"Heh, what an arrogant clan. Sarutobi Hiruzen's carefulness and scheming are nowhere to be found!"
Genya listened to the conversation of these people, his tone filled with disdain. The geniuses of the Sarutobi clan really thought too highly of themselves!
These words—
Perhaps even Sarutobi Hiruzen wouldn't dare to speak so arrogantly.
Were these geniuses of the Sarutobi clan raised in a greenhouse?
How laughable!
This is truly interesting.
"Are you sure? It's dangerous to go out!" The ninja beside Sarutobi Aimura still looked worried.
Although they were not far from Konoha, as ninjas, their first lesson was to always stay cautious.
Sarutobi Aimura's arrogance left them speechless. They wanted to argue, but with Aimura's backing from the Hokage, they couldn't refute his words!
"Hmph, in the Land of Fire, who dares to lay a hand on a member of the Sarutobi clan!" Sarutobi Aimura confidently replied, but there was already an unhappy expression on his face. No one dared to contradict him.
"Haha, what a big talk! How do you know no one would dare to lay a hand on you?" Genya's hoarse voice echoed through the forest, sounding particularly out of place!
Furthermore,
In the stillness of the night, his voice traveled far and clear, reaching Sarutobi Aimura and his group's ears.
"Who?"
Sarutobi Aimura suddenly sat up, his eyes scanning the surroundings.
The others did the same, becoming alert and carefully observing the area!
Step, step, step.
The faint sound of footsteps echoed, and a figure dressed in a red-patterned cloak appeared in their line of sight, wearing a monkey mask that only revealed a pair of pitch-black eyes!
The outfit looked very imposing, but the person wearing it was somewhat short.
"Who are you, and what do you want?" The other two also questioned the newcomer upon seeing him.
"Of course, I'm here to kill you!" Genya's mouth curled into a smile beneath his mask, looking with interest at the genius of the Sarutobi clan.
Arrogant! Young and reckless!
As Genya drew closer, the three of them could finally see him clearly.
"Haha, kill us? Just you, a dwarf?" Sarutobi Aimura chuckled, looking at Genya with mockery on his face. "Within the Land of Fire, I haven't seen anyone who dared to lay a hand on me. If you have the guts, try it!"
His arrogance was clear. The moment he saw Genya, his eyes were full of disdain!
A dwarf, daring to say he would kill them—he must be tired of living.
In Sarutobi Aimura's eyes, Genya was nothing more than a dwarf. As for thinking he might be a child—well, that was impossible. After all, children wouldn't dare to attack them!
"A dwarf, huh? That reminds me of someone from your Land of Earth." Sarutobi Aimura's tone was filled with sarcasm as he glanced at the merchant from the Land of Earth standing nearby.
"Who?" The merchant from the Land of Earth also had a smile, clearly figuring out who Sarutobi Aimura was talking about.
"Of course, I'm talking about your current Tsuchikage, Onoki!" Sarutobi Aimura laughed loudly, adding, "So, do you think this dwarf could be related to Onoki? Maybe he's here to assassinate you!"
"Heh… I'm close to Konoha and the Sarutobi clan. Onoki probably has no love for me," the merchant chuckled but didn't deny it. However, he never imagined that someone would come to kill him.
Looking at Sarutobi Aimura, he said, "Please, have these ninjas kill him. I want to take off his mask and see who he is!"
"Haha, sure. We'll deal with your problem for you!" Sarutobi Aimura still believed that Genya was there to kill the merchant from the Land of Earth.
Laughing, he said, "Once we kill him, when I report back, I'll have my third uncle upgrade the mission. That way, I can quickly get promoted to Chunin!"
Up until now, Sarutobi Aimura hadn't even considered the possibility of danger. He was completely reckless.
"Oh? You're on good terms with the Sarutobi clan?" Genya found something interesting. Looking at the merchant from the Land of Earth, he asked, "So… are you in cahoots with the Sarutobi clan?"
"Of course. I'm close with the Sarutobi clan, and I also facilitate the relations between them and the Land of Earth!" The merchant responded, surprised and speechless.
"In that case, I won't hold back!" Genya sneered, his eyes cold, and killing intent surged in his gaze.
"This guy's a lunatic! Let's take him down together!" Sarutobi Aimura scoffed and already had a kunai in his hand. The two other ninjas stood alert, rapidly forming hand seals!
"It's time to finish this quickly. I still need to go back and get some sleep!" Genya yawned, thinking that after this one-hour journey, he could go back and sleep a little.
As soon as he finished speaking—
Black flames shot out from his eyes!
With a flash, he appeared in front of one of the enemies. He pressed his palm forcefully onto the head of the ninja who was making hand seals!
Boom~
The ninja was instantly slammed into the ground, losing all ability to move!
Next, the second, then the third!
They were only three Chūnin. Killing them was as easy as reaching into a bag for Genya, quick and efficient!
Within a few breaths, all four were left powerless. Their chakra was rapidly draining away!
Then, Genya started to clean up the battlefield!
One by one, he erased them, then used ninjutsu to burn their clothes to destroy any trace of their involvement.
"You can't kill me! My third uncle is the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen! If you dare kill me, he will never forgive you!" Sarutobi Aimura finally felt fear, but he was already powerless to resist.
He could only threaten Genya with the name of Sarutobi Hiruzen!
Since becoming a ninja, everyone around him had always praised him. He had never experienced such a crushing battle!
If given another chance, he would never have taken on this mission!
"Sarutobi Hiruzen, huh? Hmph, if he's so capable, let him come find me!" Genya scoffed, his kunai slicing across his throat.
Sarutobi Aimura's life force quickly faded!
"My third uncle won't—" His eyes were filled with unwillingness as they locked onto Genya, almost as if pleading.
But all of it was in vain!
The black flames flickered!
In just the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, Genya had cleared all the signs of battle. The entire forest had returned to its original state!
Then—
His figure disappeared into the night!
The night was dark and murder-filled, a night for collecting the interest owed to the Sarutobi clan.
Amidst the spreading black flames, even the faintest traces of blood slowly dissipated.
At this point,
No one would ever discover that someone had been killed here, nor would they suspect Genya.
By the time Genya returned to Konoha, it was just past midnight. Meanwhile, Uchiha Shin and Uchiha Kinya, along with Genya's shadow clone, were in a private room, seemingly discussing something.
Suddenly,
The shadow clone, who had been sitting peacefully beside them, vanished!
"Huh?"
This unexpected event stunned the two of them who had been waiting anxiously. Instantly, they became alert!
Their first thought was that something had happened to Genya.
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