"This speed and power are truly exaggerated. Worthy of the Five Kage."
The lucky Earth Man who dodged a disaster looked at the floor shattered by the Fourth Raikage's fist. If he had been a moment later, his head might have exploded into pieces.
"Raikage-sama!"
The other Hidden Cloud Jonin also rushed over to assist, one of them prepared to unleash a Ninja Technique, only to find a large insect-shaped lump protruding from his chest, menacing and horrifying.
"Ah!"
Stopping the release of the Ninja Technique in time prevented the insect-shaped lump from swelling further and reaching the point of explosion.
But the Hidden Cloud Jonin was also pale, his face full of pain as he convulsed on the ground, cold sweat continuously emerging from his forehead.
The Fourth Raikage planned to continue fighting the enemies, but upon hearing the cries of his subordinates, he couldn't help but look, seeing the strange insect-shaped lump occupying his subordinate's chest, just one step short of exploding.
"Haha, instead of dealing with us, perhaps saving your own comrades would be better, Raikage-sama. If you're willing to hand over the Secret Technique from Woods Village, I wouldn't mind mercifully sparing his life."
The Insect Man, appearing beside the Earth Man, spoke as a leader, conversing with the Fourth Raikage with a smiling face.
"Damn it!"
The Fourth Raikage's face darkened, but the expression on his face showed defiance, refusing to yield to the Insect Man.
The Insect Man was aware of this, sighing as he took on the task of the 80 million ryo bounty, a truly challenging job.
Unexpectedly, his Bursting Insect had no effect on the Fourth Raikage.
Perhaps it was because the Chakra flow rate was too quick for the Bursting Insect to absorb and hatch, posing no threat to the Fourth Raikage.
However, if the Fourth Raikage wanted to continuously avoid the Bursting Insect, he would have to maintain the Lightning Style Armor mode, rapidly consuming Chakra.
Generally speaking, doing so would quickly lead to exhaustion due to insufficient Chakra.
But the problem is, the Fourth Raikage's Chakra amount is at Tailed Beast Level.
Even if their Chakra runs out, the Fourth Raikage is likely to retain much more than ordinary people.
Like his father, the Third Raikage, he is a genuine human Tailed Beast.
Trying to engage in a battle of attrition with the Fourth Raikage is obviously the most foolish approach.
"If you want to exchange attributes for life, then hand over the Secret Jutsu Scroll from Woods Village. Otherwise, in that state, your subordinate will painfully die in less than a few days. Here's how to contact us, welcome to the trade, Raikage-sama. We, the Nokizaru Group, will always celebrate your arrival."
The Insect Man tossed a scroll onto the ground, then he and the Earth Man leapt backward, vanishing into the darkness.
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"Is everything okay? You look quite exhausted."
At two in the afternoon, Hakushi sat in his living room and, hearing footsteps from behind, turned his head to see Ruri returning from outside, a deep fatigue on her face, prompting his concern.
Ruri glanced at Hakushi and replied, "Nothing, arranging things for those little kids is really troublesome."
Referring to the thirty Uchiha children brought from Konoha to the Land of Demons.
Ordinary kids aren't that hard to arrange, but these thirty children, regardless of the purity of their bloodline, are undoubtedly from the main family and have somewhat inherited the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan Kekkeigenkai.
Plus, the research department in the Land of Demons has now developed a method to increase the probability of awakening the Sharingan without side effects. In other words, these thirty-something yet-to-mature children are likely to over 90% awaken the Sharingan in the future. If they strive a bit more, it's not hard for them all to awaken the Sharingan.
Precisely because of this, Ruri and the staff in the Land of Demons cannot treat these thirty children possessing Kekkeigenkai as ordinary people. From the moment they speak, they are fundamentally different from ordinary people.
The world is just unfair like that.
But because of this, the responsibility and obligations they must bear in the future will be heavier than that of ordinary people.
"Isn't that a good thing? Otherwise, relying solely on the Uchiha Clan ninja you brought to the Land of Demons back then to spread offshoots is not an easy task. With these new forces, in ten or twenty years, excellent results will be seen."
Due to frequent outbreaks of war, the average marriage and childbearing age in the Ninja Realm is quite early.
Ruri was only twenty when she was pregnant, considered somewhat late in this era with high war-related mortality rates.
"Maybe."
Ruri responded faintly.
"So, have you told them about the annihilation of the Uchiha Clan from Konoha?"
Hakushi played with the flintlock gun in his hand while asking Ruri.
Ruri hesitated for a moment but then nodded.
"I did. After all, hiding such a matter from them would be unfair. However, afterwards, guiding them to manage their inner hatred has been busy. Crying and wreaking havoc, it's really noisy."
Ruri seldom complains, but facing the dozens of children who cry and wreak havoc after learning the truth of the clan's annihilation, she feels greatly annoyed.
Talking is forbidden, hitting is unthinkable, and it causes more headaches than fighting with thousands of Hidden Sand Ninja.
"Don't worry about this, the Land of Demons has a special child psychological clinic. Let them go there to channel their emotions first and then arrange for them to attend the Ninja School."
Regarding this matter, Hakushi isn't in a position to judge.
In these times, whether adults or children, the most vulnerable to being hurt is the heart.