chapter 180 part 3
Just as Uchiha Ren was pondering, Torune Aburame, who stood opposite him, keenly caught the moment his attention drifted.
Torune's eyes flashed coldly, and he decisively made his move, launching an attack instantly!
He muttered an incantation, and the parasitic insects within his body churned and surged like boiling water!
In a flash, a dense swarm of venomous insects poured out from his sleeves, collar, and various corners of his body, like a black torrent, surging toward Uchiha Ren!
Uchiha Ren's gaze fixed on the overwhelming swarm of venomous insects, completely unfazed.
With the assistance of his Sharingan and Observation Haki, it would be difficult for these tiny venomous insects to even crawl onto his body.
The Earth Grudge Wind Mask worn on Uchiha Ren's shoulder seemed to sense its master's danger and began to inhale deeply, drawing the surrounding air rapidly toward it with a "whooshing" sound!
At the same time, Uchiha Ren rapidly formed hand seals. In the blink of an eye, the seal for the Grand Fireball Jutsu was complete!
In an instant, two powerful forces erupted simultaneously under his control!
The pressure blast from the wind mask and the raging flames of the Grand Fireball Jutsu fiercely collided and merged in mid-air!
The originally scorching Grand Fireball, aided by the violent wind, instantly churned into a chaotic torrent of fire, forming the Composite Ninjutsu: Flame-Wind Vortex!
The power of this ninjutsu was astonishing. Centered on Uchiha Ren, it formed a massive sea of fire!
In an instant, a pungent, burnt smell permeated the air. The dense swarm of venomous insects was roasted to ash in the scorching flames, not even a trace of residue remained.
When Torune Aburame saw this, his face instantly turned deathly pale!
He dared not linger for a moment and immediately used the Body Flicker Technique, barely dodging the surging sea of fire.
When he reappeared in the distance, his forehead was already covered in sweat, and large beads of it continuously rolled down his face.
His worst fear had come true. Insects fear fire, and Uchiha Ren happened to be a master of Fire Release.
In that case...
Long-range attacks were useless! He had to engage in close combat!
Without a second thought, he quickly grabbed the hem of his shirt, tore it off forcefully, and threw it aside.
Under the gaze of the Sharingan, the dense, nano-sized venomous insects on Torune Aburame's body, like a black tide, spread wantonly over his skin, emitting a faint "shh-shh" sound.
These venomous insects intertwined and squirmed, forming a layer of strange purple "armor" on the surface of his body.
Torune's face was as calm as water as he stared intently at Uchiha Ren. Then, his footsteps suddenly quickened, the soles of his shoes scraping against the ground with a piercing sound, as he charged ferociously toward Uchiha Ren!
In the blink of an eye, Torune was right in front of Uchiha Ren! He fiercely raised his right arm, muscles bulging, and his fist, whistling through the air, slammed violently toward Uchiha Ren's face!
The physical force of this punch was negligible; the true threat lay in the poison of those nano-insects!
However, under the dual assistance of Uchiha Ren's keen Observation Haki and his perceptive Sharingan, every one of Torune's movements was presented clearly in his perception, as if in slow motion.
Uchiha Ren's lips curved slightly upward, forming an arc of disdain. He lightly tilted his body, easily dodging the fierce blow.
If Torune had observed carefully, he would have noticed that even if Uchiha Ren hadn't dodged, the insects would have been blocked by an invisible "glass" right before touching him and would have fallen to the ground.
That "thing" was Conqueror's Haki.
Though his consecutive attacks missed, Torune wasn't discouraged.
Without hesitation, he slapped himself hard on his body!
In an instant, as if an invisible bomb had exploded around him, a dense poisonous fog, with him at the center, rapidly spread outwards!
The poisonous fog was a strange purple color and was laced with a pungent odor. Hundreds of shinobi had once died tragically under this very poison!
But Uchiha Ren was prepared. The moment the poisonous fog spread, the Earth Grudge Wind Mask on his shoulder once again exerted its power.
The mask inhaled deeply, then violently exhaled a powerful airflow, unleashing another pressure blast!
This airflow was like a ferocious tornado, carrying the momentum to overturn mountains and seas, instantly blowing the dense poisonous fog far away!
The poisonous fog quickly dissipated in the wind, leaving only a faint trace, as if it had never been there at all.
When Torune Aburame saw this, he froze on the spot, his eyes wide, his face filled with disbelief!
Such a massive Wind Style jutsu, and he just used it like that?
After the Water Dragon Bullet and the Fire Style jutsu just now, his chakra reserves still weren't empty?
The intelligence scroll said he had barely graduated from the academy two months ago. Which bastard wrote that?
Come and see for yourself, does this damn guy look like some Genin who got in through connections?!
Who said this guy is a Genin? The one who wrote the report should really die!
And the "0" completed missions in his ninja profile… it must be because he disdains taking missions, right?
However, Torune Aburame didn't know.
With Uchiha Ren's strength, even half a day without an update could mean a world of difference.
Uchiha Ren had left the village twice. The first time, he fought Kakuzu, the immortal legend who had battled Hashirama. The second time, he faced Sasori of the Red Sand, the man who killed the strongest Third Kazekage.
Weren't both of them Kage-level powerhouses?
And did either of them manage to do anything to him?
No, not a single one!
So, the ninja mission information should be marked like this:
D-rank: 0, C-rank: 0, B-rank: 0, A-rank: 0.
S-rank? — 2.
(end of chapter)