"Deserted?"
Seimei's eyes went wide, shaking his head in utter disbelief.
"You can't fool me! You are a genius the Leaf Village only sees once in a lifetime, and the personal final disciple of Hashirama himself — how could you possibly turn your back on them?"
"In this world, nothing is impossible."
Aoi shrugged with a smile. "If you don't believe me, ask Gengetsu. I'm sure Kirigakure's intelligence network has already received my official wanted notice."
Hearing this, Gengetsu quickly sent a message to his information division back in the Mist Village.
After a short while, he turned back to Seimei with a look of shock and nodded. "It's true."
"What?!"
Seimei's eyes nearly popped out of his head. He fell silent for a long moment before looking up, bewildered. "Why? Why would the Leaf ever let this happen?"
"Word has it Aoi slaughtered the elders of the Uchiha clan." Gengetsu looked utterly perplexed. To think he would abandon everything just for something like this...
Back in the bloody Mist Village, killing the elders of an entire clan was nothing extraordinary.
If someone had managed to kill even him, no one would dare utter a word of complaint — if anything, they would likely be crowned the next Mizukage.
"Now do you understand?"
Aoi raised the induction coil, aiming its barrel straight at Seimei. "I am no longer a ninja of the Leaf. They have no authority over me anymore."
Seimei froze completely. He could already picture exactly what the Leaf Village would say once this was done:
The ninja Aoi has deserted our ranks. All actions taken during his time outside the village are entirely his own responsibility and have no connection to us.
Konoha accepts no liability for this act of violence. Out of humanitarian consideration, we will offer compensation in the form of one D‑rank jutsu...
It was all just a clever way to wash their hands of it.
"Now, I will ask you one last time. Will you honor our wager, or refuse?"
Aoi kept the electromagnetic cannon aimed directly at Seimei. A coin slid slowly into the firing chamber, ready to unleash that terrifying, all‑destroying flash of light at any moment.
"To agree or refuse... that really is the question!"
Cold sweat poured down Seimei's face. Deep down, he wanted to say yes, but the crowd of onlookers from his own nation behind him would never allow it.
If he gave in now, he might as well step down as ruler of the Land of Craftsmen.
Perhaps... Aoi doesn't actually dare to fire. He's just bluffing. Should I call his bluff?
While Seimei hesitated, Aoi seemed to lose patience all at once. His thumb twitched slightly, and a blinding white light suddenly flared up from the coil...
The radiance was like the Grim Reaper clad in holy armor. The brighter it grew, the more terror swelled in Seimei's heart, until eventually he forgot how to breathe entirely.
I'm going to die. He really will do it!
Just as the light reached its peak, Aoi flicked the coin sharply.
Seimei's vision went completely black; he collapsed backward in terror, and another warm, foul‑smelling stream of urine soaked his robes.
Clink!
The white light vanished instantly. The tiny coin rolled out of the coil and bounced merrily across the ground...
Seimei fell to his knees, pressing his forehead against the earth and wailing loudly. "I was wrong! I agree to fulfill the terms of our bet — please, spare my life!"
Seeing this, Aoi smirked coldly.
I knew he was no fearless warrior. Otherwise, how would he end up turning himself into that grotesque, half‑human weapon decades from now?
Watching the scene unfold, Gengetsu couldn't help but marvel inwardly. Is this really a child of only three years old?
Not only does he possess power far beyond the Kage level, but his grasp of human psychology is just as terrifying...
A true monster indeed.
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