Konoha, Just Like Kizaru

The diamond-shaped shuriken returned to Troy's hands

He smiled and said, "Sorry, but I use Magnet Style ninjutsu."

"Hateful."

Uchiha Fugaku gritted his teeth tightly.

If it was just Troy alone, Fugaku was confident he could defeat him

But so many people...

Mikoto looked at the two people who surrounded her firmly, a trace of helplessness flashed in her eyes.

"Don't delay, let's go together!" 

"Yes!" 

The constant barrage of Lightning Style ninjutsu forced Uchiha Fugaku and Mikoto into a difficult situation. 

Along with the Water Style and Earth Style ninjutsu from Kusa and Taki ninjas, it was too much for Fugaku to handle. 

The danger was overwhelming. 

Uchiha Mikoto, unable to defend herself, was taken down in less than ten minutes. 

A ninja from Kusa Village grabbed her and pressed a kunai to her face.

"Uchiha Fugaku, if you don't surrender, I'll scratch her face!" 

The threat was clear. Though it wouldn't kill her, it would disfigure her. 

Uchiha Fugaku hesitated. 

The Uchiha clan had high hopes for him. 

He hadn't joined this assessment for himself but to represent the entire clan. 

If he failed here... 

The Uchiha clan would become the laughingstock of everyone.

Mikoto closed her eyes, as if she understood what Fugaku was thinking. 

She smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll be fine. It's no big deal—I can just use medical ninjutsu when we get back."

The ninja smirked. "My kunai is coated with a special poison. Even Tsunade from Konoha won't be able to restore your appearance."

Mikoto's face went pale. But for the sake of the Uchiha clan, she had no choice but to endure.

Suddenly, a casual voice rang out. 

"Ouch, I thought someone was bullying a little girl, but it's just you, Cloud Shinobi. How scary."

Mikoto turned her head and saw a figure flash beside her. 

Before the Kusa ninja could react, the man swiftly kicked him away.

The venom-coated kunai hit the ground, turning the white snow green. 

Simu caught Uchiha Mikoto just as she was about to fall.

"Are you okay?"

"I... I'm fine." 

Mikoto sighed in relief, avoiding Simu's gaze. He doesn't seem as annoying as before?

"Hanyu Simu!" 

Troy called out, his voice filled with shock.

Troy's attitude toward Simu was different from Yugito Nii's. 

He was deeply wary of Simu, even to the point of fear. 

If Yugito Nii hadn't been so far away, he would have sensed it and gathered every force he could against Simu.

He knew how powerful Ai was.

And if Ai recognized someone, that person had to be strong.

Unlike his own evaluation from Ai, which was a bleak "bells and whistles," Simu was a different level of threat.

But despite that, Troy wasn't about to give up easily.

"There are only three of them—let's go together! Don't be afraid!" 

To boost morale, Troy led the charge by throwing his own shuriken. 

"Wind Style: Blaster Shuriken!" 

With the power of Wind Style, two large shurikens spun through the air, creating a gust of wind as they sped toward Simu. 

The other ninjas quickly followed, one of them charging straight at Simu.

Trying to cover for Troy.

But the moment he activated it, a strand of Kunai flew out.

He barely dodged it.

However, he noticed something odd about the kunai. Unlike the usual rhombus-shaped kunai, this one had a trident shape. 

The handle was also wrapped with a strange rune.

In the next moment, Namikaze Minato appeared before the Cloud Shinobi, his white cloak fluttering. 

He grabbed the kunai with his left hand and spun 360 degrees in the air, striking a perfect pose. 

As he did, a Rasengan formed in his right hand, blasting the Cloud Shinobi into the snow.

Before anyone could react, Troy's shuriken flew toward Simu with a sharp whistle.

"Such a big shuriken is really scary."

Simu used Observation Haki to easily predict the direction of the shuriken, and tilted his head slightly to avoid it.

Troy narrowed his eyes.

The two shurikens, guided by magnetic force, rushed at Simu from both sides.

Mikoto, familiar with this technique, was about to warn Simu, but he raised one hand, his index and middle fingers slightly spread.

Armament Haki, as hard as steel, covered Simu's hand.

Then, to everyone's amazement, the flying shuriken landed perfectly between his fingers with a deafening whistle. 

Simu closed his fingers lightly, gripping the shuriken that could kill with ease.

But it wasn't over. 

The second shuriken, accompanied by a deadly wind blade, came rushing at him.

Facing the double attack, Simu didn't even bother using his other hand.

Simu quickly spread his middle and ring fingers, effortlessly catching the second shuriken between them, just like the first.

It looked as if he were holding two playing cards.

There was silence. A deadly silence.

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TO BE CONTINUED

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