Chapter 276
Kiriike was a Quasi-Kage—and not just some barely-qualified novice. Among Quasi-Kage, he was mid-tier. He was weaker than the likes of Tsunade and her peers, but not by much!
However, what made Kiriike truly terrifying was the fact that he was an assassin.
Not just any assassin—he was the Number One Assassin in the Leaf's Anbu Black Ops!
This was excluding the Anbu Captain, White Fang, of course. White Fang was in a league of his own, a bug-tier existence. Besides, White Fang wasn't purely an assassin these days—he handled all kinds of missions, not just assassinations.
So calling Kiriike the Number One Assassin in the Anbu was no exaggeration.
He clearly possessed extraordinary concealment abilities.
Otherwise, Haruto Saito's Hyper-Sensory Perception wouldn't have failed to detect him.
This man was terrifying. If he had launched a sneak attack on Haruto just now... Haruto wasn't sure what would have happened. He couldn't even guarantee his own survival, because he had no idea how strong Kiriike's ambush skills were.
"You're actually alive." Kiriike stared at Haruto, his voice deliberately hoarse and disguised.
"Why would Captain Kiriike think I was dead?" Haruto countered. Though he had lowered his blade, his grip on it tightened.
"You were hunted by the Seven Mist Swordsmen. The Anbu, the Infiltration Unit, and even the Leaf's higher-ups have all received the report." Kiriike spoke rapidly. "Everyone thought you were dead. No one expected you to survive."