Chapter 42: Beating Sarutobi Shinnosuke Again
"Haki! Armament!"
The veins on his arm bulged.
Ink-black Armament Haki began to swirl.
Towards the bandits, Aoyama Ruyun threw a punch.
"Boom!"
Annihilation. Under the force of the punch, everything in front—trees, rocks, and the bandits—was sent flying by the fist's shockwave.
By the time Aoyama Ruyun retracted his fist, all that could be seen was a large crater, about several tens of meters wide, blasted into the ground.
This was with Aoyama Ruyun holding back.
Otherwise, the destroyed area would have been even larger.
"!"
Asuna looked at the scene before her in disbelief.
The Daimyo's residence also had ninjas, but those were all rogue ninjas gathered with money.
In fact, what the Daimyo's residence valued most were the samurai, who were being eliminated by the times.
What Asuna had seen, at most, were some low-level ninjutsu or ordinary swordsmanship.
When had she ever seen power like this?
One punch, a deep crater.
She knew Aoyama Ruyun might be strong, but she didn't think he was *this* strong.
"Is this your strongest power?"
"What do you think?"
Aoyama Ruyun smiled. *Strongest? Far from it.*
"Hiss!"
She couldn't help but suck in a cold breath.
Asuna wasn't stupid; how could she not understand the meaning behind Aoyama Ruyun's words?
This level of destructive power... wasn't even his strongest.
"Humph!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke, at the side, was clearly unhappy.
He originally wanted to show off his strength in front of Her Highness.
But Aoyama Ruyun's one punch solved everything, leaving him no chance to act.
"Aoyama Ruyun, do you know your actions just now were dangerous?
What if something had happened to Her Highness? Could you bear the responsibility?"
The classic "Monday morning quarterbacking" began again.
*If you knew it was dangerous, why didn't Sarutobi Shinnosuke say so from the beginning?*
"I really..."
*It's been too long since I beat this guy, has his brain rotted?*
*How dare he chirp in front of me.*
"Bang!"
Aoyama Ruyun didn't say much, just backhanded him.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke's figure was sent flying in mid-air for several rotations before landing unconscious.
"Erk!"
This scene left Hatake Sakumo speechless.
*Really, why provoke Aoyama Ruyun when you have nothing better to do?*
*Acting like you can beat him... aren't you just asking for a beating?*
"Scared stiff?"
Casually flexing his wrist, Aoyama Ruyun looked at Asuna, who was staring blankly.
Asuna, snapping back to reality, looked at Aoyama Ruyun with a complicated expression.
"You were right. In some people's eyes, the Daimyo's residence is really... nothing!"
Asuna was smart.
She was just used to being pampered and lacked a proper understanding of the world.
Now, she had a wake-up call.
"Without strength, you are really nothing!"
Here, Asuna suddenly looked at Aoyama Ruyun.
"Can you teach me to cultivate?"
"Forget it. You're past the age for cultivation!"
Aoyama Ruyun decisively shook his head.
Even if he could teach, Aoyama Ruyun had no such thought. No time.
Asuna looked to Hatake Sakumo and the others for confirmation.
All she got were helpless shakes of the head.
Cultivation... of course, the earlier the better.
At Asuna's age, even with good talent, she wouldn't be able to cultivate much.
"..."
This was even more helpless!
…
Just like that, after two or three days, Aoyama Ruyun and the others escorted Asuna to the Daimyo's residence.
Looking at the splendidly decorated Daimyo's residence, Hatake Sakumo sighed with inexplicable emotion.
"This is great. This mission is actually... completed!"
As he spoke, Hatake Sakumo himself found it incredible.
Originally, Hatake Sakumo had thought…
that any mission Aoyama Ruyun participated in was impossible to succeed.
But he didn't expect that now, this escort mission... was actually successful.
For a moment, Hatake Sakumo was truly filled with emotion.
"Is it that serious?"
Noticing Hatake Sakumo at his side, Aoyama Ruyun said indifferently.
"With my strength, isn't completing a mission simple!"
"Who do you think is to blame!"
Hatake Sakumo glared at Aoyama Ruyun in annoyance.
In terms of strength, of course, it was enough.
But it was all because this guy was present that all the previous missions…
every single one... failed due to some bizarre reason!
"Well, well! Don't worry. I will definitely complete more missions in the future!"
Facing Hatake Sakumo's resentful gaze,
Aoyama Ruyun casually patted his shoulder.
"I hope so!"
To this, Hatake Sakumo just sighed slightly.
Honestly, with Aoyama Ruyun around, Hatake Sakumo really felt it would be difficult.
"Ah, my zero percent mission completion rate has actually been broken. I feel a bit uncomfortable!"
As if realizing it, Aoyama Ruyun muttered to himself.
But these words…
made Hatake Sakumo and Yuhi Shinku speechless.
*Is a zero percent mission completion rate...*
*something to be proud of?*
…
Next, as the team leader, Hatake Sakumo was responsible for handing over the mission to the Daimyo.
"Mbluh mblah mglph! Greet...!"
Upon seeing the Daimyo, Sarutobi Shinnosuke immediately rushed up.
It's just that, due to Aoyama Ruyun's slap,
Sarutobi Shinnosuke's face was still swollen high.
His speech... was completely unintelligible.
"...You're a ninja?"
He almost thought he was a monster!
Being looked at with such astonished eyes, Sarutobi Shinnosuke just wanted to cry.
*I am the son of Konoha's Hokage!*
"Ahem!"
Clearing his throat, the Daimyo corrected his attitude.
He first waved Sarutobi Shinnosuke away.
Then, he looked towards Aoyama Ruyun.
"You are Aoyama Ruyun, right? I heard from my daughter... you are quite capable. Do you want a reward?"
Although his words weren't overbearing,
there was an innate arrogance in them.
*With a father like this, no wonder Asuna turned out like that!*
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