Drov stared at the bone spear that had pierced the ground like a lance, then turned his head to the side, narrowing his eyes at the insignificant creature that had dared to attack him.
Not far from him, a member of the Kaguya clan pulled another bone from the palm of his hand. The bone was white, slightly stained with blood, and sharp like a blade.
With a crazed smile on his face, he activated the Body Flicker Technique and dashed at high speed toward Drov, who wore an expression of disgust mixed with a hint of curiosity.
"These creatures are clearly intelligent… so why doesn't this one seem… intelligent?" Drov muttered, then raised his arm and flattened his palm like a blade.
He brought his hand close to his chest, then swung it with a ferocious expression, revealing rows of white teeth.
Even as a powerful jonin possessing one of the strongest kekkei genkai, he couldn't withstand even a single move from the young Drov.
Slash!!
Drov's hand passed like an executioner's sword through the Kaguya ninja's neck, severing his head from his body.
The head spun several times in the air before falling and rolling to Drov's feet, who mercilessly kicked it like a football.
The ninja's body collapsed lifelessly, blood continuing to gush heavily from the neck.
"Weak," Drov commented, staring at the corpse. He flicked his hand to remove the blood stuck to it, then his body began to float, lifting off the ground.
"How did I reach this planet? What happened to the ship?" Drov wondered as he ascended. Suddenly, he spotted another person not far from his crash site.
Without hesitation, he flew toward him, leaving behind a sharp sonic boom.
Drov's figure reflected in the crimson eyes of Shiba, whose face had turned pale from his injuries. When he saw the stranger flying toward him, his face grew even paler.
He understood! Fu must be dead, otherwise, how could this stranger have appeared while Fu hadn't? What terrified him the most was that Fu had died without making a sound!
He clenched his teeth. The three tomoe in his Sharingan spun rapidly until they looked like a circle surrounding the black pupil. Shiba clasped his hands together and performed several hand seals at high speed.
His chest expanded and swelled, intensifying the pain he was already feeling, but he ignored it. He was in no position to succumb to pain. Fu had been stronger than him, and now he was dead.
"Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon!"
He spat a stream of orange flames that expanded into the shape of a massive fire dragon, which lunged with its jaws toward Drov, who raised his hands in front of his face to shield himself.
The dragon grabbed Drov in its jaws and slammed him into the ground.
Boom!
The ground trembled slightly beneath Shiba's feet as he stared at the fiery explosion caused by his ninjutsu.
"Did he die?"
Shiba wondered, placing his hands on his knees as he panted heavily, staring at the blazing flames.
Suddenly, Shiba felt someone appear behind him. Without hesitation, he quickly drew a kunai and stabbed backward, but his hand was caught in a powerful grip like a clamp.
Crack!!
A horrifying scream escaped his mouth as his arm broke, the bone piercing through flesh and skin, jutting out in a bloody mess.
Then he heard a voice, like a devil's whisper
"Interesting… you can spit fire? . Little lizard, what is this place called? And what is your race called?"
Drov asked with curiosity. This creature had truly surprised him, not just this one, but even the other who attacked with bones as if they were weapons.
He had never heard of such a race before.
They resembled Viltrumites, weak, fragile bodies, but they possessed abilities Viltrumites did not. The first manipulated his bones, and the one before him could spit fire.
Drov released Shiba's broken arm, which dangled, barely held by a thin strip of skin.
Shiba grabbed his arm with his other hand to keep it from falling and stepped back, staring at Drov, who was completely unharmed, only some dust had stained his uniform.
Shiba couldn't understand why the man before him was unaffected by the Fire Style technique that had clearly hit him. Even if it hadn't killed him, it should have at least injured him.
"Who the hell are you? . How dare you injure me, aren't you afraid of the Uchiha clan's revenge?!"
Shiba shouted, anger mixed with pain he was struggling to suppress.
After shouting, Shiba looked directly into Drov's blue eyes.
His Sharingan glowed crimson as he tried to trap Drov in a genjutsu...
But it was useless.
Shiba stared wide-eyed at the monstrous man before him, completely unaffected by the illusion. In truth, Drov was confused by Shiba's changing expressions, as he hadn't felt anything at all, he didn't even realize the other had tried to cast an illusion on him.
"Even genjutsu has no effect on you… what kind of monster are you?" Shiba said, stammering as he stepped back.
He began thinking about escape. He valued his life and didn't want to die here, especially now that the cursed war between the Senju and Uchiha had finally ended.
"Uchiha? Is that the name of your race?" Drov asked curiously after hearing the earlier threat.
His cold eyes narrowed in a frown when the other didn't answer.
"Do you want to live?" he asked coldly, raising his open palm in front of his chest.
For some reason, when Drov made that gesture, Shiba felt the scent of death looming over him and didn't dare move.
He nodded quickly .who wouldn't want to live?
"Good…"
Drov lowered his hand, and Shiba let out a sigh of relief, as if he had escaped death's claws, forgetting that he was still bleeding heavily.
"What is this Uchiha thing you mentioned?"
Drov asked his first question, trying to learn more about this planet before deciding whether it was worth conquering. Even after everything he had gone through, he hadn't abandoned his mission. Even if this planet wasn't the target, it didn't matter.
When he heard the question, Shiba looked at him in confusion and disbelief. Was this man living in a cave?. Even common people knew about the Uchiha clan, people from other countries outside the Land of Fire knew them.
Yet here was this absurdly powerful man who knew nothing about the Uchiha.
Despite his confusion, Shiba answered humbly while tearing his shirt and tying his bleeding arm:
"The Uchiha clan is the strongest clan in the Land of Fire… in fact, in the entire world. We are the holders of the strongest kekkei genkai "
Despite the situation, Shiba still showed that false pride when speaking of the Uchiha.
Although Drov wasn't satisfied with this vague answer, he didn't get angry. Instead, he calmly asked again:
"Uchiha is just a clan name? Then what is your race called?"
Once again, Shiba was confused, but he still answered, unsure if this was what the terrifying man meant:
"Humans… I think!"
"Humans? That term is unfamiliar. It seems our empire hasn't discovered it yet," Drov said, thinking out loud.
He placed his hand on his chin and thought for a moment before asking several questions at once:
"Think carefully before answering. Can you also control your bones like that Disgusting creature ? , Can all humans do what you did earlier, spit fire from their mouths? And what's with those eyes of yours?"
At the last question, Drov pointed at Shiba's Sharingan.
This time, Shiba wasn't as confused by Drov's strange questions. For some reason, his mind became clear, and he began connecting the dots.
The man before him had no trace of chakra in his body, not even a drop.
Yet he could fly, move at incredible speed, and possessed overwhelming strength beyond reason. Then there was the meteor that had fallen from the sky…
Putting all these clues together, a terrifying realization formed in Shiba's mind…
The man standing before him was not from this planet.