Who are you calling a stable boy?!

"Big brother-"

Don't get distracted!

With his left arm hanging limply like a torn bag, Ai, who had just managed to stop the bleeding with lightning chakra, roared angrily.

His gaze shifted from Zheng Jing's smiling face to the golden cudgel.

Ai couldn't be sure whether the problem was with the stick or whether Zheng Jing's brute strength was truly that terrifying.

Or perhaps, both?

That blow just now shattered his lightning armor with ease. If he hadn't dodged quickly, it wouldn't have been just his arm that would have been broken.

For Ai, this was probably the first time in his life that he had felt pressure in terms of numbers.

He knew he had to abandon his most effective offensive strategy and instead leverage the combined strength of his brothers...

With just one glance, Killer Bee understood Ai's thoughts.

In an instant, the Abby brothers started running.

With the blessing of chakra, at that moment, a hurricane of red and blue seemed to rise from Zheng Jing's center.

Immediately afterwards, the Abby brothers simultaneously raised their right arms, one in front and one behind, and attacked Zheng Jing, who stood motionless in place.

This is the secret ninjutsu of Kumogakure, a vicious technique that has ripped off the heads of countless ninja masters!

—Extremely powerful thunderous plow and hot knife!

"Bang!!"

The two collision sounds overlapped completely into one.

The combination of speed and power created a violent shockwave, leaving the Cloud Ninja, who were unable to intervene in the battle, dizzy and disoriented.

Some exceptionally capable individuals are able to maintain a clear head even at this time.

—Then I was so shocked by what I saw that my mind went blank.

"Ha ha!"

Facing the shocked gazes of the Abby brothers, Zheng Jing, who had stretched his neck and let their trembling arms get stuck on him and unable to go any further, suddenly burst into laughter.

Then, he twisted his waist, and the golden cudgel in his hand spun up, first sweeping it across Ai's waist and abdomen, then spinning with Ai and smashing it down on Bi's body!

Unable to withstand Zheng Jing's monstrous strength, the two brothers were sent flying together, crashing through a side wall of Yunyin Village and landing in the village, raising clouds of dust.

"Lord Ai! Lord Bi!"

Mabuyi exclaimed in surprise, and at the same time, the Yunren who were still able to stand were about to rush towards Zheng Jing.

Even knowing they were outmatched, these Cloud Ninjas would die without flinching if they could buy Abby even a second of time.

"Certainly."

Unfortunately, when faced with Zheng Jing, they couldn't even face death with equanimity.

"Cough—cough cough! Huff, huff..."

Ai lay in Bi's arms, coughing up blood, her heavy breathing filled with the stench of blood.

He couldn't feel his lower body and guessed that his lumbar spine was broken.

His mouth was filled with blood and foam, and he was tightly gripping Bi's hand, as if he wanted to say something.

Bi raised his head, wanting to call for the medical ninja, but only saw Zheng Jing walk past the immobilized Cloud Ninja, carrying the Golden Cudgel, his hands on the stick, swaying casually over.

"Are we still going to fight or not?"

Looking down at the Abby brothers, Zheng Jing tilted his head.

Even with sunglasses on, you could still feel the resentment in Zheng Jing's eyes as he glared at him.

Of course he wanted to fight Zheng Jing to the death to avenge his elder brother!

But my brother's life hangs by a thread. If we can find a medical ninja in time, maybe he can be saved...

"You're not convinced, are you?"

Zheng Jing raised an eyebrow and gestured with his chin: "Then move aside, don't get in the way of me, Old Zheng, dealing with him."

What did he say?

Bi was taken aback by what he heard.

Seeing that Zheng Jing was about to get closer, he instinctively wanted to make a move.

"Get lost! I don't care if he's dead or I have to go to the King of Hell for him!"

For some reason, Bi Zhen stopped after Zheng Jing shouted at him.

Under his gaze, Zheng Jing squatted down and poked the fourth-generation Ai several times with his golden fingertips.

Immediately, enveloped in golden light that spread throughout his body, as if time had reversed, Ai's body returned to normal in just a few breaths.

They were dumbfounded.

Ai looked at her body in disbelief.

"Have you given in yet? Can we talk?"

Zheng Jing looked at Abby and asked.

"Don't say I, Old Zheng, am not giving you a chance. If you're not satisfied, then let's fight again. But let me make this clear: this is the only time we'll be doing this."

He reached out and patted the two brothers on the shoulder.

"If it happens again, it's time for a ritual to help them pass on to the afterlife."

Chapter 264: The Unification of the Ninja Sect

"Kumakumo can support the Land of Lightning in joining the alliance."

After a moment of silence, Ai spoke up: "But we cannot join in a way that harms the interests of the Land of Thunder, otherwise I would rather you take my life back right now."

"Look at what you're saying. I, Old Zheng, am not here to negotiate with you."

Zheng Jing scratched his cheek: "It's not like if we wiped out your Cloud Village, the Land of Lightning wouldn't join the alliance."

Upon hearing this, Abby and his brother's expressions tightened.

"However, I, Old Zheng, always believe in reason. Alright, let's leave it at that."

"really?"

Ai asked.

Zheng Jing's quick agreement made him hesitate.

Hey! You're actually worried now?

Zheng Jing scoffed: "Unless any of you can't let go of your own thoughts of being superior to others, if you just honestly and dutifully follow Lao Lan's arrangements, how bad can your lives be?"

"...I always thought it was just a show, but you actually made ninjas do those kinds of work?"

The Hidden Cloud Village has naturally been gathering intelligence about the alliance.

Ai clearly remembered that one type of intelligence mentioned that the alliance dispatched ninjas from Konoha and Kirigakure to various small countries to establish educational institutions called technical schools, which specifically taught the locals some ninjutsu that would help with production work.

Not only that, but ninjas will also be directly involved in production work.

A mere genin, with just basic physical abilities, is enough to make agricultural work in a village progress rapidly.

"This is something neither Konoha nor Kirigakure could come up with. You...you just mentioned Aizen? The Eye-Eyed Shinigami?"

Ai murmured.

He suddenly remembered a rumor he had heard before.

It is said that the alliance was formed because there exists a powerful entity above the alliance that can surpass the alliance of Konoha and Kirigakure and completely rule over the allied countries.

"You, all of you, who exactly are you...?"

"That's how things are done in Qitian Prefecture. Get used to it sooner rather than later."

Standing up, Zheng Jing stretched and said, "Old Lan will send someone to talk to you after the chores are over. I, Old Zheng, won't get involved. Go and call the Two-Tails Jinchuriki to come with me. Remember, he's called the Two Yukimon?"

"What do you want her to do with you?"

Ai lowered his voice.

The reason why Yugimon Nii, one of the Jinchūriki of Kumogakure, did not appear in this battle is quite simple.

She is currently on the border of the Land of Lightning, leading the Cloud Village ninja in border defense.

"Old Blue needs to conduct experiments on female Jinchuriki to see how much impact the experiment of turning Tailed Beasts into beautiful women would have on female Jinchuriki."

Zheng Jing gave the answer without hesitation.

The Abby brothers were both taken aback when they heard this.

"......ah?"

-

In the end, the two Yukimono-mons, along with Matatabi inside her, followed Zheng Jing to see Aizen.

This behavior, which was almost like being forced to exchange companions for peace, made many people in Yunyin resent Zheng Jing.

It is conceivable that even if the Land of Lightning joins the alliance, the Hidden Cloud Village will likely harbor strong resistance to the alliance.

But this is a problem that Lao Lan will handle anyway, and Zheng Jing doesn't care.

It was the two teakwood doors' attitude of "I'm so jealous" that made him really want to tease them.

With qualified experimental personnel, the indigo dyeing process was very efficient, and the conversion of the dye to yogurt was completed on the same day.

"Um......"

Zheng Jing clicked his tongue: "How should I put it in this situation?"

"It's a good thing, I guess."

Beside him, Aizen spoke with a smile.

In the end, the changes in Matatabi still affected the two Yukimon who were Jinchūriki.

However, this effect did not cause the two teak doors to develop any kind of masculine physique that would turn them into men if they came into contact with hot water...

Rather, well, should we say it amplified her femininity, or...?

"Hiss, that's strange."

Zheng Jing suddenly frowned.

"how?"

Aizen looked at him.

Zheng Jing recalled the flat plains of his journey and the towering teak doors that now cover the sky.

"Old Lan, is there some trick to this?"

"We don't know for now. What, Lao Zheng, do you have any preferences in this area?"

"Hmm... I wouldn't say."

"It's ambiguous. Come to think of it, we don't seem to have ever talked about this topic. As classmates and roommates, wouldn't you say that's a kind of lack of experience?"

"Huh? Does it count? Old Lan, you're interested in this?"

"not good?"

"There's nothing wrong with it."

"Then, Mr. Zheng Jing, what kind of girl do you like?"

"I really can't quite put my finger on it right now. I've never thought about this before... Lao Lan, what about you? You shouldn't have brought it up, because now that you've mentioned it, I'm curious too."

"Anything is fine with me."

"Anything is fine, whatever you call it?"

"Yes, what do you mean by 'anything is fine'?"

"Hey! You're going to ruin the conversation like this!"

"Sorry, sorry, let's change the subject."