"What kind of person are you? This is the Tsuchikage Building, not somewhere you can just destroy as you please.
"I'm warning you: if you don't want Iwagakure to put out a warrant for your arrest, leave now. I can make the decision to pretend this never happened."
Kurotsuchi's small figure stood in the doorway, Kunai in hand. Though she was terrified, she still summoned the courage to try to talk Kawaki Aoba down.
As for Kawaki Aoba, when he saw how cute Kurotsuchi was, his smile grew even brighter.
"You're Kurotsuchi, Ōnoki's granddaughter, right? What a coincidence. My name's Bai Yun. Don't worry. As long as you tell me where Iwagakure's Scroll of Seals is, I absolutely won't hurt you."
Kawaki Aoba's smile was sincere, but unfortunately, he was wearing Smoker's face. No matter how he smiled, he looked like a bad guy.
Young Kurotsuchi instinctively took half a step back, clutching her Kunai even tighter. It was clear he had frightened her.
Seeing this, Kawaki Aoba didn't say anything more. Since negotiations had failed, he might as well just take action.
He stepped forward to capture Kurotsuchi.
But just as he was about to touch her, a heavy fist came crashing down from above, aimed straight at his head.
Earth Style: Rock Fist Technique.
It was a technique called Earth Release that let a ninja's fist hit with the force of a boulder crashing to the ground.
Ordinary ninjas were generally fragile. If this punch landed squarely, its target would probably be turned into a smear of meat on the ground, impossible to piece back together.
The ninja who had suddenly appeared had been hiding exceptionally well. It seemed even Kawaki Aoba hadn't noticed him.
And now, Kawaki Aoba seemed not to have reacted in time. He stood