Chapter 283: Discovering the Clues! (Requesting Full Subscriptions! Auto-Subscriptions!)

Just as a ninja from the Grass Ninja Village was about to claim he was the Hokage, Bai struck!

Bai used the Body Flicker Technique to appear before that ninja, then drove a kunai hard into his throat.

That ninja didn't even have time to react; he only saw a figure flash before his eyes.

Immediately, a flash of white light appeared, and his throat was pierced.

That pain, that chilling cold, and that suffocating feeling of being unable to breathe.

Made that ninja suffer greatly; he clutched his throat, trying to say something.

Yet he could say nothing at all; he couldn't open his mouth, couldn't speak!

He could only watch helplessly as he died right there.

At that moment, Bai turned his gaze toward the other ninjas.

A group of Chunin; one kunai was enough!

"Y-you, what do you intend to do!"

"Bastard! Brat! What kind of look is that!"

"Hmph! It was just a surprise attack; do you really think we fear you!"

"Bastard! Kill him!"

The group of Chunin all attacked at once; they drew kunai or shuriken and hurled them at Bai.

However, Bai sidestepped one shuriken, then leaped lightly to dodge the kunai assault.

Immediately, he threw three kunai into the air.

The three kunai struck three Chunin with perfect accuracy!

In an instant, that group of ninjas was seized by terror.

This brat, who looked so young, possessed strength far above theirs!

This fellow must be at least a Jonin!

Only then did they realize they had likely provoked a Jonin.

Bai then revealed a smile and spoke:

"Do you still intend to stop me?"

"No, no!"

"Yes, yes! Great One, please take this girl away! We have no complaints!"

"Great One, we know our mistake; do not kill us!"

The ninjas of the Grass Ninja Village all knelt on the ground begging for mercy, yet hatred gleamed in their eyes.

Moreover, they all shared a single thought: submit for now.

Strike and ambush when this fellow is off guard!

In this world, let alone a Jonin, even a Kage-level powerhouse could not survive an ambush like theirs.

If a vital point is struck, it means death!

Unless one possesses some special secret technique or the like.

This is one of the reasons why secret techniques are so precious in the Ninja World and provoke fierce struggles among all the great ninja villages.

Bai obviously knew this, yet he deliberately exposed a flaw.

Thus, that group of ninjas from the Grass Ninja Village all attacked!

They hesitated not at all; countless kunai and shuriken were hurled at Bai.

As for why they did not use ninja arts?

What kind of joke is that; doesn't activating a ninja art take time?

Doesn't forming hand seals for a ninja art take time?

After all, they were not geniuses; merely a group of Chunin.

It was already good that they knew a few ninja arts, but actually using them in combat was extremely difficult.

"Die, brat..."

"This is the price of your underestimation!"

"Die! How dare you look down on our Grass Ninja Village!"

"Even Chunin have precedents for killing Jonin, you bastard!"

The group of ninjas believed they were about to succeed, especially after those kunai and shuriken struck Bai's body.

Their expressions twisted into grotesque grins, and everyone grew excited.

Just like this, just like this!

Like this, they would ultimately have killed this brat Jonin!

However, before they could celebrate, the next second, with a "Bang!", Bai, struck by the shuriken and kunai, instantly dissolved into a puff of white smoke.

This left that group of ninjas utterly stunned.

"How is this possible?"

"When, when did he form the hand seals?"

"Clone Technique? Or Body Replacement Technique?"

"Nothing was left behind; this is the Clone Technique!"

"Or the Shadow Clone Technique! When did this fellow release it!"

The group of Chunin were all utterly shocked, while at that moment, Bai stood atop a large tree, arms crossed.

"It seems you simply do not wish to live; if so, then die!"

Ice Release: Thousand Feather Thrust!"

The white hands standing on the branch began forming hand signs at lightning speed; seeing this, that group of Chūnin hurriedly followed suit, forming signs in an attempt to defend themselves.

Yet, while they were forming a single sign, Bai had already released his ninjutsu!

Countless ice spikes shot forth toward that group of Chūnin.

Seeing this, the Chūnin scattered in all directions to dodge.

However, the number of ice spikes was simply too great; they could not possibly evade them all!

In the blink of an eye, every single Chūnin was struck!

Blood flowed from their wounds, and then, with a series of thuds, they all collapsed to the ground.

They were merely a group of Chūnin; even against a Jōnin, their only option was to flee for their lives.

But Bai was no Jōnin; the Bai of now possessed power on the level of a Kage!

Dealing with these Chūnin was extremely easy!

"Let's go; I will take you to a safe place."

Bai approached Karin and spoke; seeing this, Karin nodded.

She could sense that the man before her held no malice toward her, only goodwill.

Yet at this moment, Bai never dreamed that there would be members of the Akatsuki organization in the Grass Village.

And there were three of them!

Meanwhile, on the other side... in the world of the Underworld.

Shi Yuan had been condensing spiritual energy for some time, and the spiritual pressure within his body grew ever stronger.

"It seems that in another half year, I will be able to complete half of my Soul Reaper transformation."

Shi Yuan waved his arm, when suddenly he sensed something was slightly amiss.

He felt as though he were sealed, unable to move!

"Hmm? What is going on? Why have the spiritual particles around me decreased?"