Chapter 221
Dressed in dark nightwear, the figure was tall and lean, with a loose hood obscuring his face. His sharp, cold eyes betrayed no emotion. He carried no identifying features, gripping a kunai in a reverse grip while a katana was strapped across his back.
He looked like an assassin, but he wasn't.
This man was a spy—an intelligence operative!
**Name:** Tsuchi
**Affiliation:** Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) – Vanguard Captain of the Reconnaissance Division
**Reputation:** 16,148 points
**Status:** Hostile
Troublesome opponent.
Haruto Saito wasn't sure whether to consider himself lucky or unlucky. The enemy he had just discovered was likely the leader of this infiltration. A staggering 16,000 reputation points confirmed that Tsuchi was an elite shinobi—at the peak of Jonin level!
Haruto always sought to take down powerful enemy ninja. The stronger they were, the greater the reward for killing them.
But if the enemy was *too* strong... survival was no guarantee.