The stone dome wall was blown to pieces as a hooded figure was thrown away, the sandstorm was already weak by this point, almost at a standstill.
However, when the figure fell, there was no blood, only the sound of rattling wood.
Toji raised an eyebrow, dealing with puppeteers was a real pain.
Veins appeared around his eyes, Toji had activated the Byakugan, its 360-degree field of vision rapidly expanding. His head quickly turned northwest, a figure was rapidly fleeing through the sand in that direction.
Toji smiled and disappeared from his position.
The next moment, Toji transformed into a blur, running across the sand toward the fleeing figure. The figure also seemed to sense Toji's approach, abandoning any attempt to hide. It quickly leaped from the sand and began running away. Unfortunately for it, Toji was incredibly fast.
The next moment, Toji appeared directly above the hooded figure, a fierce kick struck the figure's side, a sharp groan of pain was heard as the figure was thrown away, sliding across the sand until it stopped, writhing in agony.
Toji also stopped, from the previous grunt, he also knew that the attacker this time was a woman. He approached as the figure coughed and tried to get up.
The moment Toji got close, the figure's behavior changed completely, with a thrust, a blade shot straight from the palm of the figure's hand, the hand was clearly made of wood, pointing directly at Toji's neck.
Toji raised an eyebrow, letting her hit.
The sound produced was dull, but there was no penetration, the blade stopped there, pressing against Toji's neck without being able to advance even a little.
Toji simply stared at the figure, who also seemed to freeze, gazing at the current situation with profound doubt.
What? How can this guy's skin be so tough?!
Is it some kind of Jutsu?
Before the figure could react, Toji's hand was already tightening around her throat, a muffled strangling sound rang out. Toji didn't care as the figure tried to stab him repeatedly, instead, he pulled off her hood.
Beneath the hood was a woman with short, blonde hair, a cut scar on her right cheek, and a look of pain and despair. She didn't appear to be more than 20 years old.
Toji watched her in silence, curious. If it had been a man, Toji would have already killed him, but since it was a woman, he was intrigued.
-Why did you attack me?- Toji asked as he released the girl.
The girl didn't answer, as soon as she was released, she coughed and ran away.
She ran as fast as she could, Toji just sighed, appearing right in front of the girl and kicking her in the stomach, making her fall again.
The girl almost fainted, she fell to the ground and began vomiting forcefully, Toji just watched, still curious.
-Same question, why did you attack me?
A look of despair finally appeared on the girl's face, she bit her lips so hard they almost bled.
-Money.- She finally said.
-Money? You tried to get my reward? But you don't seem like an idiot. With your strength, you can barely be called a Chunin, and yet you still tried to attack two Rank S ninja?- Toji couldn't understand the girl's reasoning.
He could sense the sin, ironically the sin against the girl wasn't strong, very different from the other attackers, besides, he could also sense the lies, so he decided to talk to this girl, trying to understand the reason for the attack.
The girl clutched her stomach, still feeling a dull ache.
She bit her lip, but didn't speak, for a moment, the place was completely silent, only the sound of the wind remains, uninterrupted.
Not far away, Afro's figure approached unhurriedly. He knew how strong Toji was, so he never planned to intervene, he only came out of curiosity. After all, Toji hadn't dealt with the attacker as usual, so he came to take a look.
Toji ignored him, then continued to stare at the girl.
Seeing that she refused to speak, Toji's eyes briefly flashed red, clearly increasing the girl's desires and lowering her inhibitions, this, along with his ability to discern the truth, made him an excellent interrogator.
Just as he expected, the girl became furious again, let out a guttural scream, and tried to slit Toji's throat again, only for Toji to slap her hand away, deflecting the attack. Although it didn't hurt him, it was irritating to be stabbed all the time.
The girl tried again, Toji rolled his eyes and kicked her again.
Just as she was about to continue, an enormous pressure fell upon the area. Toji let his demonic aura spread, causing her to freeze in her tracks, cold sweat rapidly forming, and she couldn't even breathe.
Toji rolled his eyes, trying to influence her desires again. This time, the girl became furious again, but seemed to understand that she had no power to fight back.
-Damn it! I just want to help my family! I need money! Lots of money! I had no choice!- She shouted, filled with rage.
-Hmm... true.- Toji nodded, becoming even more curious.
As the effect wore off, the girl's eyes widened, feeling fear again, she didn't know where she got the courage to yell at this 'demon king'.
-Okay, what's your name?- Toji finally crouched down in front of her, asking with his head slightly tilted.
The girl couldn't quite understand what was happening.
Looking at Toji, it didn't seem like he had just been murdered, instead, it looked like he was asking about the weather.
The girl didn't want to answer, but at that point, seeing Toji so close and Afro not far away, besides Toji's own strength which was completely overwhelming, she could only lower her head and reply. -Yukina.
Toji nodded slightly. -I'm Toji, that's Afro.- He said, pointing at himself and then pointing his finger at Afro not far away.
The place fell silent again. Yukina was completely confused, she had no idea what was happening now. It was all too strange for her to understand, but she couldn't die, not yet. So she went along with the game. Whatever Toji's plans were for her, it was better than dying.