During the brief pause in their conversation, a ninja from the Yamanaka clan stepped inside.
He knelt on one knee and reported in a deep voice, "My lords, our shinobi forces encountered fierce resistance in the Land of Valleys."
"The opposition mainly consisted of the Fūma clan's ninja, and they have all been eliminated."
"However, based on information obtained through interrogation, the mastermind behind them is someone called Victor. He is primarily engaged in medical device research, but we have not located him."
After hearing the report, Yuzuru's eyes flickered.
He finally understood why the Land of Valleys had felt so familiar to him.
From watching certain storylines in his previous life, he had some knowledge about Victor.
This man was an Inner member of the Kara organization, publicly known as the president of a medical equipment company in the Land of Valleys.
He had long been conducting human experiments — an ambitious and dangerous figure.
Since the matter involved Kara, Yuzuru decided to personally make a trip there.
After informing everyone, he directly activated Kamui and arrived in the Land of Valleys.
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Although Victor's medical company was massive in scale, the people of the Land of Valleys still relied mainly on rice cultivation. Even near the outskirts of the capital, vast rice paddies stretched as far as the eye could see.
Yuzuru looked around with interest for a while before slowly walking into the town ahead.
The town was deathly silent. Aside from the patrols of the joint Lightning and Fire forces, almost no civilians could be seen outside.
Following the intelligence, Yuzuru made his way to a towering building in the center of town.
The structure rose over fifty stories high, imposing and magnificent.
Even in the current Land of Lightning or Land of Fire, such a building would be considered top-tier.
Upon seeing Yuzuru, a Konoha ninja immediately jogged over.
"Lord Yuzuru, my name is Shinsuke. I am a Konoha jōnin."
"This building is the headquarters of Victor's company — the true controller of the Land of Valleys. Everything inside has already been completely destroyed. We didn't find any valuable intelligence."
Yuzuru had long expected something like this.
He simply nodded without saying much.
The next second, glass suddenly shattered from the upper floors of the building. Several ninja wearing Konoha headbands screamed as they fell from above.
"Not good — enemy!"
Shinsuke shouted and immediately gathered all personnel.
Before long, heavy footsteps echoed from inside the building.
Then a man with a physique like a brown bear charged out shirtless.
In his hands were two Konoha ninja corpses.
"Hahahahaha… a bunch of trash."
The burly man laughed loudly and hurled the corpses forward like weapons.
Immediately afterward, a cloud of purple poison mist erupted from his body.
"Watch out!"
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
Under Shinsuke's command, the Konoha ninja instantly formed a formation. A six-man squad joined forces to release a Wind Style technique, dispersing the poison.
Another squad had already completed their hand seals.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Several massive fireballs shot toward the burly man, instantly engulfing him.
Yet from within the sea of flames, his rough laughter continued without interruption.
"Lava Style: Scorching Star Break!"
A mass of acidic yellow fluid burst out from the flames. Shinsuke immediately slammed his hands against the ground.
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
Ssssss—
When the acid struck the earthen wall, a chilling corrosive sound rang out, but fortunately, it was blocked.
"Not bad reflexes."
The flames faded, and the burly man reappeared before them.
The man who had been shirtless was now completely naked, his clothing burned away. Yet there was no trace of embarrassment on his face; instead, he boldly displayed himself, seemingly extremely satisfied with his body.
"Attack!"
At Shinsuke's command, more than a dozen Konoha ninja rushed forward.
Kunai and long blades slashed together, leaving the man no room to dodge.
But the burly man neither dodged nor avoided, allowing the weapons to strike his body.
"Kill!"
Swinging his fists, he struck back with reckless ferocity, trading injuries without hesitation.
In just a short moment, over a dozen Konoha ninja were sent flying.
'Now!'
Shinsuke's figure vanished instantly.
His blade flashed with cold light. The burly man raised his arm to block.
In the next moment, the long sword severed the man's arm and sliced across his neck.
"We won…"
Just as Shinsuke was about to relax, he saw the man's mocking smile.
Before he could react, the severed arm regenerated, suddenly gripping his throat.
"How is this possible…"
Struggling desperately, disbelief filled Shinsuke's face.
He had clearly inflicted multiple fatal injuries — why did the opponent seem completely unaffected?
Seeing his fear, the burly man sneered.
"Ignorant lower creatures. Today I'll teach you a lesson."
"In front of a perfect being, all your struggles are meaningless."
After speaking, he kicked Shinsuke away and released large quantities of floating gunpowder from all over his body.
Then he rapidly formed hand seals.
"Fire Style: Explosive Blaze!"
Boom!
The fireball appeared and instantly triggered a violent explosion.
Looking at the collapsed buildings and blazing flames ahead, arrogance filled the burly man's face.
"For me to lower myself to deal with you — dying by my hands is your honor."
"You probably can't hear this anymore, but… my name is Boro."
As Boro finished speaking, the flames ahead gradually faded.
But the next second, his pupils suddenly shrank.
Before him, a wall of sand was slowly dispersing.
The Konoha group appeared completely unharmed, as if the explosion had caused no damage at all.
"Lord Yuzuru, thank you."
Shinsuke spoke with lingering fear.
If Yuzuru hadn't intervened just now, all of them would likely have died here.
Yuzuru waved his hand casually. "It's nothing."
"You performed well just now. Your coordination was excellent — you did more than enough."
Hearing Yuzuru's praise, Shinsuke and the others revealed excited expressions.
In their eyes, Yuzuru was like a living god.
The most worthy ninja of respect in history.
To receive praise from someone like him…
This alone was enough to become a story they could boast about for years to come.
Yuzuru, unaware of their thoughts, simply waved his hand and said, "Leave the rest to me."