As night deepened, I had almost finished eating the meatballs in my hand.

Yang Xiang clapped his hands, brushed away the crumbs from the corner of his clothes, and slowly walked back along the path he had come from.

The Land of Whirlpools is situated within an ancient, dormant volcano crater, and the entire Whirlpool Village is surrounded by towering cliffs, resembling a giant basin.

Various birds circled in the night sky, their calls faintly audible.

It's a beautiful place.

Hopefully, decades from now, nothing will be left but ruins.

He walked alone on the village streets, enjoying the rare tranquility.

Ding!

A kunai spun around and landed on the wall next to him.

His aim seemed off; the ball landed quite a distance away from him.

Yang Xiang stopped and looked at the shadow behind him.

Three masked figures quietly appeared in the corner and on the roof, their eyes fixed on him.

An attacker whose purpose remains unclear.

"Should we go through the motions, or just start dancing?"

Yang Xiang rolled up his sleeves and walked towards them.

He had already sensed the watchful eyes of the underworld during the conflict with the Iwa ninja.

At first, they thought it was someone from Iwagakure, but the other party hesitated to make a move, following them all the way until now before finally attacking.

Why do we have to wait until he's full and satisfied?

"Yuto, how's it going?" the person on the rooftop asked his companion in a low voice.

Yudou, who was squatting next to him, had cold sweat beading on his forehead.

In his perception, Yang Xiang's abdomen was like a raging fire, almost burning his own Kagura Mind Eye.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a being since he mastered this perception technique.

It's practically like a Jinchūriki.

This is such immense chakra, so highly concentrated within his abdomen, its power is overwhelming.

"Yan, maybe we should just give up... The other side is inhumanly strong!"

Yan interrupted him: "Hey! Don't boost others' morale and diminish your own, you bastard! Don't you want to avenge Brother Guangyi?!"

Before his companions could react, he had already leaped off the roof and walked towards Yang Xiang.

"Hey! You Senju brat, acting so arrogantly in Uzushio Village, do you not take the Uzumaki clan seriously at all?!"

At this moment, the two are walking towards each other.

Yang Xiang remained silent, a slight smile playing on his lips, and with a raised hand, delivered a familiar, powerful blow to the buttocks.

...

A strong wind blew in my face.

Yan was startled.

ultra!

I still have two lines left to say!

I spent all night thinking of words!

He clapped his hands together rapidly, and countless sealing spells instantly covered his arms. Then he opened his hands and reached out to grab Yang Xiang.

Even without Kagura's Mind's Eye, the Uzumaki clan's talent still allowed him to vaguely sense that the opponent's weakness lay in his lower abdomen!

Seeing that the spell had spread to the neck beneath the mask, Yang Xiang immediately recognized it as some kind of sealing technique.

Undoubtedly, they belong to the Uzumaki clan.

The force of the palm strike immediately diminished.

He wanted to see what was so special about this sealing technique.

But the next second, he realized something was wrong.

Where are you going to grab it?

What do you want to seal away?!

This is no longer a simple provocation.

We must strike hard.

He dodged the lunge by sidestepping, then delivered a powerful knee strike to the opponent's waist and abdomen, followed by a forceful, sweeping slap.

"vomit--!"

Yan felt a blur before his eyes, followed by excruciating pain in his abdomen, causing him to vomit his dinner on the spot.

A gust of wind followed closely, and as soon as he opened his mouth, it was filled with it.

"Uru-ru-ru-ru!"

Yang Xiang tilted his head.

What is this kid saying?

Forget it, let's just fight first and see what happens.

...

From a distance, Yudou saw Yan floating in the air like a boiled shrimp, with a huge "danger" character seemingly appearing above his head.

not good!

Although he couldn't hear what Yan was sobbing about, he instantly understood what the other person meant.

Please help me, I beg you.

"Ayaka, come on!"

The two rushed towards Yang Xiang at the same time.

Yuuto formed hand seals, and the kunai previously nailed to the wall and the talismans on Yan's body burst into flames, instantly forming an array together with the talismans on him and Ayaka's bodies.

Countless runes leaped in the air, converging towards the rising sun.

Sealing Array!

Yang Xiang turned his head and looked at the spell that had wrapped around him with great interest.

And this kind of operation?

Sealing techniques... they really are hard to defend against.

"It's a success!"

The three of them looked delighted.

Yan also felt his mouth regain sensation, while the blue light that had been dancing in Yang Xiang's palm quietly dissipated.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

In just a moment, the runes on Yang Xiang's body began to disintegrate, and the blue light in his palm shone again.

It's now!

Yan would not let this fleeting opportunity slip by. Gathering his strength, he grabbed at Yang Xiang's abdomen with both hands!

Caught!

Contract Seal!

Sever his connection with the chakra within his body!

This is a unique skill that Yan has studied for many years.

While ordinary clansmen can only use this technique to sever their summoning contracts, he can temporarily sever the connection between his enemy and his own chakra.

Especially in Yang Xiang's case, the massive chakra condensed in his abdomen is very likely a storage technique similar to the "Yin Seal".

"Ayaka! Come on!"

This was the three-person team's tactic: En and Yuto were responsible for sealing and controlling the enemy, while Ayaka, with her outstanding physical abilities, took the lead in attacking.

Although she did not learn the Super Strength Fist, she was still an excellent taijutsu ninja in the clan.

They had been observing Yang Xiang for a long time, and combined their understanding of his chakra burst patterns and superhuman strength to accurately deduce his weaknesses:

Its power is positively correlated with the amount of chakra output.

The greater the output, the stronger the power; conversely, the smaller the output, the weaker the power.

Without chakra, can you still be arrogant?

Yan almost burst out laughing.

He had already seen Caihua's flying kick, and even imagined in his mind the scene of Yang Xiang being kicked away.

pity.

They all underestimated Yang Xiang.

Even without chakra, relying solely on physical strength, a chasm called numerical value still exists between the two sides.

Snapped!

That familiar, heavy punch landed squarely on Yan's face, as expected.

The palm pressed perfectly against his cheek, delivering a truly supreme and impactful experience.

His smug expression just moments before instantly turned to shock and disbelief.

The mask shattered into dust, mixing with facial oils, as if it were being forcibly pressed into the deeper layers of the skin.

The entire face was deformed and stretched under the immense force, and as the force was fully unleashed, it exploded in a sonic boom!

Yan flew backwards, skimming the ground, becoming a blurry afterimage.

……

"Activate the magic circle!"

Yudou activated the formation again, and the flames on the talisman burst into flames before burning out completely!

Flame slid smoothly past his feet, crashed through the wall in front of him, and disappeared into the darkness.

With that kind of power... I hope Yan won't be slapped to death?

Yang Xiang felt a slight stagnation in his chakra again, and a sense of restraint came from his body.

It's slightly better than before.

Caihua arrived late and delivered a magnificent flying kick that struck Yang Xiang hard on the side of his neck, knocking him off balance.

Well done, Ayaka!

Yang Xiang slowly straightened his body and turned to look at her.

"Did you use force?"

His voice was calm and even.

"You don't even have the strength to hit someone, yet you try to ambush them?"

When Ayaka met his gaze, she was so frightened that she almost lost control of her bladder on the spot.

She instantly fell to the ground, tilted her head to the side, and began to play dead.

……

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