Hiromi showed a slight smile.
[Mission Name: You're the One Being So Arrogant in Konoha?]
[Mission Content: Kill the Kumogakure Envoy Leader!]
[Mission Reward: Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet + Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique]
'The rewards have increased! Drawing aggro really works!'
Hiromi's excitement significantly lessened the burning sensation in his palms, which had been scraped against the ground after being pushed.
He scrambled to his feet, and just as the villagers were about to pull him back, Hiromi charged forward.
"Pay me back for my takoyaki!"
The villagers watched this scene with trepidation.
Shikaku facepalmed.
His subordinates were speechless.
The members of the Kumogakure Envoy Delegation looked grim. They could tell that fighting was out of the question, they couldn't even touch him.
Kumogakure was indeed arrogant, but it wasn't that they didn't want to sign the peace treaty, they just wanted more benefits.
As for a serving of takoyaki, it didn't cost much, they would have just paid for it. But now, they represented the face of Kumogakure.
If they apologized, Kumogakure would lose their higher standing, and how could they then demand more benefits?
But if they ignored him, they would be pestered by this kid, and then a small matter would turn into a big one, and a big one into war.
Suddenly, their scalps tingled with anxiety.
For the moment, they could only put on their most menacing expressions, attempting to scare the brat away. But clearly, it was useless against Hiromi.
Seeing this, the Kumogakure Envoy Leader scanned the villagers, his gaze landing on Shikaku. "Is this how you Konoha people treat your guests?"
(Of course not. We will compensate you for the takoyaki.)
Shikaku was about to quit while he was ahead, but before he could even utter the first word, "Of," Hiromi spoke up, "You pushed me, made me bleed, and ruined my takoyaki. Is this still my fault?!"
Kumogakure Envoy Delegation: "..."
Shikaku: "..."
Subordinates: "..."
Villagers: "..."
A subordinate of the Kumogakure Envoy: "He seems to have a point."
"Shut up!"
Veins bulged on the Kumogakure Envoy Leader's forehead, he wished he could stab this idiotic subordinate. Even if it made sense, they couldn't admit it now.
But in this situation, he had no choice but to compensate.
"I'll give you..."
Just as the Kumogakure Envoy Leader was about to speak through gritted teeth, Hiromi said huffily, "So you won't pay and you won't apologize. You come to my Konoha and act so arrogant. Fine, I'll remember you."
The little boy, barely over a meter tall, stomped away in a huff.
The system in his mind refreshed the mission again.
[Mission Name: You're the One Being So Arrogant in Konoha?]
[Mission Content: Kill the Kumogakure Envoy Leader!]
[Mission Reward: Fire Release Chakra Mode]
Kumogakure Envoy Leader: "???"
However, he still breathed a sigh of relief and let out a cold sneer.
Good that he's gone.
As for remembering me?
Heh, pray that I don't run into you. Otherwise... heh.
—
It was a dark and windy night.
In an alleyway.
"Kid, how lucky. I didn't expect to run into you here."
The Kumogakure Envoy Leader, wearing a black mask, grinned maliciously.
He was planning to head to the Hyuga clan, not expecting to encounter that arrogant brat from earlier in the day along the way. This unexpected surprise made him feel refreshed. He had a premonition that this mission would go exceptionally smoothly.
"I'll rip your tongue out first and let you die in fear and begging for mercy."
He stepped forward with a sinister smile, every movement filled with the confidence of someone in total control.
Until he saw a flash of red appear in Hiromi's black eyes. Black tomoe appeared one by one as if multiplying, until three tomoe emerged within the red eyes.
The Kumogakure Envoy Leader's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Sharingan!"
"You're actually from the Uchiha clan?!"
The next moment, his shock turned into immense joy.
"It just so happens the Uchiha clan is under surveillance. If you hadn't run out, I wouldn't have been able to catch you."
His expression was filled with immense greed. With these eyes, Kumogakure's strength would advance even further. Perhaps they could even replace Konoha.
Hiromi sneered.
The three black tomoe began to spin rapidly within the red eyes.
An ominous feeling caused cold sweat to break out on the Kumogakure Envoy Leader's forehead.
Just as he touched the blade on his back, he saw Hiromi's new eyes. They looked like a pair of hands cupped together, forming the shape of a flower, yet they were extremely asymmetrical. The fingers of the ten petals seemed somewhat worn and full of abrasions. Taken as a whole, they also looked like a strange circular window.
They gave off a terrifying sense of tranquility, as if a devil were sleeping peacefully inside. Once awakened, it would bring horrific consequences.
The Kumogakure Envoy Leader's eyes looked as if they were about to bulge out, bloodshot and trembling all over. His hair stood on end as a cold current seemed to surge from his toes up his spine to the back of his head, filled with an unknown terror.
"You... you..."
His voice was trembling, as if he were afraid of waking the devil within that window.
But to deal with him, did Hiromi really need to use the "devil" in his eyes?
"Has no one told you? Never look into the eyes of an Uchiha." Hiromi's words were filled with confidence.
The next moment, the Kumogakure Envoy Leader seemed to see something. Terrified, he scrambled to turn and run, only to trip over his own feet and fall to the ground. His face was buried in the sewage, his hands and feet flailing as if he were swimming, desperately trying to escape something horrific behind him. Soon, in a state of terror and despair, he drowned himself.
"So weak."
[Mission "You're the One Being So Arrogant in Konoha?" Complete. You have obtained Fire Release Chakra Mode.]
Instantly, Hiromi could feel that he could manipulate Fire Chakra with ease and cover his entire body at any time.
A flicker of flame appeared on his body, yet it did not burn his clothes.
At this moment, Hiromi seemed to have transformed into a new species—a man of fire.
With a thought, the flames vanished.
Hiromi clenched his fists and let out a smile. This feeling of power was truly addictive.