Chapter 156: Suffering.

She and her comrades behind her shook their heads. She and her comrades were really relentless.

Through his own 'Sharingan', Toshirou could clearly see the Sand Shinobi behind Ye Cang, each one with chakra surging in their legs, ready to explode at any moment.

It seems these people haven't given up yet!

Toshirou decided not to give them any hope to avoid unnecessary killing by casually waving the ninja sword in his right hand.

As long as they don't provoke him, he had no interest in killing more Sand Shinobi for Konoha.

As he expected, the war between Konoha and the Sand Shinobi was coming to an end.

Without any hesitation, seeing Ye Cang charging over, Toshirou swung his blade directly towards her upper body.

Although he didn't put much effort into this swing, the sense of pressure just from the long sword cutting through the air made Ye Cang's face change dramatically.

Clang!

Although she barely blocked the incoming blade, the force contained in it made it impossible for her to hold onto her kunai.

"How could there be such a huge gap?"

At this moment, Ye Cang couldn't accept the result. Seeing the opponent's build wasn't even that strong, she didn't expect such terrifying attack power.

But her hands, already starting to bleed slowly, told her how cruel reality was.

Even the Sand Shinobi behind her, seeing this, stopped the chakra surge in their legs.

Toshirou's swing had shattered their idea of holding him back and waiting for reinforcements.

No wonder they were shocked. At this moment, whether it was strength, speed, defense, or chakra, Toshirou had completely overwhelmed them.

He casually stabbed his ninja sword into the ground and, after scanning the remaining Sand Shinobi, turned to leave.

He couldn't maintain this state for long. If he delayed another two or three minutes and reinforcements arrived, it would be troublesome.

As for killing Ye Cang, he didn't intend to do it at this moment. Not to mention, she was quite a tragic character in the original story. Those Sand Shinobi behind her only let her test his strength since he showed no killing intent.

"Stop! You bastard, don't think you can leave so easily!"

Enduring the intense pain in her hands, Ye Cang pulled out the sword Toshirou had stabbed into the ground, holding it with both hands and pointing it directly at him, her eyes full of determination.

"Ye Cang! That's enough!"

"The mission failed! Don't make unnecessary sacrifices."

The high-ranking Sand Shinobi puppeteer, with his head wrapped in white bandages and his face covered in oil paint, spoke worriedly, fearing she might be in danger.

Although he didn't know why the Uchiha in front of them spared them, Ye Cang's repeated provocations were undoubtedly courting death.

Seeing the stubborn girl in front of him, Toshirou couldn't help but feel a headache.

He spared her only because he knew she was destined to die tragically and because she was indeed a beauty.

Otherwise, no matter how many Sand Shinobi there were, could they stop him in this state from killing her?

[She sure is stubborn!]

[Well, if she weren't like this, she wouldn't be used and sold by others in the future.]

Seeing the woman charging at him with the sword, Toshirou thought to himself.

At this moment, Ye Cang wasn't in great condition. She had been busy all day, tirelessly searching for him.

Moreover, she had used up a lot of chakra to resist his powerful Fire Release and save her comrades.

Then she got injured by his powerful slash in her Sage Mode, making her hands numb and bleeding.

Forget it. Considering her tragic fate, he'd let her suffer a bit without taking it too far.

As the long sword came straight at him, Toshirou's 'Sharingan' spun slowly, observing her attack trajectory and openings.

He muttered to himself, "Find the weak spot!"

With power in his right hand, he punched towards her chest.

When her left hand came to block, protecting her vital points, he changed his fist to a palm, using the natural energy in his hand to knock her left hand aside.

"One palm!"

Then...

"A bulldozer!"

He struck her chest, sending her flying backwards, legs off the ground.

Seeing her landing point, he jumped into the air, gathering chakra in his legs, and aimed his knees at the recovering Ye Cang below.

"Guanyin... no, Buddha Zen!"

Boom!

As Toshirou's figure fell, dust rose where Ye Cang had just been.

Amidst the rising dust, a slender figure staggered out, cursing, "Despicable, shameless, lewd!"

She was both cursing at the inappropriate touch and the absurd naming of the moves.

She couldn't believe her ears. How could anyone be so shameless to name their moves like that?

As she just escaped the dust cloud...

Swish!

A figure instantly appeared in front of Ye Cang.

Seeing his face and unusual movements with his hands, her face turned pale, but before she could react...

"Poison Dragon Drill!"

Toshirou's clenched fist, forming a sharp cone, punched upwards, hitting Ye Cang's abdomen and sending her flying into the air in a V shape.

"Ugh… Oh…"

Lying before him, groaning from the sudden pain, she wanted to vomit.

Toshirou felt a sense of relief, as if his soul had gained transcendence. All future troubles seemed irrelevant, and he felt incredibly light.

"You! You! You!"

If looks could kill, Toshirou would have been murdered countless times by Ye Cang's gaze.

...

Ugh! She fainted...

Did she pass out from anger?

(The chapter ends here.)