Siege and Kill

"You actually dared to set your sights on me. You really don't know the meaning of death!!!" Miao's gaze instantly turned icy as he spoke coldly.

The moment his words fell, more than a dozen Black Shadows crisscrossed through the Woods. After several flashes, they appeared around Miao and surrounded him completely.

These dozen or so people wore black Ninja combat uniforms, their faces covered with Black Cloth below the eyes. They held all kinds of weapons—Tachi, sickles, Kunai, and more. They were clearly a professional Ninja Mercenary Legion.

Every one of them had incomparably cold eyes, filled with frigid killing intent.

"Mm, it matches the intelligence exactly. Although he isn't wearing a mask, his clothing completely fits the description. It should be him!!!" the leading masked Ninja said coldly as he looked at Miao, who stood surrounded in the middle.

"Mm!! Then there's no mistake!~!" Another Ninja beside him nodded, looking at Miao as though he were a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

A Cold Smile curled across Miao's lips as he said lightly, "I don't think I have any grudge against you. What do you mean by this?"

"Hehe, you really don't have any grudge against us, but someone wants your life!! Don't blame us. You can only blame yourself for offending someone you shouldn't have offended!!!" the leading Ninja said with a Cold Smile.

"Is that so? It seems you still haven't figured out the situation. You don't seem to know much about me." Miao sneered. "Rashly attacking an enemy you know nothing about with your level of strength can cost you your Human Life—especially when you don't even make the most basic effort to hide or ambush me and just stand openly in front of me."

"Hehe, who do you think you are? You may be quite famous in the underground world, but do you think One Person can deal with so many of us? You're just a brat." Another Ninja looked at Miao with a Cold Smile, his icy gaze filled with extreme disdain.

Indeed, over the past few years, Miao had traveled the Ninja World under the identity of Wu, carrying out assassination and intelligence-gathering missions. Although his success rate was one hundred percent, that only proved that this Ninja was highly skilled in underground activities such as assassination. It did not necessarily mean he was strong in direct combat. It was like the Anbu of the various Ninja Villages: although they excelled at assassination and intelligence gathering, most of them were inferior in frontal combat to the regular Jonin of their villages. Yet Anbu were perfectly suited to the profession of Ninja. A Ninja was someone who hid in the shadows, endured patiently, and made The Choice at critical moments.

Miao agreed with those words completely. That was why he concealed his face, not because he feared being hunted down. Although the Anbu best embodied the identity of a Ninja, their role was only to maintain the security and stability of villages and countries. Direct combat still had to rely on regular Ninjas.

As for a brat like Uzumaki Naruto, who understood nothing at all, Miao thought he was a joke. If not for his Protagonist Halo, Miao had no idea how many times he would have died already. Miao did not know what Naruto would become later, but judging from the earlier parts alone, the impression he gave was that he did not know his own limits, dragged others down, and caused trouble. Still, Miao rather admired his refusal to give up. That was rare among Ninjas, because for a Ninja, there was nothing shameful about running when one could not win.

"Is that so? Then you can die." Miao smiled faintly. The instant he finished speaking, Miao's body vanished from where he stood. "What!!!" The Ninja who had just spoken instantly had his pupils contract. "S-so fast!!!"

Bang!!!! The Ninja was kicked directly in the abdomen by Miao and sent flying. He slammed brutally into a tree before sliding down to the ground, his entire body twitching uncontrollably as he failed to rise. It was easy to imagine just how powerful Miao's kick had been.

"Damn it!! You bastard!!!" The leading Ninja's face filled with shock and fury. Even with His Strength, he had only caught a glimpse of an afterimage before one of their side was instantly taken down. That swift, ghostly Body Flicker Technique had completely exceeded his expectations.

"Attack!!!" With a roar, the Ninja led the remaining dozen or so people to draw their weapons and charge at Miao. Miao gave a cold smile. His pitch-black pupils instantly began to change, and scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan appeared in his eyes. Three Black Tomoe slowly revolved around the black center, looking exceptionally mysterious.

The leading Ninja naturally saw the change in Miao and his face immediately changed drastically. "That is... the Sharingan!!!! You're from the Uchiha Clan!!!"

"What does it matter whether I am or not? You're going to die anyway." Miao sneered. His Sharingan widened sharply, and the vision before several Ninjas immediately began to blur as their gazes turned vacant.

"Not good!!! It's the Sharingan's Genjutsu!!! Don't look into his eyes!!!" the leading Ninja shouted in alarm, but it was already too late. Miao instantly appeared before those Ninjas.

Pfft!!!! Blood sprayed as the throats of those Ninjas were slit open. Scarlet blood slowly dripped from the Kunai in Miao's hand. With a Body Flicker Technique, Miao appeared atop another tree. After activating the Sharingan, Miao had become even faster.

Three corpses fell from the air amid torrents of blood and crashed onto the ground, kicking up clouds of dust. "Damn it!!!!" the masked Ninja roared furiously, "Attack him with Ninjutsu!!!!"

The moment he spoke, several Ninjas began forming hand seals. "Wind Style—Great Breakthrough!!!!" "Earth Style—Earth Dragon Bullet Technique!!!!" "Fire Style—Great Fireball Technique!!!" Several powerful Ninjutsu instantly blasted toward Miao.

"This kind of Ninjutsu is useless against me." Miao sneered and was just about to form hand seals when his gaze suddenly flicked behind him. A faint Sound of Breaking Air rang out behind Miao. The Ninja leader had already appeared at his back, his Greatsword infused with razor-sharp Wind Style Chakra to form an enormous Chakra Great Cleaver.

"Die!!!" the Ninja roared as he swung the Chakra Great Cleaver at the back of Miao's neck!!