Chapter 48 Warning

In the living room, Logan sat at the table, staring blankly at the tea cup. He held one cup in his hand, while another cup sat across from him, with the little tea left in the cup had already gone cold.

It had been a while since Itachi left. Logan thought about the other party's first or perhaps last visit, and shook his head, 'No need to dwell on it. Itachi should be capable of handling whatever comes next.'

Itachi does handle things well in the original work, although in a way that is difficult for ordinary people to understand.

Logan tidied up a bit, took a shower, and then lay down on the futon.

The night breeze outside blew gently, heightening the atmosphere at some moments.

There were faint sounds of footsteps in the courtyard, making Logan alert. His keen senses and experience told him that the intruder was skilled, definitely not a novice, and likely not alone.

"Raiden-sama, forgive the intrusion." Two masked Ninjas quietly appeared in Logan's bedroom.

Logan gripped a kunai in his hand as he glanced at the visitors' attire. They were similar to those of ANBU, but with differences, 'Were they from the Root?'

"Are you from the Root? What brings you to my house in the middle of the night in such a stealthy manner?" Logan said calmly, "You're not here to assassinate me, are you?"

The fact that they could stand in front of him and speak instead of throwing shuriken indicated that they didn't harbor deep malice. However, Logan was still quite displeased with their behavior of entering his room without permission.

Wearing masks, speaking in cold and formulaic tones, deliberately suppressing their presence, they seemed to be showing off their Ninja skills.

"You're joking." One of the Ninjas with a dog mask spoke emotionlessly. His words were clearly meant to liven up the atmosphere, but it only brought a chill, "We have other matters to discuss."

"Has Uchiha Itachi recently visited Raiden-sama's house?"

Logan raised an eyebrow and didn't shy away from revealing the kunai hidden under the blanket, twirling it between his fingers, "Yes, he did. Just a regular visit from a junior to a senior. Any problem with that?"

The two Root's members glanced at the seemingly harmless spinning kunai in Logan's hand. Then, the man with the dog mask sighed said with a sigh, "I wonder what Uchiha Itachi said to Raiden-sama?"

"Why don't you just come with us?" The other Root's member, evidently more cold and direct than his companion, said impatiently.

"What does it matter to you what he said?" Logan was annoyed, feeling these people were really unscrupulous and quite rude, "It's just a normal exchange. We ANBU also know the rules."

In the end, Logan patiently explained. He knew that in this sensitive period, Itachi's actions should be monitored by Konoha's higher-ups at all times, even then, his cooperation with them was already at its limit.

The two men looked at each other, it is unknown what their intentions are.

"Let's make a record and write down all your conversations with Uchiha Itachi..."

The two of them seemed to ignore Logan's words. And the man in the dog mask turned to Logan and said.

Logan tilted his head at this. He was not a person who was afraid of getting into trouble. It's just that he usually dealt with things more calmly.

"Do I look like an easy target to you?" Logan pointed at his face with a cold sneer.

"That's not what we mean, but please cooperate..."

"Cooperate your ass."

...

The atmosphere became very awkward.

As Logan ended the conversation rudely, the aura of the two Root's members opposite him turned even colder.

"Get out of here. Tell your superiors that I am not an ordinary Ninja who can be ordered at will." Logan waved his hand and said dismissively.

The other Root's member, who spoke less but expressed his inner thoughts more directly, said, "As expected, we should resort to force after all."

"Just the two of you?" Logan sneered and sized them up deliberately, "Do you want me to give some handicaps?"

The two Root's members paused for a moment at this mockery, but said nothing. With no weapons in hand, they lunged at Logan with great speed.

On paper, Logan's strength was that of an Elite Jonin. Since they are both high-level Jonin well, of course they are unafraid of him.

It's a pity that they greatly underestimated Logan's ability to enhance his physical strength with Lightning Attribute Chakra.

Seeing the opponents come at him empty-handed and ready to fight without a word, Logan didn't hesitate to meet them head-on.

With just one hand each, Logan caught their fists.

Despite the mockery, Logan wasn't foolish enough to give them some handicap, as that would be ridiculous.

The power they felt upon contact caused the expressions of the two Root's members to change. Although neither of them used full force, they didn't expect that this ANBU Captain would block their punches easily.

"You initiated the fight, so don't blame me for being impolite." Logan snortedcoldly, and a flash of lightning crawled onto his body. He was ready to teach Root a lesson. After several months of that escort mission, he had become more open-minded. In the past, he might have let minor matters like this slide.

Logan's speed and strength suddenly increased significantly. And the two Root's members, who knew his information, were not too surprised by this, and then they both exerted their full strength.

Bang bang bang...

They quickly fought from the bedroom to the spacious courtyard, without using any weapon. Fists and kicks clashed, the force of their punches disturbing the night breeze. Dodging and counterattacking, a dozen moves was exchanged in an instant, with Logan completely dominating the two opponents.

Dodging a roundhouse kick, Logan's counterattack caught the opponent off guard again. A punch landed squarely on the masked face, shattering it, and the opponent, bleeding from the nose, rolled away.

"If you insist to get out by rolling like that, well, suit yourself." Logan didn't forget to throw out a spiteful remark.

The other Root's member was eager to avenge his teammate, but even by fighting two against one is not enough, let alone he's by himself now. So after a few clashes, Logan quickly knocked him down.

With two thuds, the two Root's members were unceremoniously thrown out of the wall by Logan.

Clapping his hands, Logan returned to his room to sleep. This might lead to deeper conflicts with Root, but he didn't really care.

The two thrown individuals paused for a few seconds before struggling to stand up. Exchanging a glance, they both saw disbelief in each other's eyes, "What do we do now?"

"...Go back and report it truthfully." The two Root's members came to terms with their defeat, supporting each other as they looked disheveled, "The intel was wrong. That Raiden Hattori is not an ordinary Elite Jonin."