Ten minutes later, the interior of the Earth Spider Fortress had completely changed its appearance.
The wide open space was filled with people lying in various directions.
There are men and women, old and young.
Each one of them was covering the area where they were hit, and they didn't even have the strength to stand up.
Kai's figure slowly walked out from the depths of the fortress.
He was holding a little girl by the collar in his right hand.
Like carrying a kitten, walk towards the direction of En no Gyōja.
The little girl had long tawny hair and was wearing a purple linen shirt.
The little girl was kicking on the ground with her hands and feet, and shouted unwillingly:
"Let me go! Let me go!"
Kai's fingers remained motionless and his tone was calm:
"Stop making trouble, your grandpa is over there."
The little girl is En no Gyōja's granddaughter, Firefly.
She was suspended in mid-air by Katie's hand, her little face turned red, but she couldn't break away no matter what.
En no Gyōja is half sitting on the ground.
His back was leaning against the wall, there was a torn sleeve of his robe on his left arm, and there was a trace of blood on the corner of his mouth.
He saw Yingying being held in Kai's hand, and his cloudy eyes suddenly narrowed.
A look of sorrow and anger rushed onto his face, and he roared hoarsely:
"What on earth do you want to do!"
Kai walked to a place two feet away from En no Gyōja and stopped, gently putting Ying down without letting go of her collar.
He looked at En no Gyōja and smiled faintly:
"You didn't give me a chance to speak just now, now you know how to ask me?"
En no Gyōja looked ugly, but felt a little calmer in his heart.
Because he had noticed - Kai didn't kill anyone.
His people were lying in a mess, but everyone was still breathing.
Some people were covering their chests, while others were rubbing their wrists.
Although most people looked pained, no blood was seen.
Kai's actions were very measured. He just knocked down everyone, without killing anyone or crippling anyone's hands and feet.
In just a few minutes of fighting, Kai's footsteps had already knocked down dozens of combatants without even making a single noise.
En no Gyōja didn't even see clearly how he would attack, let alone resist.
This bald young man is incredibly powerful.
En no Gyōja took a breath, suppressed the fear in his heart, stared into Kai's eyes and slowed down his tone:
"What exactly... do you want us to do?"
Kai let go of Hotaru's collar, raised his hand and patted her on the head, asking her to return to her grandfather.
Yingying was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, then quickly ran towards En no Gyōja and threw herself into his arms.
En no Gyōja stretched out his hand to protect his granddaughter, his eyes still locked on Kai.
Kai looked directly at En no Gyōja and said word by word:
"It's very simple, take your tribe and join me Spirit Mountain. From now on, Spirit Mountain will provide you with shelter."
En no Gyōja's mouth twitched. "You Spirit Mountain are providing us with shelter? Why?"
Kai said calmly:
"I have the ability to destroy you at any time."
"The agreement you signed with Konoha actually has no effect at all."
"Just like now, if I kill you all, will Konoha still avenge you?"
As soon as this sentence came out, En no Gyōja's expression changed continuously.
The expressions on the faces of those nearby Earth Spider tribesmen who could still hear the words also became ugly.
Konoha is their ally, but that is hundreds of miles away after all.
They were exterminated, Konoha came to take revenge?
I'm afraid Konoha won't even know who the person who killed them is.
A tribesman who endured back pain gritted his teeth and said, "Aren't you afraid that Konoha will pursue you?!"
Kai didn't even look at him:
"You were exterminated, who knew it was me?"
"Besides, so what if you know?"
"I, Spirit Mountain, and Konoha have a cooperative relationship. Why would he fall out with me for a small border tribe?"
Silence.
There was a long silence.
The people of the Earth Spider Clan looked at each other.
Some people showed reluctance in their eyes, while others looked thoughtful.
They knew in their hearts that Kai was telling the truth.
Their reliance has always been an empty promise.
En no Gyōja was silent for a moment and snorted coldly:
"Even if you are strong, why should I believe that joining Spirit Mountain will protect us?"
"Wouldn't other forces treat us like you did today?"
Kai shook his head very seriously.
"No."
"Because I, Spirit Mountain, have my own Guard system."
"Vajra Dharma Protectors is in charge, and Arhats is guarding the mountain gate."
"With the level of combat power of Sarutobi Hiruzen, I, Spirit Mountain, have three."
"Two of them are resident Spirit Mountain. With your knowledge, you should understand what this means."
En no Gyōja stared wide-eyed. "What? How is this possible?"
Kai smiled:
"That's the truth. If I don't have enough strength, why should I stand in front of you?"
En no Gyōja's expression is uncertain.
After a moment, he took a breath and said in a low voice, "If you want us to join, what good will we do?"
Kai looked into his eyes and said in a steady tone:
"I will give you real protection, not just words like Konoha."
"After joining Spirit Mountain, your tribe will have a stable house."
"You no longer have to guard the fortress in fear, and you don't have to worry that one day a stronger force will come to ask for forbidden magic."
"Your daily supplies are uniformly provided by Spirit Mountain, your children are arranged for training by Spirit Mountain, and your injuries and illnesses are diagnosed and treated by Spirit Mountain's medical system."
"I can guarantee that your life, Tsuchigumo Clan, will only be better than now, not worse than now."
En no Gyōja moved his lips, obviously weighing something intensely.
His eyes fell on Yingying and the tired and injured tribesmen around him.
After a long while, he spoke with difficulty, "What if... what if we don't want to?"
"It's okay if you don't want to."
Kai's tone did not waver.
"I will not destroy you, I will only take away Fury Release's forbidden items and then leave."
"You continue to live your lives."
When he said this, his attitude was calm and calm, without any hint of threat.
En no Gyōja looks ugly, but still wants to argue.
Kai spoke first, his tone slightly aggravated:
"If this forbidden object is placed on you, it will be a bomb."
"You have no strength, but if you hold something like this, you will cause trouble at any time."
"By taking it away, I have eliminated a hidden danger for you."
These words fell in En no Gyōja's ears, and he felt another layer of frustration.
According to what the other party said, taking our things is actually helping us?
But he had to admit that what Kai said made sense.
Over the years, how much coveted attention has Fūraibō attracted due to Fury Release?
Just dealing with the spies and wandering ninjas who came to test them consumed most of the clan's energy.
Kai glanced at him and spoke slowly:
"One more thing."
"As far as I know, every time this thing is used, the life of a genius in your clan will be sacrificed, right?"
En no Gyōja's face changed drastically. "You... how do you know so clearly?!"
Kai didn't answer.
Fury Release naturally knows the price.
For a weak ethnic group, this kind of forbidden art that dies together has no inheritance.
It's clearly a shackle around the neck.
Each time it is used, a genius is sacrificed.
Where did a small clan come from with so many geniuses?
En no Gyōja's body trembled slightly, finally closed his eyes and let out a long sigh:
Kai's words really hit his pain point.
Because his son is Yingying's father.
The last time I used Shinobi World War, I used Fury Release.
Died on the battlefield.
En no Gyōja sighed, and several tribesmen around him lowered their heads.
Some people clenched their fists, and some people's eyes turned red silently.
Kai glanced at En no Gyōja and finally spoke:
"My patience is limited."
"You have lived here for too long and know very little about the changes in the outside world."
"But you can go and find out how the people in Land of Rice Fields who joined me, Spirit Mountain, are living."
"I have no worries about food and drink, a stable job, a stable income, and stable medical care and security."
"That's a place where you can really live a stable life. It's better than you being here in fear every day."
Kai paused and his voice became a little deeper:
"The protection Konoha gives you is just two words."
"The shelter given by me, Spirit Mountain, is a real defense, a real material, and a real place to stay."
"Whatever, it's your choice."
En no Gyōja fell into a long silence.
The surrounding tribesmen slowly gathered together, and someone whispered:
"Clan leader... we... maybe we can actually go and have a look."
"Yes, Patriarch, if what he said is true... it's better than wasting it here."
"We can hardly hold it anymore..."
Listening to the tribe's words, En no Gyōja's expression kept changing.
Finally, after a few minutes, he raised his head and looked at Kai, his voice dry but with a bit of determination:
"... I need to go to Spirit Mountain first."
Kai smiled calmly, "No problem."
He looked in the direction of the fortress gate and his tone relaxed:
"You can go take a look first and decide for yourself whether to join or not."
"But before that--"
Kai's eyes fell on Yingying.
"I need to take off the things on her body first."
"You have no objection?"
En no Gyōja's cheek twitched.
Opinion?
Does he dare to have it?
But his eyes were very worried.
The prohibited items of Fury Release are Sealing Jutsu of Konoha.
Can this guy in front of me really be removed safely?