Chapter 74: Scared Out of Their Wits
Human: Male
Age: Between 20-25 years old
Hair Color: Brown
Height: Between 1.73m and 1.78m
Ability: Suspected long-distance teleportation ability (can teleport to a fixed location, suspected to have pre-set coordinates, 35 confirmed coordinates; after moving to each coordinate space, cannot move to the same coordinate again for 2-3 days)
Coordinate Locations: 26 in the Land of Fire, 3 in the Land of Earth, 2 in the Land of Wind, 2 in the Land of Lightning, 2 in the Land of Water; whether there are other coordinates is currently unclear.
Teleportation Ability Cooldown: Between 1-2 hours
Whereabouts: Currently in the Land of Lightning
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Su Xiao summarized the information on the outsider. Overall, he would likely be chasing this guy all over the world.
White Zetsu's clones had attempted to surround the outsider once. The opponent's combat power was at most around the early third rank. As for their escape ability, even a fourth-rank contractor might not have such a knack for fleeing.
Su Xiao guessed correctly. The difficulty in eliminating this outsider wasn't due to their strength, but their slipperiness.
When it came to pursuit, having more people was clearly not better. Therefore, Su Xiao only planned to bring Bubu Wang along to deal with the outsider, while Amu stayed at the Dawn Organization's base to prevent any trouble there.
The relationship between Su Xiao, Obito, and Kabuto Yakushi was not solid. The three were in a cooperative, exploitative relationship—working together while using each other.
"If there's any new information, contact me anytime through the dead summoned by the Impure World Reincarnation."
Su Xiao handed a few pages of paper to Kabuto, torn from a notebook.
Kabuto took the papers and began reviewing the information. After a moment, he nodded, satisfied with what he saw.
"This cooperation of ours is based on mutual benefit, so don't worry about intel. If you need combat power temporarily, don't hesitate to ask."
Kabuto was clearly very interested in the data on the original Hashirama cells. Money, women, or power couldn't sway Kabuto, but precious experimental data was something he couldn't refuse.
"Agreed."
Su Xiao stood up and walked out of the base, with Bubu Wang following behind.
"Let's see where you can run."
Su Xiao muttered to himself. To find this outsider, he had mobilized over 70% of the Dawn Organization's intelligence network. If the guy could still escape under these circumstances, Su Xiao would be helpless—he had done everything he could.
Su Xiao and Bubu Wang rushed at full speed toward the Land of Lightning. First, he needed to give the outsider a good scare, making them realize the gap in combat power. Only then could the subsequent matters be handled smoothly.
This was a trap. Su Xiao had no spatial abilities, so he would display his close-combat prowess in front of the outsider, giving them the illusion that if Su Xiao found them, they had to flee immediately or die without a doubt.
Only by instilling this mindset in the opponent could Su Xiao have a chance to eliminate them.
...
Two days later, within the Land of Lightning.
The sun was bright, and a gentle breeze blew.
Rumble.
Muffled thunder echoed through the valley, a unique geographical feature of the Land of Lightning. It wasn't that the Land of Lightning was perpetually covered by thunderclouds; rather, the towering peaks that pierced the clouds often produced these thunderous sounds, giving the region its name.
Faint panting came from within the valley. A man and a woman were getting intimate in the shade below the valley—a dark-skinned female genin and a sunny, handsome warm-hearted guy.
The warm-hearted guy was extremely handsome, with short brown hair, a well-defined upper body, and a pupil tattoo on his right arm.
"How's things in Kumogakure?"
Afterward, the warm-hearted guy sat naked on a rock, with the female genin leaning against his chest.
"Not good. They say war is about to break out. The Dawn Organization is terrifying—they're going to fight all five great ninja villages at once. Will I be sent to the battlefield?"
The female genin leaned into his arms, looking worried.
"How about that thing I asked you to look into last time?"
The warm-hearted guy gently stroked the hair by her ear. Just that one move made her breathing quicken. Undoubtedly, this was abnormal—this guy likely had a very high charm attribute.
"I found out. The Dawn Organization has four core members: Uchiha Madara, Bai Ye, Hoshigaki Kisame, and the Iwa-nin rebel Deidara. That's all I could learn."
Under normal circumstances, a female genin wouldn't have access to such intel, but her identity was special—she was the younger sister of the new Fifth Raikage.
"Bai Ye..."
The warm-hearted guy frowned.
"These lunatics from Reincarnation Paradise are directly interfering in the ninja world war."
He frowned again. Earlier, he had looked at the woman beside him with affection, but now he completely ignored her.
"What?"
The female genin seemed afraid of losing him. She was infatuated—no, she had been enslaved by him.
"Nothing."
The warm-hearted guy's face regained its smile. He wasn't really interested in this woman; he only cared about her identity.
As the pair whispered to each other, faint footsteps approached.
The warm-hearted guy was alert. He looked toward the source of the sound and saw a "husky" come into view.
"What breed is that?"
He clearly hadn't seen this "breed" before. In truth, Bubu Wang wasn't a canine at its core. It had originally been an Imperial Armament, primarily composed of the essence of the giant wolf Suriel.
Later, Bubu Wang shed its identity as an Imperial Armament and became a higher lifeform, so it had more wolf bloodline in it. As for why it was so goofy, that was just its personality.
"Awoo~"
Bubu Wang raised its neck and howled.
"Something's wrong!"
The warm-hearted guy shoved the female genin aside. He didn't even have time to get dressed when he suddenly felt a pair of eyes on him.
On a peak several hundred meters high, Su Xiao stood at the summit. He had split up with Bubu Wang to search for the outsider.
"Sky Realm."
The pupil tattoo on the warm-hearted guy's arm glowed white. He stared straight at Su Xiao. From a height of several hundred meters, a normal person would never jump down.
Boom!
Rubble flew from the peak. Su Xiao didn't leap from the top; instead, he pushed off with his feet and dove down from high altitude at breakneck speed.
The fierce wind whipped Su Xiao's black hair, and the hem of his coat flapped loudly.
During the high-speed descent, Su Xiao drew the Dragon-Slaying Flash from his waist with one hand, his eyes locked on the warm-hearted guy below.
Clang!
A blade aura six meters wide slashed downward, aimed directly at the warm-hearted guy.
Hum~
Spatial energy surged, and the warm-hearted guy vanished, reappearing several dozen meters away.
Swish!
Where he had stood, a bottomless slash mark appeared.
As the warm-hearted guy disappeared, Su Xiao, still diving at high speed, was about to land. A counter shield formed around him.
Boom!
Like a meteorite hitting the ground, the valley shook. Large chunks of rubble flew, and dust rose everywhere. With Su Xiao's landing point as the center, the surrounding ground was covered in dense cracks.
"Sky Origin Realm."
The naked warm-hearted guy held his hands out as if gripping something. Though he was a bit stunned by the attack, it didn't affect his escape.
He was certain that if he fought this monster who had jumped from a several-hundred-meter peak, he would be chopped into minced meat in less than half a minute.
"A hunter, huh? Can't find me, so no matter how strong you are, it's useless."
The warm-hearted guy only needed two seconds to teleport a thousand miles away. Su Xiao wasn't the first hunter he had encountered.
Clang, clang, clang...
The crisp sound of slashing came. A large pit was carved into the ground, and a figure leaped out from below, charging straight at the warm-hearted guy.
"Two, one, see ya."
A smile appeared on the warm-hearted guy's face.
Whoosh!
A sharp wind sound came from in front of him. A long blade swung toward his neck. The warm-hearted guy instinctively raised his hand to block, a look of terror in his eyes.
Pfft.
A severed arm flew up, landing on the ground with a thud. The warm-hearted guy vanished.
"White Zetsu, where is he?"
A White Zetsu clone emerged from the ground.
"The Land of Water."
"Good. Force him to the Land of Fire—that's where most of his teleport points are."
Su Xiao flicked the blood off the Dragon-Slaying Flash. The reason he had chosen such a ferocious assassination method was to scare the guy out of his wits.
Earlier, Su Xiao had a small chance to snipe the opponent with the Spider Empress, but if he did that, the guy would see him as a sniper, and snipers generally weren't strong in close combat.
If the opponent got the impression that Su Xiao was weak in melee, things would become very difficult later.
Now, as long as the guy saw Su Xiao, he would immediately recall his terrifying close-combat ability and flee without even trying to fight. Only then could Su Xiao have a chance to eliminate this outsider.
PS: (Two chapters today. Fei Wen helped a friend with their new house today, so consider this a day off. Hope the readers understand.)