330. Sorry, I’m One of the Good Guys

"Next, I will present to you all an incredibly thrilling..."

"Performance!"

En Oyashiro, dressed in formal attire, addressed the audience with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, the iron cages on both sides of the arena began to slowly open.

A chimera beast emerged, snorting as it stepped out.

Its appearance immediately drew gasps from the entire audience.

Its looks truly surpassed the imagination of the nobles. Its head was that of a feline, with a long mane around its neck.

Its body was covered in thick scales, and its tail was a venomous snake, hissing with its tongue flicking out.

On its back grew a pair of bat-like wings, resembling those of a demon.

Its height reached an astonishing five meters!

It looked like some kind of mythical creature.

As it let out a low growl, a powerful and imposing aura immediately filled the entire arena.

The gladiator standing opposite it was so terrified that he fell to the ground on his backside.

This comical scene instantly drew laughter from the nobles.

"This ridiculous coward doesn’t stand a chance against that monster!"

"Exactly! Didn’t En Oyashiro say we could place bets? Bring them out quickly! I want to bet on that monster!"

"Me too!"

"I’m in!"

In an instant, the audience erupted into chaos.

Almost none of the noble lords favored the gladiator.

Even Lord Enishi instinctively believed the chimera beast would win...

Just as he was about to place his bet, En Oyashiro suddenly leaned down beside him and said:

"My lord, perhaps you should wait and see. We’ve prepared a surefire weapon for these gladiators."

Hearing this, Lord Enishi raised an eyebrow.

He recalled that En Oyashiro had previously told him about a secret weapon he had developed to deal with Konoha.

Originally, Lord Enishi thought the chimera beasts were the weapon, but now it seemed there was more to it.

"In that case, I’ll look forward to your performance."

Lord Enishi smiled, clearly in a good mood. At least the beast fights had added some novelty, thanks to En Oyashiro.

Sakami Yuzuru, seeing this, glared at En Oyashiro again, but with Lord Enishi so pleased, he didn’t dare make a scene and could only quietly endure it.

En Oyashiro observing all this, sneered inwardly.

It was clear he didn’t take Sakami Yuzuru seriously at all...

Soon, all the nobles finished placing their bets.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the brutal battle between man and beast officially began!

As most had expected, the fight quickly became one-sided. Facing the chimera beast’s attacks, the death row inmate, whose strength was only at the genin level, could only flee in panic and was soon cornered.

Seeing this, the noble lords in the audience began to jeer.

"I told you! That guy doesn’t stand a chance against that monster!"

"We’ve won!"

"Time to collect our money!"

Seeing this, Lord Enishi frowned, clearly displeased.

This wasn’t what En Oyashiro had promised him!

If the fight was this one-sided, it wouldn’t be entertaining at all. En Oyashiro, standing beside him, naturally sensed his dissatisfaction.

But he didn’t offer any explanation, only smiling faintly, as if everything was under his control.

Soon, the situation on the battlefield underwent a sudden change.

The death row inmate, pushed to the brink, gritted his teeth as if making a crucial decision.

He then pulled out a capsule from his pocket, bit it open, and swallowed its contents.

In the next moment, a terrifying surge of chakra erupted from his body.

A thick layer of red chakra cloaked his body, forming what appeared to be a chakra shroud.

If there were any experienced ninjas present, they would have immediately recognized this as the legendary Tailed Beast Cloak!

This was the fearsome power only a jinchūriki could wield!

Of course, even if they didn’t recognize it, the sheer aura it exuded made it clear that this power was anything but ordinary.

Sure enough, after gaining the tailed beast’s power, the death row inmate’s gaze turned ferocious.

His speed and strength increased dramatically!

After dodging several attacks from the chimera beast, he closed the distance and delivered a powerful punch!

With a loud crash, the massive chimera beast was sent flying!

This shocking scene stunned the entire audience.

Even Lord Enishi couldn’t help but sit up straight!

Though he was a decadent noble, as someone who controlled half the wealth of the Land of Fire, his mind was far from dull.

He understood exactly what this power represented.

If the noble class could fully harness such power, wouldn’t they be able to rival Konoha?

Thinking this, his ambition began to swell rapidly.

The battle in the arena continued.

The death row inmate, now empowered by the tailed beast, had fully transformed into a beast himself, engaging in a brutal fight with the chimera.

After a grueling battle lasting over ten minutes, the death row inmate emerged victorious, though barely.

Most of the nobles in the audience had lost their bets, but the bloodshed in the arena had ignited the primal instincts deep within them!

They were completely immersed in the spectacle, no longer caring about the money they’d lost!

One noble even spent a fortune to buy the victorious death row inmate, planning to make him his personal enforcer. Other nobles began selecting their favorite chimera beasts or gladiators, waving stacks of cash.

In short, the atmosphere grew increasingly heated.

As battle after battle unfolded, the nobles felt a long-lost rush of adrenaline, unable to help but lose themselves in the excitement.

Lord Enishi, observing all this, couldn’t hide his excitement.

"En Oyashiro, can those capsules the death row inmates took be mass-produced?"

Seeing through his thoughts, En Oyashiro smiled slightly and nodded. "Of course, my lord. You can have as many as you want!"

Hearing this, Lord Enishi’s smile widened.

He immediately stood up and called for silence.

"Everyone, you’ve now witnessed the power of these chimera beasts and that miraculous drug!"

"And for all of this, we must thank the man beside me—En Oyashiro!"

As he spoke, Lord Enishi patted En Oyashiro on the shoulder.

The latter adjusted his glasses slightly, wearing a modest smile.

This only fueled Sakami Yuzuru's rage, though no one paid him any attention now. All eyes were on En Oyashiro.

After praising En Oyashiro's contributions, Lord Enishi finally got to the main point of the banquet.

"Everyone, what I want to tell you is..."

He paused, and all eyes focused on him, as if anticipating something grand.

And he didn’t disappoint, finally delivering the words everyone wanted to hear—

"The Land of Fire belongs to us!"

"Now is the time for us to unite, to stand against Konoha, against Danzō, and take back our country!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the room erupted!

This was the reason they had gathered here.

To stand against Konoha, against Danzō, and reclaim what they had lost!

Amid the uproar, Lord Enishi grabbed En Oyashiro's hand and declared:

"I hereby appoint En Oyashiro as Chief Minister! He will lead the chimera beast army and the gladiator army to reclaim everything that is ours!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the room erupted into cheers once more.

"Down with Konoha!"

"Take back everything!"

Amid the roaring crowd, Sakami Yuzuru suddenly stumbled forward, his face pale, and knelt before Lord Enishi.

"My lord, something terrible has happened!"

Hearing this, Lord Enishi frowned.

I just finished delivering an impassioned speech, and now you’re saying something terrible has happened? What’s the meaning of this?

But since Sakami Yuzuru was his trusted aide, he suppressed his anger and coldly asked:

"What’s going on?"

Sakami Yuzuru glanced at En Oyashiro, who was smirking beside him, then handed over a newspaper with trembling hands.

Lord Enishi took the newspaper, his expression shifting from confusion to seriousness, then to shock, until his fingers began to tremble.

Finally, he turned to En Oyashiro, whom he had just appointed as Chief Minister, with a face full of rage.

Because the latest issue of the Shinobi World United News in his hands clearly stated—

Konoha’s leadership had officially appointed En Oyashiro as the new Minister of Commerce!

En Oyashiro, meanwhile, finally let out a sigh of relief.

He straightened his attire, then announced to the crowd with a smile:

"Everyone, I’m sorry, but I’m one of the good guys."