Chapter 104

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Chapter 104: I Want to be a Partner of Justice!

Boom!

The gravel flew everywhere.

Even this seemingly inflexible puppet could not resist the powerful penetrating force contained in Ryosuke's palm. The sharp blade was directly shattered by Ryosuke's palm.

But even so, Ryosuke's palm strike continued with undiminished momentum as it struck the puppet's smooth body hard. As if being hit head-on by a speeding train, the mantis-like humanoid puppet flew backwards, and its sharp limbs scratched a deep groove on the valley wall. The chakra threads connected to it caused the Sand Village jonin to stagger, and he almost lost his balance on the cliff and fell into the valley.

After a successful strike, Ryosuke did not hesitate at all. Controlling Tamao's body, using his remaining chakra and all his strength, he once again instantly rushed into the dust, approaching the Sand Village jonin, wanting to take advantage of the battle situation and reap his life.

But after all, a jonin is not a chuunin. Although the puppet he was so proud of was shattered like paper, which came as a great shock to the Sand Village jonin, his combat reaction was not affected at all. The moment Ryosuke approached and was about to swing his Gentle fist to cut off his chakra, he had already skillfully formed hand seals. A wind blade, perhaps even sharper than a knife, came towards him.

A trace of regret flashed across Ryosuke's face. He controlled Tamao's body in an extremely strange posture to dodge the wind blade, but the opportunity had been missed. His full effort could only get rid of one puppet. Without hesitation, he faced a jonin and had no chance of winning in his current physical condition, so he wanted to retreat.

But at this moment, in his sight, the Sand Village jonin rushed towards him with murderous intent, his body turned into an afterimage. Hide… Ryosuke calmed down and just as he was about to control Tamao's body, he was ready to dodge once again. But in fact, although he was able to detect the enemy's attack and react, he even thought he could easily dodge it. But in reality, Tamao's body couldn't keep up at all.

The excitement during the battle stabilized instantly, and a cold light flashed in Ryosuke's eyes. The next moment, Tamao's arm was cut off by a sword from the Sunagakure jonin. There was no pain, but Ryosuke could clearly feel that something was missing from the body he controlled. At the same time, he could also feel that Tamao's life was slipping away quickly. Blood gushed out from the wound, and the broken arm lost its connection and fell to the bottom of the valley.

Sorry.

Ryosuke spoke silently in his heart. He clearly had a backup plan, as not far away, there was a Hyuga Chunin waiting to pick him up at any time. After Tamao's chakra is exhausted, catch his body. This allowed him to squander his chakra without restraint on this cliff, without having to be as cautious as his enemies. But... he had misjudged the psychological quality of the jonin.

I still have too little experience fighting against jonin. Ryosuke was helpless as the Sand Village jonin attacked him with murderous intent and slashed at his neck. Tamao's chakra was greatly depleted in the previous battle, and his body was constantly overloaded. Originally, Ryosuke had planned to retreat immediately if his attack failed, but now...

He felt a little guilty. Although even if Tamao fights this battle by himself, he may not survive. But in the end, he used his body to fight this defeat. Yes, defeat. This is a losing battle that will cost lives.

"Retreat!"

But just as Ryosuke was helpless and watched helplessly as he controlled Tamao's body, ready to take on the pain of death for his consciousness, a black shadow suddenly appeared and blocked his way. 

Ding—

The long sword that the Sand Village jonin swung was blocked by a kunai. He is the captain in charge of this operation of Konoha Anbu. Without hesitation, Ryosuke first controlled Tamao's body to retreat, and after handing it over to the Hyuga Chunin who was responsible for the support, he exited his body and observed the battle situation. If the timing is wrong, be ready to activate Unit 2 immediately.

But soon, when he saw the current battle situation clearly, the rising chakra stabilized. There were five Sunagakure jonin and two puppets, and now, in just a few minutes, there were only two jonin left. One of them was the one who had just cut off one of Tamao's arms. The rest were all killed, along with the other puppet.

It turned out that at the moment when Ryosuke took action just now, Hizashi and the others were also not idle, just watching from the side, but launched an attack on other Sunagakure jonin. It's just that Ryosuke's mind was completely immersed in the battle, so he didn't pay attention. Originally, the Sand Village relied on puppets to have an advantage in numbers, which allowed it to compete with Konoha's several senior ninjas. And now, Ryosuke can be said to be holding back a jonin and a puppet by himself.

In this situation, the disadvantage in numbers was made up, and everyone in Konoha made calm judgments. Instead of coming to support him, they chose to annihilate the enemy as their primary goal and attacked other Sand Village jonin. It wasn't until the battle situation stabilized that the captain of the Anbu was free to go over and support him.

"Being abandoned..."

Standing up from the crevice, Ryosuke's eyes looked a little complicated. This is the reality and cruelty of ninja. In the past, he was always in the middle of the team, so he couldn't feel these things. Especially just now, if he had not controlled Tamao's body, but rushed out to fight with the Sunagakure jonin, maybe Hizashi, oh no, it should be said that all the Hyuga present would give up their goals and come to support him.

Just because of Ryosuke's identity and talent. But in fact, what he experienced while controlling Tamao's body was the real life and battle of a ninja. The mission takes precedence over everything else, including the lives of your companions. Ninja, from the moment you decide to pursue this career, you must be prepared to face everything alone, including death.

Once upon a time, there was a legend of Konoha who, because he valued the lives of his companions too much, made a mistake during an important mission, thus causing the war that should have ended to continue. You should know that the higher the level of the ninja, the more important the mission he performs. But he made such a mistake. In order to save some people's lives, he gave up the overall situation and caused more people to sacrifice. In the end, he committed suicide to apologize.

Ryosuke couldn't judge whether abandoning a few people to save the majority was right or wrong. Even if he reached the same power as Uchiha Madara or even Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, he would not be able to make a choice that would satisfy himself. Being in the middle of a situation, Ryosuke just tried so hard to win the battle, but in the end, he was abandoned by his companions, just to complete the mission successfully. Intellectually, this is the right thing to do. Because the purpose of his rushing out was also here. But emotionally, and from the perspective of the person involved, Ryosuke felt a little aggrieved. Because I was abandoned.

Even if the person who died was not him, but Tamao. The battle on the cliff was over quickly. In this battle, although Konoha suffered some casualties, no high-end combat power, that is, the senior ninjas, died. When Ryosuke once again tried to return to Tamao's body through illusion, one could clearly feel his suppressed despair and pain. An arm is a very important thing for a ninja.

"After we go back, are you willing to follow me?" Through the illusion, Ryosuke conveyed the words to Tamao with a complicated expression. If it was someone outside the family, he wouldn't necessarily feel so guilty. Because he is selfish, he cannot sympathize with everyone. But Ryosuke still has feelings for his own people and his family, even though he had never met Tamao before this mission. But he truly felt the trust and dedication that Tamao gave him because of his talent and status.

"I do! But..."

Without hesitation, Tamao replied in his heart. Ryosuke could feel his excitement, but also his hesitation.

"I will help you find a way to repair your arm. When you return from this mission, you will follow Hoshicai and work for me."

But here he paused, then spoke again, "Doing things for Hyuga."

(End of this chapter)

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