Chapter 260: Guards: Damn, helping others is not good for them [Combined Chapter]

As Blood Chi Shang finished his words, the river of blood surrounding him tangled into a ferocious blood dragon, roaring silently as it rushed towards Uchiha Kenji.

When Uchiha Kenji quickly avoided the blood dragon, the disgust on his face was about to overflow, "You call this your mother? Then your mother is too disgusting! Isn't she a beast?"

Blood Pond turned his wrist slightly, and the blood dragon continued to strangle Uchiha Kenji swiftly as if it was endowed with a soul. "Haha, aren't parents such disgusting things? They smile at you while sending you into the abyss without hesitation, leaving you to struggle and cry for help without paying any attention..."

"Ah, so your parents are really beasts? Then I apologize, I shouldn't have scolded you, I'm sorry." Uchiha Kenji's face was sincere, "Don't be too sad, everyone will meet a few beasts in their life, you are just a little more unlucky than others, you just met a situation where your parents are beasts."

Blood Pool was silent for a moment, and Blood Dragon's voice became even louder, "...your way of apologizing is really special."

Ling, who was using perception ninjutsu to pay attention to the battle situation, couldn't help but raise his hand to his forehead. There was obviously nothing wrong with each sentence taken separately, but why did it sound so strange when they were put together?

Shaking his head, Ling threw away the distracting thoughts in his mind, feeling the sudden decrease in the breath of life around him, his expression slightly solemn, [If this drags on, the subsequent impact will be more difficult to deal with, but Xiansi's pupil power is becoming more and more active, and there may be a possibility that it will evolve into a kaleidoscope... This is really a difficult choice -

Hmm? This chakra... is it from Masaaki and the others? They were supposed to be on a mission in the north of the city. It seems that the commotion here is really too big? I wonder if there are other ninjas spying in secret...】

Thinking of this, Ling tilted his head and said to Youlv on his shoulder, "Excuse me, Xiaoyou, can you help me pass some information to Yashu and Yingsi over there?"

Youlu withdrew his gaze from watching the fun and asked, "What?"

"That's it..."

Because the battle was getting more intense, Uchiha Masaki and Uchiha Eidera, who were closer, also noticed Ling's movement of turning his head. Uchiha Eidera looked at the kitten that was quickly shuttling between the ruins, "It seems that Ling has also made plans for our next move."

Uchiha Masaki looked at the kitten that jumped onto the eaves and couldn't help but take a step back, "What does Ling want to say?"

Yato Lushun followed the hand that Uchiha Eiji extended and climbed onto his shoulder, "That brat needs you to expel the troublemakers with great fanfare at the right time. It would be best if the brat off the field is not caught with obvious evidence that he is an Uchiha."

Uchiha Masaki looked at the kitten that was only one meter away from him, took another step back, and returned his gaze to the audience. He nodded coldly, "Well, I understand."

"Really, Masaki-kun, why are you so cold? Mata-kun is just a cat," Uchiha Eiji raised his hand to touch Mata-kun on his shoulder, but it stepped on his head again, "Really, Mata-kun, just let me rub it."

"Humph~ You're not going to offer any tribute?" Yalu shook his tail, "You're just dreaming."

"Oh, I've been out on a mission for so long, how can I have any dried fish left on me..."

The corner of Uchiha Masaki's mouth twitched, and his eyes shifted back, "I advise you to stay away from that cat, otherwise you will regret it later."

"What are you talking about?" Uchiha Yingji looked disdainful, "How can such a small cat eat you?"

"Oh, it's really hard to persuade a damn ghost with good words." Uchiha Masaki twitched the corner of his mouth, "If you have the guts, go ask Ling what this cat is. If you dare to get so close to him again, I will give you half of the mission money for the next month."

Uchiha Eiji, who was trying to dig out dried fish and shrimp to offer as an offering, paused and said, "...You are suspicious."

Uchiha Masaki just twitched his skin and then turned his attention to the battle situation again.

This made Uchiha Eiji start to panic, but he also knew that now was not the time to worry about this, so he leaned down to look at the battle situation.

The blood dragon formed by the lives of dozens of people now had many debris mixed inside. Not only did its appearance become more ferocious, but the damage caused by its every move also became more fierce. However, such a powerful blood dragon was never able to touch Uchiha Kenji at all, and Uchiha Kenji was also unable to get close to the Pool of Blood because of the obstruction of the blood dragon.

After dodging the blood dragon's attack once again, Uchiha Kenji spat irritably, "It's so annoying. Your eye technique is too troublesome, isn't it? It keeps moving around and there's no time to crack it."

“Hahaha—you deserve it!” Xue Zhichi Shang opened his arms and laughed loudly, “Brother is a rare genius in the clan. His control over blood and bloodline limits has reached the pinnacle! All you bugs need to do is die obediently!”

"Yes, yes, I know it's great to have a brother - but can you please stop this boring role-playing? It's really making me sick to the point of vomiting!" Uchiha Kenji jumped lightly onto a broken wall, the magatama in his eyes finally stopped spinning, twisting into intricate and strange patterns, the corners of his mouth rose again, "Let's end this joyful duel with the next move -"

But before he could finish his words, a huge purple-red skeleton rushed in. A pair of bony palms stretched out and easily tore into pieces the blood dragon that was wreaking havoc and causing panic.

A voice filled with indifference and contempt also rang out from the huge purple-red skeleton, "How dare you cause trouble in the Land of Fire that the Uchiha protects? Are you...trying to provoke the Uchiha?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Kenji, who was about to explode, held back his words and gritted his teeth in hatred, "Purple-red Susanoo... Masaki, you wait for me."

Ling walked up to Uchiha Kenji and raised his voice, "Sorry, we didn't mean to offend you, we were just trying to protect ourselves - as a gesture of sincerity, we will be responsible for compensating for the damage to the surrounding buildings."

Xue Zhi Chi Shang stared blankly at the purple-red skeleton that was five or six people tall, then looked at the handsome young man who was protected by the half skeleton, and soon laughed again, "Great! So you Uchiha have this ability! I want it so much! Let you become a puppet of me and my brother!"

Uchiha Masaki shifted his gaze and sneered at the guards who finally dared to approach, "They disregard the lives of the people even more than ninjas like us who are only hired for hire... The daimyo has a good eye for selecting house ninjas."

"People? What does that have to do with me? I just need to protect the daimyo from getting hurt, isn't that enough?" Xue Zhichi Shang didn't care at all. He only focused on Uchiha Masaki who entered the venue. The blood scattered on the ground had a tendency to coagulate again. "Hey, seriously, you can also be a puppet of me and my brother! I like you so much!"

Looking at the Blood Pond that was eager to test him, Uchiha Masaki frowned slightly, and the complex patterns in his eyes turned, "...noisy and stupid."

In an instant, the blood that had already risen from the ground scattered again, and Xue Zhichi Shang also staggered and almost fell to the ground, but he quickly stood up again, avoiding Uchiha Masaki's gaze, and finally sweat seeped out of his forehead, "Directly attacking the spirit... What kind of technique is that?"

Uchiha Masaki uttered a light exclamation, and the huge purple-red skeleton disappeared in an instant. He suddenly appeared in front of Xue Zhichi Shang, grabbed his neck before he could react, and threw him towards the guards who were approaching tremblingly. "I don't need to answer rubbish like you... and you guys, go back and tell the daimyo to control his dog, otherwise don't complain that we Uchiha rebelled if you are issued an assassination mission in the future."

Xue Zhi Chi Shang stood up with a sullen face, raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and scanned the people present one by one. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Uchiha Kenji scream again, "No way?! Is this true?! Do you really have two souls in your body?! Sorry, sorry, I shouldn't have suspected that you were really mentally ill! I take back what I said about you putting on a show!"

The corner of Uchiha Masaki's mouth twitched obscurely, [Then you might as well say he's putting on a show. ]

Xue Zhichi Shang's breath suddenly became pent up in his chest. Finally, he looked at Uchiha Kenji fiercely, engraved his appearance into his mind, and left surrounded by the guards.

Seeing that the matter here was settled for the time being, Ling took out his spare funds and kindly handed them over to the guards who stayed behind to clean up the aftermath. He also left the scene with Uchiha Kenji, who had been muttering to himself.

Uchiha Masaki was much less polite. He stood in the middle of the field with his arms folded, watching the guards clean up the mess. While mocking their incompetence, he drove away other ninjas who tried to take advantage of the situation. He also gestured to Uchiha Eider to go find Ling first, and he would follow.

The guards who cleaned up the mess had to admit that Uchiha Masaki's presence gave them a great sense of security, so even when they were scolded very harshly, no one showed any dissatisfaction. They just focused on cleaning up the ruins and rescuing people who might have survived the turmoil.

But Uchiha Masaki obviously did not think that the guards' action of rescuing the wounded was of any use - looking at the bones and clothes left on the street, and the blood dragon that he had just torn to pieces, the mental patient who had just been driven away by him obviously had the ability to turn people directly into blood and use them to fight.

And considering that the other party killed so many people without hesitation and used their blood as a weapon to fight Uchiha Kenji, how could he be kind enough to leave anyone alive?

"There's someone here! Come and help!"

Uchiha Masaki was stunned and turned to look at the rescue workers over there. He saw those people trying to move the rubble beside him, revealing two children who were obviously overly frightened.

[He killed so many people without a care, but spared a child who was so close to him?] Uchiha Masaki retracted his gaze and shook his head, [What a weirdo...]

Thinking of this, Uchiha Masaki looked at the guards who had been hesitating for a long time and still failed to rescue the two children. He snorted and strode over, "A bunch of trash...get out of my way. If you keep hesitating like this, when will I be able to do my own thing?"

The guards stepped aside and curled their lips in a subtle way, "Ah, yes, yes, you come, you come - you are such a jerk for helping others. 】

On the other side, Uchiha Kenji had already changed into new spare clothes. He was complaining loudly because he was far away from the quarreling area in the city center. "What! That bastard Yashu! That was my prey! I was about to kill him! How could he suddenly appear and snatch it away! Ling, don't be silent! Give me some justice!"

"If you want to fight the people from the Blood Pool, there will be plenty of opportunities later." Ling, whose sleeve was pulled, finally slowed down his pace. "There's no need to rush."

“Of course I know! It would be fine if I had asked for help, but Masaki took my prey! This is completely different!” Uchiha Kenji started to cry, “It was obviously my prey! I have seen through all his moves! Why didn’t you let me fight him? Wuwuwuwu - do you know how happy you feel when you defeat an enemy with new tricks? Wuwuwuwu - I will not let him go after I return to my tribe. Wuwuwuwu -”

"What's the point of looking for Yashu-kun? This is Ling-jun's order. Hey, stop crying. Your arms and legs are not broken. How can a grown man like you cry like this?"

"You actually spoke up for Masaaki..." Uchiha Kenji sniffed and looked at Uchiha Eidera beside him. After staring at him for a moment, he asked tentatively, "You are Eidera, right?"

"Yes, yes, it's me." Uchiha Yingji patted Uchiha Kenji on the back, "You can recognize people now, you can recognize Masaki and guess me."

"I'm face-blind, not color-blind. Who else could that huge purple-red skeleton be except Masaaki?" Uchiha Kenji wiped the tears from his face. His expression looked particularly aggrieved, not as fierce as before. "And you better stop speaking for him, or I'll beat you up when we settle the score later."

"...So we are just being ordered by Ling Jun. Go find the culprit."

"I know," Uchiha Kenji raised his head and sniffed hard, trying to hold back the tears and snot, "but we have to take them one at a time, right? I definitely can't beat them both together. I like fighting, but I don't like being beaten unilaterally - by the way, did you bring a towel? I want to wipe my face."

Uchiha Yingji began to look for towels for people in a rather speechless manner, "What do you say, Lingjun? Is the matter with Sarutobi going well?"

"It went smoothly. I will tell my father how to contact him when I return to the tribe." Ling chuckled and took out a towel and handed it over. "Also, Yashu's timing of entering the battle was very good. At least now, even if those people know that Kenji and I are members of the Uchiha clan, they have no reason to complain to those nobles and cause trouble for us openly."

"I say, Ling, why don't you praise me first?" Uchiha Kenji held the towel and began to cry again, "I have awakened, I have awakened with the pupil power I have accumulated all this time! Why should you praise that bastard Yashu who only knows how to steal prey and doesn't let people try their skills first! My relationship with you is obviously closer than your relationship with him!"

"Yes, yes, Kenji is also very good."

"Perfunctory! Too perfunctory! How can a living person say such cold words!"

"Wait, Kenji, calm down! Wait, don't hug me suddenly! Ugh!"

Uchiha Yingji looked at Uchiha Kenji using his hands and feet to climb onto Ling's body, and immediately grinned, raised his hands and put them behind his head, "As expected, Ling-jun, you have no way to deal with Kenji-kun."