Chapter 50
3. Answer him, "I'm here to kill!" Then kill every Rain Ninja and receive a ten-percent increase in Chakra.
Liuyun chose the second option without a moment's hesitation.
Showing off? That was why he was here. As the saying went, if you got transported into the world of the Hokage and didn't show off or win over any girls, you might as well not have come.
With that thought, he ignored the Rain Ninja around him and took a step. Ice formed beneath his foot and spread wildly in every direction.
It was like a white dot appearing on a sheet of brown paper, then covering the whole page in the blink of an eye.
Ice gathered around Liuyun, surging in waves as though awaiting his command.
The Rain Ninja who had been alive moments ago were now frozen sculptures.
Liuyun walked forward, a rolling tide of ice close behind him, like a winter god who commanded the cold.
"Ice Release? From Konoha? Could he be Uchiha Liuyun, the one who's been giving the Sand Ninja hell these past few days?"
Narakus of the Salamander frowned. His expression darkened at once.
"Go! Fetch Leader Hanzō. Tell him we've encountered a formidable enemy!"
Naraku gave the order to a Rain Ninja behind him.
"Yes, sir. I'll go right away." The Rain Ninja hurried off.
"Everyone, attack! Use your best Ninjutsu!" Narakus of the Salamander growled as Liuyun drew closer.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
"Wind Release: Sickle Weasel!"
One Amegakure ninja after another unleashed their strongest Ninjutsu.
Unfortunately for them, none of it could touch Liuyun.
Facing attacks from every direction, Liuyun sent the tide of ice behind him surging forward.
Every attack was stopped.
Then his unhurried voice carried across the Rain Ninja camp and spread over the battlefield.
"Once I tired of searching, I learned to find my mark at a glance; once the headwind struck, I learned to weather winds from every side and sail on."
He Was an Uchiha. It Ran in the Family!
The low voice rang out like a proclamation from ancient times, striking everyone who heard it.
"That sounded imposing. So overbearing! He's showing off so hard I want to hit him," Nara Beigen muttered.
"You're not alone," Yamanaka Rookie said.
"I thought Lord Liuyun didn't have the Uchiha Clan's arrogance. Looks like we were wrong!"
"He's mastered Bragging Release!"
A Konoha Ninja let out a sigh.
"Commander, that brat's showing off a bit much!" a Rain Ninja complained.
I've never shown off like that in my life. You might be enjoying yourself, but the rest of us sure aren't.
Narakus of the Salamander gave him an odd look and sighed. "His surname is Uchiha."
"Uchiha? Oh. Never mind, then."
The Red Eye Disease Clan was either showing off or on its way to show off. Just look at Madara Uchiha!
At this rate, the brat might even catch up to his ancestor Madara Uchiha in Bragging Release!
While the whole battlefield buzzed with talk, the waves of ice blocking Liuyun's path parted and gathered behind him.
Across from him, Narakus of the Salamander's mouth twitched. The Rain Ninja gritted their teeth. If they could have beaten the brat, they would have taught him a lesson.
A small boat made of ice appeared beneath Liuyun's feet.
Its hull was carved with dense, mysterious runes.
A lifelike dragon's head adorned its bow. There was no sail and no oar.
Only a young man stood aboard with his hands behind his back, looking down on everyone with detached indifference.
The crystal-clear ice boat glided forward at Liuyun's will.
Sunlight struck it, and the mysterious runes shone in seven colors.
He really was sailing on!
"Fuck! I can't take it! Who shows off like that?" a hot-tempered Rain Ninja roared.
His hands flew through Hand Seals, and dense Chakra gathered around him.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Splash!
Water surged beside him. An enormous water dragon rose into the air and lunged at Liuyun.
"Brat, showing off might run in your family, but I fucking love beating people who do it!"
"Here's some advice: don't show off, or you'll get mobbed!"
The Rain Ninja grinned fiercely, looking immensely satisfied.
It was as though he had finally killed the brat.
The next instant, the Sand Ninja's laughter cut off abruptly.
The oppressive water dragon had barely reached Liuyun when he pointed a finger at it.
In an instant, it became a lifelike Ice Dragon.
Liuyun pointed again. The Ice Dragon came alive, baring its claws as it circled behind him.
Narakus of the Salamander looked at the Rain Ninja as though he were an idiot and shook his head.
"Is the leader here yet?"
"No sign of him," a sensory Rain Ninja replied.
"Fire Release, Earth Release, Lightning Release too—use your strongest attacks on Uchiha Liuyun!" Narakus of the Salamander ordered, his eyes flickering.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Earth Release: Earth Flow River!"
"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"
At Narakus of the Salamander's command, the Rain Ninja launched their second wave of attacks.
Unfortunately, their opponent was Liuyun. They were nowhere near his level!
The blazing Fire Release techniques seemed hot enough to set the air alight, but the waves of ice around Liuyun snuffed them out the moment they arrived.
The rushing river of earth froze solid, becoming a sculpture of ice.
Lightning conducted through it? Sorry. The ice stopped that too!
Only now did everyone see how terrifying Ice Release truly was.
This was what invincibility looked like. This was the power of a Kekkei Genkai!
As he watched Liuyun effortlessly stop every attack again, Narakus of the Salamander's face darkened.
He was about to order a retreat when Liuyun's black eyes suddenly turned scarlet.
"Sharingan!"
Before Naraku could say anything else, confusion flashed in his eyes. Then he roared in fury.
"Get him! Kill him! Dead or alive, I don't care! Slaughter that show-off!"
The Rain Ninja were already sick of Liuyun. At Naraku's shout, they charged.
Kunai, Shuriken, and all kinds of Ninjutsu filled the sky!
The ice boat cruised onward, the Ice Dragon circling beside it. Liuyun's unruffled expression made him look like some master above worldly concerns.
"Ice Age!"
Liuyun's low shout rang out.
The surging tide of ice behind him rushed forward like a torrent.
Crack! Crack!
Where it passed, it swallowed everything like a plague of locusts, turning the world white.
The charging Rain Ninja became ice sculptures in an instant, each frozen in a lifelike pose.
There were ice trees, ice grass, ice flowers...
Everything within a thousand meters became a World of Ice!
Crack! Crack!
Just as the spreading ice was about to reach the Konoha camp, it turned.
It swept around the camp and the Konoha Ninja, continuing to spread beyond them.
The Konoha Ninja felt the bitter cold wash over them, then looked at the frozen figures in the distance.
Fear rose from the depths of their hearts.
If Liuyun's control had slipped, they would have ended up as ice sculptures too.
"L-Lord Liuyun is that strong? I had no idea!"
A Konoha Ninja swallowed hard.
"Lord Liuyun's incredible, no question! My daughter just turned ten, I think. I should send her to serve him!"
"Get lost. Why would Lord Liuyun want your daughter? My niece is prettier!"
The conversation took a sudden turn.
The ice boat seemed to drift, yet it moved so fast that Liuyun soon reached Narakus of the Salamander.
Looking at the frozen figure before him, Liuyun sighed. "You died to my Ice Release. You can't complain about that."
He swept his gaze over the world around him, blanketed in white, every inch covered in ice.
Liuyun could not help speaking again, his voice carrying across the frozen expanse.
"I fought across three thousand miles and wiped out Amegakure with one hand!"
"I am the Ice Emperor! I shall crush every enemy!"
His words rolled out like thunder. The Konoha Ninja who had been competing to offer him their daughters and nieces promptly abandoned the idea.
Right. He was an Uchiha through and through. Better not throw their girls into that fire.
"Nara Beigen, clean up the battlefield. I'm going to find Tsunade and the others!"
His voice rang out again. At least that sounded normal.
Only Nara Beigen looked baffled. Everyone was frozen solid. What battlefield was there to clean up?
Were they supposed to search the Rain Ninja for supplies? Forget it. They could spend a whole day trying to break those ice sculptures and still fail.
But Liuyun was strong enough to do as he pleased, so Nara Beigen had no choice but to obey.
"Everyone, clean up the battlefield!"
Who Dared Claim Invincibility? Who Dared Say They Could Never Lose?
Liuyun had already sailed his little boat into the Land of Rain.
The ground froze wherever the boat passed.