"Last time in Tu'ao Village, Onoki personally ordered the burning of the entire village in order to kill several hidden ANBU members of Sunagakure.
He also ordered the ANBU to bomb a stronghold located north of Sunagakure, but what happened?
They bombed the wrong place…"
Old Purple shook his head and sighed heavily.
He drank another cup of wine, and as he drank more and more, he became more and more talkative.
For more than ten years, he had long disapproved of Onoki's actions and had even argued with him, but he just couldn't change some of Onoki's ways.
"If… if he had listened to me, the Third Shinobi World War would have ended long ago, and the Land of Earth would have been at peace long ago.
More than ten years of war have caused indelible damage to every country, but what was the point?
What's the use of fighting to the death?
In the end, who swallowed whom?
Aren't the Five Great Shinobi Villages still the Five Great Shinobi Villages?"
Old Purple said, his eyes reddening.
He was compassionate, yet he couldn't stand Onoki's actions, and his heart was in great turmoil.
"I see it too.
I can't change this world, and I won't try to change them.
I'll just change myself.
From now on, I'm not involved in Iwagakure's affairs anymore.
Let them do whatever they want!"
With that, he tilted his head back to drink again.
Just then, a dozen shuriken flew towards him, two of them aimed directly at his throat.
Hyuga Ranmo flicked his sleeve, deflecting the shuriken. At the same time, Rōshi flipped over and was already out of the tavern, with Hyuga Ranmo close behind.
On the rooftop, a dozen or so Iwagakure ANBU members surrounded Rōshi.
Behind them, several people held large scrolls; they were members of the Sealing Team.
"Rōshi, you owe Iwagakure so much.
It's unreasonable to just leave like this.
Even if you want to leave, you should at least return some things to us..." The leader,a burly man wearing a mask, stared intently at Rōshi.
They were referring to the tailed beast within him.
A Jinchūriki without a tailed beast meant certain death.
Iwagakure's ability to maintain a balanced power during the Third Shinobi World War was directly related to their possession of two Tailed Beasts!
Now that Rōshi has left, it will undoubtedly be a major loss for Iwagakure.
Ōnoki can live without Rōshi, but he absolutely cannot lose his Tailed Beasts at this time.
Therefore, several waves of ANBU were dispatched, with only one objective.
Whether Rōshi lived or died was unimportant; what mattered was that the Four-Tails must be brought back.
"Bullshit!"
Little Hyuga Ayame suddenly rushed in front of Rōshi and said, "You people are all talking nonsense! What does he owe you?
What does he owe you?
Do you dare to say it?"
Several ANBU members looked at the child, surprised. Who was this person?
He certainly had some nerve.
"Where did this kid come from?
If you don't want to die, get out of the way!"
"You're the one who should get out of the way!
Do you think I don't know?
All you want is the Tailed Beast inside him, but when you used him as a Jinchūriki, did you ask for his opinion?"
Hyuga Ayame stared intently at the group in front of him and said.
Old Purple has been a Jinchūriki for over thirty years, and no one has ever spoken up for him.
When he was a child, they said he was the sharpest blade of Iwagakure, meant to protect the village at all times.
Over the years, he has protected them, but he has hurt others, and they will never understand the torment of his conscience.
He and Onoki disagree, and everyone targets him, not the issue at hand, which makes him increasingly disappointed in them.
No one can see his pain.
Even now, standing before him, they only want their weapons back, not to listen to his voice.
Looking at the child standing before him, Old Purple felt a sense of relief.
At least one person in this world was willing to stand up for him, and that was enough.
"Enough talk, let's fight!"
Old Purple's honest voice rang out, and he charged forward like a flying sword.
"Lava Release: Scorching River Lava Technique, Lava Release: Scorching River Fire Eruption, Lava Release: Direct Burning Technique..."
Old Purple launched his attack, and Hyuga Ranmo clashed with the two Anbu members on the left.
Instantly, the entire town was covered in lava, and the number of Anbu members from Iwagakure was increasing rapidly.
Previously, there were only a dozen or so, but in just over ten minutes, more than twenty Anbu members had gathered.
That's quite a number! It seems Onoki is determined to take the Four-Tails back.
"Earth Release, Water Release ninjas, advance! Everyone else retreat!
Sealing team, advance!"
The burly Anbu leader gave the order, and the Anbu began to change formation.
Water Release ninjas began firing Water Release, Lava Release—Water Release is the nemesis of Fire Release.
Hyuga Ranmo frowned slightly upon seeing this.
Old Purple's body had turned red, his eyes had turned orange, and all the hair on his head stood on end.
He had begun to activate his Tailed Beast Transformation.
After so many years as a Jinchuriki, he was skilled at controlling his Tailed Beast, and he wanted to use his Tailed Beast form to drive away the Anbu members.
But the other side had brought over twenty people, including a sealing squad, clearly not intending to let him go!
"Ding, congratulations Master, Mirror Image Copy of the Four-Tails within the Jinchuriki is 100% successful!"
Just then, Hyuga Ranmo's system sent a message confirming the successful copy; he could now retreat.
However, at this moment, Rōshi was in danger. Could he leave?
"Run!" Just then, Rōshi shouted, his movements swift, already blocking Hyuga Ranmo's path. "I'll cover you, you get out of here!"
This old man, though stubborn, had been good to him; he couldn't leave now.
"No, I'll help you!"
Hyuga Ranmo leaped forward, beginning to form hand seals…
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Technique!"
A massive earth dragon erupted from the ground, lunging towards the sealing squad behind the ANBU ninja!
"Crystal Release: Crystal Spikes…"
Suddenly, thousands of Crystal Release spikes condensed in the air, rushing towards the enemy!
This was also a ninjutsu invented by Hyuga Lanmo, a relatively simple yet highly offensive technique using Crystal Release, inspired by his Wind Release technique, Thousand Winds Blade.
"What is that?!
Ah!"
The crystal spikes were numerous and incredibly fast, instantly turning three people into pincushions.
These Crystal Release techniques were already aimed at the ANBU leader, the burly man.
He took a step back, bloodshot eyes bulging.
Just as his fingers were about to form hand seals, the crystal spikes pierced his wrist!
"Go, Old Purple!" Ignoring the danger of Old Purple's imminent tailed beast transformation, Hyuga Lanmo grabbed his wrist and vanished with a teleportation technique.
Meanwhile, the crystal spikes continued to rush towards the twenty-odd ANBU ninja in front of him!
Even after the caster was gone, the ninjutsu was still running—how powerful must his chakra control be?
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