Although he doubted he'd encounter another freak, this time, he send five Sand ninjas to deal with the kid.
In the past, this would have never happened.
After all, would it take five ninjas to deal with a seemingly harmless teenager?
But there was no helping it.
They had been traumatized by the kids from Konoha.
Each one was as strong as a seasoned Jonin, especially that guy who could fly in the sky and was proficient in using…slapping techniques.
Even if their Kazekage came, it wasn't certain he could suppress him in a short time.
"What do you want?
"The thing I hate most is being disturbed while I'm eating."
Choji, seeing the five ninjas with ill intentions, shouted angrily, his right hand quickly stuffing the last piece of grilled meat into his mouth.
"Hmph! Judging by your headband, you're a ninja too."
"Although you look young, blame the brats from Konoha who pretend to be weak to ambush us! We'll let you see the cruelty of the ninja world."
"Not everyone can be a ninja, especially a fat pig like you who only knows how to eat."
"Kill him!"
The five Sand ninjas vented all their pent-up frustration on Choji.
While cursing loudly, they launched a volley of hidden weapons, intending to turn Choji into a pincushion.
"You bastards!
"I'm not fat, I'm just a bit chubby! I hate it most when people call me a fat pig.
"I'm going to beat you all up!"
Being offended twice made Choji completely explode.
His entire face contorted in rage, his hair stood on end, his eyes rolled back in anger, his face a mask of constipated fury.
He roared,
"Ahhh, Transformation!"
His right hand immediately pulled out his treasured transformation device from his bosom and activated his most powerful skill – an ability strictly restricted by the village and his family elders, not to be used unless facing a life-or-death situation.
Ultraman Transformation!
Boom!!
A dazzling blaze erupted like a hurricane, instantly deflecting the incoming volley of hidden weapons.
A gigantic figure rapidly took shape.
10 meters…
20 meters…
30 meters…
40 meters!
Larger and even more oppressive than the Uchiha's Susanoo.
The Sand ninjas' heads tilted further and further back, their eyes widening to the size of eggs, their mouths agape.
"Th-th-this..."
"Lord…Lord Kazeno. I think we've hit another steel plate."
The five Sand ninjas assigned to the front were on the verge of tears, their hearts crumbling.
This gigantic figure, this intensely radiant scene...it was all too familiar.
Because not long ago, they and a hundred or so Sound ninjas were scattered by something similar.
Although the one before them was much smaller than the one used by that boy named Natsuki, it should be more than enough to deal with a dozen or so of them.
"Damn Konoha, just how many of these monsters have they trained?" Kazeno cursed fiercely in his heart.
No, I absolutely cannot die here!
They had to bring this intel back.
Konoha was definitely not a force that Sunagakure could provoke. Without the support of the other five Great Hidden Villages, Sand would definitely be wiped out by Konoha. \
Thinking of this, Kazeno's eyes flashed, and he loudly reprimanded:
"Idiots! How could Konoha cultivate so many young powerhouses?"
"This must be an Genjutsu o-or some superficial light and shadow ninjutsu."
"The five of you, give it your all and take down that fat pig!"
"We'll be right behind you to support you."
This scolding immediately gave the five cannon fodder a bit of confidence.
Indeed, the kids from Konoha were each stronger than the last; individually, they would be the top prodigies in any other Great Hidden Village.
But how could there be so many geniuses? If they truly had the means to cultivate so many geniuses, the entire ninja world would have been unified by Konoha long ago.
"That's right, it's fake!"
"Kill!!!"
The five cannon fodder shouted to bolster their courage and charged forward. But the moment they leaped, a gigantic fist descended from the sky.
"You dare call me a fat pig again! Die!!"
Boom!
Two of them, unable to dodge in time, were smashed directly from the sky into the ground.
The two-story building beside them was flattened by the Giant of Light's fist.
"What?!"
The remaining three cannon fodder were filled with horror, their mouths wide open, their voices trembling:
"L-Lord Kazeno, this…this giant seems to be real."
"W-We…We need support."
After they spoke, they waited for several seconds, but there was no response.
The three looked back, but Kazeno and the other elite ninjas were nowhere to be seen.
"Damn it, we've been abandoned!"
The three wore mournful expressions, filled with despair.
The next moment, the towering figure of the Giant of Light completely enveloped them.
"S-Stop!"
"We surrender!"
Giant of Light: "Be flattened like the pancakes you are, bastards."
…
"Huff…huff..."
"Too terrifying, that Giant of Light is too terrifying."
"Isn't there a single normal person in Konoha?"
"They're all terrifying brats."
"I'd rather face their Jonin or the Hokage than die at the hands of these freaks."
"Captain, I want to go home."
Kazeno and his group continuously used the Body Flicker Technique, fleeing at high speed.
They whined as they ran.
The group, originally dozens strong, now numbered way less than 10.
"Idiots, don't be so downhearted.
"We were just unlucky, we happened to run into their strongest group of…freaks.
"But we must bring this information back and have the Kazekage unite with the other Great Villages to put pressure on Konoha.
"Otherwise…our Sunagakure is finished."
Kazeno was exhausted, but as the captain, he had to boost morale, appealing to both reason and emotion to prevent the team from completely collapsing.
"Right, we'll bring the intel back even if it kills us."
Those around him nodded in unison.
As ninjas, they were long prepared to sacrifice for their village.
Suddenly, the fleeing group came to a synchronized halt, freezing in place. Their faces were stiff, foreheads sweating, their eyes fixed on what lay ahead.
Two kids had appeared around the corner.
Or rather, two girls.
They looked to be around twelve or thirteen years old.
By now, these Sand ninjas were extremely on edge. When they saw children of this age, they were more nervous than if they had encountered the enemy kage.
None of them dared to breathe, staring intently at the two girls.
And those being stared at were none other than Ino and Sakura, the frenemies who, despite their differences, remained best friends.
One liked Natsuki, the other, like in the original story, still had a crush on Sasuke.
There were no conflict between them, no issues.
They had seen Choji's transformation into the Giant of Light from afar and were about to run over to join him when they unfortunately stumbled upon this group of Sand ninjas.
Instantly, they froze in place, just like the Sand ninjas, not daring to move a muscle.
"Ino, w-what...what do we do? They're look at us so…creepily…are they going to kidnap us and sell us?"
"I told you, we shouldn't have ran over to meet up with that idiot Choji. Going straight to the shelter would have been safer."
Sakura's face was a mask of fear.
In her panic, she mistook the enemies' wary and alert expressions for lecherous stares.
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