Uchiha's personal opinion

Although the wind blades damaged his vest, his body was at least unharmed.

However, due to his subordinates' poor reaction, four of the six counter-terrorism ninjas who approached were knocked to the ground by wind blades, and their bodies were covered in cuts and wounds.

"This level of wind manipulation..."

Josuke Uchiha was utterly astonished.

With a single strike, he broke through the sword attack launched by himself, a Jonin, and the aftershocks also knocked down six of his subordinates... How did such a powerful ninja come to be!

“You have strayed from the way of the ninja, so it must be corrected…”

Ashura re-established his stance, said something to Josuke Uchiha, and then launched an attack.

"You need to rescue people and evacuate!"

Josuke Uchiha only had time to give one order before drawing his kunai and grabbing it to fight; meanwhile, his two other Jonin subordinates also quickly attacked Ashura.

At this level of combat, Chunin-level strength is no longer effective.

Moreover, this is a town after all, so it's not easy to use some area-of-effect ninjutsu that are too powerful.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Ball!"

"Wind Release: Wind Blade!"

Two Jonin attacked Ashura from the left and right from behind, attempting to delay his frontal attack on Uchiha Josuke.

"Wind Release..."

Ashura reached out with his right hand to grab the kunai that Josuke Uchiha was swinging, seemingly unafraid of the sharpness of the metal ninja tool, while his left hand was turned back to prepare to unleash a ninjutsu.

"Explosive uproar!"

An extremely powerful shockwave shot out from Ashura's left palm, forcing the two Jonin back.

At the same time, his right hand gripped Josuke Uchiha's kunai.

"This……"

Josuke Uchiha's eyelids twitched, and his three-tomoe Sharingan even showed signs of dissipation.

From his Sharingan perspective, the mysterious ancient-style ninja in front of him seemed to play by no rules at all, and even his so-called ninjutsu was just a random act based on his extremely large amount of chakra!

Even his right hand, which gripped the kunai blade, was filled with an extremely thin but incredibly resilient water-style chakra!

"Lightning!"

Ashura smiled, and the water-style chakra that had been gathered in his hand instantly transformed into a powerful electric current, flowing from the kunai into Josuke Uchiha's body.

"Diamond Whirlwind Kick!"

Just as Josuke Uchiha was being electrocuted by the Lightning Release chakra, the Jonin from the Intelligence Department, who had been hiding nearby, immediately appeared in a flash. He first kicked the stiff Josuke away, and then used his taijutsu to deliver a series of spinning kicks to Ashura!

First, he was paralyzed by the electric shock, then kicked awake. Before landing, Josuke Uchiha rolled over to dissipate the force of the kick, and then charged towards Ashura again with his hands forming hand seals.

The other two counter-terrorism ninjas who had been forced back attacked again from behind with their swords.

Ten Chunin from the anti-terrorism unit who were not involved in the battle first sent out a distress signal, and then prepared to use a combination barrier ninjutsu outside the battle range to block the retreat of this "mysterious enemy".

—Although the counter-terrorism forces are at a complete disadvantage in the current battle, the counter-terrorism ninjas firmly believe that as long as reinforcements arrive, they will surely win!

This is the confidence they've built up by hunting down and eliminating black market ninjas and all sorts of outcasts throughout the ninja world!

No matter how strong an individual is, in the face of the Tokugawa Shogunate's systematic combat methods, all so-called strongmen are just paper tigers.

North of the Land of Rice Fields, there are ninja forces such as the Northern Border Defense Force and the Land of Lightning Garrison. Once they arrive, this troublesome and mysterious powerhouse will have nowhere to escape!

This is one of the reasons why Josuke Uchiha fought so hard; as long as they could hold off their opponents, they were not worried about not having reinforcements later.

"Wind Release: Wind Slash!"

Ashura roared and unleashed a powerful storm of wind blades, forcing the four Jonin who were attacking him to retreat. He then stood still with his hands at his sides.

Meanwhile, Josuke Uchiha and the others, still shaken, stood at the four corners, forming an encirclement.

"Your ninjutsu is quite good, and your use of chakra is also rather skillful..."

Ashura, with his hands behind his back, slowly said, "Especially you, Uchiha ninja, you've really mastered the power of your bloodline."

"Humph!"

Josuke Uchiha snorted coldly, his face extremely ugly.

Although he didn't use any life-or-death tactics, he realized during the four-person attack that his strength was far inferior to theirs.

Most importantly, the opponent has an unusually high resistance to genjutsu; even the Uchiha clan's Sharingan cannot have much of an effect on them.

But he was still unhappy.

I feel extremely uncomfortable with this kind of condescending and didactic language!

Especially since this person is an unknown nobody who appeared out of nowhere!

"Your illegal activities are well-documented and you will be placed on the Joint Counter-Terrorism Force's most wanted list. From now on, there will be nowhere for you to hide in the vast ninja world!"

Josuke Uchiha said slowly, "Therefore, the only way out is to give up resistance and accept the investigation!"

Even if you are not as strong as others, you can't admit defeat verbally.

Moreover, stalling for time with words is also a good option.

"I told you to bring a detachment over a long time ago!"

Even the Jonin from the Intelligence Department couldn't help but grumble, "Now look what's happened, we can't even set up a large barrier."

"Can't you just shut up a bit?!"

Josuke Uchiha's forehead veins bulged, and he couldn't help but shout angrily.

“I do not endorse your laws, therefore I have not committed any illegal acts.”

Ashura said calmly.

"But you eat at a ramen shop and don't pay!"

Josuke Uchiha shouted.

"While the practice of merchants buying low and selling high can play a role in allocating resources, it is not a good thing in the long run. Self-sufficiency in farming and weaving is the foundation of peace and stability."

Ashura didn't seem worried about the signal flare rising in the distance, and continued arguing with Josuke Uchiha.

"...What kind of logic is that!"

While rapidly channeling his chakra to prepare for an explosive burst, Josuke Uchiha was also responding to Ashura's words.

"This world is sick, and instead of curing it, you are rushing headlong into the abyss. It's utterly incomprehensible..."

Ashura spread his hands and sighed.

"...Are you sick?"

Josuke Uchiha chuckled. "Is that your reason for not paying?"

"I don't condone buying low and selling high, but I understand their difficulties and will allow them to exist. I'll just guide them back to the right path through persuasion..."

Ashura's words were full of compassion, which made Josuke Uchiha and the others feel nauseous.

So you're not going to pay me?

The intelligence department's Jonin also chimed in.

"I oppose business transactions because they violate the principle of value exchange..."

Ashura shrugged. “But because I understand the difficulties of merchants, I won’t make things difficult for them. Instead, I will repay them with a valuable mission opportunity and friendship. In this way, it’s not a business deal if they don’t pay me. Besides, once they return to the proper way of life of farming and weaving after their business setbacks, they will be better off than they are now.”

"This logic is truly touching..."

Josuke Uchiha thought what this guy was saying was too ridiculous.

What is logic?

Ashura asked curiously.

"Logic..."

Josuke Uchiha drawled out his words and took a deep breath—

"Fire Escape·Tou Ke Ku!"

A sea of ​​fire erupted and surged towards Asura.

"That's logic!"

Josuke Uchiha felt that if he listened any longer, he would have to go back to the village to get brain-damaging drugs to treat his brain!

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

"Wind Release: Vacuum Blade!"

The wind-style ninjutsu of the two anti-terrorism jonin further amplified the power of the fire-style ninjutsu.

"boom!"

Ashura's figure was instantly engulfed by the burst of fire jutsu.

"Something's not right..."

Josuke Uchiha's eyelids twitched, and he quickly formed hand seals again.

Something's definitely not right!

Ashura's hand rested on Uchiha Josuke's shoulder, his face as cold as ice.

"This……"

Josuke Uchiha was utterly shocked.

When exactly did they appear behind me?!

"Space-Time Ninjutsu..."

"Flying Thunder God!"

"You are a Senju ninja!"

Josuke Uchiha shouted quickly, while simultaneously signaling his subordinates to retreat via tactical hand gestures, and swiftly lowering his shoulders in an attempt to break free from Ashura's grasp.

"Lei Dun!"