intercept and kill the future Fifth Mizukage halfway!"

Faintly, Jun Tianlin heard a young woman's angry voice drifting from the explosions. The information revealed in her words took him by surprise.

"Oh, I've truly stumbled upon a major event. I never expected that a casual trip to Konoha to execute my plan of stealing the Uchiha Clan's bloodline would lead me to witness an ambush on the successor to the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure."

"Kirigakure, which has always enforced such brutal rules, actually has its Fifth Mizukage successor being ambushed? Hehehe, this is truly a rare sight indeed!"

Although Jun Tianlin spoke with casual amusement, those familiar with his nature would know that when he spoke with such a cold sneer, his inner state had reached a breaking point, ready to erupt at any moment...

Just like now, upon hearing the woman in the explosions declare herself the successor to the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure, an unprecedented killing intent surged within Jun Tianlin's heart!

Kill! Kill! Kill!

Born into the Kaguya Clan, the kings of close-quarters combat from Kirigakure, Jun Tianlin had nearly met his end when Kirigakure wiped out his clan. If not for the sudden appearance of Orochimaru, who saved him and Kimimaro, both of them would have long since gone to meet the Grim Reaper.

Because of this, Jun Tianlin had always loathed the Kaguya Clan for imprisoning him and Kimimaro, but he held even less affection for the higher-ups of Kirigakure—especially the Mizukage, toward whom he harbored intense killing intent.

After all, the decision to exterminate the Kaguya Clan was an order issued personally by the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura!

Yet, Yagura had issued that order, and Jun Tianlin, who had nearly lost his life because of it, had miraculously survived—clinging to life alongside a massive, burning desire for vengeance.

Regarding the massacre of the Kaguya Clan, although Yagura was the one who gave the order, the ones who carried it out were Yagura's direct ANBU subordinates, and it had little to do with anyone else.

However, Jun Tianlin was no saint. The rage and killing intent in his heart naturally spilled over to others, leaving him with an extreme, visceral disgust for them as well.

Originally, Jun Tianlin had only intended to check out the source of the explosions out of curiosity, planning to head straight to Konoha once he understood the situation.

But now, having inadvertently heard that one of the parties was the successor to the Fifth Mizukage, all thoughts of staying out of it vanished, replaced by a cold, detached intent to kill.

When a gentleman is enraged, blood spills five paces!

Not to mention someone like Jun Tianlin, who could hardly be called a gentleman; when he was enraged, he would fight with everything he had to eliminate those he wished to destroy!

"This unexpected turn of events is truly heaven helping me, giving me a chance to repay that grudge from my time in Kirigakure, where I nearly died!"

Hiding within the leaves, a cruel grin curled the corners of Jun Tianlin's mouth as he whispered, his voice cold and laced with murderous intent...