Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 92 First Kill

Upon seeing the two men opposite him doing as he requested, he made further requests to be on the safe side.

"Throw your katana, all your weapons, and the ones next to you in front of me!"

"No problem! Zhe! Do as he says!"

"knew!"

While talking to Tetsuya, he also put on his katana, the ninja tool pouch on his lower back, and even the kunai strapped to his legs.

They threw them together in front of each other.

"Alright! We've done as you asked! Shouldn't you release some of our burdens too?"

Seeing that the two ninjas opposite him had already thrown their weapons in front of him as he had requested, he realized that they were ready to fight.

After some thought, I realized that given my current situation, it's still necessary to maintain a tacit understanding between myself and the other party!

He loosened his grip, releasing the dagger from Uchiha Homura's neck, and said:

"You two, and all these women! Get inside that house. And close the doors and windows, and don't look out!"

"I'm warning you, do as I say! Otherwise, I can't guarantee this girl's safety!"

He had already planned it out: once the other person entered the house across the street, he would take the little girl and proceed according to his pre-arranged plan.

Take the escape route prepared when the stronghold was established, and flee this dangerous place.

Although this was a little dangerous, it was the best escape plan he could think of.

"No problem! We can do as you say! But how can you guarantee her safety?"

"If we do as you say, and you still kill her in the end, then all of this will have meant nothing to us!"

Faced with the other party's demands, Toshiro did not simply compromise, but instead raised his own questions.

"Yes! Yes! If we do as you say, how can you guarantee Homura's safety?"

Uchiha Tetsuya, who was standing to the side, was not idle either. He finally broke free from that feeling of fear and unease.

How can we ensure this little girl's safety? This is truly a major problem!

He knew that if he couldn't give the other party some assurance in this regard, they definitely wouldn't let him have his way.

For a moment, he hesitated!

Both sides in the standoff, whether it was the hostage-taker or Toshiro and his group who were hesitant to act, fell silent.

Just as the atmosphere in the room was gradually becoming silent and quiet, something unexpected happened.

A gleaming blade flashed from behind the nameless bandit leader.

It all started when Yan and Zhe had a conversation.

At that time, Tetsuya and Homura were talking when Toshiro was drawn to their voices.

Curious, he turned his head to look at his companions, wondering what new moves they might make.

Toshiro, who was in a relatively relaxed mood at the time, never expected this.

That one glance allowed Toshiro, who was a little further away, to witness the entire process of Homura being kidnapped by the bandit leader.

At that moment, Toshiro was only slightly stunned before he immediately realized what was happening and was about to teleport to save the person.

But in that brief moment of hesitation, the bandit leader had already kidnapped Homura, and Toshiro missed the best opportunity to rescue him.

Even if someone is a time traveler, without experiencing the brutality of war and the trials of life and death, it doesn't change the fact that they are still an ordinary person.

In a modern world living in peacetime, encountering a life-or-death situation, it's not surprising that someone might make a momentary mistake in such a critical moment.

Even so, he still took steps to remedy the situation!

He was racking his brains trying to figure out how to reach an agreement with the two ninjas on the other side.

The bandit leader, who was preparing to carry out his escape plan, was frowning and deep in thought. The two bandits, who had been quite cooperative, suddenly turned on each other.

Just as he was racking his brains, his intuition, honed by years of life-or-death experience as a bandit, sent him a deadly warning.

He was like a frog being stalked by a venomous snake. A suffocating feeling filled his mind.

This feeling of being hunted, like prey being targeted by a hunter, was something he experienced several times when he was still a weak robber.

It remains a vivid memory for him to this day!

Furthermore, his numerous early warnings during his subsequent plundering career have allowed him to survive to this day.

Don't these two "kids" care at all about the life or death of their companion?

At this moment, I feel that suffocating tension once again.

The feeling that his life and death were entirely in someone else's hands made his heart skip a beat.

However, given the circumstances, even as a seasoned thief, he did not show any fear or apprehension.

Instead, he steeled himself, exerted force with his right hand, and prepared to take the 'ninja lady' in front of him with him to the underworld.

[I imagine you won't be lonely on your journey to the underworld with such a ninja by your side!]

At the same time, the explosive tags attached to the hostages' backs were also activated.

Even if it means death, he wants to take as many people as possible with him.

[It's just a pity, I haven't had enough of the women I robbed from the mountain stronghold! And all that treasure I hid! I wonder which bastard will end up getting it!]

Even after resolving to die alongside these people, in his final moments, his mind was still preoccupied with these somewhat pointless thoughts.

Then he heard a piercing whistling sound and the sound of a blade being drawn from its sheath.

"Clang!"

A crisp sound, the sound of Toshiro drawing his katana, echoed in the small square in front of the wooden house.

And at this moment, the nameless bandit leader also came to his end.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his right hand, which was exerting force. Immediately afterward, he felt himself flying.

Then he saw behind him, at some point, a figure holding a small katana standing there.

Even the reddish light reflected from the small katana after being illuminated by the rising sun was clearly visible.

[Wasn't this guy standing opposite me with that other kid? How did he end up behind me?]

The question was still echoing in his mind when his gaze inevitably fell on his own back, which was still standing there.

[Oh, so that's me standing there!]

Looking at his headless figure, his consciousness slowly faded into darkness.

(End of this chapter)