Shinnosuke smiled faintly, but Li sensed a terrifying killing intent surging from him. This guy was really putting everything into it—did he have some blood-deep grudge against Shinnosuke?
The other man continued shouting, "You know what? When your big brother blocked Yuki Zang's Water Kill Thousand Flight for me, he told me I had to survive. But right after that, I used a kunai to end his life myself. Do you know how that felt? I still remember the way he looked at me at the end, those eyes full of disbelief. Just thinking about that look gets me off!"
Big brother? Li's expression changed this time. So Shinnosuke had an older brother? If that was the case, Li understood why Minato Namikaze had been so anxious to find Shinnosuke, and why so many people here were so eager to hack Juzo Biwa to death. After all, Shinnosuke was practically the crown prince now.
Now that the war had calmed down, there were basically no opportunities left to earn merit through battle. If they wanted to keep climbing, they could only curry favor with those in high positions.
Crack. A thin line of blood slowly ran from the corner of Shinnosuke's mouth. He had actually bitten his teeth hard enough to shatter them in fury. Yet neither side made a move for the moment. The enemy had no idea how many people Li's side had brought, while Li's side was considering how best to attack. There were only so many ninja capable of transformation Ninjutsu, and they had never encountered such opponents before. Figuring out where to start was a problem in itself.
"Juzo Biwa, you're quite good. As a ninja, you know exactly how to provoke someone's anger. But have you forgotten something? An angry person can make you