Kill!

As Yei's words fell, a flash of lightning flickered at his fingertip, and a swift thunder beam shot through the air, its target aimed straight at Nakagawa's brow!

"Lightning Release?" Seeing the lightning beam surging from Yei's finger, Nakagawa's expression flickered with surprise, then twisted into disdain. "Take us out? With a Lightning Release of this caliber? What a joke, brat!"

Nakagawa sneered coldly, a kunai appearing in his hand as Lightning Release Chakra coated it, arcs of electricity intertwining and flashing across the blade. Facing the incoming lightning beam, he slashed straight down!

In this world, while Lightning Release was indeed fast, it wasn't the speed of light. Those with strong perception had time to react—otherwise, Kakashi couldn't have used Chidori to cut through a lightning bolt falling from the sky...

But the moment Nakagawa's kunai clashed with that lightning beam, his expression suddenly shifted.

A fierce surge of lightning power traveled through the kunai into his body, numbing him, making his limbs unresponsive, and nearly causing the kunai to fly from his grip.

Then, as if the lightning beam had struck something solid, the lightning power within it erupted violently, and—

With a 'boom,' it exploded!

The shockwave, carrying wild thunder force, blasted Nakagawa's body backward. He spat blood as he flew dozens of meters, crashing through trees along the way before finally stopping!

"What?"

The surrounding chunin were all stunned. Nakagawa, a jonin, had been blown away by a chunin's jutsu?

What kind of Lightning Release was this? Why hadn't they, as ninja skilled in Lightning Release, ever seen it before?

Had he developed it himself?

"Damn it, I underestimated you, brat!" Nakagawa climbed out of the crater, his body charred black, wiping blood from his mouth. His face was grim as he glared at Yei with vicious intent. "Kill him!"

This bastard had made him lose face in front of his subordinates—he had to die.

And that Lightning Release, which looked so unimpressive, had suddenly exploded on impact, unleashing such powerful force. Even he, a Lightning Release expert, couldn't figure it out...

Was it a Kekkei Genkai?

No, this guy was from the Hyuga Clan. Their Kekkei Genkai was the Byakugan—it couldn't be anything else!

But no matter what, someone with this kind of potential had to be eliminated!

At Nakagawa's command, the chunin who had been watching closed in on Yei, unleashing shuriken and jutsu!

Meanwhile, the other jonin, Mitsu Chika, flickered his gaze and concealed himself, waiting for an opening!

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" Nakagawa formed hand seals, spitting out a fireball that swelled in the wind, a several-meter-wide inferno charging straight at Yei!

"Rotation!" Yei's Byakugan tracked every attack's position. Seeing them envelop all his escape routes, he moved swiftly.

Chakra burst from every tenketsu in his body as he spun like a top, the high-speed chakra forming a circular shield that deflected all attacks back!

"Soru!" Stopping his spin, Yei stomped the ground a dozen times in an instant, vanishing from his spot as if teleporting.

His gaze locked onto one chunin as chakra gathered in his palm. He thrust it forward: "Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"

The compressed chakra erupted from his palm, shooting out as a shockwave that struck a chunin on the left, blasting him away!

Yei didn't stop. Like a phantom, he dashed in front of another, his kunai turning into a reaper's scythe that slashed the man's throat, blood spraying into the air!

"Lightning Release: White Lightning!" Another lightning beam shot out, piercing through someone's head!

"So you've been holding back all along? I underestimated you!" Seeing Yei's overwhelming display, Nakagawa snorted, flickering forward to block Yei's path. He pressed his hands to the ground after forming seals: "Lightning Release: Lightning Ring!"

A ring of lightning, centered on him, locked onto Yei and swept across the ground toward him.

From start to finish, Nakagawa's movements were within Yei's sight and perception. Naturally, Yei wouldn't let the attack land.

He stomped the ground rapidly, leaping into the air to evade.

"Brat, where are you looking?" But just then, a mocking voice came from the side.

Mitsu Chika had been waiting for a chance to strike. Now, seeing Yei jump into the air with no foothold, he moved like a hidden viper seizing its opportunity. With a single step, he closed in on Yei, a vicious grin on his face as he swung his kunai, aiming straight for Yei's heart midair.

High above, with nowhere to brace, Mitsu Chika believed this strike would end the Hyuga brat's life!

Facing Mitsu Chika's ambush, Yei remained calm, even flashing a cold smile. "In front of my Byakugan, sneak attacks are useless. I've been watching you!"

Every move of everyone present was locked in his Byakugan's sight—there was no escaping his perception!

The next moment, lightning crackled across Yei's body, 'crackling' loudly. The thunder stimulated his physique, enhancing his strength in that instant!

Lightning Release Stimulation Method—as the name implied, its principle was to use lightning power to stimulate body cells, unleashing power beyond one's limits in a short time!

"Geppo!" Yei's legs suddenly kicked the air, producing a 'bang' and a puff of white smoke. Using the recoil, he dodged Mitsu Chika's attack, then spun around to face the man's twisted expression. His eyes were calm as he rapidly formed hand seals: "Chidori!"

As Yei completed the seals, a sound like a thousand birds chirping filled the area. Lightning raged in his right hand, sparks flying everywhere, casting a cold and ruthless look across his face.

He kicked the air again with a 'bang,' his speed suddenly surging. His right hand, wreathed in wild lightning, thrust forward, piercing straight through Mitsu Chika's heart in the man's stunned expression!

"Ah, ah... this, this is..." Mitsu Chika stared at the hand piercing his chest, lightning still crackling, as if realizing something. His pupils violently contracted, but before he could think further, his eyes dimmed, and he lost consciousness...

Mitsu Chika never expected that his own ambush would cost him his life!

Pulling out his blood-soaked right hand, ignoring Mitsu Chika's falling corpse, Yei felt a faint sting inside his body. His eyes narrowed slightly: 'Looks like I can't keep this up for long... this body... I need to finish this quickly...'

"Next, it's your turn!" Making up his mind, Yei stomped the ground and vanished again, his speed even faster than before!

He reappeared behind another man, pointing a finger as a lightning beam pierced through the man's head.

Moving like a phantom, every strike was a fatal blow!

And by now, everyone present looked at Yei with nothing but terror in their eyes.

How is this guy so strong?

Why is he so powerful?

"Chidori? Could you be Kakashi Hatake? No, you're from the Hyuga Clan—damn it, what's going on here? How could Konoha have a Branch Family Hyuga this strong?" Nakagawa, seeing even the strongest, Mitsu Chika, effortlessly killed by Yei, finally showed panic on his face. "Quick, attack together! Kill him!"

He had also recognized the ninjutsu Yei was using.

Chidori—an A-rank ninjutsu created by Konoha's genius, Kakashi Hatake.

It was Kakashi's signature move. After acquiring a Sharingan, he had used this technique to strike fear into all his enemies.

Every time that chirping sound of Chidori rang out, it meant death was near...

The others, witnessing Yei's ferocity, were also terrified. Chidori's reputation in the Shinobi World was no small thing. Hearing their captain's order, they hastily unleashed various ninjutsu at Yei.

But he dodged them with ease. His speed was immense, and with the Byakugan's insight, he slipped through the gaps in their attacks. A few more strikes, and he killed the remaining enemies, leaving only Nakagawa.

Yei stepped forward and said flatly, "You all use Lightning Release—are you from Kumogakure? Whatever. It doesn't matter who you are. You all have to die here. Anyone who sees my true strength dies."

"What the hell are you? What's with that Lightning Release jutsu of yours?" Nakagawa's face twisted with terror. As Yei approached, he stumbled backward.

"This is something your Third Raikage 'taught' me. Though it's a bit different... still, I have to thank him." Yei chuckled, recalling that battle.

In the original story, the Third Raikage died exhausted at the hands of ten thousand Iwagakure ninja.

But this world was different. Due to shifting circumstances, war had broken out elsewhere, and part of Iwagakure's forces had been diverted. So, only a few thousand Iwagakure ninja surrounded the Third Raikage.

And Yei had stumbled into that battle by chance...

The two of them slaughtered those thousands of Iwagakure ninja. Then, they fought fiercely, and in the end, the Third Raikage was killed by Yei when he activated his trump card.

The injuries on Yei's body were from that time...

"The Third Raikage... that's impossible... No wonder the Fourth Lord said the Third Lord's death was suspicious... It was you!" Nakagawa had nowhere left to retreat. His back pressed against a large tree, and the fear on his face grew more pronounced.

"But if you want me dead, it won't be that easy! Lightning Release: Earth Walk!" In desperation, Nakagawa suddenly erupted. He formed hand seals and pressed his palms to the ground. A crackling current of electricity surged toward Yei, igniting the Exploding Tags he had buried underground.

Boom!

Dozens of Exploding Tags detonated at once. The blast was immense. The ground split open, flames flared, and waves of hot wind mixed with shockwaves sent nearby trees shuddering and rocks flying in all directions.

Black smoke billowed into the sky, covering the area.

"Did it work?" Nakagawa's face lit up with hope. With an explosion of that magnitude, even if that brat used Rotation, he would surely die.

"Think again. I told you—in my Byakugan's field of vision, your every move is exposed." Yei's cold voice came from right beside his ear, making his pupils contract sharply.

Just as he tried to flee, Nakagawa felt a sharp pain in his chest. An arm crackling with lightning had pierced through from behind.

He looked down at the arm protruding from his chest. He tried to speak, but found he couldn't. After a few guttural sounds, his vision went black, and he lost all signs of life...

Yei pulled out his blood-soaked right hand without sparing a glance at the fallen body. The lightning weaving around him dissipated. He leaned against a nearby tree, chest heaving, gasping for air.

He closed his eyes briefly to assess his condition, then twitched his mouth. "This is worse... The side effects of the [Hollow Mask] are really ridiculous..."

Just then, a crisp sound rang out in his mind—

[Ding, killed two Jonin, twelve Chunin. Earned 450 points.]

'450. Not a bad haul. That makes 1000. I wonder what I'll get this time. Last time it was the [Hollow Mask], which let me kill the Third Raikage... but that thing seems to be single-use? What a scam...' Yei wasn't surprised by the voice in his head.

He was used to it.

As a transmigrator, Yei naturally came with a Cheat Ability.

When he killed his first enemy on the battlefield, a 'ding' sounded, and his Cheat Ability appeared...