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　These ninjas were mostly rogue ninjas, murderers, or unruly individuals who gathered together to form a violent world.

　It's considered the dark side of the Naruto world! Because the plot revolves around the five great ninja villages, there's very little depiction of the underworld.

　But where there is light, there is also darkness; the village of Guangming may well be the place where darkness takes root.

　The power struggles between the five great nations have never ceased. There are some matters that ninjas cannot resolve, and some things that cannot be handled openly; that's when the underworld comes into play.

　For example, even now, Ye Chen hasn't returned to the village yet, but he has already received a message from Hanzo.

　"Assassination"

　After a long while, Ye Chen looked surprised, but didn't seem to care.

　He was originally an ANBU ninja, an expert in assassination! He's always the one killing others; let these assassins come at me if they don't care about their lives.

　Do you know who posted the bounty?

　Ye Chen asked

　"The underworld doesn't reveal the employer's name when issuing bounty missions, so I have no way of knowing."

　Hanzo said

　"I'm bored on the road, so I'll kill some people to pass the time."

　Ye Chen said indifferently

　""

　半藏

　Ye Chen took a step forward, his feet firmly planted on the water, and walked step by step toward the border of the Land of Fire.

　Hanzo stared at Ye Chen's departing figure, lost in thought, before finally letting out a long sigh of relief.

　He couldn't help but chuckle to himself. When did a demigod become so easily frightened by a child so much younger than himself?

　Just as Hanzo was about to leave, a voice suddenly appeared in his ear: "If anything happens to my three students, I, Rakshasa, will blame the entire Land of Rain."

　The mysterious voice echoed in Hanzo's mind for a long, long time! Hanzo didn't know how to describe his feelings at that moment. He still thought that Ye Chen didn't know that the Rain Ninja had found out about Nagato and Yahiko.

　Unexpectedly, all of this was under Ye Chen's control! What a terrifying person! Hanzo sighed inwardly, though a strange expression appeared on his face. That last sentence... Why should I be blamed for your student's accident? Of course, Hanzo would never have imagined that in the future he would cooperate with Danzo of Konoha to murder the leader of Akatsuki! The future Akatsuki was Danzo's greatest enemy! In the original story, it was also because of Yahiko's death that Hanzo, this... demigod, was silently killed by Nagato using the power of the Rinnegan, dying an extremely humiliating death, without any power to resist.

　Fate is composed of many branches, and it is the fate of many people.

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　A complex web of changing fates! This time, the world is inhabited by Rakshasa. The Land of Rain seeks development by leasing land to the Land of Wind and Earth II. Will it follow the same path as the original story? Only time will tell.

　Fire Country Forest

　Ye Chen leaped among the dense, towering trees, his face expressionless, while his mind pondered Hanzo's words.

　Assassination! Someone has offered a 20 million bounty on his head through the black market. Who could it be? The Kazekage or the Tsuchikage? Impossible. Both of them are Kage-level shinobi, and they both lost to him in direct combat. They know their own strength and wouldn't waste money on a bounty on him. He's at least a Kage-level shinobi now, and the Kazekage and Tsuchikage know that assassinating a Kage-level shinobi is practically impossible.

　Furthermore, there's no need for it. Although Ye Chen killed many ninjas from Sunagakure and Iwagakure, this hatred wasn't a personal vendetta.

　It's not about war between nations, or villages! The essence of war is meaningless slaughter and meaningless hatred, nothing more! And the price to pay for assassinating a Kage-level strategist is anything but ordinary.

　Like Konoha's White Fang, who's always been ranked in the top three of the black market assassination list but never gets hurt.

　It's precisely because they are not only fierce and intimidating, but also have the powerful backing of Konoha.

　If your assassination attempt fails, you'll face relentless pursuit from the entire Hidden Leaf Village's Anbu! Excluding the Kazekage and Tsuchikage...

　As for the Mizukage and Raikage, there's no need to even consider them. They have no direct conflict of interest, so why would they waste 20 million on a bounty for their own heads?

　Ye Chen's mind was clear as day; therefore, the most likely person behind the bounty was from Konoha.

　"Danzo?"

　A hint of disdain appeared on Ye Chen's face. A mere twenty million bounty on him? He was truly being underestimated.

　A strange cry echoed from the depths of humanity, like a flock of crows flying overhead, as dark shadows darted swiftly through the gaps in the trees.

　Each dark figure wielded a kunai, moving with lightning speed, each step fraught with deadly intent.

　A truly powerful ninja must possess taijutsu (physical skills) that are at their peak.

　Assassination relies on physical skills and speed—a matter of life and death decided in an instant! There were eight black-clad ninjas, all dressed alike, seemingly from the same assassin organization.

　They appeared beside Ye Chen almost instantly, radiating a chilling, death-like aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

　Such speed of action suggests they are all at the level of Jonin! And with their assassination techniques, most Jonin wouldn't last three rounds before being killed.

　But their opponent was Ye Chen, the Leaf Demon! The demonic sword Enma's purple demonic aura soared into the sky, its killing intent solidifying into a tangible form, and the Asura Fruit crawled out from the depths of hell.

　A terrifying killing intent shook the heavens and earth, and dark clouds rolled in, as if it were the end of the world! The eight assassins felt their souls freeze, and they were all stunned in mid-air. What kind of killing intent was this! "One-Sword Style"

　Iai

　"Draw your sword and slash!"

　Yama was drawn and sheathed! In an instant, 0.01 seconds! Blood and flesh were mangled, heads rolled, crimson blood was splattered everywhere, and limbs and remains were scattered all over the ground.

　To outsiders, Ye Chen's movements appeared as if he were doing nothing, simply maintaining a hurried posture. But behind him lay a trail of corpses. Only after he had gone far away, in a puddle where water swirled, did a black-clad, masked, green-eyed ninja gaze in the direction Ye Chen had gone, muttering, "That's the Leaf Village Rascal who recently shook the ninja world; truly a killing god."

　Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, he quickly dug out their hearts; they couldn't waste them!

　Something came up today, so the update will be a little late.

Chapter 283 From the Perspective of the Heart

　This content was first published here (second update).

　The leaves are underground, and the roots are embedded in the ground.

　A dark and gloomy underground fortress, cut off from the world by no light, like a hellish abyss, bearing witness to all the evils of the world.

　The air was icy cold, devoid of any warmth.

　It's suffocating and insane. Staying here year after year would likely gradually numb even a normal person, turning them into a heartless killing machine.

　Root: Headquarters, Danzo stood in the darkness, a dark figure kneeling beside him.

　"Sir, a bounty has been issued in the underworld."

　The shadowy figure said

　"Really? Has someone made a move?"

　Danzo Asks the Way

　"According to intelligence, Rakshasa has arrived in the forest of the Land of Fire, and at least twenty assassins are currently lying in ambush for him there."

　The assassins are all high-ranking figures with extremely high bounties, and there's even a legendary bounty hunter, the Takigakure rogue ninja, Kakuzu, who possesses an immortal body.

　The shadowy figure spoke slowly, his words devoid of any emotion or fluctuation.

　As tools, they do whatever orders their superiors give them, without asking questions or thinking; they only need absolute obedience.

　This is Root's philosophy; compared to the Dark Side, Root was created entirely for killing.

　"I wonder if Rakshasa will be able to return to Konoha alive."

　"If the bounty is completed, you know what to do, right?"

　Danzo said

　"Take care of everyone who knows about this, including your subordinates."

　Let this secret be buried in the roots of darkness.

　The figure in black spoke resolutely, without the slightest hesitation.

　"Go for it!"

　Danzo glanced expressionlessly at the dark figure, then turned his back and disappeared into the shadows.

　The shadow vanished into thin air, regardless of...

　Whether this mission succeeds or fails, his existence must be erased; some secrets can only be kept by the dead.

　"Rakshasa!"

　Danzo lurked in the darkness, and Yoruichi's delayed return to Konoha gave him the opportunity to make his move.

　In his heart, it would be best if Ye Chen disappeared forever and never came back.

　Hiruzen Sarutobi was unaware of this matter; if he had, Konoha probably wouldn't be as peaceful as it is now.

　Danzo, after all, hadn't witnessed the battlefield of the Second Shinobi World War firsthand! Perhaps in his mind, even if Yoru was powerful, he couldn't be that strong—just a greenhorn relying on some special bloodline ability.

　Three days later, one should look at them with new eyes.

　How could he know that the Leaf Village Rakshasa had grown to a level he could only look up to, that he had long been left far behind and could not catch up with them?

　Ye Chen practically slaughtered his way through the forests of the Land of Fire, leaving a trail of corpses and severed limbs in his wake—a truly horrifying sight.

　These assassins were at most elite Jonin level, and coming from the Five Great Nations, they were a mixed bag, mostly rogue ninja.

　Perhaps they were once renowned and left behind a formidable reputation! But their target was Ye Chen, who was invincible among those of the same level and could routinely challenge those of higher levels.

　Jonin have killed before,

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