When Uchiha Ying Yue entered an oasis in the Land of Wind with Hyuga Ayane and Yamanaka Chinatsu, they were immediately stopped by a group of guards.
These guards appeared to be responsible for the oasis's security, but in reality, they looked more like a gang of thugs.
Their eyes brimmed with greed and malice as they surrounded the three and began questioning them.
"Where are you from? Do you have any identification?" one of the guards demanded roughly, his voice carrying an unmistakable threat.
Uchiha Ying Yue had no desire to cause trouble and intended to settle the matter peacefully. He took several coins from his robe and handed them to the guard. "This is the toll. We're merely travelers passing through and don't wish to make trouble."
The guard accepted the coins, but he was far from satisfied. His gaze swept back and forth over Ayane and Chinatsu beside Ying Yue, and his tone grew even more flippant. "You don't look like ordinary travelers. These two ladies are so beautiful—you must be quite rich, right? A toll? I'd say this isn't nearly enough."
Uchiha Ying Yue sensed the guards' ill intent. His brow furrowed slightly, but he remained calm.
Before he could speak, a man who appeared to be the guards' leader stepped forward, staring lecherously at Ayane and Chinatsu. "How about this? Leave these two beauties behind to keep us brothers entertained, and maybe we'll let you off."
Those words thoroughly enraged Uchiha Ying Yue.
Ayane and Chinatsu also felt the guards' malice. Though they were capable of protecting themselves, they knew Ying Yue's temperament. These guards had picked the wrong person to provoke.
Uchiha Ying Yue's gaze turned icy in an instant as he looked coldly at the leader. His red Sharingan appeared at once, three