Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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The two men's actions of entering the house and searching for traces were seen by the thieves left behind: from the beginning, Nikaido was not a subordinate who was completely trusted by the lord.

Of course, the same goes for Fuma Haruto.

Before long, Fuma Haruto's team arrived. He had not only some wandering ninjas and samurai who had trained in chakra, but also quite a few ordinary fodder: a total of fifty-six people.

"How is it? Which way did that group go?" asked Fengmo Yaodou.

The thief monitoring the area hurriedly emerged from the jungle, brushed off the leaves around him, and said, "Lord Haruto, that group of people headed north. They're probably planning to go to Tianzhidu to file a complaint."

"As expected." Fengmo Yaodou shook his head. "A bunch of poor, wretched commoners, can't they just obediently wait to die in this war-torn world?"

The thief seemed to remember something and continued:

"By the way, Lord Haruto."

“Two more suspicious individuals just followed us.”

"Suspicious persons?"

"Correct."

"They look like ninjas too, one tall and one short. One of the girls looks a lot like the girl from the Kureha family who became their apprentice. I guess she brought her master back to seek revenge."

"Heh. It doesn't matter. Even if he's a Jonin, with so many of us, he's no match for us."

"go!"

"Yes!"xN

The thief in charge of surveillance breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing this, thinking to himself that his mission was complete and he could go back to collect his reward.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, halfway there, a dark shadow suddenly appeared behind him, a kunai held to his neck, and a cold, piercing voice rang out:

"tell me."

"Where did Haruto go?"

"M- ...

"Speak! If you don't, you die!" Nikaido said in a low voice.

The thief swallowed hard, glanced down at the kunai, and was about to give his answer when he caught a glimpse of Nikaido's shoes out of the corner of his eye. His eyes widened instantly, and his expression gradually turned indifferent: "So it's Lord Nikaido."

Nikaido was somewhat annoyed, thinking to himself that this thief was a bit too clever. "It was me. Tell me, which direction did Haruto go?"

"Lord Nikaido, do you realize that your actions constitute a betrayal of Lord Itō?"

"explain!!"

"I won't tell, what can you do about it...?"

puff--

Nikaido swiftly and decisively dealt with the man, tossing the corpse aside with disdain, and looked up at Morino Yuuki:

"If you can't get any information out of them, kill them decisively, pay attention to the traces on the ground, and continue tracking."

Morino Yuzuki: "......" Isn't that obvious?!

"It seems like something's not right about your position. Even ordinary people can threaten you."

Morino Yuzuki leaped across tree trunks, the surroundings shifting rapidly on either side, observing the movement marks on the ground as she spoke.

Nikaido stood to the side and said, "This is the price of becoming a thug."

"Once you leave the ninja village and lose your status as a legitimate ninja, even a dog serving a nobleman might look down on you. No matter how good you are at fighting."

Morino Yuzuki glanced at the traces and soon arrived at the wooded area near the Red Street. She touched the soil in the jungle and felt around.

"They haven't been gone long."

"They went north."

"It seems that the Hongye family and other villagers went to Tianzhidu to file a complaint."

"Will it work?" Morino Yuzuki asked curiously.

Upon hearing this, Nikaido sneered: "If they were useful, what would be the point of money and power?"

"Ninjas who leave the ninja village are no match for those powerful and influential nobles from high society."

"You must understand, no matter how powerful we ninjas are, we can't compare to others who can use money and power to hire more ninjas to kill you."

The reason might simply be that they don't like you.

"That sounds really cruel. Now that you put it that way, it seems like the only thing a ninja can do is live as a tool," Morino Yuzuki said as she followed him.

"That depends on your choice."

"It's like, you, a rogue ninja from Konoha, actually took the initiative to protect those unarmed villagers... I'm really surprised."

They are neither villagers of Konoha, nor your friends, nor citizens of the Land of Fire.

Why do you want to protect them? I want to hear your answer. Nikaido followed because he wanted to get the answer hidden in his heart from Morino Yuzuki.

Morino Yuzuki paused for a moment, then glanced sideways at Nikaido:

"because."

"Uncle Momiji was willing to take me in even after he heard that I was a rogue ninja."

"?" Nikaido paused slightly, then stopped, turned his head and asked, "Don't you know there's something called Transformation Jutsu?"

Morino Yuzuki shook her head: "I can't use the transformation technique forever. So there's still a chance I'll be discovered..."

"Do you think you're some famous ninja? Take off your headband, cut your hair, put on a straw hat, and who would be able to spot you!" Nikaido was starting to lose his temper, thinking to himself that he probably shouldn't have come up and started talking to this idiot.

Morino Yuzuki paused for a moment, then exclaimed in sudden realization, "Oh, that makes sense!"

Nikaido: "..." I regret following you. Is it even possible to go back?!

But soon, Morino Yuzuki smiled and said, "Perhaps, this is the fate of a ninja."

"Follow your heart and protect those you want to protect—that's what makes a true ninja!"

“It sounds very free and easy.” Nikaido understood why he had felt unable to let go all these years, because from the very beginning, he was not the kind of ninja who had lost his humanity and only fought for money.

"Hurry up and chase after him! Fuma Haruto isn't like me. He's a madman who only follows orders and will stop at nothing to complete missions."

"Ok!"

huh, huh, huh-

A ninja's individual movement speed is naturally much faster than that of an army, and in no time the two caught up and saw a standoff ahead.

Upon seeing the brown-haired youth protecting the villagers, Morino Yuzuki paused slightly in surprise:

"Ninja Nawaki?"

"What?! A Jonin?" Nikaido tried to keep his voice down, but his tone was still filled with astonishment: That's a Jonin!

For Morino Yuzuki to address someone by their name and the title of Jonin, they must be a regular Jonin from Konoha.

At this moment, under the moonlight, Rope Tree stood alone at the front of the group of thieves, his figure turned to the side, his face gloomy.

"Was it you who destroyed Honglian's home?"

Fuma Haruto observed the brown-haired youth ahead who wore a bull-horn mask on his hair for easier combat, then dismounted from his horse and pressed down on the giant shuriken behind him:

"My name is Fuma Haruto."

"I have been ordered to do this, so please go to hell."

Without offering any further explanation, the green-haired youth grabbed the giant shuriken and flung it forward with a powerful swing.

Seeing this, Rope Tree formed four hand seals, and the ground shook slightly, then a solid earthen wall rose up:

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

laugh--

After blocking the attack, Nawaki looked to both sides and saw that Fuuma Haruto's subordinates, the wandering ninjas and samurai were rushing up.

Nawaki grabbed the earthen wall, leaped into the air, dodged a wandering samurai's iaido slash, and kicked the wandering samurai in the face. Then, he spun around and used a kunai to block ten shuriken thrown from his side by two wandering ninjas... Suddenly, Nawaki noticed that many people were rushing towards the villagers!

"red lotus!"

At this moment, Honglian had already learned the general outline of what had happened from her parents. A flash of hatred crossed her eyes as she put on the sheep mask her master had given her and recited Bai Xing's words:

"Master said so."

"Sheep are gentle and kind animals."

"But when faced with an attack by a pack of wolves."

Even docile sheep will fight back against wolves, and even kill their natural enemies!

Nearly thirty thieves rushed towards Honglian. Honglian spoke while forming a hand seal with one hand:

"Crystal Release: Crystal-Breaking Dragon Subduing Technique!"

click-

boom! ! !

A pink dragon using crystal magic emerged from the ground and swept across the charging crowd. The thieves were powerless to resist, their bodies slashed with blood by the sharp crystals.

Even the wandering ninja who gripped a kunai and used chakra to enhance his strength was sent flying dozens of meters away by this attack when he tried to block with his kunai.

"Impossible! How could a trash ninja like you possibly teach such ninjutsu!"

Seeing Guren, who was only six or seven years old, use such a high-level ninjutsu, Fuma Haruto felt like he was going crazy. "Impossible. Impossible..."

At that moment, Nawaki, who had just dealt with two wandering ninjas and a wandering samurai not far ahead, interrupted him:

"Nothing is impossible. Putting aside the fact that I'm not her master, where did you get the idea that I'm trash...? Hey."

Nawaki thought to himself, "Is he really that weak? It was definitely the right decision not to become a Jonin back then; even after all this time, people still call him trash..."

"If you don't destroy others, you will be destroyed by others... If you don't destroy others, you will be destroyed by others... Remember this! I will not let you go!!" Fuma Haruto's strength was at most that of an elite Chunin. Seeing Guren's advanced ninjutsu, it was clear that it was beyond the capabilities of a Chunin like him who did not know any advanced ninjutsu.

"Trying to leave?" Nawaki chased after him, but seeing this, Fuma Haruto summoned another large ninja tool and flung it backward: "Let me show you the Fuma Shuriken, which our clan developed!"

Rope Tree easily dodged with a simple upward dodge, but soon, Fuma Haruto revealed a wicked smile: "Fuma Shuriken, Explosive Tag Array."

Strange talismans were visible on the four blades of the rapidly spinning Fuma Shuriken, which were difficult to discern in the darkness without the Byakugan or Sharingan.

Rope Tree, standing atop the spinning Wind Demon Shuriken, was slightly taken aback: "You're actually using such an expensive, large-scale ninja tool as a disposable item?!"