Naruto: I, the villain template, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 166 Nara Rogue Ninja VS Upper Moon Five

In a damp, misty rain, the raindrops fell softly.

It's as if a thin veil has been draped over this alley, or as if it has confined the people in the alley within it.

"Who exactly are you?" Ah She asked through gritted teeth. "Where are my father and mother?"

"..." Faced with A-She's question, the man's face, which was only half visible, was completely indifferent, and he did not respond at all.

"Hey, even if you're going to let me die, at least let me die knowing why!"

Cold sweat beaded on A-She's forehead. He struggled to steady his breathing, desperately pushing his body to its limits, trying to buy himself a little more time.

But the man remained silent, expressionless, and walked towards him carrying the kunai.

This performance filled A-She with a sense of despair.

Since learning the breathing technique, his sense of killing intent has become increasingly sensitive. This guy in front of him is definitely not someone he can handle. Even if the other party hadn't chosen to launch a sneak attack, he would have no chance of winning if he had just crushed him head-on like this.

If they can't beat him, fine. The other party is excessively cautious. Even when facing a brat like him, they don't intend to say anything smug or to toy with him like a cat playing with a mouse.

The two maintained a distance of several meters throughout, and the lion, in its struggle against the rabbit, used all its strength, leaving A-She, who had intended to struggle, with no opportunity.

"save……"

Ah She gritted his teeth, his face showing determination. He no longer cared whether he would anger the guy in front of him, nor whether the distance would alert the guards. He was about to shout with all his might.

But the next moment, the man who had been walking towards A-She, who had been hiding the kunai in his hand like snake fangs at his waist, suddenly stopped in his tracks, frowned, and looked over A-She's shoulder to look behind him.

"Ah She, so you were here."

A familiar, gentle voice suddenly came from behind, making the words "help" stuck in A-She's throat.

A third person appeared in the alley.

Even the man didn't notice her approach.

"Non-Nono-neechan?"

A-She recognized the owner of the voice immediately. He turned around and looked behind him. His face first showed a look of surprise, but then he realized what was happening and his expression suddenly tightened.

At the alley entrance, there was only a solitary, petite figure, with the crimson glow of the morning sun behind her, casting shadows over her face and making it impossible for A-She to see her expression.

However, the only thing that is certain is that the girl was not with anyone!

Why is she here?

And why is it such a coincidence that she came to this alley alone?

But these weren't the first things that came to mind for A-She; he simply fell from hope into the abyss of despair once again.

The sudden appearance of Nonoyu doesn't change anything; the only thing it can change is that there will be one more corpse in this alley.

"Run!"

A-She didn't know what his mindset was when he shouted those two words, which sounded like his last words, with all his might.

Nono's appearance may have been untimely, but it attracted the man's attention and gave him a chance to escape.

This was clearly his only chance to escape.

But filled with fear, he didn't try to drag the other person into the water like a drowning person grabbing a straw. Instead, he roared and tears welled up in his eyes.

"Ahhhh! Don't come any closer!" Ah She cried out.

Despite shouting "Don't come any closer!", she gripped the bamboo sword tightly, giving the impression that she was wielding a hammer and smashing it at the man in front of her.

This means that he gave up his only chance to escape.

Just like the story that Master Yunchuan told them after class, the story of Don Quixote charging at the windmill with a lance.

Overestimating one's abilities is extremely foolish.

Just like Don Quixote in the story, whose spear was knocked away by the broken wings of a windmill, Ah She was casually slashed in half by the man's bamboo sword, and another fist smashed into Ah She's face amidst the flying bamboo sword fragments.

The impact caused A-She's cheeks to tremble like ripples, and the sweat on his skin to spray out in circles. He was instantly sent flying with a bang.

"puff!"

Ah She fell to the ground with a dull thud and vomited blood.

"..."

The man's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the brat who had been punched solidly, whose fist still ached, yet who had only coughed up blood.

Sure enough, there was no fluctuation of chakra, but if any ordinary person had taken that punch head-on, their head would have been smashed open...

And this kid, even though he was crying, suddenly doubled his power and speed, and there was that girl who appeared out of nowhere...

Nono took two steps forward, but the man just stared at her, observing this strange girl.

She walked over to the chubby boy, bent down, took his hand, and helped him up, asking gently, "Ah She, are you alright?"

"Nonou-neechan, no, don't worry about me, run! Go find Lord Kumokawa!"

A-She shook his dazed head, grabbed Nono's wrist, and tried to turn around and run away with her.

But the next moment, he was shocked to find that he was as if he were holding onto a steel bar, and Nono's feet were not moving at all.

"Non, Nonou-neechan?" Asahi subconsciously called the girl's name again, and found that she also responded by looking down at him.

Looking at that still beautiful face, he was certain that this was the Nono he knew, and not someone else.

But that face, which always carried a gentle smile, was now terrifyingly cold, its expression unchanged even in the face of this dangerous situation.

At the alleyway where Ah She had just tried to escape, he was blocked by a figure at some point.

The man was dressed in a black robe, his entire face hidden in shadow, only his stubble on his chin was visible, and he stood there like a tombstone.

"There were actually two people?"

Surrounded from both sides, A-She's face was full of helplessness, feeling despair slowly engulfing him.

But the man who was suspected to be a Konoha rogue ninja raised his hand as if facing a formidable enemy the moment he saw the dark figure appear.

"Bounty Hunter, 'Shadow'."

The figure shrouded in black robes spoke, his voice deliberately hoarse and low: "I don't want to reveal my identity. Turn around and leave now, and I won't attack you."

Are these two not working together?

A-She realized this instantly, and at the same time felt a sense of unease.

Why does that black-robed man's voice sound somewhat familiar?

"...You're a bounty hunter ninja too? That's troublesome."

The tone of "Shadow" finally wavered slightly, and the coldness and apprehension in his eyes increased. After a moment of silence, he cautiously compromised and said, "I need information. Two brats, give me one... I want that little fat guy."

When A-She was called out, he immediately stiffened, while Nono U beside him remained expressionless.

"You want him?"

The man in black glanced at A-She, then looked at "Shadow," nodded, and said indifferently, "You made the right choice."

After he finished speaking, the entire alley fell silent.

It wasn't an illusion; we were truly enveloped in a deathly silence.

The pattering rain around us suddenly stopped at that moment.

"What's going on?"

Subconsciously glancing around, A-She slowly shivered.

Countless raindrops floated in the air, as if they had lost the restraint of gravity and remained still.

On each irregular, dark raindrop, a pair of scarlet vertical pupils are reflected, and on those pupils are only three words engraved.

— "Shangxian" and "Wu".

Each raindrop seemed to have a life of its own, beginning to gather and coil like a dragon or snake, manipulated by a strange force to continuously converge, and countless water droplets began to merge into one.

But this does not increase their volume. Hundreds or thousands of water droplets gather into one drop, and the volume remains unchanged. The only thing that changes is its color.

It changed from its original clear and transparent appearance to a jet-black color, and then snaked around the man in black robes like a black snake.

"Blood Demon Art".

The man in black robes turned his head to look at the "shadow" in the distance, raised his right index finger and said indifferently, "Heavy Water."

The moment the strange phenomena appeared in the surroundings, "Shadow" sensed the danger sweeping in from above.

His biological instinct for survival compelled him to act. As his expression changed drastically, he formed hand seals and sank directly into the ground!

As it turned out, he was right.

boom!!

The jet-black water poured down from the sky, crashing down on the spot where he had been standing.

The entire alleyway floor collapsed in an instant, with cracks extending from the beginning to the end!

This horrific scene is enough to show how heavy the blow was; if a person were hit, their bones would probably be shattered into dust and squeezed into the flesh.

"this……"

The sound of the waves, the rushing water, and the flying debris left A-She stunned and speechless as he staggered to the ground.

What kind of technique is this?

Water Release? Shadow Technique?

Looking at the black water droplets in the air, his first thought was that these things must be quite heavy. As it turned out, these things were indeed heavy, to an unimaginable degree.

And the shadow of "Shadow" really can't be found. It looks like it has merged into the ground as if it had gone into the water!

For a moment, A-She didn't know whether to be shocked by the strange black water or by the bizarre way the "shadow" disappeared.

"As expected, just as the intelligence said, it's a variant of the Nara clan's Shadow Technique."

The man in black robes was not surprised. He glanced at the spot where the "shadow" had disappeared and muttered something under his breath.

Immediately, he looked in A-She's direction and suddenly said, "Lower your head."

Asa, who had just gotten up, was stunned for a moment, but Nono, who was beside him, was not stunned and pressed his head down directly.

The next moment, a cloud of black water shot straight up from above their heads.

Bang! !

A deafening explosion rang out, followed by a terrifying impact that sent both of them flying.

"Well."

He crashed to the ground, and Ah She groaned, his body aching all over.

But he couldn't care less about any of that now. He looked at the spot where he had been standing with a look of fear on his face, and all that was left in his heart was lingering fear.

Because all that's left is a deep pit.

The black water flowed like a heavy hammer striking the ground, slowly flowing back from the deep pit and gathering again.

If he hadn't ducked, the impact would have hit him directly on the head.

If that's really the case, his brain would probably be smashed into the wall, and you wouldn't be able to dig it out with a shovel.

"That guy wanted to kill..."

Ashe looked horrified and was about to say something when Nonou next to him suddenly pulled him.

Sa!

A piercing, sharp sound cut through the air. He staggered and turned around, only to be terrified out of his wits.

From the shadows behind him, a hand holding a kunai reached out.

This is the thing that pierced his back!

The man in black robes didn't intend to kill him; on the contrary, he was trying to save him.

This time, without Nono's help, Asahi knew what to do.

He lay down somewhat disheveled, and the next moment, black water, like a waterfall, rushed over him and crashed onto the shadow of the wall.

boom!!

The entire alleyway resounded with the detonation of explosive tags, but Shadow had already burrowed into the ground when he saw the black water approaching, leaving the wall to take the extremely terrifying blow for him!

"Get lost."

This time, A-She was kneeling at the feet of the man in black robes, but the man in black robes didn't even lower his head. Just as A-She was about to raise his head, he was ruthlessly kicked away.

"you……"

After rolling around a few times, A-She's face turned red, but he obediently kept his mouth shut.

That "shadow's" ability is too strange. It doesn't know where it hides, and it can pop out at any time to stab you.

Therefore, he now has no choice but to trust this mysterious and terrifying man in black robes.

"But why does that guy's smell seem more and more familiar?"

Ah She wrinkled his nose, completely unaware that a figure suddenly appeared in the shadow beneath his feet.

It was the bounty ninja known as "Shadow".

At this moment, the "shadow" had already realized it.

This mission doesn't seem that simple. The man in black robes isn't a fellow traveler at all; he's clearly protecting this chubby boy and is obviously from the Dawn City faction.

In that case, taking them hostage and fleeing is the best course of action.

Thinking of this, "Shadow" raised the kunai in his hand with a slightly cold look in his eyes, about to clamp it between the little fat boy's neck and his arm.

But the next moment, a cold laugh suddenly rang out in the quiet alley.

"Blood Demon Art: Water Prison!"

As soon as he finished speaking, before "Shadow" could react, the black water had already swallowed him up, leaving him suspended in the water sphere.

"Ha!"

"Shadow" choked on a mouthful of water, his throat and lungs feeling as if they were blocked by silt, causing him to look pained and ferocious. He subconsciously swung the kunai in his hand, trying to break through the water prison that trapped him.

But in the face of that sharp blade, the originally soft water flow became incredibly heavy at this moment, completely eroding the power of the "shadow".

This scene caused a flicker of fear in "Shadow's" eyes.

"Just as Lord Yun Chuan said."

The man in black robes slowly turned around and looked at the "shadow" that was struggling desperately but was powerless. He said in a low voice, "You ninjas from great nations, even the rogue ninjas, are just as arrogant."

"Why do you think we don't know the principles behind your ninjutsu? You're a Konoha rogue ninja from the Nara clan, and you have the Shadow Technique that allows you to hide in the shadows of others."

(End of this chapter)