The ship slowly approached the shore.

The iconic bridge in the Land of Waves is still just a huge skeleton in its early stages.

The port was filled with a depressing and bleak atmosphere. The dockworkers were all emaciated and had numb eyes, which was in stark contrast to the prosperous scene in the Land of Fire.

"I'm leaving."

Yekura put on the purple coat and transformed back into the sharp Sand Village hero. However, the look in her eyes when she looked at Sengen was no longer as cold as before; instead, it had become more complicated.

I will remember your advice.

She took out a small, scorpion-shaped metal badge from her pocket and handed it over.

"If you change your mind, or if you happen to pass by Sunagakure, you can come find me with this."

Qianxuan took it, casually stuffed it into his pocket, and didn't even glance at it.

Until we meet again.

He waved his hand, turned around and left without the slightest hesitation.

Ye Cang watched his decisive back for a long time before turning around and leaving in another direction.

……

The headquarters building of the Cardo Corporation stands out conspicuously among this cluster of low and dilapidated buildings.

It was glittering and gaudy, but utterly vulgar.

A dozen or so ronin, each wielding a samurai sword, stood guard at the entrance. They looked fierce and menacing.

Qianxuan didn't even bother to put on a hood and just swaggered over.

"Halt! Who goes there?"

A one-eyed man who looked like the leader reached out and stopped him.

Qianxuan didn't speak, but simply looked up and smiled at him.

The next second, a flash of light appeared.

The one-eyed man froze on the spot, a thin line of blood appearing on his neck, before his head flew into the air.

Blood stained the marble steps in front of the company.

"Enemy attack!"

The remaining ronin reacted, yelling and drawing their swords as they charged forward.

Qianxuan's figure moved like a ghost through the crowd.

He didn't use any ninjutsu, not even "Shura Mode".

It's just the most basic steps: drawing the sword, swinging, and sheathing it.

Clang——

The sound of a new sword being drawn was clear and melodious, like the roar of a dragon.

puff!puff!

The dull thuds of sharp blades piercing flesh echoed throughout the room.

Less than ten seconds.

The dozen or so ronin at the entrance had all fallen into pools of blood.

Qianxuan shook the blood off his sword, sheathed the new blade, and then touched each of the corpses.

[Ding! Successfully experienced the objective "Heart Rupture," resulting in a slight increase in mental strength.]

[Ding! Successfully copied the target talent "Physical Fortitude (D-rank)".]

[Ding! Successfully copied the target talent "Slight Chakra Boost (Rank D)".]

……

Qianxuan's face darkened.

He closed his eyes and glanced at his system panel in his mind.

A row of them, all D-grade.

"What bad luck."

He clapped his hands in disgust, as if they had gotten dirty, and then kicked open the company's gilded door.

Upon hearing the commotion, dozens of guards armed with weapons rushed out of the hall and surrounded him.

"Kill him!"

Someone shouted.

They were met with a cold glint of a blade.

It was yet another one-sided massacre.

Qianxuan strolled leisurely through the crowd like an elegant butcher.

Each strike of the blade precisely takes a life.

Each time he sheathed his sword, he would casually lick the corpse and gain a D-rank talent.

Then he beheaded him with a single blow.

And so it goes, in a vicious cycle.

When he reached the chairman's office on the second floor, a path paved with corpses and blood had already been left behind him.

The office door was pushed open.

A short, stout man wearing sunglasses and an expensive suit was cowering behind the sofa, trembling with fear.

It was Kado.

Beside him stood two ninjas with considerable auras, who were probably bodyguards he had hired at great expense.

"Protect me! Quick! Kill him, and I'll give you ten times the money!"

Kado pointed at Qianxuan at the door and let out a pig-like scream.

The two rogue ninjas exchanged a glance and simultaneously formed hand seals.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

With wind and water combined, the two ninjutsu techniques work in tandem, multiplying their power.

Qian Xuan didn't even lift his eyelids.

He simply stretched out his hand, fingers spread, and aimed it at the roaring water dragon.

"Scorch Release: Small Fireball Technique!"

hum-

A visible, orange-red fireball instantly formed in his palm.

That wasn't an ordinary flame.

That was an extreme high temperature, enough to instantly evaporate moisture and turn everything into a dried corpse.

boom!

The fireball and the water dragon collided violently.

There was no explosion, no loud noise.

The giant dragon made of high-pressure water jets was thrown into the core of the sun the moment it came into contact with the fireball. It didn't even last a second before it was completely evaporated, turning into white water vapor that enveloped the entire room.

The expressions on the faces of the two rogue ninjas froze.

They stared in utter horror at the man standing unharmed in the steam.

"demon……"

Qianxuan's figure slowly emerged from the steam.

He didn't even use a knife.

With just two swift hand strikes, he decisively ended the lives of the two rogue ninjas who didn't even have time to give their names.

The office fell silent once more.

All that remained was Kado's heavy, labored breathing, like a broken bellows.

"No...don't kill me..."

Kado lay sprawled on the ground, his crotch damp and emitting a foul stench.

"I have money! I have lots and lots of money! Just let me go, and I'll give you everything!"

"Oh? Really?"

Qianxuan walked up to him, squatted down, and patted his face with the still-dripping blood from the knife.

"Where is the vault?"

A flicker of greed and struggle flashed in Kado's eyes.

Money is his life.

"I……"

"It seems you don't want to talk about it."

Qianxuan stood up and scratched his head in a troubled manner.

Illusion?

will not.

What methods did the interrogation department use?

I've learned it, but I've forgotten it.

What should we do?

Qianxuan's gaze fell on Kado's fingers, which appeared unusually short and stubby due to his obesity.

He suddenly had an idea.

He walked over and stepped on Cardo's hand.

"ah--!"

"Don't shout."

Qianxuan's voice was very gentle.

"I just wanted to play a game with you."

He stretched out his finger and tapped on Cardo's five fingers.

"Let's guess, which one should we start with?"

"I'll talk! I'll talk!"

Kado completely broke down; tears streamed down his face as he pointed to an oil painting on the wall.

"The vault...the vault is behind that painting! The password is..."

Qianxuan got the answer he wanted.

He looked at the man at his feet, who was so terrified that he was soiling himself, and his eyes remained completely unmoved.

It's useless now.

He raised his knife.

"No--"

puff.

The sword flashed, and the world became quiet.

Qianxuan walked to the wall with the oil painting hanging on it, thought for a moment, and then came back.

He walked to Cardo's body and dipped the tip of his knife into the blood that had flowed out of him.

Then, turning around, he wrote three large, blood-red characters in a flamboyant, elegant style on the most conspicuous white wall in the office.

Akatsuki.

After doing all this, he walked to the oil painting with satisfaction, entered the password, and opened the heavy steel door.

Inside the vault, mountains of gold bars and banknotes reflected a dazzling light under the lamp.

"Hehehehe..."

An uncontrollable, eerie laugh echoed through the empty vault.

Qianxuan took out the sealing scrolls that Hiruzen Sarutobi had given him and began his professional "zero-dollar purchase" business.

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