Renye glanced at Senju Tobirama, who was looking at him with an exploratory gaze, and rolled his eyes at him.
What the hell, did he poison them?!
This Old Man's imagination is really something...
If he had that ability, the war would have ended the moment he went to the battlefield.
It wouldn't have dragged on for so long, and he wouldn't have almost been killed several times.
Seeing this, Senju Tobirama knew he had misunderstood.
He then turned to look at the terrified Kumogakure people in the distance, wondering what they were so afraid of.
When did this kid's reputation in Hidden Cloud Village become like this...
Those looks of fear, apprehension, and hostility didn't seem fake; this kid must have done something heinous to cause such a situation.
Senju Tobirama was very satisfied with the Kumogakure people's reaction, and his appreciative gaze fell on Renye.
To deal with enemies, you must make them feel fear; only with strong deterrence can people be deterred from coveting the Village.
It was like this when his elder brother, Senju Hashirama, was alive; no country in the Ninja World dared to provoke Konoha.
Otherwise, they would face the wrath of the Ninja God!
Such peace lasted for decades, until his elder brother's death broke the peace of the Ninja World.
But in the years Hashirama was alive, there was no war in the Ninja World!
As long as he was alive for one day, no one would dare to covet Konoha.
This was the result of powerful deterrence.
In the eyes of the Kumogakure people, Renye was a guy with powerful deterrence.
Although the specific reason was unknown, the effect achieved was still very good.
It was believed that as long as Renye was around, Hidden Cloud Village would have to consider what price they would pay if they started a war in the future.
Danzo Shimura looked at the terrified expressions of the Kumogakure people, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes.
Renye could actually make the Ninja of an enemy country so afraid.
He wished he could also receive such treatment.
Not just Danzo, but even Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others had envious expressions on their faces.
Renye looked at the terrified faces, unsure what to say.
He didn't seem to have done anything heinous on the battlefield, did he?
All he did was kill some Jonin and a few Kage-level Ninja, and then capture some test subjects for experiments.
...That's all.
The Hidden Leaf Emissary Group headed to the highest building in Hidden Cloud Village—the Raikage Building.
The Second Raikage was still waiting for them there.
When the Kumogakure people saw Renye of the Emissary Group walking towards them, the crowd immediately erupted in a commotion, then scattered in terror.
A little girl in the crowded mass accidentally got separated from her parents and was then accidentally knocked to the ground.
Renye saw this scene and frowned slightly, worried that the little girl might be in danger; it would be troublesome if a stampede occurred.
He left the Emissary Group and came to the little girl, preparing to help her up.
Senju Tobirama saw Renye's action and instinctively stopped to look.
The little girl was lying on the ground, hands propped up, just about to get up, when she suddenly saw a pair of feet appear in front of her.
Immediately after, a gentle voice came.
"Are you alright?"
Before she could finish speaking, the little girl found herself being picked up from the ground.
She immediately showed a happy smile, sniffed, "I'm fine, thank you, big..."
When she saw clearly who was holding her, the smile on her face instantly froze.
This... isn't this the ‘Poison Master of Death’ my mom talked about?!
"Where are your mommy and daddy?" Renye tilted his head and asked, showing a harmless smile.
However, in the little girl's eyes, this smile was like the perverted smile of a serial killer preparing to kill a child.
And asking where her parents were, this was an attempt to catch their whole family in one swoop!
Her body trembled slightly, and deep fear appeared in her eyes.
"What's wrong with you?" Renye noticed that the little girl in his arms was acting strange and quickly asked with concern.
"Wuwuwu, Mommy, help!"
The little girl cried loudly in Renye's arms, but she didn't dare to struggle, afraid of angering the "Poison Expert."
She looked at Renye pitifully, her voice choked: "Big brother, can you please not kill me...?"
Renye had a bewildered look on his face.
"My child, my child!"
A middle-aged woman in the crowd cried out loudly, wanting to rush over and take the little girl back, but she was held back by the people around her.
"Madam, calm down!"
"That guy is the ‘Poison Master of Death’ who kills without batting an eye!"
"Don't go to your death!"
"Someone has gone to inform Lord Raikage; I believe he'll be here soon."
"Wuwuwu, Lord Poison Expert, please don't hurt my child..."
Renye looked at the trembling little girl in his arms, then at the middle-aged woman being held back in the distance.
When did he become a demon who kills without batting an eye?
Although he was always cruel to enemies, he wouldn't lay a hand on children or defenseless civilians!
Which bastard was spreading rumors?!
"Don't cry, I'll let you go back to your mom." Renye put the little girl down and rubbed her head.
The little girl timidly glanced at him, then turned and scurried on her short legs to her mother's side.
Renye looked at the scene of the mother and daughter hugging each other and crying tears of joy, his expression somewhat complex.
His reputation in Hidden Cloud Village seemed to have gone sour.
No, it's not that simple...
He seemed to have become a psychological shadow for the Kumogakure people.
Senju Tobirama and the others, who had witnessed the entire process, all looked at Renye with complex gazes.
"Renye-kun, you're really amazing in Hidden Cloud Village," Uchiha Kagami whispered softly.
"Truly known by everyone, understood by all!" Hiruzen Sarutobi exclaimed with emotion.
How many people did Renye kill? To achieve such an effect, it was truly terrifying.
Senju Tobirama's mouth twitched slightly; this kid's deterrence was even stronger than he had anticipated.
To make the people of Hidden Cloud Village so afraid, what kind of outrageous things did he do!
Even Uchiha Madara's deterrence wasn't that exaggerated!
With this kid around, it was believed that Kumogakure wouldn't dare to scheme against Konoha for a long time.
It seemed necessary to inquire about it once they returned to the Village.
Danzo Shimura and Utatane Koharu suspected that Renye might have done some unknown things behind their backs.
Otherwise, the Kumogakure people's reaction wouldn't have been so extreme.
Renye noticed the gazes from his companions and wanted to explain but didn't know how to start.
He was fine on the battlefield, so how did it turn out like this once he left the battlefield?
Thousands of words in his heart ultimately turned into a helpless sigh.
Slander, they are slandering me!
"Uncle, I'm not that kind of person..." Renye explained softly.
"I know." Senju Tobirama patted his shoulder, his expression very serious.
As if he thought of something, he continued to ask: "By the way, how many people did you kill, kid?"
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others turned to look, all wanting to know how many people Renye had killed behind their backs.
Renye: "..."
