The flaxen-haired kunoichi stepped forward and said coldly,
"Mu Yu, your existence is already affecting our ability to survive. So you must die."
For genin like them, there was no such thing as the greater good of the village.
They became ninja simply to live.
And this Mu Yu—who kept finding excuses to make their lives miserable—was an extremely glaring obstacle.
What kind of good superior thought about killing his subordinates every single day?
Even if Mu Yu was only a temporary one.
During this period, they had worked hard to cooperate, giving Hyuga Arin no opportunity to nitpick—
all so he would lower his guard.
And he, in turn, had been constantly looking for chances to kill them.
"Sigh, why go this far?" Hyuga Arin sighed.
"If you'd just held on a bit longer, I might not even be here anymore."
He really was planning to leave.
Who would want to keep playing house with them here?
It was only because Hanzo's side hadn't sent any news yet.
But none of them believed him.
The tall ninja leapt down from the rooftop, joining the others.
"Today, you will definitely die here," the tall ninja said in a low voice.
They had been preparing for this day for a long time.
Hyuga Arin glanced around at the people present.
"Seven in total. Everyone's here."
He looked at the seven of them with barely contained excitement.
Excluding the two he had already killed, all of Kusomori's subordinates were now gathered here.
If he killed them all, it would truly be total annihilation—
erasing even the last traces of Kusomori's existence.
None of the seven made the first move.
They were waiting—waiting for the poison in Hyuga Arin's body to take effect.
But they waited… and waited…
Hyuga Arin even started stretching to warm up, yet showed no signs of being affected.
"How are you fine?" someone couldn't help but blurt out.
Hyuga Arin stopped stretching and said,
"You mean the poison in the tea? I didn't drink it at all. I was just fooling you."
Using poison in front of a medical ninja—
who knew what they were thinking.
Of course, they didn't know Hyuga Arin was a medical ninja.
Well then, that explained it.
He lightly swung the bronze blade in his hand.
"Pulling aggro."
Whoosh.
A sharp tearing sound rang out as Hyuga Arin suddenly vanished from everyone's sight.
"Where did he go?!" Everyone panicked, looking around frantically.
A scorching wave of heat erupted behind them.
They all turned around at once—
Hyuga Arin's bronze blade was blazing with flames, slicing one of their companions open from the abdomen.
The body split in two and collapsed onto the floor.
[Experience +356]
"First," Hyuga Arin said with a slight smile.
Xiongbo Hand + Ignis Noctis.
This was Hyuga Arin's close-combat style.
Two Rain ninja charged in from the left and right—one wielding an umbrella, the other a blade—
while the tall ninja rushed straight at him from the front.
Hyuga Arin swung his blade at the ninja on the left.
The opponent tried to block with his own sword, but he underestimated both the force behind Hyuga Arin's strike and the flames coating the blade.
The intense heat caused the bronze blade to glow red, slicing straight through the opponent's weapon.
The Rain ninja's pupils shrank in shock—he hadn't expected this outcome.
The blade followed through from top to bottom, cleaving him in half.
[Experience +412]
Hyuga Arin twisted in midair, sweeping his blade upward toward the ninja on the right.
That ninja realized the bronze blade couldn't be blocked and tried to escape with the Substitution Technique.
[Sap]
The ninja's pupils contracted violently—his chakra froze.
In that instant, Hyuga Arin's blade cut upward, splitting him open.
[Experience +256]
Only then did the tall ninja finally reach Hyuga Arin.
Hyuga Arin kicked him squarely in the chest, sending him flying.
Spinning half a turn in midair, Hyuga Arin landed smoothly.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye—
two dead, one sent flying.
"Two," Hyuga Arin grinned at the remaining people.
In just an instant, three out of seven were gone.
Looking at Hyuga Arin's grin and exposed white teeth, it felt like a demon smiling at them.
"Monster—this guy's a monster!!"
Someone abandoned the fight entirely, turning and leaping toward the window.
Crash!
Glass shattered as several ninja didn't hesitate at all, following him straight out.
In only a brief exchange, they understood one thing clearly—
Hyuga Arin wasn't someone they could defeat.
He already possessed the strength of a chūnin.
Watching three people jump out the window, Hyuga Arin froze for a moment.
That moment of hesitation slowed him just enough—he only managed to throw a few shuriken.
The shuriken turned into fireballs, striking the slowest runner.
Blood burst from several holes in his body, and inertia carried him out the window anyway.
[Experience +457]
"Tsk tsk."
Hyuga Arin walked up to the tall ninja.
The man lay on the ground, unable to get up after being kicked.
"Your companions really did abandon you."
The tall ninja clenched his teeth.
Hyuga Arin's kick had left his head spinning.
He didn't respond—only staggered to his feet, still trying to attack.
But his vision was swaying; even if Hyuga Arin stood still, he couldn't hit him.
Hyuga Arin shook his head.
The bronze blade flashed cleanly, severing the tall ninja's head.
[Experience +485]
He turned and looked down through the shattered window.
Below, aside from a corpse on the ground, the other two ninja were already gone.
The darkness concealed their figures—finding them now would be difficult.
But they were just two genin.
They wouldn't provide much experience or loot anyway.
Hyuga Arin chose to let it go.
"They were really decisive," he muttered.
He hadn't expected them to flee so quickly, costing him the best chance to pursue.
He searched the four bodies in the room for drops.
In the end, only two items appeared—
the other two gave nothing but experience.
[Scarlet Eyes]
[Attribute: Enhancement +1 (Cannot Be Used)]
"Completely useless," Hyuga Arin said, glancing at the Scarlet Eyes.
Aside from selling them, they had no real value.
"I wonder if there's some pervert in the ninja world who collects these."
He tossed the eyeball into his inventory.
The second item didn't need explanation—
he still couldn't use it, so it went into storage as well.
Just as Hyuga Arin was pondering how to clean up the office—
He suddenly turned toward the window.
A man was squatting there.
Seeing Hyuga Arin's gaze, the man waved, a fox-like smile on his face.
In his hand was a severed head, frozen in an expression of terror.
"So you're Mu Yu. Not bad—already have chūnin-level strength."
Hyuga Arin's expression turned solemn.
He silently activated his Byakugan and saw the vast chakra of a jōnin.
His eyes shifted to the Rain Hidden Village forehead protector the man wore.
This guy—
was someone sent by Hanzo.
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