"What kind of help?"
Renya showed a look of surprise, not expecting that the mysterious boss behind the bounty exchange would have something to ask his help with.
He didn't expect that after so many years, that boss was still alive.
Maybe after helping, he would even get the chance to see the other party's true face!
Since the money sponsor had spoken, he naturally wouldn't refuse.
He was just curious about what kind of help it was.
"Help my boss kill someone." The one-eyed shopkeeper narrowed his eyes, his voice cold.
"Kill who?"
As long as it wasn't those people from Konoha, he definitely wouldn't refuse!
The sponsor had given him so much money—if he didn't help, wouldn't that make him an ungrateful wretch?
"Ōtsutsuki Urashiki!"
The one-eyed shopkeeper slowly spoke the target's name.
Renya: "!!!"
Wasn't this right in his area of expertise?
That inherently evil Ōtsutsuki Urashiki actually dared to offend his money sponsor.
He must die, die for sure!
"No problem, leave it to me!" Renya patted his chest and vowed confidently.
Looks like there's no need to worry about Uchiha Sasuke being killed by Urashiki.
Urashiki must be killed by him!
"Ōtsutsuki Urashiki is currently in the Land of Wind, searching for the location of the Dragon Vein to return to his original timeline," the one-eyed shopkeeper said.
"Got it, I'll kill him very soon!"
As he spoke, Renya's figure instantly disappeared from where he stood.
The first time he went to Rōran, he had already left a Flying Thunder God mark there.
Now it finally came in handy.
All he had to do now was wait for Urashiki to come to Rōran to die.
As Renya's figure vanished, the one-eyed shopkeeper spoke toward a large tree, "My lord, the mission is complete."
Tobi's figure slowly emerged from within the tree, nodding in satisfaction.
"You've done well. You may go back."
With Renya-sama taking action, Ōtsutsuki Urashiki was as good as dead.
If it weren't for the fear that revealing himself would get him strangled by Renya-sama, he wouldn't have asked the one-eyed shopkeeper to pass on the message.
"Yes, my lord!"
The one-eyed shopkeeper hunched over and turned to leave.
Tobi's gaze fell on the direction Sasuke had left, and he murmured softly,
"That poor guy is still foolishly searching for Urashiki's traces."
With Renya-sama's strength, by the time he finds Urashiki, the corpse will probably already be rotting.
At this moment, Uchiha Sasuke was using his Rinnegan to search for traces of Urashiki's chakra.
Little did he know, his target was about to be stolen.
...
Land of Wind, Rōran.
"Poison Master-sama, why have you come again?"
Seeing Renya, the Queen of Rōran couldn't help but feel a headache.
Ever since they learned that the Dragon Vein could travel through time, the two of them had come here several times over the years.
As a result, the Dragon Vein's energy had become increasingly unstable in recent years.
She feared that if this continued, the Dragon Vein would eventually go berserk.
At that point, the people of Rōran would be in danger, and as queen, she would bear the blame.
"I received information that an alien wants to seize the power of the Dragon Vein, so I came here to help you deal with the incoming alien."
Renya didn't explain anything about the sponsor and casually made up an excuse.
Queen of Rōran: "!!!"
She didn't expect that even aliens had set their sights on the Dragon Vein!
No, she had to strengthen defenses and not allow anyone to take advantage of the situation!
"With me here, there's no problem."
It was just dealing with an Ōtsutsuki Urashiki.
For Renya, it wasn't difficult.
Using his right eye to restrict Urashiki's special ability, the battle would end quickly.
The Queen of Rōran nodded upon hearing this and said nothing more.
She knew how powerful Konoha's Poison Master was; dealing with an alien would certainly not be a problem.
She remembered that a few years ago, a bounty hunter came to Rōran and threatened her to hand over all the royal family's wealth, or he would slaughter the entire city.
Just as she was about to call for reinforcements, that bounty hunter noticed the Flying Thunder God mark left by the Poison Master.
After learning about Rōran's relationship with Renya, that man only left behind the words "I'll endure for another thirty years," and then fled in panic.
He hadn't even seen Renya—just the mark alone had that much power.
There was no need to elaborate further on the strength of the legendary Konoha Poison Master.
Because of that incident and Konoha's strength, the Queen of Rōran firmly believed Renya's words.
...
Three days later, in the desert.
Ōtsutsuki Urashiki looked at the distant city and broke into a grin.
"Hahaha, I finally found it!"
He had found the location of the Dragon Vein, meaning he could leave this strange timeline.
There was no longer any need to hide his chakra.
Even if Uchiha Madara noticed something, he wouldn't be able to get here so quickly.
By the time Madara reacted, he would have already left this timeline through the Dragon Vein.
With that thought, Ōtsutsuki Urashiki shot into the sky, flying toward Rōran at great speed.
Black Zetsu looked at Urashiki flying through the air, his face full of schadenfreude.
"Hehehe, you're about to be finished!"
The cook had already arrived in Rōran three days ago—he was probably just waiting for Urashiki to walk into the trap.
It had to hurry and follow—he wanted to see Urashiki die miserably!
Hehehe, serves you right for bullying me while Mother wasn't around!
Although Mother was sealed and couldn't take revenge for him, he could have the cook do it…
It could only be said that the investment from twenty years ago was absolutely correct.
Not only could he become Mother's cook, but also his own enforcer!
A mere alien like Ōtsutsuki Urashiki—daring to bully him—had only one path: death!
Ōtsutsuki Urashiki hovered dozens of meters above the desert, his blue hair and white robes fluttering in the dry, scorching wind.
Just as he was about to fly over an unusually tall crescent-shaped dune, a strange sensation suddenly arose.
At the top of the dune, a figure had appeared at some unknown time.
The person wore a pitch-black robe utterly out of place in the blazing desert, its hem flapping loudly in the hot wind.
Long ink-black hair flowed backward with the wind, revealing a handsome yet expressionless face.
He stood quietly on the burning ridge of sand, slightly raising his head, his calm gaze directed at Urashiki in the sky.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Renya had waited three days before Urashiki finally arrived.
Who knew what that guy had been doing, taking so long to get here…
Urashiki's flight posture faltered almost imperceptibly, shock flashing through his blue Rinnegan.
It's him!
When he was beaten by Uchiha Madara before, this guy was also there!
What made Urashiki even more uneasy was that the other party had now appeared directly on the only path to the Dragon Vein—and was clearly waiting here on purpose.
This was definitely no coincidence!
Could it be that Uchiha Madara already knew his location?!
Damn it, why now of all times!
If Uchiha Madara was here, he wouldn't be able to leave this timeline smoothly.
And if he couldn't leave, that meant he wasn't far from death.
"Stop looking. I'm the only one here."
Seeing Urashiki cautiously scanning the surroundings, Renya couldn't help but remind him.
"Just you alone?!"
Ōtsutsuki Urashiki grinned.
"And you still dare to block me!"
Without the terrifying strength of Uchiha Madara, a mere lower lifeform thought it could defeat him…
Absolutely ridiculous!
The panic from before vanished, and the confident smile returned to his face.
----------------
Fanfic is finished on Patreon (750 chapters in total.)
Patreon(.)com/Jixo (for only $4.50, read this entire fanfic)