Naruto: Forbidden Arts and an Immortal Agenda

Uchiha Kyudai was quick and efficient—he returned to the office not long after leaving.

Hearing footsteps, Aozora immediately fell silent.

Kyudai stepped into the room. Recognizing Natsuki, he approached politely. "Natsuki," he said, "is there something urgent?"

Natsuki smiled but remained quiet.

Fugaku said, "Aozora, you and Natsuki should leave first. Remind her a bit more."

Aozora and Natsuki heard the instructions and respectfully took their leave.

Inside the office, as Kyudai watched Natsuki's figure disappear, he asked, "Chief, why did Natsuki come looking for Aozora?"

Fugaku replied, "You don't need to know."

After that, he began handling paperwork, leaving Kyudai with no choice but to sit at his desk with an unhappy expression.

Leaving the Police Force headquarters, Aozora headed toward the Uchiha Compound.

Natsuki followed behind him and asked, "Where are we going?"

"I'll take you to my house," Aozora said. "No one will be there!"

Hearing this, Natsuki hesitated briefly before thinking to herself, He's only twelve years old. What could he possibly do?

She moved to walk beside Aozora, their shoulders almost touching.

Her slim, tall, and curvaceous figure appeared in Aozora's peripheral vision.

Glancing sideways, he caught a hint of pale skin beneath her slightly open collar and quickly looked away.

"We should find a quieter place to talk."

Noticing Aozora's small movement, Natsuki didn't feel shy at all. Instead, she smiled slightly and instinctively straightened her posture to tease him.

Was Aozora some innocent teenager?

Since she didn't seem to mind, he openly turned his head for a better look. Only when Natsuki finally raised her hands to cover herself did he return his gaze forward and continue walking home.

Frustrated by failing to provoke a reaction, Natsuki muttered, "You're not even a twelve-year-old child! You're clearly just a rascal."

"I'm just a rascal who looked at you twice," Aozora replied. "But the rascals you meet outside won't be as decent as me."

Natsuki remained silent for a moment before explaining, "That's because you're part of the clan. Otherwise, I would've already gouged out your eyes."

Aozora made no rebuttal and continued, "Sister Natsuki, since the clan leader chose you, I naturally trust his judgment. But when we're out there, besides strength, experience is also very important—especially for a pretty girl like you. In others' eyes, you're just tender meat on a chopping board."

"Who's tender meat?" Natsuki retorted angrily.

Still, she understood what Aozora meant. After a while, she sincerely added, "I'll be careful."

Aozora was about to explain more precautions when suddenly a deep, muffled explosion echoed from afar.

Crimson flames shot into the sky, sending gray mushroom-shaped smoke billowing upward. The explosion sent fire and debris flying in all directions, accompanied by villagers' screams and the echoes of blasts.

"[Explosive Tag!] We're under attack!"

Aozora and Natsuki instantly reacted and used the Shifting Body Technique to rush to the scene.

Soon, they arrived.

On the street, villagers were running chaotically in all directions. One building had its roof completely blown off by Explosive Tags.

Inside, a dozen bodies lay sprawled on the ground, charred beyond recognition. Some were reduced to blackened husks, others bloodied and mangled, groaning weakly as they tried to crawl away from the inferno.

In the center of the street, four ninja dressed in Police Force uniforms were surrounding a thickset chef.

This burly chef was immensely strong—so strong that the four Uchiha couldn't handle him.

Although he looked heavyset, his speed was incredibly fast—or rather, his blade was just too swift.

A single kitchen knife danced in his hands, effortlessly blocking all their attacks and carving trails of blood across their bodies.

As Natsuki was about to step forward, Aozora gently grabbed her arm and shook his head.

Tiny black dots had already appeared on rooftops far away.

"It's my turn," Aozora murmured softly.

Natsuki's face slightly flushed red. She tried to pull free but realized her hand had already been released.

Looking ahead, she saw only Aozora dashing forward.

"Shw! Shw! Shw! Shw!"

The situation for the four Anbu officers was dire—Aozora didn't have time to channel chakra. Instinctively, he hurled four kunai with lightning precision.

Fast and accurate, these kunai blocked all possible escape routes around the stout chef.

If he wanted to keep attacking them, he might end up getting hurt himself.

Hesitating for just a moment, the four Uchiha quickly withdrew from danger.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The overweight chef casually knocked the thrown kunai aside.

Clutching a fresh kunai in hand, Aozora channeled chakra steadily from his palm, wrapping even this ordinary metal in its glow.

Eyes locked firmly on the heavyset chef, Aozora called out, "Assistant Chief of the Police Force, Uchiha Aozora. Leave this one to me. The rest of you evacuate the wounded to the hospital."

Upon hearing this, the other four Uchiha exchanged glances before retreating backward.

"Not bad for the Uchiha—they sure react fast!"

The fat chef made no attempt to stop them as they left.

Wiping his broad kitchen knife clean, Yonaka glanced toward the distance coldly. "Looks like there's no way out after all! In that case, dying while taking down a Uchiha prodigy isn't so bad."

Aozora used to think people got cuter when they put on a little weight. But now, staring at the twisted face before him, he realized that not all fat creatures were calico cats—some were Tora too.

"Roar!"

The hefty chef roared and charged toward Aozora at an astonishing speed.

Aozora felt the pressure. This speed was slightly slower than Yugito's back then, yet still beyond his own reach.

His kunai were fast, but the enemy's blade was equally quick.

One throw wouldn't be enough to land a killing shot.

He could defend himself.

But inevitably, Anbu reinforcements would soon arrive.

Would the Anbu seize this opportunity to undermine the Uchiha clan or demand more concessions? Aozora didn't know.

He wouldn't give them any excuse.

That's why he fell back, searching for an opening while silently activating his [Zhanxian Throwing Knife Technique].

Facing such a powerful enemy, he refused to test his limits.

The Ninja World was too dangerous—the opponent's abilities remained unknown.

He also wouldn't give the enemy even a second to reveal his powers.

"Shoo!"

A short, sharp sound sliced through the air.

Anbu operatives had already landed on the rooftops lining both sides of the street.

The kunai became a gust of wind, crossing space in an instant and flying straight toward the heavyset chef.

A grin spread across Yonaka's face.

"Bang!"

Feeling power surge through the handle of his knife, the chef relaxed inwardly.

That kunai was insane—just a hair closer, and he wouldn't have blocked it.

But since he blocked that kunai, the boy was dead meat now.

A faint smirk tugged at the Heavyset Chef's lips.

The Anbu had already formed his hand seals and drawn his blade, ready to strike in the next instant.

However, a thread of azure light slipped past the Heavyset Chef's cleaver.

Next moment—

The Heavyset Chef saw a geyser of blood shooting into the sky and his own headless fat body.

The Anbu saw the enemy's head separate from its body.

Aozora sidestepped, dodging the still-forward-rushing headless body.

Four Uchiha had just isolated the battlefield when they realized the fight was already over, stunned beyond words.

The four Anbu agents who had just arrived still stood in attack formation, completely stunned.

Aozora turned his head and loudly called out to the Police Force, "Two of you—get over here and clean up this mess!"

After saying that, he strode toward where the Zhanxian [Slayer of Immortals] throwing knife had fallen.

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