LRAB Chapter 143 Hiruko ambushes Uchiha Hikaru!
Chapter 143 Hiruko ambushes Uchiha Hikaru!
Chapter 144 Hiruko ambushes Uchiha Hikaru!
Offer your loyalty and the art of Oni-Ya-Luo.
Every word seemed to be forced out of Hiruko's throat, carrying the taste of blood and foam.
Menma quietly watched Hiruko, and the corner of his mouth under the white three-eyed fox mask seemed to twitch slightly upwards, but it was gone in an instant.
The invisible, suffocating killing intent receded quietly like the tide, as if it had never existed.
"Very good." These two simple words signaled the end of the transaction.
Hiruko collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted, panting heavily. Cold sweat had completely soaked through the bandages under his restraints, clinging tightly to his icy skin.
Soon, Menma, along with Hiruko, returned to the Star Capital using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Inside a heavily guarded underground prison constructed of solid rock.
The heavy iron gate opened with a dull, scraping sound.
Menma led in Hiruko, whose appearance resembled a wolf or fox and whose face was still pale.
The prison was quite spacious, but it contained only simple stone beds and tables and chairs, and was dimly lit.
The air was filled with the earthy smell of rocks and a faint, almost imperceptible energy fluctuation of a sealing technique.
"Stay here for now." Menma's voice was devoid of emotion, as if he were stating something insignificant.
Hiruko lowered his head, but deep in his eyes flickered resentment and bitterness, as well as a faint, barely perceptible glimmer of hope that had been rekindled.
Submission was merely a last resort.
Footsteps came from deep within the prison, and a slender figure slowly emerged from the shadows.
Hikaru Uchiha walked up to the two of them.
She wore the Uchiha clan's signature dark blue high-necked robe, with a flame fan embroidered on the chest. Her long, black hair flowed smoothly over her shoulders, with a few strands falling beside her fair cheeks.
Her face was exquisite yet carried an almost transparent coldness, her dark eyes like deep pools, calmly gazing at Hiruko. "Where's Kakuzu?" Menma looked around but couldn't find Kakuzu's shadowy figure.
The prison is usually guarded by Kakuzu, the captain of the Dark Guard.
Uchiha Hikaru explained, "Gato is going to the Land of Water. It seems there's been some trouble at the company there, so I sent Kakuzu to accompany him."
"Hmm." Menma nodded. Although he had implanted the "Blood Pact Seal" into Kado, he still had little ability to resist some powerful ninjas.
When Kado travels to inspect commercial companies in various countries, Kakuzu is always responsible for his protection.
The two would also make some deals in private; Kado would hire Kado to deal with some disobedient guys or competitors.
Kakuzu was happy to make a little money.
During their conversation, Hiruko looked up and saw Uchiha Hikaru. He was initially pleased, but the sliver of hope in his eyes instantly turned into a huge sense of absurdity and an uncontrollable contempt.
A young girl from the Uchiha clan?
Even though they recognized the other party as a member of the Uchiha clan, they were somewhat surprised that a member of the Uchiha clan from Konoha would appear in the Land of Stars and under Shura's command.
But Hiruko still looked down on him somewhat.
The girl in front of him looked to be no more than fourteen or fifteen years old. Such a slender, even somewhat sickly girl, was she here to guard him?
Was Shura overconfident, or did he simply look down on him?
Hiruko, who lived at the same time as the Sannin, never witnessed Madara Uchiha's power or the glorious heyday of the Uchiha clan.
Knowledge of the Uchiha clan is limited to the fact that they are the first major ninja clan possessing the Sharingan, a top-tier bloodline limit.
He quickly scanned the inside of the prison. There were guards at the door, but it didn't seem very secure.
He couldn't sense any powerful pressure from the girl in front of him. Perhaps it was because the Uchiha clan was so arrogant?
Perhaps his chance has come—
As long as we subdue this girl, we can exploit her identity!
This thought grew wildly in his mind like a poisonous ivy.
The humiliation of being crushed by the demons and the anger of being forced to submit have now transformed into the motivation to take risks.
He needs an opportunity, he needs to take control of his own destiny again!
Hiruko forced a humble smile, bent slightly, and took a small step forward without making a sound, getting closer to Uchiha Hikaru.
His eyes darted across Uchiha Hikaru like a venomous snake, searching for an opening and an opportunity to strike.
Menma seemed oblivious to his little scheme, and walked straight up to Uchiha Hikaru, handing him the ancient scroll that contained the core of the Oni-Garaku Technique.
"Keep this safe and give it to the medical department later." Menma's voice remained calm: "Things over there aren't resolved yet, I have to go out again."
"Okay." Uchiha Hikaru extended her fair hand and silently accepted the scroll.
Her movements were very light, as if she was afraid of disturbing something, but her gaze never left Hiruko.
Just as Menma handed over the roll, seemingly momentarily distracted!
A fierce glint flashed in Hiruko's eyes!
It's now!
He suddenly raised his hands, which were hidden in his sleeves, and as the bandages shot out, his body lunged at Uchiha Hikaru like an arrow released from a bow!
It moved with ghostly speed, its target aimed directly at her neck!
He wanted to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop and take hostages!
However, the moment Hiruko made her move, Uchiha Hikaru's usually calm and deep black eyes suddenly changed!
Like the pitch-black night being torn apart by blood!
Three jet-black magatama spun wildly, stretched, and deformed within blood-red pupils!
It transformed into a pair of complex and eerie patterns—the Mangekyou Sharingan!
Those eyes, like a gaze from the abyss, instantly filled Hiruko's entire field of vision and crashed into the depths of his soul!
All of Hiruko's forward momentum, all of his condensed chakra, and all of his fierce thoughts were completely frozen the moment he met those eyes by an indescribable, vast, and terrifying power of vision!
Time seemed to stand still at that moment.
His mind went completely blank, his body remained frozen in mid-air in a forward-leaning posture, and his face was frozen in a comical expression of surprise.
There was no earth-shattering roar, no dazzling ninjutsu light.
Only silent crushing.
Uchiha Hikaru stood there quietly, the pattern in his Mangekyou Sharingan slowly rotating.
She didn't even make any extra movements, she just looked at Hiruko.
Although Hiruko's stiff body remained in the attacking posture, her eyes began to roll back, drool dripped from the corners of her mouth, and her body twitched slightly unconsciously. Her consciousness was completely lost in the boundless Tsukuyomi world formed by those two kaleidoscopes.
All ambitions and schemes are utterly fragile and vulnerable in the face of the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques.
Mianma then turned and walked out of the prison as if he had just finished dealing with a small matter.
His steps didn't falter at all, as if everything that happened behind him was perfectly natural, leaving only a light, fleeting remark:
"Don't kill him."
The iron gate slowly closed, isolating the prison from all sounds.