Chapter 10

Izuki Valley.

"You..."

Daikichi glanced at Aokiji, who was holding the Ice blade in his palm, and tried to counter his claims, but couldn't come up with an explanation.

"Haha!!! Daikichi...you are quite pitiful."

Kakushi, who was about to inflict the fatal blow to Mei, came to a halt when he heard Aokiji's remarks.

"Don't you think it would be more exciting if you perished at the hands of your own clansman?"

When Kakushi saw the Ice sword, he knew right away that this boy belonged to the Yuki Clan.

"Retreat... let this kid kill him."

Kakushi delivered the order to his three subordinates who had surrounded Aokiji, and they promptly yielded.

Aokiji appeared in front of Daikichi, peeking over his shoulder.

Aokiji squatted down in front of the frail Daikichi and placed the Ice blade directly on his throat.

"Stop..., don't..."

Daikichi lost his serene expression as he felt a little pain in his neck and remarked with a trembling voice.

"Where did the fearless gaze from before go, Sensei?"

"You told us those rules, but you never imagined they could be applied to you."

"Admit it; you're terrified now, and you can't even face your own rules."

Aokiji stood up and removed the blade from his throat, saying that.

"How could it be...?" "I can't be terrified... but... why is my entire body trembling?"

Daikichi gazed at Aokiji, wanting to reject his words, but his shaking physique and rapid heartbeat made Daikichi doubt his own.

He understood deep down that he was terrified and didn't want to die.

"Would it make a difference if I killed you right now?" Then I'll be the same as you."

"My dream was to live a peaceful life, but I can't ignore the fact that comrades are slaughtering each other just to follow the rules; I have the power to change it, and if I don't, I won't be able to live with the guilt."

"Acting on rules is fine, but try to look at the world with your own eyes too, Sensei."

With a determined gaze, Aokiji said as the ice blade in his hands vanished.

He was already fatigued and didn't want to live in a village where he couldn't even call someone a friend.

"To... look at the world with my own eyes..., was I really wrong, Gengetsu?"

Daikichi suddenly remembered the days when he trained with Gengetsu and that guy would always say things that sounded similar to Aokiji.

Daikichi has always believed that he was correct, but now that he is approaching death, he realizes that he was mistaken and even he has emotions.

"It's too late... yet instead of dying in his hands... You should kill me...only you can judge me for my faults."

Aokiji's talk no Jutsu worked, as Daikichi's fear of death was completely removed from his heart, and he accepted reality.

"But it's a shame... I can't see this kid growing up; he'd be a sensation in the future."

Hearing Daikichi's remarks, Aokiji smiled and turned around to face Kakushi, who was waiting for him to kill Daikichi.

"Hey, kid, we don't have all day; just get over with it"

Kakushi was growing impatient since he wished to witness Daikichi's agony.

"What are you on about, Sensei?" Who will guide me in the future if you die?"

Aokiji returned his gaze with a smile on his face, and Daikichi was taken aback when he heard his remarks.

"I can't let his dreams finish here!!"

"Just leave it all to me, Sensei."

Daikichi, who had veins on his forehead, yelled as he attempted to stand up, but was stopped by Aokiji's confident voice.

"Kid, if you had killed him, I might have let you be my subordinate, but it's too late now."

Kakushi snarled at Aokiji before turning to face his three followers.

Whoosh...

They three reappeared in front of Aokiji and surrounded him once more.

*Soru*

Aokiji mumbled, and then vanished from his spot, much to everyone's surprise.

Puff...

"How...?"

The ice blade pierced the heart of one of the rogue Ninja as he stared in surprise at Aokiji standing before him.

Thud...

As the rogue Shinobi's lifeless body dropped to the ground, Aokiji drew his blade.

"Don't be arrogant, Kid."

When the rogue Shinobi standing near Aokiji saw his companion die, he cursed him, took out the Kunai, and ****** at him.

*Tekkai*

*Clang*

Aokiji didn't avoid it, and when the Kunai touched Aokiji's body, instead of piercing the flesh, it bounced back, making a harsh sound.

"You...!"

The rogue Shinobi was stunned, but he couldn't say anything else because the Ice blade was already close to his neck.

Puff...

"Two down...!"

A head rose in the air, but Aokiji's countenance remained calm as he glanced at the last one.

"Don't look down on me."

"Water Style! Raging Waves"

When the final rogue Shinobi saw Aokiji looking at him calmly, he felt humiliated and immediately printed multiple hand signs.

From his mouth, a tremendous jet of water erupted.

*Geppo*

Aokiji didn't worry when he saw the water wave rushing at him.

In the unbelievable eyes of Daikichi and Kakushi, who were watching the fight, Aokiji jumped up and then began to run in the air.

"is that really Taijutsu?

Daikichi just couldn't convince himself to believe it, even if he was injured; with his experience, he could clearly see that Aokiji didn't use chakra and all of his moves were Taijutsu.

*Rankyaku*

In the air, Aokiji, without any hindrance, saved himself from the water and, the next moment, kicked towards the rogue Shinobi.

A massive compressed wind-wave burst out from Aokiji's legs towards the remaining rogue Shinobi.

"Earth Style! Mud Wall"

When the rogue Shinobi saw the attack, he hurriedly built a mud wall in front of him, but it was useless.

*Swish*

Puff...

The compressed wind-wave split the wall in half and separated the rogue Shinobi from his waist.

"It's your turn now."

After dealing with the three, Aokiji turned to face Kakushi, who was likewise staring at him with fighting intent in his eyes.

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