C139 What Did You Do to Me?

He wasn't just a master of defense. His Wood Escape technique was so deceptive that it could even fool Uchiha Madara's Mangekiyou Sharingan, so Kei Ichi stood no chance.

While Kei Ichi was fully focused on gathering his Chakra, he seamlessly blended into the forest using Wood Escape. Unnoticed, he reappeared only after Kei Ichi had completed his technique.

With a swift move, he would end him!

It was, without a doubt, a flawless tactic!

"Lord Yuejun, I beg you to hear me out!" Tuoba Yi pleaded as Yang Ming's gaze fell upon him.

"Oh? What is it that you wish to say?" Yang Ming asked with a mocking smile, pausing momentarily.

Tuoba Yi hurriedly continued, "Cloud Ninja concedes defeat. We should never have crossed you, Lord Yuejun. Cloud Ninja and Grass Ninja have no quarrels. Spare my life, and I'll pin this incident on the Hyūga Clan. It's unrelated to the Grass Ninja. The Hyūga Clan is formidable, and stealing their Byakugan was always a suicide mission. If I blame them, the Grass Ninja will remain uninvolved. Otherwise, if even I perish, the Raikage will surely retaliate and investigate. Your Grass Ninja will inevitably be dragged into this."

"Oh?" Yang Ming's interest was piqued, the proposal seemingly striking a chord.

Indeed, he was the face of the entire Grass Ninja, and no one would willingly provoke a formidable foe like the Cloud Ninja.

The encounter with Kei Ichi had already hinted at the might of the Cloud Ninja's forces.

Sensing Yang Ming's hesitation, Tuoba Yi pressed on, "Lord Yuejun, Cloud Ninja has distinguished itself in the last three battles. Unlike other nations that have been devastated and weakened, we have maintained our formidable combat strength. We may not be able to take on the major nations, but the Grass Country is but a speck on the map. If Cloud Ninja were to march on the Grass Country, I doubt even your ally, Konoha, would intervene. Don't court disaster for your nation!"

His tone was a mix of threat and plea, with the might of Cloud Ninja as his leverage.

He was trying to make Yang Ming wary of making a move.

"Oh? Is this a threat?" Yang Ming laughed.

"Indeed. Even an ant clings to life. I fear death, true, but if I fall, your Grass Country will suffer far worse. Whether it's one man or an entire nation at stake, the choice is yours to make."

Tuoba Yi nodded in agreement. By now, he had reached a decision; it was time to cut to the chase.

Intimidation!

Temptation!

He was convinced that Yang Ming was intelligent and would make the wise decision.

"Fine, since you put it that way, I'll let you live!"

Yang Ming appeared to relent after much deliberation, nodding in acquiescence. Tuoba Yi couldn't contain his joy at the sight.

He nodded with an air of arrogance.

"You've made the correct choice!"

He then spun around, a glint of coldness flickering in his eyes.

"Hmph, enjoy your moment of triumph. Once I get back, I'm going straight to Lord Raikage to call for troops to crush your tiny Grass Country!"

Tuoba Yi smirked inwardly, ready to take his leave.

"Hold on, who said you could go?"

Just then, Yang Ming's icy voice cut through the air.

"What are you implying?"

Tuoba Yi responded with a scornful laugh.

"Puchi!"

But Yang Ming wasn't there to chat. A wooden fork in his hand plunged into Tuoba Yi's body and vanished without a trace.

"What have you done to me?"

Tuoba Yi was astounded!

He frantically examined himself, but the wooden fork had seemingly merged into his body, leaving no sign of its entry.

Yet, the more he found no trace, the greater his fear grew, for he had witnessed Yang Ming drive a wooden fork into his flesh!

Now that the fork had disappeared, where could it possibly have gone?