Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Ninja Arena.
The place was packed with people, with no seats available, and included nobles and merchants from neighboring countries.
Simply because the arena announced that 'this is the biggest event in its history, and powerful ninjas will be competing on the stage'.
Countless people followed suit and placed bets, with the most favored being the ' Tachikawa Three Siblings ' from the Land of Lightning.
They fight as a unit, and any challenger who defeats them will receive twenty million taels of silver.
Those who bet on them will also receive a huge share of their opponents' winnings.
The challenger is Harano, a Jonin from the Fuma Clan, a renowned ninja clan in Jonin Land of Rice Fields, whom the arena has hired at great expense.
In the Shinobi World, the Fuma Clan is very famous. They are well-known for their giant Shuriken, and the clan has a deep understanding of Chakra.
However, with the rise of the ninja village's power, their clan-based structure gradually declined, but they still had access to ordinary people through various channels.
The Fuma Clan remains a powerful representative of ninja clans.
At that moment, a powerful spotlight focused on the ring, where the host, holding a microphone, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a butler's uniform, stood.
"Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the arena, I thank you for coming. To show our respect, we will present you with the most thrilling battle."
"First, please welcome the powerful ninja ' Harano ' from the Fuma Clan."
The light shifted and shone on a black-haired man carrying Fūma Shuriken on his back. He wore a simple gray robe, and his short beard accentuated his melancholy expression.
It vividly portrays the weathered and experienced temperament of a middle-aged man.
They look like people who have been carefully crafted by fate.
The audience cheered, especially the female spectators who screamed loudly; this was their image of a ninja.
That's how it should be!
"Next up, please welcome the ' Tachikawa Three Siblings ' from the Land of Lightning..."
As soon as the host finished speaking, three figures suddenly appeared on the stage. Their clean and Body Flicker Technique alone immediately raised the level of their prestige by three levels.
Wow... that's fast...
"I didn't even see it clearly just now, is this Ninjutsu?"
"This trip was definitely worthwhile! I'm so excited to see what battles between ninjas are like..."
The audience couldn't help but start discussing it, their eyes filled with longing and curiosity about the power of the ninjas.
The host was satisfied; the atmosphere was great. It would have been even better if the following scenes were sufficiently bloody.
"Distinguished guests, I know you are all very eager, but... please allow me a little more time to explain the competition rules."
"That means... there are no rules...!!"
Many spectators, who had been there before, shouted, "Kill him! Kill him!"
"Unrestricted combat; only one fighter can leave the ring alive..."
Before the host could finish speaking, his head was grabbed and lifted up.
Bang!
It burst open like a watermelon, splashing juice everywhere.
Barnard shook the blood off his hands. "Heh heh... only one can live, so what I'm doing makes perfect sense, right?"
"Ah..."
This bloody scene completely exceeded the audience's expectations, eliciting gasps of shock. The fact that the host's head was crushed was truly horrific.
This is the taste!
Those who came here seeking thrills began to shout and yell.
"Fighting!..."
"Tear him apart... tear him apart like a wild beast."
It's unclear which side they actually support; they're just venting their emotions.
"These guys..." Harano's lips twitched involuntarily.
This isn't what we agreed on. The arena had arranged for a few noobs to come and go through the motions, to make the battle more intense, and in return, they'd give him a large sum of money.
Now that the arena's host has been killed, isn't that a bit too much?
"Could we have really run into a psychopath?!"
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, for the honor of the Fuma Clan, Harano had no way out. He took off the giant Shuriken from his back and threw it with all his might at the enemy.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
The giant Shuriken spun rapidly, creating a small whirlwind.
"Watch this..." Tōrin stepped forward, shielding Barna and Beri behind him, his body surface rapidly turning stone gray.
Earth Release: Hardening Technique
Seeing this, Harano sneered, "Hmph, it's not over yet..."
With a sudden jerk of his right hand, an unseen steel wire secretly manipulated the giant Shuriken, instantly splitting it in two and slicing it through Tōrin's arms.
Ding ding... Ding ding...
His hardened body was comparable to that of steel; even the shuriken that Shuriken couldn't break through his defenses.
"How could this be...?!" Harano exclaimed in panic.
Tōrin laughed wildly upon seeing this, "The demon race is nothing but this! I'll sacrifice you to the great Jashin in a moment. Fear it, tremble, ha ha..."
Suddenly, he exerted force with both hands and grabbed the blades of the giant Shuriken, shouting, "Boss!"
"They've arrived."
A ball of lightning appeared in Barnard's hand, which he pressed onto the giant Shuriken, causing the lightning to flash along the steel wire.
thunderbolt...
"Ah... ah..." Harano screamed in agony as he went mad, drooling all over his face.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Taking advantage of the situation, Beri launched a poisoned Senbon, completely covering the entire body of the Harano.
Puff puff puff...
In the blink of an eye, this ninja from the Fuma Clan was turned into a hedgehog, beyond dead.
The three siblings worked together very smoothly, killing their opponent in just one round.
"Tch...!!" The audience was very dissatisfied, as this was not what they expected. According to the arena's promotion, the two sides were evenly matched.
This was a completely one-sided massacre, and there were absolutely no flashy Ninjutsu special effects.
Those who lost their bets, in particular, started yelling, "Liar, give me my money back!!"
"Cheating, this is cheating... There's something fishy going on..."
"Damn the Fuma Clan, trash..."
Barnard and his two companions ignored all of that and went to the corpse in the Harano. They cut open its neck with a knife and drew a sacrificial array with its blood.
The three then began chanting a prayer. "Great Lord Jashin, please accept the offerings from your followers..."
Everyone was completely bewildered, feeling a sense of unease. "What's going on? Is this a religious ceremony?"
Just then, a dozen or so people dressed in black robes suddenly stepped forward from the surrounding crowd and shouted in unison, "Offer our hearts to the Lord Jashin! Kill!"
Puff puff puff...
The ninjas' slaughter of ordinary people was overwhelming; within just a few breaths, dozens of people lay dead in pools of blood.
"Ah...! Spare me..."
"Please... Ninja Master... I'm innocent..."
Screams filled the air; the arena had become a slaughterhouse, and watching ninjas fight had turned into the ninjas slaughtering them.
The hunter became the hunted.
These once high-ranking nobles and businessmen screamed and begged for mercy under the sharp blade.
A man wearing sunglasses stood in the corridor on the third floor of the arena, looking down at everything, muttering, "How cruel!"
He is the owner of this arena Oyashiro En.
"From now on... it seems your business won't be able to continue." A magnetic voice suddenly rang out beside him.
Oyashiro En looked at the suddenly appearing person with shock and said, "There's a killer organization called Akatsuki that's been very active lately, is that you?"
"Yes, some people don't want this ninja arena to continue existing, you understand, right?"
"To make a bunch of ordinary people watch the most realistic battle between ninjas, and consider that a disgrace to the ninja community? Humph!"
Oyashiro En sneered, and his eyes, hidden behind his sunglasses, suddenly turned blood red.
Aoki Tsuki was already on guard; his eyes were fixed on the battle below from beginning to end, yet he still felt a powerful spiritual force enveloping his body.
The blood began to boil.
" Ketsuryūgan? He's certainly got some skills."
Immediately, a surge of powerful mental energy erupted from his Uzumaki blue pupils, unleashing a mental storm.
boom...
Within the Ketsuryūgan's vision, a fiery hurricane was clearly visible approaching.
"Ah...!" Oyashiro En let out a scream, his body as if he had been hit hard, he staggered back, blood spilling from his eyes.
"Any last words?"
"Phew... You'd better check what's happening down there."
"Hmm?" Aoki Tsuki turned his head and his expression immediately changed.
The members of the Jashin Cult, who were carrying out a massacre, were surrounded and killed by a group of Kumogakure who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and were powerless to resist.
The Tachikawa Three Siblings were killed in a single exchange; the eldest, Barnard, was punched and slammed against the wall, beyond any hope of survival.
The guy who killed Barnard seemed to have done nothing of importance, and then looked up to meet a gaze from above.
"They gamble in groups and massacre civilians! Execute all these damned cultists!"
" The Fourth Raikage!!"
Aoki Tsuki was startled. How could this guy suddenly appear here? This was completely unexpected.
There is no doubt that intelligence regarding this operation was leaked.
Taking advantage of the moment when he was distracted, Oyashiro En slipped away and fled. He had always had a way out since he was involved in such illegal activities.
"I've been looking for you for so long... Xiao!"
Ai bent his knees slightly, Chakra erupted from the soles of his feet, instantly shattering the solid arena into pieces.
Using this force, his body sprang up and hurtled towards the third floor like lightning.
Facing A, who was also proficient in Lightning Release, ordinary techniques were completely useless. Aoki Tsuki also used Lightning Release Chakra Flow the blade.
He leaped into the air and slashed down with all his might from his vantage point.
" Lightning Burial!"
The lightning power unleashed by Futsunomitama was violent and domineering, crashing down upon Ai's figure.
thunderbolt...
Lightning burst forth in the void, unleashing a blinding light.
The Fourth Raikage, already at a disadvantage in terms of position, crossed his arms and used the two armor plates on his wrists to block the slash.
boom...
Both objects collided violently and fell to the ground simultaneously.
Aoki Tsuki swiftly Hand Seals with his left hand, and the instant he landed, he slammed his hand on the ground, unleashing the "Ninja Art: Earth-Binding Flame Prison "!