HBWnovel Chapter 56 - 56: 56: Pool Party
Chapter 56 - 56: 56: Pool Party
"Oh, by the way, as far as I know, Konoha Village also has a technique called Edo Tensei. You can think of it as turning people into zombies with their memories intact. In theory, they could kill a target, resurrect them, and kill them again… infinitely repeating the process…"Kizaru said this in a lazy tone. Of course, Konoha Village and Orochimaru weren't deranged enough to actually do something like that. But as a weapons dealer, Tony couldn't help but shiver at the mere thought of such a possibility.
"Ahem, Lady Feathered Serpent, I was just joking earlier! Loyalty to Lord Orochimaru… uh… is actually an excellent choice. Loyalty is the most admirable virtue!"
Tony explained to Feathered Serpent with utmost sincerity, completely abandoning his talk of freedom and equality.
From now on, he decided he was an Orochimaru fan. Anyone who badmouthed Orochimaru was basically an enemy of Stark Industries!
"Oh… Tony, what just happened? I think I saw a… snake!"
Dr. Yinsen, waking up from his fainting spell, groggily rubbed his eyes. At his age, the trauma of being a hostage to terrorists had already left him physically fragile.
The sight of a 40-meter-long giant serpent earlier hadn't outright killed him, but it was only thanks to his impressive mental resilience.
Before Tony could explain, Yinsen, realizing the strange scenery around him, instinctively glanced down. The moment he saw that they were riding on a massive serpent's head, he let out a scream and promptly fainted again.
"Hey! Yinsen! Oh, this is bad… uh, sorry, I don't mean you, Lady Feathered Serpent," Tony muttered, frustrated that he hadn't stopped Yinsen from looking down in time.
To be fair, discovering a 40-meter-long snake behind you or realizing you were riding one's head would test anyone's nerves.
Unfortunately for Yinsen, he seemed especially sensitive to snakes, unlike Tony, who conveniently forgot how he had been trembling just moments earlier when he first encountered Feathered Serpent.
"We've arrived. Up ahead is a village with people living in it. Delivering you here should count as completing the mission, right?"
Kizaru spoke casually, feeling that he had already collected plenty of Tony's embarrassing moments to tease him with later. He was ready to say his goodbyes.
As for the promised $100 million? Honestly, Kizaru didn't care much about it. access, someone will come to pick us up in no time."
Tony's confidence wasn't misplaced. As the U.S. military's top weapons supplier, he could even directly contact the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan if needed.
The trio's arrival caused quite a commotion in the village. Tony and Yinsen, as typical Westerners, weren't too shocking. The villagers had already seen their fair share of arrogant American soldiers.
But Kizaru, standing at an intimidating three meters tall, was a different story. Many villagers thought he was some kind of demon. The timid ones immediately prostrated themselves in fear, while the bolder ones somehow managed to produce various firearms, ready to physically "exorcise" him.
In the end, after some "friendly" communication from Kizaru, the villagers cooperatively handed over a smartphone with internet access.
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