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463 Adopted by the Second Hokage!
🕑 Added 2026-01-03 06:12:00 +0000 UTCSeeing that the mysterious man was injured, everyone wanted to defeat him and gain credit.
Especially the ninja who had successfully launched a sneak attack earlier—he was now charging at the very front of the group.
The desire to defeat the mysterious man and obtain merit filled his mind, causing him to briefly forget the overwhelming power the mysterious man had displayed.
The mysterious man was merely injured—it did not mean he had lost the ability to act!
However, he failed to notice that in Renya's lowered gaze, there was nothing but icy calculation and a trace of satisfaction at a plan successfully executed.
Finally took the bait!
Now that he was heavily injured, he could go back and report.
But before leaving, he would clean up these small fry first.
Dozens of elite jōnin charged toward him. The few at the very front couldn't hold back, afraid their companions would steal the credit. They rushed forward impatiently, kunai in hand, stabbing straight toward Renya's vital points.
"His head is mine!"
"Capture him alive!"
Several people discussed whether to capture the mysterious man alive, as if victory were already assured.
At that moment, Renya suddenly lifted his lowered head. Those crimson three-tomoe Sharingan eyes revealed a chilling killing intent.
"Idiots."
These people were completely blinded by the lure of a bounty. Since that was the case, they would have to pay with their lives!
He spat out two cold words.
His left hand moved like lightning, violently pulling out the kunai embedded in his right arm, then decisively slashing forward.
"Pshk! Pshk!"
The two jōnin at the very front had their throats slit instantly. They didn't even have time to react— their necks collided directly with Renya's swinging kunai.
Blood gushed out like a fountain. The two clutched their throats with looks of disbelief, blood splattering across their companions' faces, before their bodies fell straight backward.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye!
Renya seemed unable to feel the pain in his body as he slowly pulled out the two kunai embedded in his back and shoulder.
Immediately after, three kunai shot toward the person who had sneak-attacked him earlier.
That ninja had originally been charging at the very front, but was accidentally overtaken by his companions.
At the time, he had been regretting it, feeling that the credit was about to be stolen.
But after seeing the fate of those two just now, he couldn't help but feel a bit fortunate.
Good thing I was slower earlier—otherwise I'd be dead now.
Before he could celebrate for long, the three kunai he had thrown earlier returned along their original trajectory at terrifying speed.
"Psh! Psh! Psh!"
Still in a state of surviving a disaster, he had no idea what had happened before his own kunai pierced straight through his body.
Although Renya had deliberately not dodged and thus been injured, at the end of the day, this bastard had sneak-attacked him.
There was no way he would let someone who attacked him get away.
When there was a grudge, he settled it on the spot.
Now that the injury was taken and the revenge exacted, he could go back and report.
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
Renya took a deep breath, and three massive fire dragons roared out from his mouth.
But the fire dragons didn't attack any specific target. Instead, they slammed violently into the ground beneath everyone's feet and the surrounding trees!
Rumble—!
Violent explosions and towering flames instantly swallowed a vast area.
Burning trees turned into enormous torches, the ground was blasted into scorched craters, and thick smoke mixed with raging flames to form perfect visual cover. The searing shockwaves forced people to retreat again and again.
"Don't let him escape!"
Several Kage watching from afar saw this and hurriedly shouted reminders to the allied ninja forces.
That guy was injured and making such a huge commotion—he was definitely trying to run!
The ninjas present immediately reacted, blocking splashing flames and flying debris while attempting to charge through the sea of fire to search for the mysterious man's whereabouts.
Shimura Danzō's expression was far from pleasant as he cast an irritated glance at the three newly appointed Kage.
These guys were clearly trying to put Renya to death!
He had already made up his mind—if Renya truly encountered danger, he would immediately dispatch ANBU to support him.
As for how the three Kage would view Konoha?
Sorry, he didn't care at all.
If they were unhappy, then fight a war!
Konoha was powerful now and had no need for empty courtesies.
Not to mention whether capturing tailed beasts was truly Renya's intention—even if it was…
So what?
As the strongest village in the shinobi world, what was wrong with Konoha capturing a few of your tailed beasts?
If you don't accept it, endure it!
Fortunately, what Danzō feared did not come to pass.
When the first few people barely broke through the obstruction of flames and thick smoke, where was the mysterious man to be seen?
Only two bodies still twitching on the ground, and a pool of dark crimson blood where Renya had originally stood, proved that he had indeed been severely injured just moments ago.
But the man himself had vanished without the slightest warning.
"Search! With injuries that severe, he couldn't have gone far!" the Fourth Mizukage roared through clenched teeth, his face ashen.
If they didn't capture that damned mysterious man, the Six-Tails could be in danger at any moment.
Once the Six-Tails was lost, Madara's plan would be able to proceed.
By then, it would bring a massive crisis to the entire shinobi world!
"What do you think about what the mysterious man said earlier?" Senju Tobirama asked gravely, looking at the others.
He felt that Renya was deliberately spreading Madara's plan to them.
So that they could prepare in advance.
Under no circumstances could the tailed beasts fall into Uchiha Madara's hands!
"Better to believe it exists than believe it doesn't," the Fourth Mizukage said in a deep voice.
Although he was extremely dissatisfied with Konoha's ninjas not going to provide support earlier, upon discovering that Sunagakure also hadn't sent troops, it was hard to say anything more.
Still, the mysterious man's words had sounded an alarm for them.
Regardless of whether the mysterious man was from Konoha or not, they had to protect the Six-Tails' jinchūriki!
Even now, he didn't dare tell the others the truth. In reality, Kirigakure now only had one tailed beast left.
The Three-Tails had suddenly disappeared several years ago right in front of the Third Mizukage.
At first, he didn't understand where the Three-Tails had gone, but the appearance of the mysterious man allowed him to roughly grasp its whereabouts.
It seemed that Uchiha Madara had begun planning to capture tailed beasts several years ago.
To avoid disturbing morale and causing unnecessary panic, the Fourth Mizukage felt it was better not to reveal the fact that the Three-Tails had been lost.
As long as everyone worked together to protect the Six-Tails' jinchūriki and the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, that would be enough.
"Hokage, pay close attention to the safety of your village's jinchūriki. Absolutely do not let the mysterious man succeed!"
The Fourth Mizukage looked toward Senju Tobirama and Shimura Danzō.
As long as all nine tailed beasts were not gathered, Uchiha Madara's plan could not proceed!
"Thank you for the reminder. I've already made arrangements," Senju Tobirama said in a low voice.
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The Second Kazekage, Shamon, looked at his grave expression and almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
The Second Hokage's acting was just too good!
He made it sound so real!
Truly worthy of being an old veteran actor!
If that mysterious man earlier wasn't Uchiha Renya, he might as well go smash his head.
Such a self-directed, self-acted farce.
Uchiha Madara's so-called "Eye of the Moon" plan was definitely fake—nothing more than an excuse fabricated by Konoha to collect all the tailed beasts.
Such a crude deception—he could see through it at a glance!
It could only fool young people who had never seen the world.
