While Feng Zheng was fighting, the remaining troops had already reached the city walls.
The battle began. However, as Mingliang Zongtan held off the second Jonin, the Konoha Chunin began to easily break through the enemy ranks.
After dodging Feng Zheng's attack, the Jonin opened a scroll and performed a set of Hand Seals.
The scroll unfurled and wrapped around him. Soon, dozens of kunai with Exploding Tags shot out from the scroll.
Feng Zheng immediately used Infinite Breakthrough Technique, while his Shadow Clone hid underground.
The Ninjutsu stopped all the kunai that were attacking Feng Zheng. They all exploded.
However, the explosion also scattered Feng Zheng's Ninjutsu and created a large amount of dust.
The Jonin took advantage of the dust cover to escape from Feng Zheng. He thought.
"Is that a child or a monster? How can he use so many Ninjutsu? I don't want to fight him. It doesn't matter if this mission fails!"
Feng Zheng saw him run and thought.
"Did he really not realize I'm a Sensor Ninja? Why didn't he use any Ninjutsu?"
As he was escaping, he suddenly jumped up. But his legs were still caught by Feng Zheng's Shadow Clone. He lost his balance and almost fell to the ground.
However, to Feng Zheng's surprise, he quickly regained his footing. He braced his right arm against the ground to ensure he wouldn't fall face-first.
At the same time, his free hand threw a kunai at Feng Zheng's Shadow Clone.
Unfortunately, the Shadow Clone only had one purpose for grabbing his legs. The Shadow Clone immediately exploded. Most of the force of the explosion was concentrated on the clone's palms.
The explosion completely destroyed his two legs. His left leg was blown into two pieces. His right leg was burned to the bone, barely still attached.
He screamed hoarsely in pain. The next second, his screams stopped as an Air Bullet pierced through his heart, killing him.
Feng Zheng created another Shadow Clone on the spot to collect the body, thinking to himself.
"What a strange opponent! His survival instincts are excellent. He can easily dodge fatal attacks from blind spots. The reason my clone could grab his legs was because the action itself had no potential to harm him, which might also be why he jumped slowly."
"But, besides using those exploding kunai, he didn't use any Ninjutsu at all. Does he not know any good Ninjutsu?"
Feng Zheng analyzed for a few seconds and concluded.
"Yes, that's probably it. I have to admire his perseverance to train to this level without any formal system. If he were from any major Village, he might have already become a famous Jonin."
"Sigh, I should be grateful that I transmigrated to Konoha. If I weren't from one of the major Villages, I would only have knowledge of Wind Release, Rasengan, and Chakra control exercises. It would be difficult to even become a Ninja!"
Feng Zheng deployed his Chakra field to observe the battle happening on the city walls. The battle had just begun and was already in full swing.
Feng Zheng drew his sword and infused it with Chakra, thinking.
"Hmm, it's time to reap some heads!"
He immediately used Wind Body Flicker Technique.
Feng Zheng appeared near the battle. He had already eliminated eleven enemies, making the numbers on both sides nearly equal.
A Chunin from the Land of Noodles was engaged in a fierce battle with a rogue Chunin. However, when he saw a swordsman cut off his opponent's head with a single swing of his sword, he was shocked. But before he could clearly see the swordsman's face, he had already disappeared.
The same scene began to unfold across the entire battlefield. Soon, 16 Ninja fell under Feng Zheng's sword in this manner.
As the Ninja from the Land of Noodles were freed, they began to unite and attack the enemy.
Soon, the rogue Ninja were completely at a disadvantage.
The leader of the rogue Ninja frowned when he saw this. He didn't understand how this happened.
Seeing the change in the battle, all five Konoha Chunin focused on the enemy leader, appearing around him.
The leader's face became very grim. He thought.
"How could I have failed so miserably?"
He stopped fighting and said.
"I surrender."
Zongtan was surprised. He also stopped his attack and said.
"Alright, don't resist."
He knocked out the enemy and tied him up. Soon after, the other rogue Ninja were all killed.
Zongtan breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Yuan Feibao and said.
"Thank you, without your warning and help, our situation would be very difficult right now!"
Zongtan was very aware of his subordinates' abilities. When he heard the number of enemies, he had already prepared for defeat and prayed for a miracle.
Seeing them win so easily, he believed that the Konoha Ninja had won the battle for him.
Yuan Feibao smiled.
"You should thank Feng Zheng, it was he who detected these situations and reported them to me."
Yuan Feibao deliberately said this because he knew Zongtan was unhappy with Feng Zheng. Zongtan was surprised. He recalled his anger towards Feng Zheng and thought.
"Thank goodness I didn't say anything and even had the chef make sure he ate the best food!"
He bowed to Feng Zheng and said.
"The Land of Noodles will remember your help. Thank you, young man, we owe you a favor."
Feng Zheng was surprised. He thought.
"Wow! A 180-degree turn! And faster than Sasuke! It seems he really loves his Village."
Feng Zheng said.
"You're welcome. There are 10 bodies in the forest. It's best to have your subordinates clean them up. If the citizens see them, they'll probably be scared."
Zongtan was about to nod when he suddenly realized what Feng Zheng said and thought.
"10 bodies?"
Feng Zheng's teammates were also stunned. Yuan Feibao asked.
"Feng Zheng, did you kill 10 enemy Ninja in the forest before the attack reached us?"
Feng Zheng said.
"Hmm, it was 11. One of them was a bit strong, so I kept his body first in case he had a bounty."
Hearing Feng Zheng's answer, they were all speechless. Unlike the Ninja from the Land of Noodles, the Konoha Ninja had all noticed Feng Zheng's actions of cutting down enemies.
Although they hadn't seen all of his killings, they all had a thought in their minds.
"Did this eleven-year-old child kill more than all four of us combined?"
Zongtan was the first to recover from the shock. He said.
"Show me the body. See if he has a bounty."
Feng Zheng looked at Yuan Feibao, who nodded. Feng Zheng summoned the body from a scroll.
When Zongtan's gaze fell on the body's face, he was terrified!
He shouted.
"Noodle Thief!"
His shout attracted attention. The Ninja from the Land of Noodles were all very surprised by the news. On the other hand, the Konoha Ninja thought.
"What?"
Zongtan looked at Feng Zheng with a terrified expression. He said.
"He's the Noodle Thief! He's a very terrifying rogue Ninja. How did you kill him?"
Yuan Feibao and the others stared at Feng Zheng. However, Feng Zheng was dumbfounded. He thought.
"Terrifying rogue Ninja? He did have some strength, but I don't think he means the same thing. How did such a weak person elicit this kind of reaction from him?"
Feng Zheng calmly asked.
"Can you tell me more about him in detail?"
Zongtan said with a hint of fear in his voice.
"He is a rogue Ninja from the Land of Tea, expelled from his Village when he was still a Genin. It is said that he is self-taught and reached the level of a Jonin without any guidance. He migrated to our country and started stealing our caravans when we exported noodles."
"He used to only attack caravans that had no Ninja guards or only Genin guards. We were forced to issue B-rank protection missions for every caravan. We issued B-rank, A-rank, and even S-rank missions to hunt him down. But no matter what we did, no one could find him! He was too powerful, and we didn't receive any information about the Ninjutsu he specialized in!"
"Because of him, we lost tens of millions in noodles and spent millions of Ryo annually on protection. Finally, our Daimyo issued a bounty of 13 million Ryo, hoping someone could kill him."
Feng Zheng was greatly surprised and thought.
"What the hell? This weak person has a bounty of 13 million Ryo? And how did he survive S-rank missions? Don't tell me his strange survival instincts warned him every time, allowing him to successfully evade his hunters. Or did he just find a perfect hiding place?"
Feng Zheng's analysis was spot on. The Noodle Thief had discovered an ancient base secretly created by the Land of Water during the Third Shinobi World War. This base was naturally difficult to find, and with the help of Sealing Jutsu, it was built into a perfect hidden base.
After the war, the Hidden Mist Village fell into civil war, and the base was forgotten.
Furthermore, when powerful individuals came out to hunt him down, his survival instincts would always alert him, ensuring he could hide.
Because of this, his reputation was quickly established.
Unfortunately, this time his instincts didn't work until he was attacked by Feng Zheng, and his lucky journey ended!
Seeing Feng Zheng remain silent, Zongtan stopped pressing and said.
"Lord Daimyo will be very happy to know you successfully killed him. Wait here for a day, Lord Daimyo should be back tomorrow morning."
Yuan Feibao agreed to stay for another day, as they also needed to rest.
While Zongtan was talking to them, the Ninja from the Land of Noodles were discussing their battle. Soon, they all started talking about the Demon Swordsman who had helped many of them!
In the years to come, the legend of the Demon Swordsman would spread throughout this country. Many speculated that Feng Zheng was the Demon Swordsman, but no one could be sure, as they had never seen the Demon Swordsman's true face.
