Just as the firewood knife was about to strike, a hand wrapped in a Lightning Bolt firmly grasped it.
"Although I've long guessed it would be like this, I have to say this plot is so clichéd. Does anyone really read this kind of thing? Could it be that the author has run out of inspiration? So, is the next part of the plot that I'll take this Mother and Son back to Konoha and they'll become my die - hard followers? Then, because they're from another village, they'll be ostracized by the high - ups. Finally, Tanzō will find out that Haku has awakened Ice Release and take him away. And in the end, I'll beat Tanzō to death to save Haku?"
As Yue Yan was mumbling his complaints in a low voice, the Father stared at Yue Yan's hand holding the firewood knife in disbelief.
"Impossible. I clearly drugged you heavily. How could you be awake now?"
"Oh, right. I was so caught up in complaining that I almost forgot about you." Yue Yan rolled his dead - fish eyes at the Father, then forcefully swung his arm, flinging the man and the firewood knife together into the wall.
After doing all this, Yue Yan ignored the terrified Father and turned to look at Akiko and Haku, who were hugging each other.
"Can I kill him?"
Although Yue Yan had long known that this man was a scumbag, he still had to ask before killing him.
Hearing this, Akiko hadn't yet recovered from the shock of her husband trying to kill her and subconsciously shook her head.
Seeing this, Yue Yan couldn't help but sigh.
"Aunt Akiko, you need to know that if you want to kill someone, you have to be prepared to be killed. And even if I spare him, he won't spare you and your son."
"No... no..."
However, at this time, Haku, who had been huddled in Akiko's arms, looked directly at Yue Yan.
"Aniki, kill him. I don't want my Mother to be hurt."
Haku was already very sensible at this time. Compared to his Father, with whom he had little affection, he wanted his Mother to live well.
Hearing this, Yue Yan silently nodded and turned to look in the direction where the man had been flung.
As soon as Yue Yan asked Akiko, the man knew he couldn't beat him and had already fled in a hurry.
However, he was just an ordinary person. How far could he run in less than a minute?
As soon as Yue Yan stepped out of the room, he saw the man's back as he ran desperately.
He reached into his ninja tool bags and took out a Kunai, aiming it at the man from afar. Then, a dazzling Lightning Flash coursed through Yue Yan's arm.
The next moment, there was only a faint sound of something breaking through the air and a golden bolt of lightning. The man fell directly to the ground, with the Kunai that had shot out piercing through his heart from the front and back.
Yue Yan clenched his right hand and a smile curled up on his lips. He had been wanting to do this for a long time.
At this time, Haku walked over. After seeing what had just happened, he looked at Yue Yan curiously.
"Aniki, what was that just now?"
Hearing this, Yue Yan smiled and stroked Haku's head.
"That's electricity, that's light, and that's the unchanging faith in this life."
Haku tilted his head, apparently not understanding what Yue Yan was saying. However, that didn't really matter.
Back in the house, Yue Yan looked at Akiko, who had somewhat come to her senses.
"Aunt Akiko, I have two solutions now. One is to give you a sum of money, and then you can find another place. The other is to wait for me for a few days and then come with me. By then, I'll settle you and Haku in the Land of Fire."
Since Yue Yan knew that Haku would awaken the Ice Release bloodline limit in the future, if he took them back to Konoha, it would only bring trouble and danger to himself and the mother - son duo of Haku.
After hearing this, Akiko was silent for a moment and then slowly shook her head.
"Thank you, young master, but I don't want to take Haku away from the Land of Water. Although it's not a good place, it's always our hometown. If possible, please lend us a sum of money for relocation and settlement. I'll definitely pay you back in the future."
Yue Yan always respected others' fates, so he didn't have the idea of forcing them to leave. He left fifty thousand ryo for Akiko and Haku.
Glancing at the slightly brightening sky, Yue Yan was about to leave.
Just then, Haku grabbed Yue Yan's sleeve and looked at him with his pure eyes.
"Aniki, what's your name? So we can pay you back once we make some money."
"My name is Hongchi Yue Yan. But don't tell my name to anyone else."
Hearing this, Haku nodded seriously.
Seeing this, Yue Yan smiled, patted his head, and then left. At the same time, he took the man's body away and casually disposed of it.
After burning the man's body to ashes and burying it in the soil, the memory of the dispelling of the kage clone returned.
After browsing through the memory, Yue Yan couldn't help but be quite speechless.
He had waited in the forest for several days but didn't see the Sand Ninjas and the Mist Ninjas. Just one day after he left, the spies of both sides met. Could it be any more coincidental?
Shaking his head, Yue Yan got up and headed to the place where the kage clone sent back the memory.
According to the kage clone's exploration, after the spies of the Mist Ninjas and the Sand Ninjas met, they set the time to officially meet at noon today. Therefore, Yue Yan planned to go to their meeting place first and lie in ambush.
After finding a more concealed place, Yue Yan used the Transformation Technique to turn into an unremarkable stone.
By fully restraining his aura and with the assistance of natural energy, without special sensory ninjutsu, it was impossible to detect Yue Yan.
Time quickly reached noon. In Yue Yan's Lightning - Net Perception, two teams were coming from the southeast and southwest directions respectively.
There weren't many people in the southeast team, only five. While the southwest team was a bit large, about twenty people or so, and they were advancing in a front - to - back formation not far apart.
When Yue Yan got closer, he finally saw the appearance of both sides. The Mist Ninjas were all dressed in black and blue, wearing the masks of the Mist Ninjas Anbu. Only five of them were standing in front, and the rest were all hidden.
As for the Sand Ninjas, they should be some kind of Anbu as well. Yue Yan couldn't recognize them for the time being. However, when a white figure came into his sight, Yue Yan recognized who was leading the Sand Ninjas.
The hero of the Sand Ninjas, one of the most powerful contenders for the Fourth kage, Yagura (Pakura), also known as the one with the Blaze Release. At the same time, she also had the title of "Yagura with the Beautiful Back".
Well, even Yue Yan had to admit that Yagura's back was quite fair... Ugh... quite nice... Ugh! Anyway, Yue Yan thought that such a perfect back would be a waste if not used for cupping therapy (a traditional Chinese treatment). One could definitely cup several marks on it. Coincidentally, Yagura herself was a master of fire jutsu, so it'd be like she could provide her own 'cupping fuel'.
When Yue Yan saw Yagura, he more or less knew the purpose of this meeting between the Sand Ninjas and the Mist Ninjas.
In the original story, Chiyo, the most prestigious elder in Sand Ninja Village, supported Rasa in the election of the Fourth kage. Meanwhile, in order for Sand Ninja Village to gain more benefits in this war and pave the way for Rasa, she planned to sacrifice Yagura and form an alliance with the Mist Ninjas.
However, Yagura, the person involved, was completely unaware of this. She only thought it was an ordinary alliance meeting.
Yue Yan didn't care about what was being talked about in this meeting. Since he was sure that the Sand Ninjas were going to form an alliance with the Mist Ninjas, his task was to kill everyone present.
So, Yue Yan was thinking whether he should rescue Yagura when she fell into despair. By then, Yagura, who was disappointed with the Sand Ninjas, definitely wouldn't go back, and he could take the opportunity to recruit her.