Chapter 70: Punished with Death
"What exactly, what exactly are you?"
Killer B looked serious, staring at the tailed monster in front of him who had stolen his roasted fish, a bit dumbfounded for a moment.
"Could this thing be a product of the Land of Lightning?"
Killer B called out to the Eight-Tails within him, "Do you recognize this?"
But even if the Eight-Tails was well-traveled and knowledgeable, it hadn't read any manga. How could it recognize this kid? "Don't recognize it. It's definitely not a Tailed Beast, though."
"Then what is it?"
Seeing Killer B spacing out, Uchiha Ren apologized, "My bad." He scratched his head and wrapped the tail behind him around his waist, "I was too hungry."
"A spy from an enemy nation?" Killer B muttered to himself, "Oh, a spy stole my fish, fish are born in rivers, reasonable, reasonable!"
"Where does it make sense? It doesn't even rhyme."
When Killer B heard this, it was as if he had heard the most vicious insult. He widened his eyes, "Oh, you brat who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, my rap is the best, super reasonable!"
"Are you playing some kind of unrhyming game? You sound like you've taken a rhyme-avoidance pill."
"You! Ah! You!" Killer B was about to burst with anger when his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Rhyme-avoidance pill?! What a brutal stroke of genius! Write it down, write it down!"
Seeing Killer B actually pull out a small notebook and start recording, Uchiha Ren couldn't help but recall the scene where Sasuke formed Team Taka and came to the Hidden Cloud Village, foolishly attempting to capture Killer B.
Killer B was just that unreliable.
But it also had to be said, he indeed had the capital to be unreliable.
Even Sasuke, who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, was involuntarily drawn seven-tenths into Killer B's pace.
If not for Karin's medical treatment...
...the Hokage would have ended on the spot.
After Killer B finished noting down the words, he looked at Uchiha Ren again.
"Where did this monster brat come from, so rude? You stole my fish to eat, and then you say I don't rhyme. Oh yeah, check it out!"
Uchiha Ren, tormented once again by Killer B's rap, finally couldn't endure it anymore. A single sentence from his mouth made Killer B completely lose face!
"I can write three catties of rubbish like that in a day."
"Ah!" Killer B first sprawled on the ground, digesting it, then pulled out his small notebook, licking the corner of his mouth. "Such aggressive vocabulary, note it down! Note it down!"
After finishing writing, Killer B looked up, just about to counterattack, when Uchiha Ren launched a killer move.
"I'll freestyle casually while you rap like a madman."
"Wh-What?!" Killer B instantly wilted like a frosted eggplant. His notebook and pen fell into the river, and his legs gave out, "You, you won..."
By the river, a cascade of arm-sized fish emerged one after another, and in no time, the entire small stream was filled.
Uchiha Ren aimed at the river surface and took a deep breath.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Under the roasting of the Great Fireball Jutsu, a strong heat rose from the river surface in front of the cascade of fish.
The fireball was like a small sun, instantly roasting the fish in the river.
The fish meat rapidly condensed under the high temperature, and the surface emitted a golden glow, emitting a tempting aroma.
Killer B looked at this scene, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
He quickly picked up a roasted fish, sprinkled some seasoning from the Land of Lightning on it, and ate it with large mouthfuls.
The freshness of the fish and the aroma of the roast made him exclaim, "What big fish, what fragrant fire!"
Uchiha Ren's Hell Mouth continuously rolled the roasted fish from the ground into his mouth. He even managed to mumble, "Thanks to your Lightning Style."
Killer B ate the roasted fish and rapped, "Lightning catches fish, fire roasts fish, we are professional fishermen, born to catch fish and make meals!"
"Mm..."
"Right, I haven't asked yet, why did Uchiha's brat come to my territory? This isn't rational, it's not logical~"
"This is the village's private training ground for me, an exclusive VIP. You can't treat me like dirt, yo!"
If facing any other shinobi from another village, Uchiha Ren would not have told the truth.
But this was Killer B.
An unreliable shinobi.
"Have you heard of the Akatsuki?"
"Akatsuki?"
The two exchanged words, and Killer B, looking at Uchiha Ren's tail, came to a conclusion.
"So, the two Akatsuki members you mentioned were treating you as a Jinchuriki? That's truly amusing, but it actually makes sense! There are beavers in the river, and presents in a box!"
"Mm, something like that." Ren didn't plan to explain everything clearly. At least he confirmed that Killer B had no hostility towards him, so things would be much easier to handle.
Killer B pointed at the cascade, "This is Unrai Gorge, territory of the Land of Lightning. Our circumstances are like a sudden encounter!"
"This sentence is quite good."
"Hm?!" Killer B was very excited. "Really? This line rhymes really well! Encounter, circumstances, rhyme?!"
"You can even rhyme 'early pregnancy'..." Uchiha Ren rubbed his face twice. "Alright, I have to go. Remember, remind the village that the Akatsuki are capturing Tailed Beasts, so your Jinchuriki should be careful."
"Wait, wait!"
"What's wrong?"
"That..." Killer B's movements were a little awkward. "Can you battle rap with me, your big bro?"
Killer B rarely met someone with a common language and really wanted to showcase the lyrics he had compiled over the years.
"I don't have that kind of time." Uchiha Ren spread his Kagune, preparing to fly, but then stopped.
"Or if I win, can you teach me a move?"
***
At the entrance of the submerged waterway, darkness and decay filled the surroundings.
Suddenly!
A fireball broke through the darkness and raged, illuminating this corner.
After the fireball landed, it did not explode, but slowly condensed, turning into a warm firelight that warmed the surroundings.
An alluring aroma of roast meat emanated from the firelight, which was thick and mouth-watering. It penetrated every crevice of the submerged waterway and awakened the creatures hidden in the darkness.
An old rat, attracted by the aroma, cautiously poked its head out. Its small eyes were burning with curiosity and vigilance, sizing up the source of this sudden light and aroma.
In the glow of the firelight, Pirate Ren Arakawa's figure appeared. He was sitting by the fire, heartily eating the freshly roasted prison chicken beast meat.
His eating was bold and unreserved, as if he were enjoying a feast.
But how delicious could roast meat be without seasoning?
Seeing the pitiful old rat, Pirate Ren Arakawa stopped his actions and felt a pang of pity.
He tore off a piece of "phoenix tail meat" from the prison chicken beast next to him and threw it to the rat.
"Eat, eat." Pirate Ren Arakawa's voice echoed in the submerged waterway, carrying a hint of sympathy. "In this dark and endless hell, your days aren't easy. Your situation and mine are the same; we're both rats in the submerged waterway."
Looking at the chicken butt meat almost within reach, the rat was hesitant at first, but driven by hunger, it finally overcame its fear, scurried towards the meat, and began to devour it greedily.
At this time, a "crunch crunch" sound of footsteps came.
Along with the sound of footsteps, a very pungent, moldy smell also arrived!
A tall man in a military coat, holding a saber, appeared. Looking at the roast meat beside Ren Arakawa, a cruel smile appeared on his lips.
"Killing a prison chicken beast is a capital crime, an aggravated offense, and multiple crimes will be punished together!"
Saying that, he suddenly moved.
The speed was so fast that Ren Arakawa directly activated the second stage of the Heavenly Curse Seal, adding talismans and the gene lock, going all-out!
Shiryu of the Rain's slash moved towards Ren Arakawa, and he declared with a moldy mouth, "Punished with death!"
(end of chapter)