Whoosh—
Suddenly, a graceful figure in the attic ignored the threat of Kaze no Kuni's Iron Sand and abruptly appeared before the somewhat panicked Qing Pu and Ichiro.
A weapon as slender as a long needle, previously hidden, was held in a delicate hand and deeply pierced Qing Pu and Ichiro's chests.
"You…" Qing Pu and Ichiro widened their eyes, looking at the beautiful, Black Widow-like woman before them, mouths agape, wanting to say something more, but unable to utter a word.
It was Serigaya Reye.
Her attack was extremely decisive, seizing the moment of their stunned surprise.
The position of the strike was also very accurate, directly piercing Qing Pu and Ichiro's hearts.
Accompanied by the infusion of surging chakra, she instantly ended their lives.
Of those present, probably only Kaze no Kuni could react, but he had no intention of stopping her, as if he were watching a play.
Serigaya Reye flipped her hand, and the needle-like weapon disappeared.
A faint smile played on her face.
"Lord Kaze no Kuni, we truly want to cooperate with Konoha.
The ones who betrayed us this time were probably Qing Pu and Ichiro, and now I have eliminated them as a sign of sincerity."
Her voice was soft, sticky, and enchanting.
As she spoke, the silky scarf on her shoulders slipped, maximizing the woman's advantages.
She understood men very well and knew what they wanted.
Unfortunately, Kaze no Kuni before her was just a puppet; otherwise, if certain parts reacted strangely, it would be quite awkward.
Kaze no Kuni did not speak.
Because the surrounding Kirigakure ninja were already very close.
"Your Excellency, we are willing to break out with you and defect to Konoha!" Oito Rokuo said in a muffled voice.
Kaze no Kuni still did not speak.
"This time, someone must have exposed our information about plotting against Konoha here.
The Kirigakure ninja sent are at most targeting the five of us.
With the strength of 'Spear of Judgment', Your Excellency, breaking out should not be a problem," Fuefuki Mufu said.
Kaze no Kuni pursed his lips.
The four of them looked at him with some anticipation.
"Alas," Kaze no Kuni sighed, shaking his head, "I say…"
The words had just begun to come out of his mouth when the fingers on his drooping hand gently flicked.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Four Iron Sand spears, suspended in front of the several people, almost simultaneously shot out, extremely fast and with a fierce momentum.
Among the four, some reacted quickly, but others did not react because Kaze no Kuni was speaking, and they were directly pierced and instantly killed by the Iron Sand spears.
Kiyomizu and Kei, Serigaya Reye, and Oito Rokuo, who successfully dodged, stared wide-eyed, while Fuefuki Mufu was pinned to the ground.
To this, Kaze no Kuni was not surprised; he simply continued, "Sorry, I am a rather suspicious person and don't quite trust you.
Since someone among you has become a traitor, I will solve the problem for you."
"Of course, I don't know who the traitor is, so for safety's sake, it's best to all go together."
As the words fell.
Boom!
The entire room suddenly exploded, and under the wooden fragments, all the hidden Iron Sand was revealed.
Immediately afterward, the Iron Sand quickly gathered.
"Damn it!" Oito Rokuo roared, drawing two huge cleavers from his back and frantically hacking at the constantly shrinking Iron Sand.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Immediately, the sound of metal exploding was constant, sparks flashed, and fire stars scattered.
Iron Sand constantly fell off, but a continuous stream of Iron Sand filled the gaps, not affected at all, and the space continued to shrink.
"There!"
Outside, because the room exploded, the surrounding Kirigakure ninja no longer hid and rapidly approached, seeing Kaze no Kuni standing quietly, as well as a constantly shrinking ball of Iron Sand.
Kaze no Kuni turned his head, his gaze sweeping over them.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, not seeing the Third Mizukage; it seemed this was indeed not an action targeting himself.
He stretched out his hand and gently squeezed.
"…Funeral."
Boom!
The Iron Sand instantly contracted, and the huge iron ball became only the size of a person.
A large amount of blood flowed out along the gaps between the Iron Sand.
"Huh?"
Kaze no Kuni lightly exclaimed.
Immediately, his gaze shifted, and he saw two somewhat disheveled figures hurriedly running toward a group of Kirigakure ninja.
It was Kiyomizu and Kei and Serigaya Reye from before.
"A unique Substitution Technique?
Interesting."
Leisurely collecting the several corpses on the ground, they were all Jonin-level corpses after all, and generally Kirigakure ninja's swordsmanship was not weak.
It would be nice if he could find some fresh toys.
"So, there were actually two traitors among the five.
Elder Kei, you really deceived these guys who trusted you quite miserably."
Serigaya Reye being problematic was not beyond his expectations, but the old man who swore to use the Six-Tails as a reward to exchange for Konoha assassinating the Third Mizukage also being a traitor was something he didn't expect.
Looking at it this way, if Konoha agreed to this action.
Then, when the Third Mizukage was "lured" out of Kirigakure and fought with Konoha, the Kirigakure ninja would set a trap in advance, destroying the Konoha ninja who came to encircle them in one fell swoop, right?
They cleaned up the people within the village who harbored ulterior motives, and took this opportunity to severely damage Konoha, one ring after another.
Unfortunately, they didn't expect that Kaze no Kuni would be the one participating in this negotiation, and Kaze no Kuni, who didn't care about the Six-Tails at all.
If it were anyone else, they would probably be attracted by a reward like the Six-Tails.
There was no way around it.
Among the nine Tailed Beasts, if it were the Three-Tails, Kaze no Kuni might have been tempted, but the Six-Tails…
"The opponent is 'Spear of Judgment', immediately notify the Mizukage-sama!" Kiyomizu and Kei said as they returned to the Kirigakure ninja.
Then they looked at Kaze no Kuni, filled with fear.
But they still said, "We family ninja want to survive and don't want to leave Kirigakure.
The Mizukage-sama promised me that as long as we complete this mission, we will be given a piece of land in Kirigakure to preserve our clan."
Take a look.
