He grew increasingly dissatisfied! He had completely lost all hope for this wretched Shinobi World.
Naturally, he understood why these dozen or so burly men were charging toward them!
By now, the dozen or so men had reached them. Their leader, a man a full two meters tall, carried a large saber on his shoulder and regarded the three Otsutsuki Toneri with his ugly face.
"Boss, look, it's them! The ones I happened to notice earlier!" A burly man beside the leader pointed at the three Otsutsuki Toneri and spoke to him with respectful flattery.
"Yes, very good. You can have a bigger share later." The leader patted his underling's shoulder approvingly.
Judging by these three people's clothing and bearing, they probably came from a wealthy household. Robbing them might keep the whole gang eating and drinking well for a month!
Seeing these bandits treat them as meat on a chopping block, even beginning to discuss how to divide the money afterward, Otsutsuki Yuku's eyes turned completely cold.
Otsutsuki Quxian was also secretly angered and took a small step forward, ready to teach these fellows a proper lesson.
But a small, fair palm blocked her path.
Otsutsuki Quxian lowered her head and gave Otsutsuki Toneri a questioning look.
"Perfect. After all this time in this world, I've never actually fought anyone except you, Quxian." Otsutsuki Toneri smiled gently, his delicate, adorable face as cute as a porcelain doll.
Otsutsuki Toneri slowly stepped forward. In his palm, the scarlet Rinnegan, open just a sliver, glimmered faintly red.
Eerie and ominous!
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Chapter 8: With Strength, Admire This Picturesque Land! Second Update!
Otsutsuki Yuku silently watched that small figure from behind. He, too, wanted to see how his son would handle these bandits.
"You want money, is that right?" Otsutsuki Toneri walked up to the leader and tilted his delicate little face upward, a gentle smile on his lips.
His cute, harmless appearance immediately put the leader at ease. After all, in his eyes, what could a little child like this do?
It would be a different matter if he were a ninja, but this child before him was seven or eight at most and did not even have a ninja forehead protector.
Neither did the other two; none of them had a Ninja Forehead Protector, which proved they were not ninja.
Since they were not ninja, the leader had no worries whatsoever about anything going wrong!
"Haha! You've got the right idea, brat. As long as you hand over your money obediently, I'll definitely let you pass safely!"
The leader laughed as he spoke. His ugly, savage face was terrifying enough to stop a child from crying.
"Money isn't a problem. I just don't know whether you can take it." Otsutsuki Toneri shook his head slightly, his tone as gentle as ever.
He would not begrudge this brazen, arrogant bandit his tolerance.
Because...
"What do you mean by that?" The leader froze briefly, then asked with a frown. There seemed to be something strange about this child.
Strangely calm! A sudden sense of unease rose in his heart.
"Because you're about to die!" The smile on Otsutsuki Toneri's lips slowly widened, its curve taking on a savage edge.
The instant he finished speaking, a slender black iron rod abruptly appeared in his hand and stabbed toward the leader's face like lightning!
The leader's pupils contracted sharply as he watched the black iron rod draw closer and closer.
He wanted to dodge, but discovered that he had no strength in his body at all!
Squelch!
The iron rod pierced the center of the leader's forehead without resistance and emerged from the back of his head!
The leader's hands spread limply, as though he wanted to move. His completely unfocused eyes stared ahead, then slowly dimmed into lifelessness!
The remaining bandits seemed to have yet to react, staring blankly at their leader with the black rod through his skull.
They were stunned!
Everything had happened far too quickly. This child had struck far too suddenly, and far too ruthlessly!
"My, my... What a maggot you were. No ability to resist at all? Heh..." Otsutsuki Toneri slowly pulled out the black iron rod and looked at the corpse collapsing limply to the ground, letting out a contemptuous sigh.
Seemingly dissatisfied with the leader's fragility, or perhaps having failed to enjoy himself at all, Otsutsuki Toneri turned toward the remaining bandits. The savage grin on his face seemed to widen.
"M-monster!" Looking at that small figure with his eyes still tightly shut, holding a blood-dripping black rod, the remaining bandits wore expressions of terror at the eerie, horrifying sight.
Without hesitation, every one of them turned and ran.
A monster like this, a demon like this, was simply beyond their ability to handle!
Even their boss had been killed without any chance to fight back. What could they do?
Risk their lives to avenge their boss? What a joke. That was never happening.
How could a dead man be worth gambling their lives on revenge?
"If I let you get away, even I would find myself rather troubled." Though his eyes were tightly closed, Otsutsuki Toneri seemed to have seen the bandits' movements. That spine-chilling, savage grin remained on his face.
Tightening his grip slightly on the black iron rod, Otsutsuki Toneri walked toward the bandits fleeing in panic.
"Aaaah!!"
Desperate cries of pain from the dying rang out continuously through the empty mountain valley!
Before long, everything fell completely silent.
"Good. Very well done." Otsutsuki Yuku's satisfied voice rang out, his Byakugan fixed on the small, snow-white figure standing amid corpses strewn across the ground.
Decisive in killing! Ruthless in his methods!
To have already reached this level at such a young age-he truly was his son!
"They were too weak. Ultimately, this proves nothing." The black rod in Otsutsuki Toneri's hand slowly vanished, his snow-white robe contrasting sharply with the bright red ground.
They truly were too weak. These bandits were only ordinary people, after all. Rather than a battle, this had been nothing more than a one-sided, bloody massacre.
Otsutsuki Toneri shook his head in disappointment. He needed battles. He needed opponents-opponents strong enough.
Only then could he hone his strength and his combat experience.
"Toneri, strength doesn't grow in a single day. Reaching your current level at your age already makes you a heaven-sent genius."
Otsutsuki Yuku smiled helplessly. This child-should he call him steady and mature, or say he was aiming beyond his reach?
There was certainly nothing wrong with pursuing strength, and with Otsutsuki Toneri possessing such strength and a steadfast disposition at his age, his thoughts were indeed understandable.
"Father, let's continue on our way. This is no longer a suitable place for us to stay." Otsutsuki Toneri smiled gently, turning a deaf ear to Otsutsuki Yuku's advice.
Otsutsuki Yuku would never understand just how desperately he craved strength.
He needed strength—strength to tour the sights of the Shinobi World and admire the sweeping rises and falls of this picturesque land! He needed strength to rescue Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, then conquer her!
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was the strongest in this world. Even Momoshiki Otsutsuki, who appeared later, was no match for her.
Her Ancestor's Eye, the Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan, already said it all.
Although Momoshiki Otsutsuki claimed to possess divine power far beyond Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's reach, could that be believed?
Before eating the Chakra Fruit that Kinshiki Otsutsuki transformed into, he might not even have been able to beat the crown prince Naruto of the later stages one-on-one.
And even after eating Kinshiki Otsutsuki, he was still defeated by Naruto and Sasuke together. That already said it all.
Besides, Sasuke himself had already told Momoshiki Otsutsuki that his power fell short of Kaguya's!
Momoshiki Otsutsuki was strong. Yes, he was extremely strong!
But there was still a gap between him and Kaguya!
And Otsutsuki Toneri wanted to grow stronger, because only by becoming stronger than anyone else would he qualify to conquer Kaguya!
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Chapter 9: I Want to Stay in the Shinobi World! Third Update!
In a bustling little town, the three Otsutsuki Toneri walked along the street.
"Father, I want to stay in the Shinobi World." Listening to the clamor around him, Otsutsuki Toneri suddenly spoke softly to Otsutsuki Yuku.
This was a decision he had made after careful consideration, and he brought it directly to Otsutsuki Yuku.
After all, if he wanted to stay in the Shinobi World, he had to get past Otsutsuki Yuku, whose current strength far exceeded his own.
If he sneaked away, there was probably a very good chance that Otsutsuki Yuku would catch him and bring him back...
After all, Otsutsuki Yuku possessed the Byakugan. Hiding anything from him would truly be rather difficult.
In that case, he might as well bring it up openly and appeal to both his emotions and his reason!
"What did you say?" Otsutsuki Yuku froze at his words, then stopped and looked at Otsutsuki Toneri. Seemingly finding it rather hard to believe, he asked again.
The Shinobi World was such a filthy, chaotic place, yet Otsutsuki Toneri actually wanted to stay here?
"I want to stay in the Shinobi World to train myself. Father, you should understand that there is nowhere suitable for me to train in our clan's territory."
Otsutsuki Toneri raised his head and spoke softly in Otsutsuki Yuku's direction. Although, because he had no eyes,
Otsutsuki Yuku could not see Otsutsuki Toneri's gaze, the firm resolve in his voice alone made Otsutsuki Yuku understand that he was serious!
"But, Toneri, you're only seven years old..." Otsutsuki Yuku fell silent for a while before speaking with a trace of helplessness.
Yes, Otsutsuki Toneri, his son, was only seven years old!
How could he feel at ease leaving Toneri in this utterly chaotic Shinobi World? Besides, Toneri did not even have eyes!
He had been born blind. Although his sensory abilities were already outstanding, he still had a disability.
He understood Otsutsuki Toneri's determination to temper himself, and he could feel it too. But with Otsutsuki Toneri still so young, how could he possibly rest easy?
"Listen to your father. Once you're a little older, I'll let you come here to train. How about that?" Otsutsuki Yuku continued trying to persuade him. Although Otsutsuki Toneri's strength was already considerable, and although his mentality far surpassed that of ordinary people, he was still worried.
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