The Kazekage, Chiron, was hesitant at this moment. However, looking at Sasori's eager expression, he decided to buy this chakra metal. Anything to make Sasori happy.
At that moment, Uchiha Ryun appeared. "Wait." He stepped forward and grabbed Chiron's arm. Chiron frowned and looked at Uchiha Ryun.
"Lord Hokage, what is the matter? Could it be that you have also taken a liking to this chakra metal?" As he spoke, Kazekage Chiron tightened his grip on the chakra metal a bit more.
Hearing this, Uchiha Ryun let out a dry laugh. "Haha, Chiron, is that how you see me? In your eyes, am I, Uchiha Ryun, the kind of person who snatches away what others love?"
Chiron remained silent for a moment, looked at Uchiha Ryun, and said nothing. But his eyes told Uchiha Ryun, "You are."
The corner of Uchiha Ryun's mouth twitched. Was that how his friend Chiron saw him now? No matter what, this time he absolutely had no intention of snatching anything away.
He sighed. "Brother Chiron, you are truly mistaken this time." He rubbed his head. He swore he had just come out for a stroll.
He had only seen Chiron and wanted to come over to say hello. Then he noticed something wrong with the vendor's chakra metal. From its appearance and aura, it was indeed a ten-pound block of chakra metal.
But Uchiha Ryun's soul perception technique was incredibly powerful. He immediately sensed something was off. He activated his Three Tomoe Sharingan.
As a result, he saw that the outer layer of this chakra metal block was very shallow, clearly tampered with. Uchiha Ryun estimated this chakra metal block couldn't be more than two pounds.
To ask for a sky-high price of three hundred million was truly shameless. Konoha was Sunagakure's ally. As the Hokage, Uchiha Ryun was like a brother to the Kazekage of Sunagakure.
Since his brother was being scammed, how could he stand by and do nothing? So Uchiha Ryun stepped forward, intending to stop this. He didn't expect to be looked down upon by Chiron before he could even speak.
"Ahem. No matter how you see me, as a friend, I must tell you, this chakra metal has a problem. It..." Before Uchiha Ryun could finish, the vendor became displeased.
"Are you looking for trouble? My family has sold chakra metal for generations. I have a stall here. Would I sell you a fake?" The vendor's face darkened, looking at Uchiha Ryun with ill intent.
"If you can't afford it, step aside. Don't slander the reputation of our Kumogakure's Steel Family here. Be careful you don't end up dead in the streets tomorrow." The vendor threatened.
He signaled Uchiha Ryun not to meddle. Uchiha Ryun was silent at first, then laughed.
"Is this chakra metal plated with gold? Something less than two pounds, selling for three hundred million, why don't you just rob people?" Uchiha Ryun mocked.
The vendor's expression changed. He shouted, "Brothers, come out. Someone is causing trouble." As his words fell, a group of tall, burly men with distinct Kumogakure physical features walked out from a nearby house.
They now stood behind the vendor. The vendor stood up, looking at Uchiha Ryun with a mocking expression. "Meddling, is it? Good. You ruined my business. I'll make sure you can't get out of bed for a month. Get him, boys."
As soon as he finished speaking, the big men charged forward, intending to teach this young man a lesson.
Uchiha Ryun was currently wearing casual clothes. That ceremonial robe was too big and hot. He couldn't be bothered to wear it for non-important occasions. Therefore, the vendor and these men did not recognize Uchiha Ryun's true identity.
Kazekage Chiron now also realized this chakra metal might really have a problem. Seeing Uchiha Ryun surrounded, he frowned, planning to intervene.
However, Uchiha Ryun spoke up. "Chiron, don't intervene. These people aren't enough for me to fight alone. I'm feeling a bit itchy for a fight anyway. I'll play with them."
After saying this, Uchiha Ryun took a deep breath and assumed a ready stance.
These people were all ordinary folks, so he planned to take them down using martial arts.
One big man roared as he charged at Uchiha Ryun, throwing a punch. Uchiha Ryun struck later but arrived first, hitting the big man's fist.
Crack. Crack.
The sound of bone cracking was heard. The big man's arm went limp. Uchiha Ryun remained unmoved.
"Next." His indifferent voice spread, sending chills down the spines of those present.
The vendor's underlings were intimidated by this guy's fighting style and momentarily dared not move.
The vendor was also stunned for a moment, but he was someone who had seen storms. "All of you, go on. He's just one person. What are so many of you afraid of?"
"Beat him up. A million ryo each afterward." The vendor was also ruthless. He was determined to make this young man pay today.
The big men's eyes glowed green. Where there is a heavy reward, there will be brave men.
This time, they planned to attack together and beat Uchiha Ryun to a pulp on the ground. A million ryo was no small amount.
Uchiha Ryun sneered, then executed the Iron Mountain Lean, instantly sending three or four people flying.
What kind of move was this? So powerful. And that strange footwork. Damn it. It was impossible to predict.
Uchiha Ryun fought and dodged, having a great time for a while. Each time he dodged and moved, he would leave his palm or footprints on the enemies' faces, chests, or backs.
It was just hard on these big men. They couldn't understand even in death why, every time they were about to grab Uchiha Ryun, he could easily dodge.
This farce lasted for a quarter of an hour before Kumogakure Anbu ninja appeared. They had received a report of a disturbance here and rushed over.
Seeing Uchiha Ryun continuously beating their Kumogakure villagers, the Anbu ninja immediately shouted, "Stop." Some ninja even drew their ninja swords, looking at Uchiha Ryun sternly.
The next moment, five figures appeared in front of Uchiha Ryun. They wore Konoha forehead protectors. Then, they all took out kunai and ninja swords, fully on guard.
Seeing this situation, Sasori also summoned the Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu, placing them in front of his father, Chiron.
The Kumogakure Anbu were dumbfounded. Only when Uchiha Ryun turned around did they realize the person doing the beating was Uchiha Ryun. The Hokage of Konoha.
"Oh, the Kumogakure Anbu arrived just in time. Why didn't you come when he was attacking me, but came when I was attacking?" Uchiha Ryun narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly.
"Could it be, you think, I, Uchiha Ryun, am easy to bully?" As these words were spoken, everyone present felt their scalps go numb. The Anbu's eyes flickered. The vendor was scared out of his wits. Uchiha Ryun. This man was Uchiha Ryun.
A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. Uchiha Ryun's name had long spread throughout the entire ninja world. From ninja clan families down to commoner children, all held his name in awe.
The Kumogakure Anbu ninja knew this matter was beyond their ability to handle. They exchanged glances. One ninja launched a signal flare.
Whoosh. A blue signal flare shot into the sky and blossomed. The Kumogakure Anbu seeing this situation began running towards the signal flare's direction.
Darui narrowed his eyes. He ordered people to stay put and went to handle this matter himself. It seemed the situation was serious. They had even launched a signal flare.
Darui rushed towards the site of the disturbance.
The vendor now knelt on the ground. "Lord Hokage, spare me. Lord Hokage. I, I didn't know it was you I offended. That's why I offended your divine majesty."
"Please, Lord Uchiha Ryun, let me off like a fart." The vendor wept bitterly. Offending Uchiha Ryun guaranteed no good outcome. This was a recognized fact in the ninja world.
If you don't believe it, look at the Third Kazekage. Look at the Third Raikage. They were all masters, but were either killed or severely injured by Uchiha Ryun.
The corner of Uchiha Ryun's mouth lifted slightly, revealing a faint, elusive smile. His voice was calm yet carried a hint of mockery. "Let you off? Fine. Then tell me, what exactly is the problem with that chakra metal."
The vendor's face instantly turned pale, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
He knew clearly that if he didn't come clean, he probably wouldn't live through today.
At the brink of life and death, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and truthfully explain the steps of passing off inferior goods, the process of making the metal ball.
As he spoke, the vendor kept his two rat-like eyes fixed on Uchiha Ryun's expression, afraid to miss any subtle change.
However, he completely failed to notice that during his explanation, Kazekage Chiron's face had darkened considerably.
Kazekage Chiron's brow was tightly furrowed, a flash of anger in his eyes. He was clearly very dissatisfied with the vendor's actions. Did he really look like such a sucker? Was he that easy to bully.
"This is too much." Sasori's voice carried a chill. He manipulated the Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu. With a flick of his finger, a puppet's hand transformed into a mechanism.
It aimed at the vendor. Whoosh. It shot out poisoned needles. The vendor initially felt nothing. However, after just two minutes, his body began to develop lumps. He felt itchy and started scratching.
Who would have thought that not scratching was fine, but once he scratched, the poison spread. The lumps increased. His back, legs, arms, head, face, neck, all over his body sprouted small red bumps.
The vendor immediately began to howl. Sasori curled up the corner of his mouth, hid the poisoned needle ports of the Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu, and acted as if nothing happened.
Nohara Rin's nose sniffed and she smelled a foul odor. "This smell is... Sunagakure's compound poison." She looked at Sasori.
Sasori also noticed her gaze and smiled slightly. Rin frowned and turned her head away.
Seeing this, Sasori also looked at the vendor, only now his gaze was as if looking at a dead man.
Their little actions naturally couldn't escape Uchiha Ryun's eyes, but he didn't plan to point it out, nor did he plan to forgive or step forward so soon.
Otherwise, wouldn't his grievance be for nothing?
Not long after, a large number of Anbu gathered. The leader was Darui, who had been receiving the Kage and their entourages from various villages.
He looked at the vendor rolling on the ground, then at Uchiha Ryun and Chiron. Both sides were on high alert, neither giving way.
Instantly, he understood what was going on. This guy tried to scam money from two Kage.
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