Chapter 138: Chapter 141: Defeating Oyashiro En, Abducting Chino

To the spectators, today’s fights were exceptionally novel.

Because the winners were no longer Chino and Fuushin.

It was always them in the past, and seeing them too much got boring.

The spectators didn’t care about Nawaki and Yakushi Nonou’s identities. They only cheered for their outstanding performances.

Before long, the referee came out and announced the end of today’s fights.

The spectators, still wanting more, began to leave one after another.

Yakushi Nonou and Chino left the arena and returned backstage.

"Are you ninjas from Kumogakure?"

Fuushin finally couldn’t help but ask.

"We are ninjas from Konoha."

Natsuki, roughly guessing their thoughts, said casually.

Fuushin and Chino instinctively exchanged a glance, both understanding what the other was thinking.

They had planned to escape the colosseum a long time ago.

But they never found the opportunity.

If Natsuki and his companions were Kumogakure ninjas, they would hesitate.

Oyashiro En was one of the famous wealthy merchants in the Land of Lightning and had influence in Kumogakure.

But they were Konoha ninjas.

If they could go to Konoha with them, even if Oyashiro En knew, he couldn’t do anything.

Konoha was one of the Five Great Villages and was far from the Land of Lightning.

Right at this moment, Oyashiro En walked in.

Fuushin and Chino instantly fell silent and said no more.

"Welcome, our three guests."

Oyashiro En looked at Natsuki and the others and said with a smile. "Especially you two, your performances today won the cheers of the audience."

"Fuushin and Chino’s strength is also not bad."

Nawaki waved his hand and said. "Put in the Five Great Villages, they would be top-tier geniuses."

He wasn’t just flattering them.

Fuushin had Typhoon Release, and Chino had the Ketsuryugan.

Possessing a Kekkei Genkai already put them above most ninjas. Not to mention they were still young. Their future achievements would definitely not be bad.

"I won’t say more. Let me take the three of you to collect your prize money."

Oyashiro En changed the subject and said.

He didn’t know Natsuki and the others’ purpose and just wanted to send them away now.

But to his surprise, this matter went unexpectedly smoothly.

Because Natsuki and his companions really just took the money and left the colosseum without saying another word.

Was I overthinking it?

Oyashiro En pondered for a moment and then stopped thinking about it.

But just in case, he planned to strengthen defenses for the next two days.

Although it might not be useful.

If that person really was Natsuki, the only ones in the entire Land of Lightning who could stop him were Kumogakure ninjas.

But given the current situation, there was no need to contact Kumogakure.

And by the time they rushed over, Natsuki and the others would have long returned to Konoha.

Natsuki stopped after leaving Oyashiro En’s line of sight.

"What’s wrong?"

Nawaki asked in confusion.

"You guys wander around here for a bit."

Natsuki replied. "I have something to do."

He wasn’t worried about Nawaki and Yakushi Nonou’s safety.

Because for convenience, he had brought Team Asayano.

It’s just that they had been hiding in the shadows, so Nawaki and Yakushi Nonou didn’t know.

"What—" Before Nawaki could finish his question, Natsuki had already disappeared.

He couldn’t help but scratch his head, secretly thinking Natsuki was acting so mysterious.

Natsuki kept Electromagnetic Wave Sensing active, so he didn’t lose track of Fuushin and Chino’s location.

In his perception, Oyashiro En spoke a few words to them and then turned to leave.

They, on the other hand, returned to their dormitory.

The dormitory was also in the colosseum.

Natsuki activated Presence Concealment and successfully arrived at their dormitory.

"Chino, have you decided?"

Fuushin asked in a low voice.

"This is a very good opportunity."

Chino bit her lip and said. "We can’t escape just the two of us. We must have outside help."

"But will they help us?"

Fuushin asked with a worried face.

"I don’t know."

Chino shook her head and said. "From our brief interaction, the boy you fought has a very good personality and might help."

Nawaki didn’t disguise himself, so his personality was very obvious.

And such a personality often gave people the impression of being warm-hearted.

"We’ll sneak out later and ask them."

Chino took a deep breath and said. "No matter what, we have to try."

Right at this moment, a knock sounded on the door.

Chino and Fuushin were instantly startled.

Both of their faces looked terrible.

If what they just said was known to Oyashiro En, they would be heavily injured if not dead.

"I’ll open the door."

Chino made up her mind, walked to the door, and opened it.

When she saw it was Natsuki, she couldn’t help but freeze.

"You?"

Fuushin also had a look of surprise.

They were just talking about Natsuki’s trio, and in the blink of an eye, Natsuki appeared before them.

"My purpose for finding you is very simple."

Natsuki got straight to the point. "I appreciate your strength."

Chino and Fuushin’s hearts jolted.

What did that mean?

Did Natsuki want to take them away?

"With your talent, staying in this colosseum is a waste."

Natsuki continued. "Have you ever thought about changing places?"

"We have!"

Fuushin said impatiently.

"Oyashiro En is very strong."

Chino was relatively calmer, suppressed the excitement in her heart, and asked. "Can you really take us away?"

"I haven’t introduced myself yet. I am Natsuki."

Natsuki said with a smile.

"Natsuki?"

Fuushin was slightly taken aback.

He felt like he had heard this name somewhere before.

"Are you the Natsuki who defeated Hanzo?"

Chino suddenly realized and asked with wide eyes.

Hearing the name Hanzo, Fuushin instantly remembered who Natsuki was.

After all, his fame was too great recently.

Even far away in the Land of Lightning, they had heard of him.

If it was Natsuki, then they definitely wouldn’t need to worry about Oyashiro En anymore.

"We’ll go with you!"

Fuushin said immediately.

Chino also nodded in agreement.

Natsuki secretly thought this went even smoother than expected.

This was thanks to Oyashiro En’s usual behavior.

Even if he didn’t come, Fuushin and Chino would defect. It was only a matter of time.

"Follow me."

Natsuki led them out of the colosseum.

Nawaki and Yakushi Nonou hadn’t gone far.

They quickly met up.

"Chino and Fuushin?"

Nawaki asked curiously. "Why are you guys here too?"

"They’re coming back to Konoha with us."

Natsuki explained.

"Ah?"

Nawaki had a look of astonishment.

What’s going on?

How did a fight end up with them being abducted back to Konoha?

"Chino and Fuushin will tell you the specific details."

Natsuki raised an eyebrow and said. "You guys leave the city right now."

"Did Oyashiro En catch up?"

Chino noticed the anomaly and asked nervously.

"He has already discovered you are missing."

Natsuki nodded and said. "I estimate he’ll catch up soon."

"Then what should we do?"

Fuushin asked subconsciously.

"Don’t worry."

Nawaki said carelessly. "What Oyashiro En? I’ve never even heard of him. How could he possibly be Natsuki’s match?"

Mentioning Natsuki, Chino and Fuushin immediately thought of the rumors surrounding him, and their hearts settled considerably.

"You guys go first."

Natsuki said casually.

Nawaki and the others nodded and walked toward the outside of the city.

Natsuki stood in place. He didn’t wait long before a gloomy-faced Oyashiro En and his subordinates appeared before him.

"What is the meaning of this, sir?"

Oyashiro En questioned.

"Fuushin and Chino said you exploit them too much, so they asked me to take them to Konoha."

Natsuki paused and said. "You should question what you usually do."

"They are my property. I have the freedom to do whatever I want with them!"

Oyashiro En said coldly.

"What I want to do is also my freedom."

Natsuki chuckled lightly and said. "If you defeat me, you can take them back."

Oyashiro En couldn’t help but frown.

But since things had reached this point, he only had two choices: fight or not fight.

He couldn’t give up Chino and Fuushin, so he could only fight.

After all, Chino was his daughter.

"Don’t think you can be so arrogant just because you defeated Hanzo!"

Oyashiro En activated the Ketsuryugan without hesitation.

An invisible mental shockwave attacked Natsuki.

Figure Eyes!

Natsuki’s eyes trembled.

Two mental shockwaves collided in the air, creating invisible ripples.

Battles between genjutsu ninjas were a contest of Yin Release chakra intensity.

Obviously, Figure Eyes and Ketsuryugan genjutsu were evenly matched.

Natsuki wasn’t surprised, but Oyashiro En’s heart sank.

He had never heard that Natsuki was also so accomplished in genjutsu.

In the rumors related to Natsuki, they all said he had extremely strong kenjutsu, archery, and Water Release, as well as a secret jutsu that made ninja tools explode.

Oyashiro En’s thoughts raced, and his body suddenly charged forward.

His speed reached its limit, and a ninja sword thrust toward Natsuki’s heart without hesitation.

Clang!

Natsuki grasped Minazuki and blocked this strike.

Oyashiro En wasn’t surprised. He swung his ninja sword again, slicing upward toward Natsuki’s neck.

The Ketsuryugan was similar to the Sharingan. Besides being able to use genjutsu, it also possessed astonishing insight.

Oyashiro En’s idea was simple: use the Ketsuryugan’s powerful insight to defeat Natsuki with kenjutsu.

But he quickly realized his idea was too simplistic.

Because his continuous, lightning-fast attacks were all blocked by Natsuki.

And Natsuki blocked them with extreme ease.

"You can actually keep up with the Ketsuryugan’s insight?"

Oyashiro En widened the distance and couldn’t help but ask.

Natsuki smiled faintly and didn’t explain.

Although he hadn’t unlocked the Sharingan yet and didn’t have Observation Haki, his Eye of the Mind came with a danger-avoidance ability. Essentially, it was similar to the insight of the Sharingan and Ketsuryugan.

Oyashiro En sliced his palm with his ninja sword. As blood flowed out, he immediately formed hand seals with both hands.

Secret Jutsu: Blood Dragon Ascension!

A seemingly inconspicuous stream of blood immediately boiled.

The smell of blood permeated the air.

The sound of water rang out, and in front of Oyashiro En, blood-red light shot into the sky.

In the next second, they condensed into six blood dragons.

Calling them dragons wasn’t quite accurate. They looked more like snakes.

The six blood dragons roared and flew out.

Their massive bodies crashed toward Natsuki.

As the six blood dragons moved, the bloody water they brought up surged like an ocean wave, sealing off the space around him.

Natsuki felt the blood in his body faintly stirring.

He knew very well that the most dangerous blood secret jutsu wasn’t the Blood Dragon Ascension, but the human blood bomb.

Once hit and injured by a blood secret jutsu, he would fall into a genjutsu and become a bomb.

Oyashiro En could detonate him remotely, producing massive power.

Hado #88: Hiryu Gekizoku Shinten Raiho!

Natsuki raised his hand.

Majestic chakra transformed into a massive linear light beam.

Boom!

An explosion occurred.

The six blood dragons instantly turned into a sky full of blood mist.

A massive amount of blood splattered down.

Oyashiro En watched, his scalp tingling.

From his perspective, Natsuki just casually raised his hand, causing his six blood dragons to explode.

He completely couldn’t understand what seal-less ninjutsu could have such power.

Fortunately, although the blood dragons exploded, the blood remained.

He waved his hand fiercely, and the blood on the ground surged up again, transforming into six blood dragons.

Natsuki’s vision was once again filled with the color of blood.

He suddenly thought of an interesting usage.

Natsuki waved his hand casually.

Six Swords of the Thunder God appeared, but disappeared again in an instant.

Because the six blood dragons blocked his vision, Oyashiro En didn’t see this scene.

And the ability Natsuki used was Unlimited Blade Works plus Invisible Air.

The six invisible Swords of the Thunder God flew out, but bypassed the six blood dragons and headed straight for Oyashiro En.

Oyashiro En felt his hair stand on end in an instant.

Danger descended.

He only heard the sound of tearing air, followed by an explosion.

"Damn it!"

Oyashiro En’s Ketsuryugan caught countless fragments carrying fierce wind flying toward him.

At the critical moment, he drove the nearby bloody water to block in front of him.

But it still wasn’t enough.

The bloody water was quickly pierced through, and many fragments landed on his body.

Oyashiro En let out a muffled groan, feeling pain all over his body, and a massive amount of blood gushed out.

Fortunately, he excelled in blood secret jutsu.

An ordinary ninja losing so much blood would definitely pass out.

But he reacted quickly and stuffed the gushing blood back in.

Boom!

The six blood dragons also crashed down on Natsuki simultaneously.

An explosion occurred.

The ground Natsuki stood on trembled, followed by spider-web-like cracks spreading.

And his entire body was submerged by a massive amount of bloody water.

Oyashiro En stared intently at Natsuki. As long as Natsuki was injured, he could control him and thereby win this battle.

But as the bloody water dispersed, what entered his sight was a completely unscathed Natsuki.

"This... this is impossible!"

Oyashiro En exclaimed subconsciously.

"Nothing is impossible."

Natsuki shook his head and said.

The power of Secret Jutsu: Blood Dragon Ascension was indeed very great, but he used four layers of defense in an instant.

Reinforcement Magecraft, Tekkai, Mana Burst, and Armament Haki.

He actually could have dodged, but taking it head-on looked cooler.

At least Oyashiro En had already lost the will to resist at this moment.

He was already injured by Invisible Air and Broken Phantasm.

Now he saw Natsuki take his strongest Blood Dragon Ascension head-on.

Combining the two, he naturally had no more thoughts of fighting.

"For Chino’s sake, I won’t kill you."

Natsuki said casually. "Don’t worry, Chino will definitely have a better life with me than with you."

Oyashiro En was, after all, Chino’s father.

If he killed him, Chino might harbor resentment if she learned the truth in the future.

Natsuki didn’t want a subordinate harboring resentment.

Moreover, killing Oyashiro En had no benefit for him.

After speaking, Natsuki turned and left.

Oyashiro En could only watch him walk away, unable to do anything.

As for his subordinates, their strength was even worse than his, so naturally, they couldn’t help.

During the battle just now, they didn’t even dare to intervene.

After all, they were just subordinates. There was no need to throw their lives away for Oyashiro En.

At the city gate.

Nawaki, Yakushi Nonou, Chino, and Fuushin stopped.

"What a strong smell of blood!"

Nawaki’s gaze suddenly sharpened, and he said.

"It’s Oyashiro En’s blood secret jutsu!"

Fuushin said immediately.

"The blood secret jutsu is a secret jutsu that only ninjas of the Chinoike clan can learn and use. It uses blood as a medium and, combined with the Ketsuryugan, is extremely powerful."

Chino said with a solemn face. "Oyashiro En must be fighting Lord Natsuki."

She didn’t call Natsuki directly by his name like Nawaki and Yakushi Nonou did, but added a respectful title.

After all, Natsuki saved them from Oyashiro En and deserved such a title.

"What a miraculous secret jutsu."

Nawaki wasn’t too worried and asked again. "You also know the Ketsuryugan. What is your relationship with Oyashiro En?"

"He brought me out from the Chinoike clan."

Chino shook her head and said. "He didn’t tell me what his relationship with me is."

"Hmph!"

Fuushin immediately said. "The way he treats you normally, even if there is a relationship, it’s an enemy relationship."

"How does he treat you normally?"

Nawaki asked again.

He really didn’t quite understand why Chino and Fuushin would return to Konoha with them.

After all, this was the place they had lived for many years. It could be considered their home.

Fuushin didn’t hide anything and talked about the life they usually led.

"That’s going too far!"

After hearing it, Nawaki said with righteous indignation. "He simply didn’t treat you as humans, just as tools to make money!"

Yakushi Nonou nodded vigorously in agreement.

"It’s okay. Once you join Konoha in the future, you definitely won’t receive such treatment!"

Nawaki promised.

Hearing this, Chino and Fuushin immediately felt relieved.

They had also just learned who Nawaki was. He was the grandson of the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama. Naturally, his words wouldn’t be false.

"The battle stopped. So fast?"

Chino suddenly asked with a face full of surprise.

That strong chakra fluctuation had already dissipated, and the smell of blood in the air wasn’t as thick.

"It’s very normal."

Nawaki said matter-of-factly. "Oyashiro En isn’t Hanzo. Being able to last a minute against Natsuki is already quite impressive."

"Lord Natsuki is truly amazing!"

A look of anticipation for the future appeared on Chino’s face.

"Natsuki!"

Right at this moment, Nawaki spotted Natsuki walking toward them.

"The matter is resolved. We can return to Konoha now."

Natsuki smiled and said.

"Is Oyashiro En dead?"

Nawaki nodded slightly and asked again.

"No."

Natsuki explained. "I just defeated him. He is a wealthy merchant of the Land of Lightning. Killing him goes against ninja rules."

"True."

Nawaki accepted this reason very naturally.

This was traditional ninja thinking: don’t kill non-ninjas, and don’t kill any potential employers.

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