As a severed head hit the ground, every remaining enemy stood frozen in shock.
Ding! Gained 80 points!
Heh, looks like that move really shook them.
These ninjas from Kirigakure had witnessed countless bloody battles since childhood. It was safe to say that surviving this long took more than strength. They had to be ruthless themselves.
After all, in the darkness of Kirigakure, death was always an everyday occurrence.
But even though they had seen people who feared no death, they had never seen anyone this vicious.
A five-year-old child had used the Body Flicker Technique and cut someone's head clean off.
And worse...
How could Ling Feng remain so calm after beheading someone?
For a moment, the same thought surfaced in the minds of all nine survivors.
This child, only five years old, who should have been attending classes at the Ninja Academy, was no stranger to killing!
They could not understand it. Konoha was arguably the most peaceful village in existence.
How could a village like that produce a born killer like Ling Feng?
"All right, the loudmouth's dead. Who's next?"
Ling Feng flicked his wrist and turned to face them.
He was certainly going to kill them all.
But before that, they still had a use.
They would help Ling Feng earn as many points as possible.
No one spoke, and fear flickered in every pair of eyes.
Ling Feng saw the urge to flee in their eyes and gave a couple of cold chuckles.
Want to run?
Not a chance!
Crackle!
Another arc of electricity flashed as Ling Feng began reaping the lives of these Kirigakure ninjas.
By the time the last one fell, Ling Feng's points had reached 362.
Once this mission was complete, upgrading his Byakugan to the basic level would be no problem at all.
After exchanging points for ten Small Chakra Potions, Ling Feng set off toward the convoy.
His chakra reserves had grown significantly lately, so he needed more potions to replenish them fully.
He expected another qualitative increase in his chakra reserves after this operation, which meant he would have to start exchanging points for Medium Chakra Potions.
Otherwise, the Small Chakra Potions would restore too little and limit his options in combat.
Ling Feng downed all ten Chakra Potions in one go, then spent another 10 points on ten more bottles to keep in reserve before racing onward.
As he drew closer, Ling Feng used his Byakugan to survey the battlefield and discovered that his three companions were already in grave danger.
The ten men Ling Feng had killed were the weakest of the group, something he could tell with his Byakugan.
The Byakugan allowed him to easily see how quickly chakra flowed inside an enemy's body and where it gathered.
It had only taken him two or three minutes to kill those ten men, yet Fox Mask and the other two were already covered in wounds.
Behind them stood the convoy they were supposed to protect.
Using his Byakugan, Ling Feng saw that everyone in the convoy had already evacuated, so he would not have to divide his attention.
"Where are they?"
Ling Feng reached his companions and asked.
At the sight of Ling Feng, Fox Mask and the other two brightened, as though he were their savior.
"We'd just moved them somewhere safe when the enemy arrived. To keep them from discovering where the targets were hiding, we had to reveal ourselves and lure them elsewhere. But the gap in strength was too great. They caught up before we'd gone far."
Fox Mask told Ling Feng what had happened over the past two or three minutes.
"Got it. I'll hold them off. Go to the targets."
As he spoke, Ling Feng stepped in front of them.
Fox Mask and the other two wanted to urge Ling Feng to retreat with them, but the next second, the enemy unleashed several A-Rank Ninjutsu, frightening them into scrambling aside.
Ling Feng gave a cold smile and immediately exchanged points for the Taijutsu technique, Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Palm!
"Eight Trigrams: Rotation!"
"Hah!"
With a fierce shout, Ling Feng unleashed Rotation. A vast amount of chakra poured from his palms, forming a violently spinning whirlwind that evaded every attack.
Fox Mask and the other two stared in astonishment.
Ling Feng had become a raging whirlwind. All manner of ninjutsu from more than a dozen enemies came flooding toward him, only to be effortlessly evaded.
Ding! Gained 30 points!
Although Ling Feng had avoided everything with Rotation, the surrounding terrain had no such ability.
Boom!
More than a dozen ninjutsu collided, blasting the area around Ling Feng into flying dirt and dust as thick smoke billowed upward.
The clatter of falling earth and stones rang out continuously within it.
"Hmph, does Konoha really think it's invincible? Sending three people to protect someone? What a joke!"
"And they only sent a little kid as backup. Has everyone in Konoha been killed off?"
"Hahaha! Once we finish off these ANBU members and kill the Land of Fire's senior officials, this battle will make Kirigakure famous throughout the Shinobi World!"
Outside the dust cloud, the dozen-odd Kirigakure ninjas laughed at the billowing smoke, their faces filled with contempt and mockery.
They were about to leave when a violent commotion erupted behind them.
Fox Mask and the other two burst out of the smoke, coughing. Dirt and broken stones covered them from head to toe, leaving them utterly bedraggled.
"What? You're still alive? Impossible!"
"They couldn't last three exchanges against us earlier. There's no way they blocked that with their own strength."
"Was it that kid who just arrived? That's even more absurd!"
The Kirigakure ninjas were all stunned at the sight.
Then the smoke cleared, and Ling Feng walked slowly out.
Compared with the disheveled Fox Mask and his two companions, Ling Feng was spotless from head to toe.
Eight Trigrams: Rotation really does have incredible defensive power. It certainly lives up to its 365-degree defense with no blind spots.
"Hey, hey, hey! You three, please pay attention next time. When I make my move, stay well back!"
"And didn't I tell you to leave? Why are you still here?"
Ling Feng looked at Fox Mask and the other two with clear displeasure.
After hearing that, the three no longer dared linger. They hurried up and ran, without even taking the time to brush the dirt and stone fragments from their hair.
That infuriated the enemy.
This brat was completely ignoring them!
"Damn it! Who said you could leave?"
A man who looked like their captain roared at the sight and prepared to attack again to stop them.
Seeing this, Fox Mask and the other two were so frightened they could barely keep their footing.
This time, the enemy was aiming directly at the three of them. There were more than a dozen attackers! How could they dodge or block that?
Ling Feng gave a cold laugh, pressed his palms together, and shouted, "Ninja Art: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof!
In an instant, more than a dozen Ling Fengs appeared, matching the enemy's numbers exactly and preventing them from intercepting his companions.
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