Chapter 322: 322. Chapter 317: Butt Literature is Enduring

322. Chapter 317: Butt Literature is Enduring

"Quick, it's over there!"

On the dark street, several figures were shuttling between the rooftops. It was the Grass ninjas who had come to find Shenhuo and the others.

"Why is one missing? Who hasn't come yet?"

The Grass ninja captain ran at the very front, glanced at the subordinates following behind, and found that one was missing.

"Coming, coming~"

Just then, a late-arriving figure jumped into the team. It was the Grass ninja who had been knocked out by Sarutobi Sasuke earlier, but at this moment, he acted like nothing had happened, nodding and bowing to greet them.

"Pay attention next time."

The Grass ninja captain didn't look closely, nor did he suspect anything. This late Grass ninja was a cautious fellow by nature, always shrinking to the back when there was danger. He was already used to it.

"There was a large-scale Fire Style movement over there just now. If nothing goes wrong, it's that guy Shenhuo. Be spirited later, don't lose face for the Grass Ninja Village!"

After a casual encouragement, the Grass ninja captain's expression was slightly solemn.

When Shenhuo defected five years ago, his strength had already reached the Elite Captain level, equivalent to the current Elite Jonin. Even if they had strength in numbers, they might not be able to take that guy down.

And there was also a strange experimental subject. If they were slightly careless, they could be wiped out.

"Yes!"

The Grass ninjas who received the order nodded in agreement, and the Grass ninja disguised by Sarutobi Sasuke also echoed naturally.

In front of the dark alley

After checking repeatedly several times and finding no traces of genjutsu, Shenhuo turned his gaze to the faces of the three brats who were looking at each other. His expression was no longer as light and breezy as before, but had a bit more ferocity.

"You brats, why can't you just be eaten obediently?"

"Huh? Listen to yourself, is that human talk? We aren't food, why should we listen to you?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was helped up by Danzo, rolled his eyes at Shenhuo, looking at him with an expression that said he was looking at a wise man.

"Whoosh~"

The frustrated Shenhuo threw out several kunai directly, aiming straight for the faces of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others. He thought he could take the lives of these annoying brats this time, but the three brats were like they had opened a cheat, twisting their bodies and easily dodging the deadly kunai.

"Ah? How did the speed get faster?"

Not expecting that they had just dodged subconsciously and actually succeeded, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others looked at the kunai stuck in the wall behind them in great surprise.

Confirming that the opponent wasn't holding back, they all expressed that they had unlocked their genetic locks in a desperate situation, and their strength had successfully stepped into the half-step Kage level.

The three brats, whose bodies had become much lighter, had no idea that they had been able to pick up their lives twice in a row, all thanks to the inconspicuous blanket under their feet. That was equipment that Uchiha Gin had worked hard to liver out.

【Banshee's Veil: Provides the wearer and their allies with a spell shield to block the next enemy skill, and increases movement speed by 25%. (Cooldown 30s)】

"Eat, eat..."

The cooked, plump butt slipped away from her mouth. Zhenzi, hungry and unbearable in her belly, faintly had a tendency to go berserk. Her red-glowing eyes stared fixedly at Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others, the crystalline liquid dripping from the corners of her mouth, her pale hands grabbing forward unconsciously, and the hoarse gibberish in her mouth made the three brats' spines chill.

"What on earth is she?"

Shimura Danzo, who had just suffered at the hands of this strange woman, couldn't help but ask.

"Zhenzi is not a thing! She is my wife!"

Shenhuo looked at Danzo with some annoyance, his eyes full of murderous intent. This woman was clearly his reverse scale.

"Huh?"

The expressions of the three brats stiffened at the same time, and then they looked at Shenhuo and the other with very teasing eyes, with meanings that anyone with eyes could understand.

Buddy, you're really hungry, finding an ogre as a wife, aren't you afraid of being treated as a buffet when you're doing the deed?

"Don't look at us with those eyes!"

Shenhuo couldn't stand this kind of worldly gaze the most. He immediately put his palms together, intending to take the lives of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the three.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~"

Just then, dozens of poisoned kunai shot out from the darkness, aiming straight at Shenhuo's exposed back.

"Eat."

Seeing that he couldn't dodge in time, Zhenzi, who was on the side, saw this and flashed to block behind Shenhuo, eating all the kunai in the sky.

"Squelch—squelch—"

Shenhuo, who had been ambushed, had to give up continuing to hunt down Sarutobi Hiruzen and the three, turning around to be on guard. The three brats had successfully picked up their lives again. While relieved, they stared at the darkness not far away, guessing who the newcomer was.

"Defector Shenhuo, surrender immediately!"

Several fully armed Grass ninjas slowly walked out of the darkness. The middle-aged Grass ninja captain at the head looked at the slightly embarrassed Shenhuo with a serious expression, with a hint of dread hidden in his eyes.

"No wonder they were so enthusiastic, it turns out they are fellow villagers~"

Seeing the people coming, Shenhuo felt slightly relieved in his heart. He could easily deal with these stinky fish and rotten shrimp of the Grass ninjas.

"A god-given opportunity, let's slip away!"

Seeing Shenhuo's attention attracted by the team of Grass ninjas that suddenly appeared, Shimura Danzo's eyes lit up, and then he whispered a suggestion to his companions beside him.

"We were thinking the same thing!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Kagami nodded in agreement. So the three of them used the pitch-black night to tiptoe and retreat, not daring to make a sound during the whole process.

"Eat, eat..."

But Zhenzi, who regarded the three brats as delicious food, how could she let them have their way? She flashed and blocked in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the three who wanted to slip away, the gibberish that made people tremble still in her mouth.

It was this action that successfully attracted the attention of the Grass ninja captain. Looking at the woman radiating an obscure and strange aura, his brows frowned into a knot, as if he remembered something bad.

"To think she's still like this, I said she should have been destroyed long ago."

"Do you think Zhenzi hasn't lived miserably enough?"

Shenhuo heard the Grass ninja captain's words, his expression became very terrifying, his fists clenched tightly together, and his eyes carried visible murderous intent.

"Hehe, it was clearly your cowardice that harmed her, and now you have the face of a victim, it's really disgusting."

From the Grass ninja captain's words, it seemed he knew some inside information. And hearing this sentence, Shenhuo was like a deflated ball, his expression carrying some panic, and the murderous intent that was like flame just now dissipated instantly.

"Isn't it all because of you? This is all your fault! It's you who turned Zhenzi into this look, not human, not ghost!"

"Regarding that box, the village has already made new progress. Come back with us, maybe we can cure this woman."

Seeing that Shenhuo's psychological defense had a flaw, the Grass ninja captain, who believed in inducing rather than using force, began to induce with words.

"Really?"

As if grabbing a straw, a look called hope appeared on Shenhuo's face, and he asked in a trembling voice.

"We are fellow villagers, how could we lie to you?"

The Grass ninja captain was overjoyed, but he didn't show this emotion on his face, and answered seriously with a very sincere expression.

"That would be really..."

Shenhuo appeared very moved, swaying toward the Grass ninjas, with no dangerous aura on his body, which made the group of Grass ninjas relax their vigilance.

"Shenhuo, you must believe in the organization, we won't..."

Seeing Shenhuo stumbling toward him, he didn't sense danger. While winking at the two Grass ninjas beside him to go and control this defector, he said some bullshit he didn't even believe himself with a sincere tone.

As a result, just halfway through, the Grass ninja captain saw the look of disdain called Shenhuo, who was lowering his head, and his heart tightened instantly.

"Come back quickly!"

"Ah?"

The two Grass ninjas turned their heads in confusion. The next moment, their consciousness remained at this moment forever.

Behind them, Shenhuo, who didn't know when he had pulled out the tattered sword from his waist, had a thick look of disdain on his face. He gently wiped the blood on the blade with his sleeve, watching the two headless corpses fall to the ground, the smile on the corner of his mouth becoming more and more cruel.

"How dare you!?"

The Grass ninja captain's heart was bleeding. Where did this kid study acting? He actually deceived his own sharp eyes. Out of carelessness, he sacrificed two loyal subordinates.

"Hahaha, you're so old, why are you still so naive? Since I can cut off everything and leave, I am naturally completely disappointed in you. No matter if what you say is true or false, I will never believe the ghost stories of you guys again."

Shenhuo twirled a beautiful sword flower, the sword with deadly cold light pointing far at the Grass ninja captain who was full of anger. He had never believed a word the middle-aged man in front of him said from the beginning. In Shenhuo's eyes, they were only worthy of becoming Zhenzi's food.

"I hope you won't make Zhenzi have a stomachache."

After speaking, Shenhuo's body turned into a sharp lightning, killing toward the Grass ninja team.

"He's only one person, everyone don't panic, give it to me!"

The Grass ninja captain, whose eyes were splitting, no longer continued to disguise. With a wave of his big hand, the Grass ninjas around him took out their weapons one after another.

"Clang!"

"Boom!!"

"Bang!!!"

Shenhuo, waving his sharp blade, was like a swimming dragon. His movement was very agile, dodging the attacks of one hidden weapon after another. The sword in his hand carried a chilling light that made people tremble, like a death scythe harvesting life. Every time he swung, a Grass ninja fell.

"Damn it!"

Subordinates died one after another. The Grass ninja captain was so angry that his eyes were red. His hands formed seals at a very fast speed, and a harsh storm sound rang out from his palms.

Wind Style: Violent Wind Palm.

With hands carrying wind force compressed to the naked eye, the Grass ninja captain flickered close to Shenhuo, who was killing with red eyes, and slapped a heart-piercing palm toward the back of the other's wide-open door.

"Die for me!"

At this moment, the Grass ninja captain could no longer care about the capture order issued by the village. He just wanted to kill this despicable defector and avenge his subordinates.

"You are..."

His deadly sword was "barely" blocked by a Grass ninja with a face full of flesh. Shenhuo couldn't help but feel some doubt. He always felt that the ordinary-faced Grass ninja who was knocked away by him and then fell to the ground unable to get up looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere just now.

However, the sound of wind breaking from behind interrupted his thinking. Glancing at the menacing Grass ninja captain, he laughed loudly and used the Grass Hidden secret technique Blast Palm with one hand to deal with it.

"Boom!"

As soon as the two sides' attacks touched, they made a heaven-shaking sound. The harsh noise was loud. The civilians who were already shivering at home, after hearing this sound, covered their heads tightly with quilts, silently praying that the Konoha ninja lord would be powerful and eliminate the cannibal ghost.

"Over there!"

At the same time, the two figures wandering in the town, after hearing this harsh sound, their eyes lit up, and they leaped, running toward the scene of the incident.

"Umm... ah!!!"

The aftermath of the two palms clashing stirred up dust in the sky. After a while, the smoke dissipated, and the Grass ninja captain, who was knocked away for several meters, wailed painfully on the ground.

His arm was bent at a strange angle, and the big hand that had just released the Violent Wind Palm had all five fingers cut off by great force, and blood from the wound flowed uncontrollably.

On the other side, Shenhuo, although not lying on the ground with his mouth open and eyes closed, was not having a good time either. Although the Violent Wind Palm was just a very basic ninjutsu, the Grass ninja captain in front of him had been immersed in Wind Style for many years and had already mastered the nature transformation of Wind Style chakra.

This Violent Wind Palm, which displayed the cutting ability of Wind Style to the fullest, completely destroyed the meridians in one of Shenhuo's arms. The scrapped arm hung weakly by his side, the skin and flesh on the surface had all disappeared, leaving only dark red muscles trembling slightly in the air.

"Hehe, it seems I won."

Enduring the heart-piercing pain, Shenhuo smiled very happily. The Grass ninja captain in front of him had both arms scrapped, turning from a hunter into a lamb to be slaughtered.

As for those Grass ninjas who followed him, after being killed in seconds by his swordsmanship, they all lay on the ground, life or death unknown.

"Zhenzi, dinner is ready!"

Killing these Grass ninjas who came to pursue meant that his location had been exposed. Shenhuo knew that this place was not a place to stay for long, so he turned and shouted to Zhenzi, who was staring at the three brats in the alley.

"Eat."

Zhenzi, who was originally stimulating the activity of the ingredients, trying to achieve the best taste, after hearing Shenhuo's call, turned around obediently. Looking at the fresh ingredients all over the ground, a look called excitement appeared on her expressionless face.

It's better to eat the most delicious ones last!

Glancing at the Sarutobi Hiruzen squad that was ready to go, Zhenzi flashed to the Grass ninja captain who was lying on the ground unable to get up. Looking at the other's somewhat familiar face, she opened her small mouth slightly.

"Don't come over here!"

The Grass ninja captain, who had already lost his combat effectiveness, looked at the woman radiating a fishy stench in front of him. The horror in his eyes grew, and he couldn't help but shout out.

"Eat, eat..."

However, for Zhenzi, the fear of the ingredients was the best seasoning. Without any hesitation, she slowly spat out a black mist carrying a strange aura from her mouth. Seeing this, the Grass ninja captain crawled backward crazily, as if he had seen the most terrifying thing in the world.

"Please let me go, I won't tell anyone about your business!"

At the end of his life, the Grass ninja captain was still struggling on his deathbed.

"Let you go? Who ever thought of letting Zhenzi go back then?"

Shenhuo, who was sagging one arm, walked over, the indifference in his eyes chilling.

"Start."

The pervasive black mist had its own consciousness, and in the blink of an eye, it enveloped the Grass ninja captain. The curious Sarutobi Hiruzen and the three stretched their necks, wanting to see how the cannibal ghost ate.

"Ah!!!"

As a result, they only heard a desolate scream, and the sturdy Grass ninja captain disappeared from the spot. And that group of black mist seemed to be still unfinished. After swallowing one person, it turned its target to the group of Grass ninjas on the ground whose life or death was unknown.

"Little glutton, eat, it's all yours."

Already accustomed to Zhenzi's eating style, Shenhuo gently stroked the woman's hair with his good hand, and said in a very doting tone.

"Eat, eat..."

Zhenzi narrowed her eyes slightly, revealing an expression of enjoyment. I just don't know if it was the pleasure brought by eating or Shenhuo's gentle caress.

"Holy shit! Let's go quickly!"

Seeing such a strange way of eating, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but burst out with profanity. Even the powerful middle-aged Grass ninja was not that man's opponent. The three of them staying behind would only become the cannibal ghost's after-dinner snack.

"Wind tight, pull away~"

The three looked at each other tacitly and ran toward the dark alley behind them at the same time. The alleys in this town were connected in all directions. As long as they hid in, maybe there was still a glimmer of life.

"Where do you want to go? Little snacks~"

However, after running a few steps, Shenhuo's lazy voice rang in their ears. The other party's ghostly figure stood on their only way at some point, watching the three brats with ease.

"Who exactly are you?"

Seeing that the last way of life was cut off, Sarutobi Hiruzen began to stall for time, hoping that his father could discover the movement here in time and come to support.

"My name is Shenhuo. According to current standards, I should be a Grass Ninja Village ninja, but I defected."

Glancing at Zhenzi who was still eating, Shenhuo, knowing there was still some time, chose to pass the time in emptiness, answering questions for these few brats who were about to be put on the dinner table.

"You are so strong, why did you defect?"

Not expecting the other party to not take them down at the first time, but instead chat with great interest, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the three, who had some hope in their hearts, continued to ask questions.

"You brats have good eyes. I used to be a powerhouse in the Land of Grass."

Looking at the young faces of the three brats in front of him, Shenhuo couldn't help but recall the night five years ago, the scene of the night watchman's child tearing his clothes and begging bitterly, and a complex expression flashed across his face.

"Who let them do things that were sorry for us? Defection is light, they should all be killed!"

Recalling the unbearable memories, Shenhuo's face suddenly became ferocious, and the cannibalistic aura made the three brats a little breathless. But in order to buy time, Uchiha Kagami still summoned his courage and continued to ask.

"Who are they, and what kind of things that angered heaven and people did they do?"

"Grass Fruit, a bunch of poor bugs with heads full of ruling the world. It was them who turned Zhenzi into this look."

With the emotion in place, Shenhuo had no scruples. These years he hid in the mass grave, and except for Zhenzi, he had no one to talk to, so these three brats who were still pleasing to the eye became his objects of pouring out.

"Zhenzi? Is that the cannibal... beautiful big sister?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen heard an unfamiliar female name. After matching the number, he pointed to the woman who was eating seriously, hesitated, and changed to a better-sounding wording.

"Hehe, you brat will definitely be a lecher when you grow up. That's right, she is Zhenzi, my beloved wife."

For Sarutobi Hiruzen's flattering words, Shenhuo was quite useful, looking at the quirky brat in front of him with some regret.

You are very good, but you will die tonight.

"Then why did she become like this?"

Once again sighing at Shenhuo's good character of not being picky about food, the three brats asked together. This was also the biggest doubt that had been lingering in their hearts.

"Hoo~ this matter is a long story, I won't..."

The story of himself and Zhenzi was too long, and Shenhuo didn't want to make this painful memory public, so he prepared to stop this topic.

"Ah!"

The three brats saw that Shenhuo didn't want to mention more, which meant their death date was approaching. In a hurry, they began to frantically dig their pockets, but Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo only had ninja tools in their pockets, and there was no temptation at all.

Fortunately, there was Uchiha Kagami. He took out a lot of delicious snacks and drinks from his backpack and pushed them to Shenhuo without reservation.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo almost knelt down to worship, and the look in their eyes toward Uchiha Kagami was full of respect for their elders.

At the critical moment, you still have to look at your foster father!

"Please, we love to listen!"

"Oh? For the sake of your sincerity, I will make an exception and tell you."

Taking people's hands is short, eating people's mouths is soft. Shenhuo looked at the snacks and drinks in front of him and decided to tell these three gossiping brats about his and Zhenzi's great love story.

"The story starts twenty years ago. At that time, Zhenzi and I were orphans wandering in the Land of Grass. We were lucky enough to be taken in by a ninja clan. I thought it was the end of bitterness and the beginning of sweetness, but I didn't expect it to be stepping into another bottomless darkness..."

Chewing a bottle of children's small sweet water, Shenhuo's thoughts returned to that era of war.

In a slightly old house, an old man in gorgeous clothes looked at the two young boys and girls who were dependent on each other, and asked softly.

"Child, what are your names?"

The thin and weak young Shenhuo protected the equally thin girl behind him, not deceived by the kind-looking old man in front of him, but instead carried thick vigilance.

"Don't be afraid, I am a good person."

Seeing Shenhuo silent, a flash of impatience flashed in the old man's narrowed eyes, but he still continued to say in a very kind tone.

Even so, the boy remained unmoved, but soon, a harsh sound broke the stalemate between the two sides.

"Gulu~ gulu~"

"Sorry, Shen-kun, I am really too hungry."

The girl protected behind him held Shenhuo's tattered clothes tightly with two small hands, her voice as low as a mosquito, and a blush appeared on her dirty little face.

"So it's hungry, come and eat!"

The old man smiled slightly when he saw this, gave up his body, and revealed the food on the table behind him. Even if it was just some coarse tea and light rice, for children who had been hungry for several days, it was undoubtedly a rare delicacy.

"Gudong~"

Shenhuo swallowed hard. For this suspicious old man in front of him, he had always held great vigilance.

In the process of wandering, he had heard many rumors about perverts abducting young boys and girls. What if this old guy was coveting Zhenzi's beauty, or was it toward him...

"Shen-kun! It's food!"

Zhenzi, who had been hungry and dizzy for a long time, had saliva hanging from the corners of her mouth, and looked at the food on the table with glowing eyes.

Seeing Zhenzi's look, Shenhuo felt a pain in his heart, and turned to look at the smiling old man. After a while, he finally hardened his heart, took off his pants full of holes, stuck his dirty butt toward the old man's direction, covered his head, bit his teeth, and said muffledly.

"Whatever you have, come at me, don't hurt Zhenzi!" (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 323 =====