71 Chapter 71: Fists Against Blades: Nawaki in Action

In front of Nawaki stood a ninja who openly introduced himself and began to attack.

Nawaki said, "I'll handle this."

"Understood." The girls nodded.

Nawaki thought, 'What an arrogant ninja, attacking in such an open manner... Does he still deserve to be called a ninja acting like this?'

This ninja manifested two blades of white bones during the attack.

With a charming smile on his mature yet slightly childish face, Nawaki said, "You're truly brave..."

Although Nawaki appeared peaceful, even harmless, the moment the bone ninja noticed his smile, a sinister premonition surfaced in his heart. However, perhaps due to his own confidence or arrogance, he didn't back down.

Observing this, Nawaki's smile widened. Nawaki's gleaming fist collided with the bone blades, and a wave of transparent chi spread from the point of impact.

"Try dealing with this~" Nawaki said with a somewhat melodious voice.

Nawaki's hands trembled as the Mist Ninja took a few steps back. Then, Nawaki advanced and unleashed consecutive punches.

Facing Nawaki's fists, the Mist Ninja couldn't hold his ground. He could only roar and brandish his bone blades, colliding head-on with Nawaki.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Conflicting sounds mixed with translucent shockwaves. In a brief span of time, Nawaki delivered dozens of punches.

"Crack!"

A faint crack appeared in the Mist Ninja's bone blades. The Mist Ninja roared anxiously, wanting to break free from Nawaki's relentless onslaught. His body became a small and unstable boat amidst the vastness of Nawaki's fists. It couldn't stay afloat in any way.

Five punches, ten punches, twenty punches...

With a roar filled with pain, the bone blades of the Mist Ninja shattered under Nawaki's fists.

Even before the roar had subsided, Nawaki had surged forward and landed a punch on the Mist Ninja's chest.

The powerful blow sent the Mist Ninja crashing to the ground, flinging him over ten meters away.

Nawaki's body blurred as he suddenly appeared next to the Mist Ninja. His right foot transformed into a war axe, heavily descending upon the Mist Ninja's chest.

"Thud!"

The ground beneath the Mist Ninja cracked. He resisted a few times before everything quieted down, fainting under Nawaki's relentless assaults.

"This ninja is from the Kaguya Clan," Tsunade said, advancing confidently.

She entrusted Nawaki with the task of facing the enemy alone, given it was his request and she knew his capability.

"Kaguya Clan?" The girls seemed surprised.

The clan was widely recognized for their ability to manipulate bone structure, rivaling the fame of Konoha's major clans.

"Yes, they're mainly known for their bone structure manipulation abilities," Nawaki replied.

He didn't kill the ninja but rendered him unconscious and began sealing him. If possible, Nawaki would like to obtain the lineage orb from this Kaguya Clan ninja.

"But why did he attack us?" Kushina asked, still puzzled.

"That's because they are known for their wild battle tactics and archaic values," explained Tsunade. "For them, it's either friend or foe, no middle ground. And they are hungry for battle, so when they see outsiders like us in the Land of Water, they can't stand still."

This time, Nawaki made his presence felt. Initially skeptical about what was said about the Kaguya Clan, it seemed to be true after all.

The Kaguya Clan was characterized as extremely wild, relying on brute force without battle tactics. They were recklessly fearless (if not outright crazy or delirious), rushing into battle and refusing to retreat, even when defeat was evident, simply for the thrill of killing.

This ninja demonstrated all of that now; even when realizing he wouldn't win, he refused to back down and kept trying, which, in Nawaki's opinion, was a foolish and wild act, deserving of pity.