Free Web NovelChapter 598: Chapter 598: Encountering Kinkaku and Ginkaku Again
"Who are you?!"
Faced with the mysterious man who appeared silently above their heads, everyone present instantly entered a combat stance.
Senju Tobirama’s expression turned grave. When exactly did this guy appear?
Even he, a powerful sensory ninja, had failed to notice him.
That could only mean the person before them far surpassed him in strength!
Damn it. They had only just temporarily escaped the pursuit of Kumogakure’s ninja, yet now they had run into an even more troublesome opponent!
He had originally planned to sacrifice himself so the younger generation could leave safely.
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Renya took in Senju Tobirama’s expression completely and secretly let out a sigh of relief.
The old man didn’t recognize him.
That meant this was a parallel timeline — or rather, the timeline of the original story itself.
In that case, he could finally display his strength without restraint!
"Don’t be nervous. I mean no harm."
Looking at the youthful faces of Hiruzen and the others, Renya felt as if he had returned to decades ago, during the First Great Ninja War.
Time really passed quickly.
The companions who were once young had, in the blink of an eye, entered middle age.
Even he was no exception...
"You’re an Uchiha, aren’t you?" Senju Tobirama suddenly said.
He sensed a familiar aura from Renya — that uniquely cold Uchiha chakra. There was no mistaking it!
He never expected that aside from Uchiha Madara, who had been killed by his elder brother, another Uchiha this powerful still existed!
"Huh?" Uchiha Kagami looked confused, his three-tomoe Sharingan observing Renya. "Are you also an Uchiha clansman?"
He had never seen this person within the clan before.
A clansman this strong shouldn’t be unknown.
"More or less." Renya activated his three-tomoe Sharingan in response.
Seeing those eyes, Tobirama’s gaze flickered as his suspicions were confirmed.
As expected, this man was indeed an Uchiha!
But Tobirama did not relax his guard because of Renya’s identity. Instead, he stared at him even more seriously.
A powerful yet unknown Uchiha suddenly appearing within the Land of Lightning’s borders...
And precisely when they were being hunted by Kumogakure ninja.
It was impossible not to suspect his motives.
Perhaps he had been sent by Kinkaku and Ginkaku to stop their escape...
Clearly Tobirama was not the only one thinking this. The others also stared at Renya with solemn expressions.
At the slightest movement, they would attack simultaneously!
No matter how strong he was, he wouldn’t come out unscathed against all of them attacking together.
"You’re all pretty tense." Renya stood up, looking down at them from above and said helplessly, "I really don’t have any ill intentions."
The group before him had just endured a pursuit; their condition had greatly declined.
If he truly wanted to deal with them, it wouldn’t take long.
There was simply no need.
He had already beaten Senju Tobirama three years ago. Doing it again now wouldn’t be interesting.
However, he was quite interested in the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers.
After all, he hadn’t seen them for twenty years.
"No ill intentions toward us..." Utatane Koharu murmured softly. "Are you here to help us?"
She spoke quietly, yet Renya still heard her.
"That’s right. I came to help you resolve this crisis." Renya’s gaze shifted into the distance as he said coldly, "Your crisis has already arrived."
As his words fell, countless figures rapidly approached from afar, soon appearing before everyone.
They were the elite ninja of the Kinkaku Unit.
At the front stood a blond man with a beard and a silver-haired man — the very creators of this crisis, the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers!
"Ginkaku, looks like we caught the rats that ran away." Kinkaku noticed Renya standing atop the tree and said in confusion, "Though it seems another rat suddenly appeared."
"Heh, then let’s kill them all." Ginkaku grinned viciously. "What do you think, Kinkaku?"
"Sounds fine to me."
Renya looked at the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers, who clearly didn’t take him seriously. Instead of annoyance, nostalgia filled his expression.
Back then, he hadn’t awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan yet, and his Flying Thunder God Technique had still been half-baked.
Killing the two of them had taken tremendous effort.
If he hadn’t first poisoned Ginkaku to death, the brothers’ flawless teamwork would have made them extremely difficult to defeat.
Especially Kinkaku — whenever he couldn’t win, he simply ran.
With the Nine-Tails’ chakra empowering him, once he decided to flee, no one could catch up.
Several times he had escaped successfully.
"Ginkaku, that long-haired guy’s gaze toward us seems strange..." Kinkaku frowned and spoke quietly to his brother.
It wasn’t that Renya’s expression was obvious. Everyone else looked at them with vigilance.
Only Renya’s gaze stood completely out of place — how could it not attract Kinkaku’s attention?
"I noticed too, Kinkaku." Ginkaku grinned cruelly. "Then let’s kill him first."
As he spoke, he stepped forward holding the Seven Stars Blade, sneering at Renya standing in the tree.
"Kid, I’m going to kill you right now!"
Senju Tobirama and the others knew escape was impossible.
They could only choose to fight to the death.
Hopefully this suddenly appeared Uchiha could hold Ginkaku off for a while.
That would give them enough time to break through the encirclement!
"Heh, don’t think about escaping during the chaos..."
Kinkaku noticed their small movements and led the elite ninja to block their path.
Today would be the death day of these Konoha ninja!
"Bang!"
At that moment, a figure flew backward at extreme speed, crashing heavily into a tree.
At first, Kinkaku thought the long-haired man had been sent flying by his brother.
But upon closer inspection, his eyes widened in disbelief.
"Ginkaku!"
The one who had been blasted away was actually Ginkaku?!
What kind of joke was this?!
Ginkaku’s strength was nearly equal to his own, yet he had been sent flying with a single move.
Didn’t that mean the man before them was stronger than both of them?!
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Ginkaku climbed up from the ground in a miserable state. Seeing the shocked expressions of his subordinates and brother, he instantly felt immense humiliation.
Being blasted away in front of so many people — did he not have any dignity?!
"Bastard! You actually attacked sneakily! I won’t let you off!"
In truth, he had only stepped forward intending to talk some trash, but before he could react, he was kicked flying.
No — it definitely wasn’t because he failed to react.
He had simply been careless and didn’t dodge in time!
Yes, that must be it!
"Seems you still haven’t realized the gap between our strengths."
Renya looked at the furious Ginkaku and spoke casually.
Twenty years later, facing his former opponent once again, the pressure he once felt was completely gone.
It was like returning to the beginner village at max level with god-tier equipment, facing the boss he once struggled against as a rookie.
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