Life in Konoha: Three Choices at the Start

Ebizo casually threw Aoto Iseki's corpse onto the ground and spoke with a gloomy expression.

"What a disgraceful bunch. A group of Jonin actually got counter-killed by a single brat. Go back and accept your punishment!"

The surrounding Sand Ninja looked at one another, remaining silent.

"Brat! Not bad. I didn't expect you to have been hiding your abilities!"

"A Genin managed to kill one of our Jonin. Even in the Pure Land, you'll have something to brag about to your First Hokage!"

Ebizo spoke again in his hoarse voice.

"Attack! Finish him quickly and leave as soon as possible!"

Whoosh!

This time, the surrounding Jonin did not hesitate in the slightest!

They all charged toward the three of Liuyun's group. That was right—the entire supply convoy now consisted of only the three of them!

Liuyun remained calm as he bit down on his thumb.

His hands moved rapidly through a series of Hand Seals, and immense Chakra spread throughout his body.

He slammed his palm heavily against the ground!

He shouted in a low voice, "Summoning Technique!"

Bang!

A cloud of smoke billowed out, and a slug as enormous as a mountain appeared beneath Liuyun's feet.

"Lord Liuyun! What is this?" Katsuyu asked, her voice filled with confusion.

Katsuyu's appearance caused the surrounding Sand Ninja to halt their attacks, rare solemnity appearing on their faces.

"Katsuyu! Are you Tsunade's disciple?"

Ebizo led the group forward, his voice filled not with anger but with a hint of delight!

"Katsuyu! Protect Nawaki and Mikoto!"

Liuyun leaped down to the ground and ordered Katsuyu behind him.

"Understood, Lord Liuyun! Should I notify Lady Tsunade?"

"If possible, do it!"

"Understood!" Katsuyu split off a small slug, which returned to Shikkotsu Forest.

Her enormous body wrapped around Mikoto and Nawaki.

"Lady Mikoto, Lord Nawaki, I'm going to merge your bodies with mine. Please bear with it for a moment!"

Mikoto nodded. Beside her, Nawaki was completely stunned by the Katsuyu summoned by Liuyun!

It wasn't as if he had never seen Katsuyu. On the contrary, he was very familiar with her, since the Senju Clan's summon was Katsuyu.

But he had never seen one this large before.

Hearing Katsuyu's words, Nawaki's thoughts gradually returned, and he nodded instinctively.

At that moment, Uchiha Yunda and Uchiha Su'er appeared on Katsuyu's body and spoke respectfully to Liuyun.

"Lord Liuyun, we'll protect Lady Mikoto here. Please be careful!"

It wasn't that the two of them were blindly loyal. Rather, after Liuyun summoned this Katsuyu, they knew that his strength was absolutely no weaker than theirs.

Now, seeing that Liuyun intended to face the Sand Ninja alone, they knew that he would never do so without absolute confidence.

Liuyun answered them with a carefree wave.

His worries about those behind him had been completely resolved. Now it was time to make the people of the Shinobi World remember him.

He reached out and clenched his hand. Ice condensed, and an ice longsword instantly appeared in his grasp.

Seeing Liuyun's actions, the Sand Ninja were so furious that they laughed.

A Genin actually intended to kill so many Sand Ninja elites alone!

Even with that massive summoned beast beside him, he shouldn't be this arrogant!

"He truly is Princess Tsunade's disciple! What arrogance! Kill him with everything you've got. Ignore the other two!"

Ebizo spoke with a dark expression.

He had already seen it clearly. The Ice Release brat before him was absolutely a top-tier genius of Konoha, possessing Elite Jonin-level strength at such a young age!

If they did not eliminate him now, he would become a major threat in the future.

Konoha had already produced one Hashirama Senju. He would absolutely not allow a second one to appear!

Even if every Sand Ninja died here today, they had to snuff out this threat before it could grow.

"Heh heh heh!"

Liuyun grinned. He raised his leg and took a step forward. In the next instant, his entire body shot out like an arrow.

"Brat, I won't be as careless as that useless Qiye!"

Three Sand Ninja appeared before Liuyun first.

Wind-attribute Chakra wrapped around two specially crafted weapons as they hacked viciously toward him.

The other man's fingers moved as rapidly as a programmer's, and two specially crafted puppets descended from the sky!

Liuyun's expression turned cold as he stylishly dodged the two puppets that had suddenly appeared.

He accelerated into a diving charge and appeared before the two Sand Ninja.

As his eyes opened and closed, scarlet three-tomoe eyes instantly appeared.

He glared fiercely, and the two Jonin before him immediately stopped their movements, their eyes becoming vacant.

Two wet thuds rang out!

The ice sword swept through the air, and the two men collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

"Wind Release: Kamaitachi!"

A violent storm erupted. Dense wind-attribute Chakra transformed into a massive blade of wind and howled toward Liuyun.

Liuyun raised his right hand. Ice surged, and a several-meter-thick ice wall burst from the ground.

He turned and stamped his foot, appearing before the Sand Ninja puppeteer in the distance.

The Sand Ninja controlling the puppets changed expression. Just as he was about to speak, Liuyun's sword struck without hesitation!

Blood sprayed into the air, and a huge head soared skyward. As his consciousness blurred, the Sand Ninja saw his own body.

In the blink of an eye, the three Sand Ninja who had charged at him were dead.

Bathed in blood, Liuyun stood like a spear.

He turned to look at the Sand Ninja charging toward him, licked the corner of his mouth, and gradually revealed a sinister smile.

"Damn brat! Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere!"

"Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere!"

"Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!"

The remaining Sand Ninja immediately brought out their signature techniques!

Violent winds erupted. Razor-sharp blades of wind and wind spheres compressed to the extreme flew toward Liuyun, carrying terrifying fluctuations.

Facing the attacks filling the sky, Liuyun remained expressionless. He folded his arms across his chest, his short hair rustling in the gale.

He looked rather like Madara during the Fourth Shinobi World War, standing alone against the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Even if a million stood before him, he would still charge forward!

Just as all the Sand Ninja thought Liuyun had been frightened stupid by their attacks, he stamped his foot.

Hard ice burst from the ground, forming a sturdy barrier that completely enclosed Liuyun.

Boom! Boom!

One thunderous explosion after another rang out without end!

The terrifying wind-attribute Chakra sometimes transformed into a sky full of blades that flew toward the ice wall before them!

At other times, it erupted like countless exploding cannonballs.

Then it transformed into a massive crescent-shaped slash!

Each attack slammed heavily into the ice wall in the distance!

The earth collapsed and wailed, while the sky darkened and wept!

The ice wall in the distance stood like a natural chasm. Though it endured the relentless bombardment, it remained utterly unmoved—not even a crack appeared!

The boundless shock waves produced by the clash resembled a storm heralding the apocalypse. They swept up clouds of dust and spread in every direction.

The surrounding trees were like paper. Trunk-thick trees were snapped in half.

The entire forest filled with smoke and dust, and all the Sand Ninja instinctively closed their eyes.

"Ah! Ah!"

Suddenly, several screams rang out among the Sand Ninja.

Ebizo narrowed his eyes and looked toward the sound.

He saw several silver-white afterimages flash past.

In their place stood several lifelike ice sculptures.

"Damn brat!" Ebizo spoke with a gloomy expression, his heart bleeding with pain.

This was their squad's first mission since its formation, yet they had lost no fewer than seven people over a single Genin! What humiliation!

At that moment, a detached voice came from the other side.

The voice carried Chakra, resembling the majesty of heaven and the tolling of a great bell. It echoed across a thousand meters.

"Today, I'll use your lives to establish the name of the Ice Emperor!"

"With your blood, I'll raise the prestige of the Shinobi World!"

Ebizo's face immediately turned livid with rage. He gnashed his teeth.

"Brat! Don't get too arrogant!"

He formed Hand Seals and shouted, "Wind Release: Blow!"

Buzz!

A dense gale blew from Ebizo's mouth.

The surrounding air currents immediately gained direction and swept toward a single point.

The smoke and dust dispersed, and the surroundings gradually became clear.

The Sand Ninja looked up toward where Liuyun stood, undisguised terror filling their eyes.

Ice covered the ground, smooth as a mirror.

A colossal creature lay beneath Liuyun's feet.

Scales, antlers, a serpentine body... Every part was lifelike.

It was an ice dragon, an ice dragon formed from solid ice, measuring no less than ten meters in length!

Cold air poured from its mouth. Its pair of azure, crystalline eyes shifted back and forth, making it seem completely alive.

Suddenly, the ice dragon raised its head and swept its gaze across the Sand Ninja opposite it. Its azure eyes held not the slightest trace of emotion.

From that brief exchange of gazes, an invisible pressure spread over them. Every Sand Ninja had cold sweat beading on their forehead, their eyes filled with fear.

"Lord Ebizo! What should we do?"

A Sand Ninja looked toward Ebizo in the distance, his voice trembling slightly.