"Sana!!"
Akagame roared and quickly adjusted his posture in the air, using a tree trunk for leverage before arriving beside the girl.
"Are you alright, Sana!"
Akagame anxiously helped her up and leaned her against the tree trunk, asking with concern.
"Cough, cough cough."
A trace of blood appeared at the corner of the girl's mouth. She slightly opened her eyes, looked at the captain in front of her, and said in a barely audible voice.
"Let's go, Captain."
"How could I?"
A hint of anger flashed across Akagame's face, but it quickly subsided.
Then, he stood up, turned around, drew his Ninja Swords from his back, and while guarding all around, he said word by word.
"I will never abandon my comrades!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared on a tree trunk not far away.
The other person looked ordinary, but there was a cross-shaped scar at the corner of his eye.
He was thin, carried a huge Fuma Shuriken on his back, and stood with his arms crossed, looking at the two with a mocking expression.
"What a touching scene, master and disciple deep in feeling, ah hahahaha."
Watching the other person laugh maniacally, Akagame gripped the Ninja Swords in his hand tightly and shouted loudly.
"Who exactly are you people? Attacking us Konoha Ninja openly, do you wish to face the wrath of our Konoha Village!"
However, Akagame's words did not scare the other party; instead, his mockery grew louder.
"You make me laugh, Konoha's retaliation?
At this moment, your Village can barely protect itself, how could it have time to come looking for trouble with us because of a few guys like you."
At this point, Scarface's eyes revealed a look of fanaticism, and he spoke to Akagame with some excitement.
"Do you know how valuable your Konoha Ninja are in the underground exchange?
A Konoha Genin is five hundred thousand ryo, a Konoha Chunin is one million ryo, a Konoha Jonin is two million ryo!
Double for live capture!"
"Hmm?"
Hearing the other party's words, Akagame's eyes immediately showed a hint of shock, and he looked at the other party and said in a deep voice.
"You are Bounty Hunters?!"
"Ehh hahahaha, that's right."
Scarface's mouth curved slightly upwards as he looked at the two in front of him and spoke.
"This time the harvest is good, one Jonin, one Chunin, two Genin, that will fetch a good sum of money."
"You wish!"
Akagame shouted, quickly advancing while swinging his Ninja Swords at the opponent.
"Tsk, you want to fight me in your current state? Overestimating yourself."
Scarface revealed a sneer on his face, jumping down from the tree trunk while quickly forming hand seals.
"Lightning Release: Earth Corridor."
A bolt of lightning rapidly spread from the ground towards Akagame, who was rushing forward.
Akagame originally wanted to dodge, but he accidentally pulled on his wound, causing his body to pause.
The next moment, electricity spread up his body, paralyzing Akagame's body while also stimulating the wounds on him.
"Ah!!"
Akagame screamed in pain, the intense pain and his almost depleted Chakra directly caused his vision to black out, and he stood swaying precariously on the spot.
"It's not good to force yourself."
Scarface flashed in front of Akagame, and a heavy punch directly hit Akagame's abdomen, causing him to be unable to support himself any longer. His legs gave way, and he fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Bastard...!"
Akagame's consciousness was already blurring. Looking at Scarface in front of him, he used all his strength to curse in a low voice.
"Tsk, although I really want to kill you, if I kill you, I'll lose two million ryo."
Speaking of this, a look of madness appeared on Scarface's face. He squatted down, pulled a Kunai from his waist, and began to gesture with it on Akagame's body.
"But I think, cutting off your tongue to amuse myself should be fine, right? They only said they want them alive, not that they can't be physically maimed, ah hahahaha."
Akagame wanted to resist, but at this moment, he couldn't even move a muscle. He could only watch helplessly as this madman in front of him brought the Kunai towards his mouth.
"Water Release: Water Whip!"
Just then, a whip suddenly flew out from the forest, lashing rapidly towards Scarface!
"Hmm?"
Scarface was startled. He no longer cared about Akagame, quickly retreating to dodge the attack while also assuming a fighting stance, looking at the distant jungle and saying in a deep voice.
"Who is it!"
The next moment, a figure darted out from the forest, landed beside Akagame, and then stopped, simultaneously dispelling the water whip in his hand. He squatted down to check on the other's condition.
"It's fine, he's just unconscious, temporarily out of danger."
"Hey, kid, it looks like you're a Konoha Ninja too."
Scarface looked at the young face in front of him and couldn't help but ask.
"That's right, you're a Bounty Hunter, aren't you?"
The newcomer was Ren. He stood up, a hint of coldness in his eyes, and said indifferently.
"If a Jonin is two million ryo, then how much is a Special Jonin like me worth?"
"Hmm?"
The other party was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered and sneered.
"So it's just a Special Jonin. It seems I can get an extra income."
"Heh, is that so?"
The next moment, Ren's figure vanished from the spot, rushing towards the opponent.
"Then, let's see!"
"Hmph, just a brat, seeking death!"
Scarface showed disdain, but his hands showed no mercy. One must know that he could hold his own in the Bounty Hunter circle because of his caution and decisiveness.
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
A line of fire spewed from his mouth, then rapidly grew in size, and scorching flames swept towards Ren.
"Heh."
Ren's eyes showed a hint of disdain. He formed hand seals, his mouth slightly open.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
A stream of water shot out from Ren's mouth, colliding with the flames at an extremely fast speed.
In an instant, the flames were directly cut in half from the middle. And the water stream's power did not diminish, continuing to shoot directly towards Scarface behind it!
Scarface's expression changed. He truly didn't expect his Ninjutsu to be so vulnerable. He could only hastily dodge.
Before he could even steady himself, a figure rushed out from the flames, holding a long sword flashing with electric light, and slashed directly towards him!
"Damn it!"
Scarface cursed under his breath, but could only raise the Kunai in his hand to hastily respond.
As soon as he blocked the opponent's weapon, he saw Ren look at him, a brilliant smile on his face.
Before he could react, he saw a cold glint shoot out from Ren's mouth, aimed directly at his eye!
The next moment, Scarface screamed in pain, his hand loosened, and the Thunder God Sword instantly swept away his Kunai. At the same time, Ren's left fist clenched, and a charged punch hit the opponent's abdomen.
Super Strength: Burst!
Scarface, who hadn't recovered from the pain of his blinded eye, felt an immense pain in his abdomen the next moment! Then he was sent flying backward, stopping after hitting a tree.
"Bastard...!"
The intense pain left him without the strength to even speak.
The moment he hit the tree trunk and fell to the ground, his eyes rolled back, and he passed out.