Chapter 149 - 15

Chapter 15 Naruto: Er Zhu Zi, how can a man say he can't do it?Just as the cold iron claw was about to touch Sasuke's skin, the world seemed to freeze.There was no sound of wind. No fluctuations from hand seals. Only a golden afterimage abruptly cut into this fatal game."Clap." A soft sound. As casual as a high-five between friends.Sasuke stared blankly ahead.That iron claw, capable of tearing through rock and coated in deadly poison, had stopped in mid-air.It was caught by a hand.That hand was slender and powerful, the skin fair, without any protective gear.It had caught the high-speed rotating blade just like that—nakedly, without any fancy tricks.Naruto stood in front of Sasuke.The hem of his divine robe swayed gently in the wind, his back as broad as a mountain."It seems the accessory is still too fragile."Naruto turned his head, glanced at the shaken Sasuke behind him, his tone filled with regret."Can't even last two minutes? A man shouldn't say he can't do it, Er Zhu Zi."Sasuke opened his mouth, but couldn't make a sound.A strong sense of humiliation intertwined with the relief of surviving, leaving his face as pale as paper.Opposite them, Meitō and Gotō were completely stunned.Catching a blade with bare hands?This was a Ninja tool made of refined steel! It even had poisonous barbs!Was this kid's hand made of iron?!"Since you like playing with chains so much..."Naruto turned back to look at the two dumbfounded killers.He didn't use Chakra to protect his palm.That was pure physical strength.The [18-year-old Peak Body] granted him the monster-like vitality of the Uzumaki Clan and the peak-level neural reaction speed of Minato Namikaze.Toys of this level were no different from noodles in his eyes."Creak, creak, creak..." A teeth-gritting sound of metal twisting rang out.Under the terrified gazes of everyone, Naruto's five fingers slowly closed.That incredibly hard steel chain deformed and twisted in his palm like modeling clay, finally being crushed into a ball of scrap metal."Snap!" A crisp sound. The chain was snapped directly."How is this possible..." Meitō was so scared his mask was about to fall off.What kind of monster is this?!Run! Must run! This kind of power is simply not something a human should have!The two exchanged a look and turned to activate the Body Flicker Technique to escape."Since you're already here, why the rush to leave?" Naruto chuckled.He grabbed the two ends of the broken chain with a backhand grip."Get... over here!""Boom!" The muscles on his arms bulged instantly, erupting with a terrifying monstrous strength.It was like swinging two straws.The Demon Brothers, who were just about to jump, felt an irresistible force, and their whole bodies were dragged into the air.They danced in the air like kites with broken strings, helplessly colliding toward Naruto under the traction of this terrifying youth's monstrous strength."This is... a Chunin from the Hidden Mist?" Narutolooked at the two flying toward him, a hint of boredom on his face.Too weak. Not even a warm-up."Slap! Slap!" Two ear-piercingly crisp sounds of slapping, almost overlapping.Naruto swung both hands. Two slaps landed precisely on their gas masks.This strike had no technique, it was all emotion.The immense power shattered the hard masks, sending teeth and blood spraying out from inside.Their bodies spun high-speed like tops in the air for three turns.Then. "Boom!!" They slammed heavily into the ground.The ground trembled, dust flying.Two deep pits appeared on the road, with Meitōand Gotō lying at the bottom, limbs twitching, foaming at the mouth, eyes rolled back, having completely lost consciousness.The whole scene was dead silent.The rustling of the wind through the leaves seemed exceptionally jarring at this moment.Sasuke maintained that posture of being saved, staring blankly at the two enemies who had been insta-killed.The strong enemies who had just pushed him into a desperate situation... just like that... solved like swatting a fly?Three seconds? Or two seconds?That power... that speed...Is this the gap between him and Naruto?Unwilling. Really unwilling!Sasuke clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his flesh, blood dripping, but he couldn't feel the pain.Only his heart felt like it was being fiercely squeezed by a hand, making him unable to breathe.Beside him, Sakura covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief.She knew Naruto was strong.But to be this strong... it was beyond the scope of her understanding.Those were rogue Ninjas who would kill!The wine bottle in Tazuna's hand fell completely to the ground, shattering into pieces.He looked at the blonde youth standing by the pit, his Adam's apple bobbing with difficulty.Just a moment ago he had mocked this youth as a gigolo...Now it seemed, where was this a gigolo?This was clearly a Tailed Beast in human skin!That power to crush steel with bare hands... that terrifying method of using people as rackets...Tazuna swallowed a mouthful of saliva, trembling all over.This mission... it seemed he had really latched onto a frighteningly thick thigh.But what followed was deeper fear.He had hidden the difficulty of the mission.If this terrifying youth knew the truth... would he crush him to death too?That foot wearing a black combat boot did not move away.Naruto applied a little force, and Meitō under his foot let out an indistinct groan, more blood foam gushing out from the mask fragments.The surrounding air seemed to freeze.Naruto ignored the teammates behind him who were questioning their lives, instead tilting his head slightly, his gaze crossing over his shoulder, locking onto the old man who was trembling like a sieve."Old man." Naruto's voice was very soft, yet it felt like a heavy hammer striking Tazuna's heart."Explain."He ground his toe, and Meitō's head was forced to rub against the dirt, making a teeth-gritting rustling sound."An assassination configuration of this level. Two Chunin, tacit cooperation, attacking with the intent to kill."Naruto had his hands in his pockets, his golden bangs hanging down, obscuring the emotions in those azure eyes."This is not a method used to deal with bandits or thugs. This is specifically used to hunt Ninjas."The half-bottle in Tazuna's hand fell to the ground.He opened his mouth, wanting to defend himself, but found that under that invisible pressure, he couldn't even summon the courage to lie."I... I...""Don't tell me this is an accident." Narutointerrupted him, his tone becoming impatient."The standard for a C-rank mission is defending against bandits, beasts, or catching cats and dogs. Once it involves Ninja duels, the mission rank automatically rises to B-rank or even A-rank."He turned around, the divine robe with "Honesty" written on it snapping in the wind."You pay C-rank mission money and want us to do A-rank mission work?"Naruto walked up to Tazuna, looking down at the booze-reeking old man from a height."Treating Konoha's Ninjas as cheap labor, or do you think we are doing charity?"