Early the next morning.
Ning Xue stands in a sparsely populated market.
The air filled with thick fog was mixed with a faint smell of the sea. Vendors on both sides were displaying handicrafts or selling seafood, but at the end of the street, there was a luxurious restaurant that was incompatible with the surroundings.
His target is in that restaurant.
Ning Xue wore a dark cloak, the mask was not taken off, and the brim of the hat was lowered to cover the outline of his face.
He is now like an ordinary market goer, moving slowly with the crowd, seemingly aimlessly, but in fact he has quietly turned on Byakugan and observed the precise layout of the restaurant.
Under Byakugan's view, the structure of the restaurant emerges clearly.
He saw the hidden ninjas on the roof, as well as the hidden sentries who seemed to be idle, but in fact glanced around from time to time.
These are probably the guards of that family.
Target Kurihara Sosuke has arrived.
Now he was sitting in the private room with the best view on the second floor, with two guards standing beside him, and opposite him seemed to be businessmen discussing business.
The windows of the private room were half open, overlooking the street view downstairs, and also seemed to show his status to the outside world.
Ning Xue After roughly grasping the layout, he turned and walked into a hidden corner.
The businessman is just an ordinary person with a little Chakra, and the guards are the real ninjas.
To be honest, he didn't quite understand.
Why does it take so much trouble to deal with such a semi-ordinary person?
Maybe, this is politics.
Ning Xue stopped thinking about it and quietly condensed an unstable Ice Burst in his hand.
Immediately, he stopped hiding and walked towards the front of the restaurant step by step.
His plan is simple and straightforward.
Since it doesn't pose a threat, let's just be more decisive.
As he approached, the surrounding guards immediately noticed something unusual.
Immediately, someone stepped forward to stop him.
"Hey! What are you doing..."
"Uh-huh..."
However, before the guard could finish asking, Ning Xue quickly struck him and knocked him to the ground.
This move instantly aroused the high alertness of all the guards.
"It's an enemy! Stop him!"
Several figures immediately rushed from different directions.
"Sorry."
But before the opponent could get closer, Ice Burst in Ning Xue's hand had already been thrown towards Kurihara Sosuke and others who had not yet reacted.
Zongsuke, who was having a lively conversation in the private room, looked at the unknown sphere that suddenly flew towards him, and only had time to say "Huh?" in confusion.
"Sir, be careful!"
"Water Release..."
"Bang!!"
It was not a deafening loud noise, but a dull explosion, as if the ice was breaking inside.
Between Setsuna, Ice Cone instantly penetrated the bodies of everyone in the room.
His blood also solidified in this biting cold Ice Cone.
And this assassination was completed neatly.
But the guards downstairs were in complete chaos.
"Nani?!"
They were stunned by the sudden beheading, and then suddenly woke up.
"My lord!!!"
"It's Ice Release!!"
"Stop him! Kill him to avenge the clan leader!!"
For a moment, the guards were furious.
Seeing this, the surrounding ordinary traders quickly and skillfully put away their stalls and ran to safety.
For them, this kind of thing is a small scene and they just get used to it.
In an instant, both family ninjas and hired ninjas appeared from all directions, rushing towards Ning Xue with red eyes.
Ning Xue turned around and left after confirming the result of the battle, not wanting to fight.
He first nimbly avoided most of the ninja attacks, and then turned around Hand Seals.
"Ice Release, Ice Wall!"
A thick and tall wall of Ice Wall rose from the ground, instantly blocking the sight and path of all pursuers.
Taking advantage of this gap, Ning Xue rushed towards the planned evacuation route.
But when the guards bypassed or destroyed Ice Wall, they saw that the figure had already gone away.
"Chase!"
"Don't let him get away!"
Amidst the roar, the guards pursued him hotly.
Unfortunately, facing the opponent's powerful strength and agile movement, they finally lost track of him.
And the movement here has already attracted the attention of various families in each village.
The news is spreading to every corner of Kirigakure at an alarming speed.
Almost at the same moment, similar shocks and roars sounded one after another in several hidden mansions or strongholds in Kirigakure.
"What did you say?! Kurihara Sosuke is dead? Assassinated in public by a masked man using Ice Release?!"
"The remnants of Ice Release...Yuki Clan? Aren't they already dead?!"
"Whether it's a remnant or not, this is a provocation! A naked provocation! A provocation to all of us!"
"Call people immediately! Check! Dig out that mouse!"
"Contact several other companies. The matter of Kurihara cannot be left alone! Mizukage must give an explanation!"
For a time, all the forces that had benefited from the Blood Mist Village period were shaken.
They sent ninjas to hunt down the mysterious assassin, and also urgently reported the matter to Mizukage's Office.