The First

After resting for a day, Chentian left the inn. After casually grabbing something to eat, he took out the map in his hand.

"One kilometer west of the city? Makes sense. There's no way it could be inside the capital of the Land of Fire, or what would be the point of hiding it?"

He put the map back into his storage space, slung the longsword he had bought yesterday over his back, and leisurely strolled out of the city.

This longsword was nothing special. It could not compare to the broken White Fang blade in Kakashi's hand, but it felt right to use, so he had bought it.

He had already learned two powerful sword techniques. There was no reason not to use something this cool.

Before long, Chentian arrived at his destination. Looking at the lone toilet standing in the middle of the wilderness, he did not even know how to begin mocking it.

There was not a single person around. Anyone with a functioning brain could find this place, right?

Just as he was about to move, he paused after giving it some thought.

Carrying a longsword looked cool, but it was not good for ambushes.

He casually took off the sword and put it into his storage space, then patted his spotless Divine Robe before setting off again.

Forget about hiding his identity. They had already seen through him before, and he wanted to use his own identity to make the bounty exchange fear him!

When he reached the vicinity of the toilet, Chentian did not enter immediately. Instead, his hands rapidly formed seals.

"Earth Flow Tremor Technique!"

"One, two, ten, twenty... twenty-eight people? They probably haven't noticed me. None of them are near the entrance."

Sensing the faint tremors in the earth, he instantly gained a clear grasp of everything inside the bounty exchange.

Their strength was not impressive. There was only one jonin, while the rest were chunin and genin. They posed no threat to him.

"Creak!"

Only then did he push open the wooden panel behind the toilet and walk in openly.

Although he was somewhat curious why this bounty exchange was so weak, he would just wipe them out anyway.

"Hello, everyone!"

The moment he entered, all twenty-eight people inside the bounty exchange turned their eyes toward Chentian.

He wore an innocent, sunny smile that made him look utterly adorable.

"Hahaha! What a stroke of luck! One hundred million just walked right up to me!"

"He's mine! Whoever dares fight me for him, I'll kill you!"

"Without the slightest warning, without the slightest concern, you appeared before me just like this~~"

Chentian's name had long spread throughout the bounty exchanges. Almost everyone had seen his wanted poster and recognized him instantly.

However, these people actually began arguing over who would claim Chentian, completely disregarding him.

"Ugh!" Chentian sighed helplessly. With confusion written across his little face, he asked, "Aren't you afraid I'll take advantage of it while you're fighting among yourselves?"

"Hahahahaha! Kid, are you joking? I'm a chunin! Even if I were badly injured, I could slap you to death with one hand!"

A pockmarked chunin wearing a flashy purple kimono nearly doubled over with laughter upon hearing Chentian's words.

The others also stopped arguing and looked at him as though he were an idiot.

Chentian's wanted poster recorded his feat of killing chunin, but his appearance was far too deceptive, causing these people to selectively ignore his strength.

This was what confused Chentian the most. Everyone in the Naruto world seemed to possess some inexplicable confidence.

An ordinary person like Gato had actually dared to curse at an elite jonin like Momochi Zabuza, while Zabuza had confidently believed he could kill Kakashi.

There were too many examples to count, yet these people always flaunted their domineering airs before dying miserable deaths.

Perhaps that was this world's unique tradition.

Shaking his head, Chentian said in a crisp voice, "Since none of you are making a move, I'll go first."

As soon as he finished speaking, he used the Body Flicker Technique and charged straight toward the person in charge of this bounty exchange.

He did not want to waste any more time with these people. There were still more than a hundred bounty exchanges waiting for him.

The bounty exchange was underground. Its interior was not small, but it was not large either, so Chentian did not dare use ninjutsu recklessly.

Using powerful ninjutsu in such an environment might end up blowing himself up.

Thus, the instant he appeared before the jonin, a longsword appeared in his right hand.

"Secret Technique—Sword Draw Slash!"

"Whoosh!" A white flash like moonlight swept out, reaching the jonin at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

This jonin's years of combat experience saved his life. Though he could not see Chentian's movements clearly, he instinctively grabbed a nearby chunin and pulled him in front of himself as a shield.

After the blade flash passed, the chunin had already been split into upper and lower halves, without even having time to scream.

Although the jonin escaped death, his right arm was cleanly severed by the lingering edge of the slash.

The intense pain ravaged his mind. Just as he was about to roar, lightning flashed. With a wet pfft, a child's hand pierced through his chest.

"So... so fast..."

Struggling to look at the little hand protruding through his chest, the jonin's vision went dark, and he lost his final consciousness.

Before dying, his greatest regret was that despite the organization sending so much information, he had still looked down on this child.

Shaking the jonin's corpse off his arm, Chentian stood where he was and wiped the blood left on his hand after using Lightning Cutter.

"The boss... the boss was actually killed instantly!"

"How... how is that possible? The boss was a jonin! He's only a child!"

Although everyone found it surreal, there were always clever people.

After seeing Chentian kill the jonin in an instant, more than twenty people had already begun stealthily moving toward the exit.

When Chentian turned his gaze toward them, they knew they had been discovered and shouted together, "Run! We're no match for him at all!"

"Crash!"

Hearing this, everyone came to their senses and desperately rushed toward the exit.

"Get out of my way! Otherwise, I'll kill you!"

"Let me out first! Let me out first!"

"Die! All of you, die!"

Watching the people who had been so arrogant moments ago crowd and shove one another at the narrow entrance, even attacking those blocking their way, Chentian curled his lip in disdain.

"This is why I like Konoha. Even Hiruzen Sarutobi was willing to use his life to protect others."

With a soft sigh, Chentian suddenly moved. He used the Body Flicker Technique repeatedly, and the longsword in his hand swung and flashed again and again, each strike taking another life.

Even when someone tried to resist, Chentian's nearly perfected Body Flicker Technique was almost as fast as the Flying Thunder God in a place like this. They could not even see him clearly.

In less than thirty seconds, Chentian reappeared. This time, no one but him remained standing.

He picked up the dozens of white and blue cards scattered across the ground, then fixed his gaze on the sole purple card among them.

After picking it up, he did not rush to inspect it. Instead, he headed for the exit. The smell of blood here was too strong, and he did not like it. He would check the cards after leaving.

Chentian gently placed his right hand against the wooden door at the entrance and shouted, "Four Symbols Seal—Release!"

That was right. Before entering, he had already sealed the entrance to ensure that no one could escape.

Otherwise, it would have been troublesome to hunt them down after they fled, considering how many there were.

"Fire Release—Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

After releasing the seal and leaving the bounty exchange, Chentian turned around and hurled a wave of fire behind him.

As he watched the raging flames consume the ruins of the bounty exchange, he casually flicked out a wanted poster.

After leaving Chentian's hand, the wanted poster crashed onto the ground like a stone. It was none other than Chentian's own wanted poster.

Under the effects of the Light-Weight Rock Technique, even paper possessed the weight of stone.

Nodding in satisfaction, he put away his longsword and headed toward his next destination without looking back.

Not long after Chentian left, the people who had come to surround and kill him arrived at the place.

Seeing the bounty exchange engulfed in flames, everyone's faces darkened.

Especially the intact wanted poster on the ground—it seemed to be nakedly mocking them.

"Search everywhere! He can't have gone far!"

At the command, dozens of people immediately scattered, determined not to miss a single corner.

Unfortunately, Chentian had already flown away!

Though he was not fast, he had left behind no trace at all!