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Nakata Heizuku rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked over.

"Uh, hehehe..." Kusama Masato chuckled awkwardly, then suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Did you know? Tomorrow, three of the Hokage's disciples will be dueling with Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure!"

"What!?"

Zhang Ye was stunned. The first and most classic battle of the Second Shinobi World War was going to start tomorrow. Although Zhang Ye knew that the Sannin of Konoha would not be in any danger, he was still worried about them.

"Oh, what does this news have to do with us?" Nakata Heikaku yawned and said coolly.

"Yeah, yeah, I still think playing with the bunny is more fun!"

"Yes, let's have a sparring match between Yato and Yuna!"

Masato Kusama immediately deflated. He bent down to pick up the notebook from the ground, sighed, and there was a hint of sadness in his voice.

boom! !

Just as Masato Kusama picked up the notebook from the ground, he was startled by a sudden slamming sound on the table and dropped it back to the ground.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" He looked around, trying to find the source of the sound.

Nakata Heizuku, who was already annoyed by being woken up, became even more upset now!

"Izayoi Zhang Ye, what's wrong with you? This is our conference room, not your own home. If you want to throw a tantrum, go home!" Nakata Heikaku scolded, a hint of coldness on his face.

Zhang Ye looked around, scanning the faces of the four people, and walked to the center of the conference room.

"You actually know this is a conference room? I thought it was some kind of leisure place!" Zhang Ye said with a sneer.

Nakata Heizuku frowned, sensing the hostility Zhang Ye had anticipated. She snapped, "Say what you want to say now, and get out of here!"

"Do you think you're so great, sitting idly in this godforsaken place, waiting for those who risked their lives on the battlefield to give you some credit so you can get promoted quickly? You think that's great, huh?"

Masato Kusama stood up and said, "Zhang Ye, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"

"Don't talk nonsense, hehe, hahaha!" Zhang Ye laughed loudly, tears streaming down his face. "Look at you all, do you even deserve to be ninjas?! Ah!!"

boom! !

Nakata Heikaku suddenly stood up, pointed at Zhang Ye and shouted, "Izayoi Zhang Ye, our squad has its own rules, and it's not your place to act so presumptuously here!"

"Nakata Heizuku, sixteen years old this year, Nakata Nadeshiko, daughter of Hyuga Nadeshiko and Nakata Yukimura, and granddaughter of the current head of the Hyuga clan. She has extremely high physical talent and graduated first in her class, and is hailed by many as a genius girl!"

"You investigated me?" Nakata Heizo's eyes revealed a hint of displeasure.

"Keiko Kumo... Yuna Kato... Masato Kusama..."

Zhang Ye recounted the detailed information about the other three people one by one. Much of this information was classified and would not be known to ordinary people.

This was information that Zhang Ye had painstakingly obtained from Sakumo Hatake over a long period of time.

"What were your dreams when you graduated? Do you still remember them?"

dream!?

Nakata Heikaku was stunned when he heard Zhang Ye's question.

“Dreams…” she murmured to herself, then a look of helplessness appeared on her face.

Yes, what is my dream?

I had completely forgotten!

Nakata Heizuku's eyes revealed a look of deep nostalgia. She recalled her childhood when her mother told her about her relationship with her father. In her mother's words, the Hyuga clan was the worst villain in history, while her father was a peerless hero.

Since her father's death, she has witnessed many unpleasant faces from the Hyuga clan at his funeral.

At that time, she made up her mind that she would become a taijutsu ninja even stronger than the Hyuga clan.

But so much time has passed that she has completely forgotten her decision from back then.

"What exactly do you want to say?" Nakata Heiyuku's tone was no longer so angry; instead, he looked at Zhang Ye calmly.

Zhang Ye met her gaze, then slowly spoke: "Since we are both ninjas of Konoha, shouldn't we do our part for Konoha?"

"Not only that, we should also prove the worth of our Third Battalion, First Squad. We are not useless people who can only get promoted by accumulating merits in battle. We can become Chunin, Jonin, and high-ranking members of Konoha through our own efforts!"

"All I want to say is, are you really content with a life of ease, spending your lives in a place known as a war-merit unit, just waiting to die?"

"If that's really what you're planning, then fine!"

"I, Zhang Ye, will not play along!"

After Zhang Ye finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave. Since they had already broken off relations, there was no need to stay here any longer.

clap clap clap!

A crisp round of applause rang out, and Zhang Ye saw Masato Kusama clapping at him and giving him a thumbs-up twice.

"Wait!!" Nakata Heizo's deep voice came from behind Zhang Ye.

"Since you've made the suggestion, then I'll do things my own way!"

"You fought me and won. From now on, you are the captain of this squad. You will be in charge of everything here, and we will all listen to you!"

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Zanpakuto Shattered

"Are you really going to fight the captain? You should just give up. Although you are the Hokage's disciple and have exceptional talent, you are no match for the captain. The captain truly possesses the strength of a Jonin!"

Masato Kusama stood beside Zhang Ye, earnestly trying to dissuade him. Although he had only spent a short time with Zhang Ye, he seemed to see a reflection of himself when he became a ninja.

If Zhang Ye knew what he was thinking, he would definitely have made a few sarcastic remarks.

I don't want to participate in this damn war; I was forced into it!

"So what if I have the strength of a Jonin? So what if I lose? But this battle must be fought today. I don't want to waste this war doing nothing!" Zhang Ye said firmly.

Nakata Heikaku also heard Zhang Ye's words and couldn't help but praise, "Well said!"

"But if you want to change this situation, you have to beat me. Otherwise, the first squad will remain the same as before!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely beat you!"

Zhang Ye made a single-handed clenching motion in the air, and the Zanpakuto suddenly appeared in his hand.

Buzzing!!

"Zanpakuto!" Zhang Ye raised an eyebrow. This was the first time he had ever seen such a scene, even though he knew that a life form resided within the Zanpakuto.

But before that, it had always been calm, merely a sharp sword in Zhang Ye's hands.

Buzzing!!

The Zanpakuto clattered once more, and Zhang Ye couldn't help but chuckle: "Alright, today let's truly fight side by side!"

Although Nakata Heikaku didn't know the extent of Zhang Ye's strength, the sword in his hand was no ordinary weapon.

"Watch out!"

After Kato Yuna announced the start, Nakata Heizuku made a soft fist gesture with both hands and spoke to Zhang Ye in a deep voice.

The next moment, Nakata Heizo struck out with his palm.

"Eight Trigrams - Empty Palm!"

This is the Gentle Fist technique of the Hyuga clan, a technique derived from the Byakugan, and it is the only ranged attack technique of the Hyuga clan.

However, Nakata Heizuku's pupils remained the same color as before, and did not resemble the cataracts of the Hyuga clan at all.

Nakata Heikaku's palm strike was almost at its maximum speed. The moment he struck, a strong sense of compression, aided by the momentum of the strike, created a ring of compressed air around his palm that suddenly burst forth.

Buzzing!!!

Suddenly, a transparent and distorted air cannon appeared. As Nakata Heihaku swung his palm, it suddenly formed an air cannon that pierced through the air and shot out instantly. It seemed to be able to smash everything in front of it with a single palm, and it was unstoppable!

Facing the formidable Konoha Jonin Nakata Heizuku, Zhang Ye's fighting spirit only intensified. His Zanpakuto, in particular, unleashed a chilling sword intent due to Nakata Heizuku's palm strike, conveying to Zhang Ye a powerful will that seemed to cleave the heavens and the earth in two!

"Crescent Moon... Sky Slash!!"

Zhang Ye immediately used his most powerful sword skill at that moment, although it was just a simple slash.

But the moment Zhang Ye drew his sword, a faint cold light also appeared on the blade of the Zanpakuto. The instant the sword was swung out, this cold light suddenly transformed into a blue-white transparent crescent-shaped sword aura and shot out!

boom!!

The two attacks collided in mid-air and suddenly exploded, leaving two terrifying cracks on the ground.

Zhang Ye held his Zanpakuto in both hands, calmly looking at Nakata Heikaku opposite him. He felt that this attack was three times stronger than any of his previous attacks.

Is this the power of a Zanpakuto?

It should be noted that this Crescent Moon Strike was not Zhang Ye's full-force attack, but it was still more powerful than his previous full-force Crescent Moon Strike.

Immediately, Zhang Ye once again brandished his Zanpakuto, unleashing several crescent-shaped blade beams that aimed directly at Nakata Heikaku.

"Very strong!"

Nakata Heikaku's body went limp, as if boneless, and he dodged one crescent-shaped slash after another.

Whoosh!!

In the next instant, Nakata Heikaku suddenly attacked Zhang Ye, her palms forming fists as she rushed in front of him.

"Steel Fist!"

A strange chakra enveloped Nakata Heikaku's fist, which slammed heavily towards Zhang Ye.

boom!!

The earth shattered, revealing a terrifying ravine. Zhang Ye was forced back dozens of steps by this punch, the ground beneath his feet completely cracked, demonstrating the immense pressure he endured.

The scales instantly tipped towards Nakata Heizuku!

"Sky-Piercing Fist!"

Chakra swirled around his fist, and Nakata Heihaku's fist intent surged as he launched a series of attacks at Zhang Ye.

This move, Breaking the Void Fist, is similar in concept to Bagua Empty Palm, but they are different. Empty Palm allows you to feel the soft power of Soft Fist, but Breaking the Void Fist goes against the grain, charging forward relentlessly to destroy any obstacle in its path.

Ding ding ding!!

Zhang Ye frantically wielded his Zanpakuto, knocking down each of the air cannons that pierced through the air.

No matter how much Zhang Ye's sword energy increased, it still couldn't break through the Void-Piercing Fist; it could only barely deflect it off course.

"What's wrong? Didn't you want to change the status quo here? Come on, as long as you defeat me, you can change the status quo!"