The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist Again

Meanwhile, Qian Yun was about to head out to sea to collect corpses when he suddenly sensed Pakura muttering to herself.

"Iron Egg... Iron Egg... Come save me..."

Qian Yun blinked. After sighing, he somehow ended up transforming and going to save her.

In a forest in the Land of Birds, by the time Qian Yun arrived, Pakura had already passed out, looking pitiful and helpless.

Qian Yun found a cave and immediately anesthetized her. Otherwise, the pain of setting her bones would send her into shock.

Five of her ribs were broken, and her sternum was cracked as well. The Third Raikage had truly been ruthless.

After treating her injuries, Qian Yun noticed that Pakura's hair had grown longer.

Fine, he would tidy her up a little, shave her again, and shave her armpits too.

He also checked the enhanced Brain Manipulation Sand in her brain, along with several marks and seals within her body.

Not bad. They had basically remained untouched. It seemed she really did not know sealing techniques, much less the Memory Reading Technique.

Hm?

She smelled a little.

He gave her a quick bath and changed her clothes while he was at it.

Finally, he prepared some medicinal food to replenish her nutrients.

That should do it. Qian Yun had done all he could.

A northern bay in the Land of Fields.

When Qian Yun arrived, he found Onoki and the Third Raikage exchanging blows with their fists.

Two-Tails Matatabi was entangled with the allied shinobi forces, while many shinobi were collecting tailed beast chakra.

Weren't they fighting over the One-Tail?

Only three hours had passed. How had the One-Tail become the Two-Tails?

And Hidden Stone's ceramic jar was gone!

Corpses littered the area, and the smell of blood continued to drift with the seawater.

This time, Qian Yun transformed into a Hidden Stone shinobi. He felt that Hidden Stone shinobi had greater intimidation value at the scene.

He used the Camouflage Concealment Technique to collect corpses everywhere while quietly sensing the ceramic jar's location.

Qian Yun was having a great time when, unsurprisingly, something unexpected happened again.

Onoki and the Third Raikage suddenly unleashed their ultimate moves. The violent chakra shockwave was comparable to the explosion of a Tailed Beast Bomb.

The Camouflage Concealment Technique failed, and even his Transformation Technique was dispelled. Countless shinobi around him turned to look.

"Uh... Hehehe, I'm actually disguised as a Hidden Rain shinobi!

If you want your comrades' corpses, go find that old bastard Hanzō!"

"Liar!"

Bang! Bang! Bang...

The allied shinobi forces shouted in fury as countless ninjutsu came flying at him.

Qian Yun instantly escaped with Mist Body Flicker. That had been far too dangerous. If he had been even a little slower, he would probably have been blown to pieces.

Crackle... Crackle...

Someone in the eastern battle zone suddenly began wailing nonstop, accompanied by piercing thunder.

Countless shinobi turned to look, only to see shinobi falling in swathes before being dragged into the depths of the sea the next second.

"What is that?"

Someone pointed at the shadow beneath the sea and cried out. Everyone stared in unison.

Onoki, hovering in the air, suddenly shouted, "Everyone from Hidden Mist, Hidden Cloud has released electric eels. Aren't you going to make your move?"

Hearing this, everyone fled in terror. Then the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist suddenly appeared on the sea's surface, taking out scrolls and joining forces to use the Summoning Technique.

Rumble!

Towering waves rolled across the sea as a horned giant sea snake ten times larger than the electric eels was summoned. It looked utterly imposing.

Sss... Sss... Sss...

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist used Body Flicker to leave the sea's surface. The Third Raikage suddenly cried out, "Get off the water!"

However, before the Hidden Cloud shinobi forces could use Body Flicker, the horned giant sea snake suddenly released lightning.

Crackle...

In an instant, every shinobi still on the nearby sea surface died, their entire bodies charred black.

The scent of grilled meat slowly spread, and every shinobi on the shore turned pale.

Not only that, countless enormous electric eels floated to the surface, already devoid of all signs of life.

Huff! Huff!

The next moment, the horned giant sea snake opened its mouth and devoured the electric eels, practically swallowing one with every bite.

Its feeding speed was terrifying.

At the same time, someone cried out again.

"The Two-Tails is gone!"

Everyone came to their senses, and many sensory shinobi began searching in every direction, but they found nothing.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist suddenly used Body Flicker and left, seemingly having already given up on the tailed beast.

Onoki made a hand signal, and Hidden Stone's elite jōnin followed after them. Most of the shinobi at the scene also withdrew from the sea area at once.

Every one of them reacted quickly.

The Third Raikage did the same, as though they all knew the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were up to something.

The shinobi alliance gradually dispersed.

Some robbed their fellow travelers along the way, some sought out enemies to fight to the death, and others simply went to the Land of Fields to loot civilians.

The northern bay gradually fell silent. Qian Yun suddenly transformed into Hanzō and quietly headed onto the sea using the Camouflage Concealment Technique.

He took out a corpse, chopped it into pieces in a few swift motions, and tossed them into the seawater.

Then he used Body Flicker to leave.

Huff!

Sure enough, the horned giant sea snake opened its mouth and swallowed the corpse pieces, its movements looking smooth and effortless.

Five minutes later, the horned giant sea snake thrashed beneath the sea, continuously releasing lightning.

The marine creatures nearby were already dead beyond dead, yet the horned giant sea snake showed no intention of stopping.

An hour later, the horned giant sea snake floated on the sea's surface, dragging a house-sized lump of flesh from its tail.

Qian Yun immediately transformed and rushed over, swiftly throwing the horned giant sea snake into the sealing space before silently leaving again.

Qian Yun did not know that his transformation-based framing had worked, but it had not harmed Hanzō's reputation.

Some wandering shinobi who had left slowly witnessed everything. Some gossip-loving shinobi even secretly took pictures. They were convinced it had been Salamander Hanzō.

Thus, news quickly spread through the shinobi world that Salamander Hanzō was stronger than Onoki and the Third Raikage. He had merely been keeping a low profile.

As for Qian Yun, after capturing the horned giant sea snake, he immediately disguised himself and entered Fields City.

The spoils needed sorting, the ninjutsu scrolls needed sorting, and the corpses needed sorting even more.

Many corpses had not even had their traits extracted yet. That was the top priority.

He cut his hair, bought clothes and shoes, and even purchased a batch of medical equipment along with a large number of smoke bombs.

After spending nearly half his money, he finally found a restaurant to eat and drink in.

He had thought that after changing his appearance, no one would be able to find him, and even if they did, they would not recognize him.

But Qian Yun was wrong—spectacularly wrong.

Just as the dishes Qian Yun had ordered were brought to the table, Scorch Release Pakura sat down across from him.

Fuck me!

By the timing, shouldn't you have only just woken up?

After sitting down, Scorch Release Pakura immediately began wolfing down food without even glancing at Qian Yun.

Her expression was terrifyingly calm.

Gulp!

Qian Yun swallowed hard, then slowly rose to leave.

"Sit down, or I'll turn you into a dried corpse!"

Qian Yun sat back down awkwardly, but he did not dare touch his chopsticks.

He was on guard against Pakura attacking. That stupid bitch went straight for the kill whenever she made a move, and Qian Yun was not confident he could avoid it with absolute certainty.

"Eat! You ordered food and won't eat it. Do you dislike my saliva that much?"

Qian Yun gave an awkward laugh, slowly picked up his chopsticks, and began eating cautiously.

His chakra remained ready to erupt at any moment. The instant he noticed anything wrong, he would use Body Flicker.

The meal was nerve-racking. Qian Yun remained tense from beginning to end.

Pakura wiped her mouth after finishing, but she did not rinse it.

It seemed Hidden Sand shinobi did not have the habit of rinsing their mouths because water was scarce in the Land of Wind.

"You saved me twice, so we're even!

If something like this happens again, I'll still kill you without hesitation!"

Qian Yun laughed awkwardly. "So you knew I wasn't Iron Egg!"

"You are Iron Egg! Because you can't be crushed underfoot!"

Fuck me!

Qian Yun ground his teeth. This stupid bitch dared to bring that up again, and she had even given him a nickname.

The corners of Pakura's lips curled slightly. Seeing Qian Yun lose his mind gave her immense satisfaction.

Qian Yun was still angry when Pakura spoke again.