“You’re saying a poison-wielding Uchiha appeared on the battlefield?!”
Inside the Hidden Cloud Village Commander’s tent, a dark-skinned man questioned loudly.
“Yes, Commander, that Uchiha is not only skilled in poison, but his Body Flicker Technique is also superb!” a Kumogakure Ninja who had returned from the front line reported.
He had personally witnessed how that Uchiha killed his comrades, so he quickly returned to report the situation.
Hearing this, the Commander frowned deeply.
The Raikage had just left the camp, and a change occurred on the battlefield.
Originally, the First Raikage himself was in charge of the battlefield, but after the Raikage left due to an urgent matter, the command fell to him.
The Raikage had told him before leaving that he only needed to launch normal attacks and wait for him to return.
Therefore, the Commander did not issue any new orders; everything proceeded according to plan.
But now, a poison-wielding Uchiha had suddenly appeared on the battlefield.
This was clearly an unexpected turn of events and needed to be dealt with promptly!
“How strong is this Uchiha?” the Commander inquired.
He thought that if his strength wasn't significant, he wouldn't need to worry, but if he was strong, he would send people to deal with him.
“To the Commander, that Uchiha is very strong; I personally saw him kill four Jonin,” the reporting Kumogakure Ninja recalled the scene, his face filled with fear.
Four Jonin from the Village were so easily killed.
Upon hearing this, the Commander’s expression turned grim, and a murderous intent flickered in his eyes. “This kind of guy must be eliminated!”
Being able to easily kill four Jonin from the Village, his strength was definitely far beyond that of a regular Jonin, probably already at the Elite Jonin level.
In other smaller battlefields, an Elite Jonin posed a very significant threat.
Given some time, he could kill a large number of Chunin and Special Jonin.
Logically, a Ninja of such strength would be sent to fight on the main front.
Who would have thought he would appear in a smaller battlefield?
They absolutely could not let him continue to act so recklessly.
Considering this, the Commander instructed:
“Send two Elite Jonin from the front line to take out that Uchiha.”
“Yes, Commander!”
As the reporting Kumogakure Ninja left, the Commander said worriedly, “Raikage, please come back soon…”
He had no talent for command and was afraid of making wrong decisions.
What the Commander didn't know was that the Raikage he spoke of was already in grave danger.
… … … …
Somewhere in the Ninja World.
“Raikage, long time no see!” Ginkaku and Kinkaku emerged from the shadows, their expressions hostile as they stared at the First Raikage and his two bodyguards.
“Ginkaku and Kinkaku, how dare you leave the battlefield without permission!” one of the Raikage’s bodyguards shouted loudly.
The First Raikage frowned deeply, saying coldly, “Why are you here?”
The Gold and Silver Brothers were cruel by nature.
In battle and in their actions, their methods were ruthless, stopping at nothing to achieve their goals.
The brothers, possessing Six Paths tools, were notorious troublemakers in the Hidden Cloud Village, not even showing respect to the Raikage.
Especially after they could use Nine-Tailed Chakra, their actions became even more unrestrained.
The First Raikage also had a severe headache dealing with the two of them.
Now, seeing them suddenly appear before him, the First Raikage immediately had a bad premonition.
“Why are we here?” Ginkaku and Kinkaku exchanged glances, saying in unison, “Of course, to send the Raikage on his way!”
As they spoke, both entered the incomplete Tailed Beast Transformation, significantly boosting their strength.
“Hmph, that depends on whether you have the strength!” Lightning Release Chakra flickered around the First Raikage.
… … … …
“Bang—!”
On the main front line, Homura Mitokado’s body slammed to the ground like a broken sack, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, completely losing his ability to fight.
“Homura!” Uchiha Kagami looked worriedly at Homura Mitokado on the ground.
“Kagami, get Homura to a safe place. I can still hold on,” Hiruzen Sarutobi panted, swinging his Adamantine Staff to fend off the burly man in front of him.
This burly man was the future Second Raikage.
Uchiha Kagami, hearing this, disengaged from the fight and took Homura Mitokado to a safe position.
“You guys be careful…” Homura Mitokado whispered.
Uchiha Kagami nodded heavily, then turned to rejoin the battle.
“This guy’s defense is ridiculous!” Hiruzen Sarutobi gritted his teeth, his tiger’s mouth numb from the shock. “Even the Adamantine Staff can’t smash through it!”
Uchiha Kagami activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to resist, but even so, he could only barely predict the opponent’s movements and couldn't inflict any effective damage.
“Lightning Release: Lariat!”
The burly man’s fist, wrapped in violent Lightning Release Chakra, punched out, and the air was compressed, creating an explosive roar.
The massive fist rapidly approached Uchiha Kagami.
One punch like that would mean death or severe injury!
Uchiha Kagami barely dodged, but the aftershock still sent him flying several meters, rolling several times on the ground before stopping.
“Kagami!” Hiruzen Sarutobi exclaimed, but before he could finish, the burly man’s fist struck him.
He held the Adamantine Staff horizontally in front of him to block, but before he could fully brace himself, a massive force slammed into it.
With a loud “buzz,” the staff vibrated violently, and he flew backward like a kite with a broken string.
Hiruzen Sarutobi plunged the staff into the ground mid-air, stopping his backward flight.
But the blood oozing from the corner of his mouth showed that he was not in a good state.
“Konoha’s genius? Nothing special,” the burly man sneered, Lightning Release Chakra forming an armor around his body. “Before my Lei Kai (Lightning Armor), your attacks are like tickling.”
This Lei Kai (Lightning Armor) was a B-rank Ninja technique he developed, with the full name “Lightning Release: Lightning Armor.”
By coiling powerful electricity around the body for offense and defense, the user in Lei Kai (Lightning Armor) state gains extremely fast movement speed and powerful damage reduction capabilities.
With his Lei Kai (Lightning Armor), he could practically walk sideways on the battlefield.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Uchiha Kagami stood back to back, already at their limit.
The surrounding Konoha Ninja were too busy with their own fights; no one could come to their aid.
“Hiruzen, are you alright?” An eye appeared on the Adamantine Staff in Hiruzen Sarutobi’s hand, looking at Hiruzen worriedly.
This was not just a simple staff, but the Sarutobi Clan’s inherited family summoning beast—the Monkey King Enma.
“If it comes to it, I’ll cover your retreat and buy you time to escape,” Enma said in a deep voice.
“Enma, what are you talking about?” Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his hand to wipe away the blood from his mouth. “I would never abandon you!”
“Is that so… I understand,” Enma said nothing more.
… …
“Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—”
The burly man, clad in Lei Kai (Lightning Armor), approached. “Reunion’s over. Time to die.”
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Uchiha Kagami’s expressions were grim; they were ready for a desperate last stand.
Just as the burly man was about to finish them off, three figures suddenly appeared on the battlefield.
PS: Thanks to 【Kun Yuhan】 for the explosive update and flowers, and also thanks to all the others for their gifts and power-ups.
Still owe eight chapters, sniff, sniff.