Chapter 325: Threatening each other

Makoto looked at the incoming Lava wave and gulped. He muttered, "The rebel forces have someone who can do this?"

Renjiro became serious as well. He thought, 'Terumi Mei... It looks like the old man's information was accurate. Still, this isn't enough to stop me. Unfortunately, I can't ensure the safety of these three.'

Renjiro fell into a dilemma. He was confident in running away by himself. But his teammates didn't share his skill or stamina in the body flicker jutsu.

After thinking for a bit, he let out a sigh and made up his mind. He weaved a hand sign and said, "Don't fight. I will negotiate. They shouldn't dare to kill us."

Nara Kazuki sighed in relief. He thought, 'Good. I was afraid that he would try to leave. Renjiro might have managed to escape, but we wouldn't have managed to do the same.'

He looked at the lava wave and realized, 'We made an error. We should have escaped when Makoto returned.'This chapter was first shared on the Ñøv€lß1n platform.

Renjiro slammed his hands on the ground. A deep, circular trench, with him as the center, appeared around the Konoha ninjas. A large, inclined wall raised up from the ground along the inside part of the trench. The Lava wave hit the wall and fell into the trench. Once again, another large-scale attack was directed away successfully by Renjiro.

Mei was surprised. She wondered, 'So strong? His wall successfully blocked my attack and even diverted it. Who is this guy?'

Before she could think further, her eyes widened. Thousands of spikes appeared on the surface of the inclined wall. Due to her lava, the spikes looked red and extremely hot. Her expression became grim as she shouted, "Take cover!"

The other Kiri ninjas didn't need to be told twice. They could see the spikes as well. Immediately numerous water and earth walls were raised! However, no spike was fired. Instead, a voice was heard, "Terumi Mei, we aren't here to create trouble for you."

Mei asked, "So, why are you here? And who are you?"

Ao appeared next to Mei as a part of the inclined wall crumbled, showing the 4 Konoha ninjas who had stopped using Transformation jutsu. Ao became serious as he said, "Senju Renjiro. The commander of Konoha's forces that faced us in the last war!"

Renjiro became serious as well. He analyzed, 'Two Elite Jounins, one with a stolen Byakugan and another speculated to have two Kekkei Genkai. I could take on any of them in a one-on-one fight. But I can't win against both of them in a head-on fight. Especially in water where I won't be able to use my Earth jutsus effectively.'

After the fighting stopped, the people on the island were relieved. They were afraid that they would be impacted by the fight. Fortunately, the fighting happened far away from civilian areas. Konoha ninjas were afraid that some Kiri ninjas might be hidden there for an ambush while the Kiri ninjas didn't want any harm to befall them. So both stayed clear of them.

After entering the house, Makoto woke up the kids while using a transformation jutsu and handed them over to Mei after consoling them a bit. At the same time, Renjiro and Mei negotiated an amount for compensation.

Ao took the kids and analyzed, '11 kids... I had received information for just 5 missing kids. But I calculated that at least over 30 would be missing.'

After sending the kids away, he asked, "Renjiro, I have received information about 18 missing kids. Where did you keep the rest?"

A frown appeared on Renjiro's face. He said, "These are all we rescued. Feel free to search the house or anywhere else on this island."

Ao asked, "If they aren't with you, who took them?"

Renjiro shrugged and replied, "We are the only ones from Konoha here. If not us, then there might be someone else who is rescuing or abducting the kids. I'd recommend that you look elsewhere for them just like you found me."

Ao looked at Renjiro but couldn't find anything on his face. He thought, 'Looks like there are other forces active here as well. I guess Kumo also sent someone. The fourth Raikage is always looking to kidnap kids with Kekkei Genkai! That said, he is most likely lying.'

While Renjiro thought, 'I have already sent 35 promising kids to Konoha. Even if he suspects me, there isn't a thing he can do about it. Besides, I'm sure Kumo and perhaps even Iwa are doing similar operations here. So if they look in deeply, they will find and suspect them.'

After completing the negotiations, Mei said, "I will ask the four of you to stay inside this house. If you need food or water, I can arrange them."

Renjiro replied, "Alright. As for food and water, we have it."

For obvious reasons, Renjiro wouldn't consume any food or water they provided. In fact, he was worried about them releasing poisons or chemicals into the air.

Mei realized his concerns. She nodded and left. She arranged for 16 Jounins and 12 Chunins to keep an eye on the Konoha ninjas all the time.