Chapter 422: The Furious Great Wild Tree

"Lord Ban, are you worried that Lian Ye will betray?"

After Lian Ye left, A Fei asked, puzzled.

Lord Ban seemed never to have trusted him, his words and subtext both hinting at it.

Madara Uchiha gave no response.

Before the 'Moon's Eye' plan is fully realized, not a single slip-up may happen.

Especially Lian Ye, who has long been skulking around Konoha Village.

He thinks the kid might become a traitor, and keeping proper watch is no problem.

Who made Lian Ye's adoptive father Qianshou Feijian?

Lian Ye always fixes his gaze straight into his eyes, saliva nearly spilling out.

Lord Ban would know without a doubt that the kid is plotting to take his Rinnegan.

The earlier remark was hinting to Lian Ye that his own remaining time was short.

He wanted to see whether he would make any irrational decisions.

Fortunately the kid has a thief's heart but no thief's courage, as long as he remains in his current state.

Lian Ye wouldn't dare act on his scheme.

Madara Uchiha had indeed considered giving the Rinnegan to Lian Ye, so as to more easily collect all nine Tailed Beasts.

But he feared that once Lian Ye obtained the eye, he would forget his origins.

In the end he dismissed the thought.

The ideal of Ninja World Peace is most safely realized by him himself.

"How detestable, Lord Ban actually deliberately lured me!"

Lian Ye said, indignant.

It seems Ban Daye saw that he was interested in the Rinnegan.

If he had dared to commit any treasonous acts just now, such as revealing the Infinite Moon Reading plot, or even demanding the Rinnegan.

He would definitely be struck on the forehead by Ban Daye's angry cane.

Could it truly be that we must follow Ban Daye to carry out the 'Moon's Eye' plan?

Lian Ye couldn't help but feel a headache.

He wishes he had known earlier, then he wouldn't have been involved in Madara Uchiha and Hashirama's friendship.

Now it's too late; there's no way to extricate himself.

If it truly doesn't work, he'll smash the pot and tell Lord Ban the truth.

Then he'll desperately output Mouth Ninjutsu, making him abandon the false plan and return to the village to retire.

Although hope looks dim, one should still try.

What if it succeeds?

If even that is impossible, then force must be used to make him submit.

Directly rally a group to launch an assault.

He doesn't believe a sixty- or seventy-year-old Ban Daye could defeat these young folks.

At worst, just defeat Madara Uchiha!

Actually he doesn't want to completely sever ties with Ban Daye, but sometimes there's no alternative.

So far they've only captured one Tailed Beast, and there's still a long way to go before collecting all of them.

No need to hurry; take it slowly.

……

Konoha Commander's Camp.

"Renya Jonin, where did you go?"

Chief Commander Nairan Benhe looked at Lian Ye excitedly.

Frontline intelligence reported that Lian Ye defeated and captured alive the Four-tailed jinchuriki Lao Zi.

It caused Iwagakure Village to lose a jinchuriki, directly making the Third Generation Earth Shadow fume with anger.

Konoha can demand a huge ransom from Iwagakure using the Four-tailed jinchuriki.

That's a huge profit!

"Renya Jonin, where is the Four-tailed jinchuriki?"

Nairan Benhe, not seeing Lao Zi's figure, hurriedly asked out of curiosity.

He can't let him escape; that huge ransom is at stake.

"The Four-tailed jinchuriki fell unconscious, the Tailed Beast broke free of its seal and went completely berserk, and I finally killed it."

Lian Ye said calmly, without a blush or a racing heart.

He had thought through this excuse all along, feeling there was no major problem.

Anyway Lao Zi is already dead, with no proof required.

"You mean... you killed the jinchuriki?!"

Chief Commander Nairan Benhe wore an expression of disbelief, feeling a hint of regret.

It seems this ransom has no chance with Konoha Village.

Although he feels regretful, he does not doubt the authenticity of Lian Ye's statement.

Lian Ye is a village ninja; he couldn't deceive himself on such a matter.

Lao Zi's death is also a good thing for Konoha.

"Commander, this is a letter sent from Iwagakure!"

The ninja responsible for delivering intelligence presented a letter.

Nairan Benhe knew what was written inside without even looking; it was nothing but that Iwagakure Village was willing to spend money to ransom Lao Zi or something similar.

He had originally planned to extort a hefty sum, but now it seemed there was no such opportunity.

He faithfully wrote the words Lian Ye had said onto the letter and ordered the ninja responsible for delivering intelligence to send it back.

"Renya Jonin, you should rest well first, so you can face the upcoming war."

Lian Ye had just defeated the Four-tailed jinchuriki, and indeed needed to properly recover his chakra and stamina.

He naturally would not refuse to rest.

He soon fell asleep on the portable reclining chair he had brought.

Meanwhile, in the Iwagakure Commander's Tent, Da Ye Mu, who learned the news, could not sleep.

"Lao Zi unconscious, Four-tailed rampage, forced to kill?!"

He slammed the document onto the table in anger, his whole face twisted and deformed.

What a joke!

Lao Zi was Iwagakure Village's perfect jinchuriki, having long formed a good bond with the Four-tailed.

Precisely because of that, they sent Lao Zi to the Battlefield.

How could the Four-tailed possibly occupy its body while Lao Zi was unconscious?!

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Damned Konoha, they must have known Lao Zi was a perfect jinchuriki.

That's why they chose to strike mercilessly!

Born evil Yuzhi Bo Lianye, truly damned!

"Yuzhi Bo Lianye! I'm not done with you!" Da Ye Mu's eyes were filled with flames of anger.

He clearly harbored deep hatred for Lian Ye's act of killing a captive!

Especially with the myriad grudges on the front line, his hatred toward Lian Ye reached its peak.

He had never despised a person so much in his life.

"Earth Shadow Lord, please calm your anger."

The Battlefield Chief Commander, seeing this, hurried forward to speak.

He was truly afraid that the Earth Shadow, in a fury, might act irrationally.

In that case, the ninjas of the Village would still suffer.

"Calm down, what am I supposed to take for calm?!"

Iwagakure Commander: "……"

Soon, the news that Four-tailed jinchuriki Lao Zi of Iwagakure Village had been killed by Lian Ye spread across the Battlefield.

Cloud Hidden Commander's Tent.

"Bu Lu Bi, if you encounter Lian Ye on the Battlefield and can't defeat him, remember to run immediately!"

Second Generation Raikage gave a very serious instruction.

Since Lian Ye could kill one jinchuriki, he could kill a second.

He certainly didn't want Bu Lu Bi to meet the same fate as Lao Zi.

"I understand, Lord Raikage," Bu Lu Bi said respectfully.

He had long heard of the power of the Konoha Deadly Poison Master.

Especially for every Cloud Hidden Ninja.

If one meets Lian Ye on the Battlefield, one must flee without hesitation.

Otherwise there is a high chance of death.

On the neighboring Battlefield, Lao Zi had already proved Lian Ye's strength with his life.

"Enough, you won't go onto the Battlefield for now."

After Second Generation Raikage's instruction, he still felt uneasy.

He thought Lian Ye was targeting jinchuriki, so better not let Bu Lu Bi go onto the Battlefield.

To avoid Bu Lu Bi being slaughtered by Lian Ye later.

One must know that when a jinchuriki dies, the Tailed Beast inside also dies.

Cloud Hidden Village was already tragic enough; losing the Tailed Beast's deterrence again would be...

The consequences would be unimaginable!

Bu Lu Bi, hearing this, had no objection—who would willingly go to a certain death while alive?