Hunt

Option 1: Kill Raiga Kurosuki. Reward: Kurotsuchi Raiga's Funeral (a rule-based Ninjutsu that summons Raiga Kurosuki's funeral procession, forcibly sealing the opponent into a coffin for burial).

Option 2: Redeem the bond between Raiga and Ranmaru. Reward: Lightning Release: Lightning Tornado.

The system panel was a complete mess for the first time, with pop-up windows constantly beeping as if it were infected with a virus, Naruto completely dumbfounded. But with action imminent, Naruto immediately selected option one.

He's not a saint, what is he trying to redeem?

The first option seems to be a rule-based Ninjutsu, summoning the deceased Raiga Kurosuki's team for a funeral? Whether it's strong or not is another matter, but the system certainly knows how to annoy people.

Even without the Emperor supporting the coffin, having Raiga Kurosuki close it is not bad. It's somewhat similar to Ibiki's Maneki-neko Ninjutsu, so the effect is to forcibly close the coffin.

The system's extended description is a rule-based Ninjutsu. Does that mean that even if the Uchiha comes, they can be dragged into a coffin and buried? If that's the case, whether Madara can break out of the coffin or not is another matter, but it would be worth it if he could actually be dragged in.

There's absolutely no way to refuse, so I'll choose option one.

This time, the system resolved the previous Hinata questline, which also unlocked the Seven Ninja Swords questline and triggered the option to Raiga Kurosuki.

Naruto has now obtained 73% of the Nine-Tails' peak power and keeps a Nine-Tails at home. Now he not only wants to seize the Lightning Blade, but also plans to kill Raiga Kurosuki.

"Byakugan!!"

Neji stared coldly at the thick white mist, almost instantly activating his Byakugan. Veins bulged around his eyes as he rapidly Hand Seals to help him concentrate.

Rock Lee clenched his fists, Tenten had already pulled out Shuriken from her ninja tool pouch, waiting for Neji to report their location with his Byakugan. This was their Team 3's usual tactic: reconnaissance and surprise attack.

Tenten was standing not far from Naruto. During the tense wait, she suddenly couldn't hear Naruto breathing anymore and was immediately startled.

He turned his head sharply, but could still vaguely see Naruto's face.

What happened?

Just now, I felt Naruto suddenly disappear from my sight for a moment, as if he had died.

"I can't see anything at all!" Neji's breathing grew heavier. "Give me some time. This fog is strange; it's obscuring the Byakugan's vision."

Tenten had already grabbed the kunai and was looking around warily. When she glanced at Naruto out of the corner of her eye, she found that Naruto as still as a stone.

If she hadn't known that Naruto was standing there, she would never have noticed that there was another person there.

There was almost no breathing, and his entire body didn't even tremble slightly. Tenten even wondered Naruto still had a heartbeat. She was also a little curious about what he was doing.

To conceal one's presence?

On second thought, it was actually a good tactic. If the enemy's fog obscured Neji's vision, and the enemy took this opportunity to attack, Naruto might be able to use it as a counter-strategy.

She did try to conceal her presence, but simply holding her breath wouldn't work.

"Southeast 45 degrees 11, Northwest 32 degrees 23, Southwest 34 degrees 21." Neji accurately reported the locations, and the Team 3 moved at the sound of his voice, like wild horses released from a bow.

Naruto didn't move, but Neji didn't notice and stepped lightly into the thick fog.

The moment Neji's kunai pierced the tree trunk, he knew that the image his Byakugan was seeing was wrong.

As expected, Rock Lee's Konoha Whirlwind missed, while Tenten's Shuriken all landed on the rocks.

A missed shot means the location has been exposed.

The three directions of east, south, west, and north are completely opposite, making it all too obvious that the enemy wanted to separate them and defeat them one by one. Neji was too nervous to realize that this was a trap.

Neji jumped back abruptly, a wave of anxiety washing over him; his Byakugan had failed him for the first time. This left him momentarily at a loss, wondering if what his eyes were seeing wasn't real.

Team 3 was originally a ninja team specializing in Taijutsu, Neji was essentially the eyes and ears of the entire team. Only by seeing clearly could they deliver accurate and devastating blows.

But now that his eyesight was failing, Neji's pride wavered for the first time in the face of the still-thick fog. The fear was amplified infinitely by the stillness of the white mist.

But now the situation is that the location has been exposed, and we can only wait for the opponent to make the first move before we can figure out a way to break through.

These were merely fleeting thoughts. Neji was a genius, so he was limited by that reputation. He desperately wanted an answer, to the point that he didn't even suspect the other party's ability to interfere with the Byakugan.

Naruto's state was extremely mysterious; his blood flowed slowly, his heart rate slowed, and his breathing almost stopped. He was using the Nine-Tails' chakra to forcibly conceal his presence, completely hiding himself in the thick fog.

He did a great job; apart from Tenten, almost no one thought of him at this critical juncture.

His eyes seemed veiled, and he was as calm as an emotionless machine. Even though his teammates had been exposed and were in danger, he remained unmoved.

High atop a rock, Raiga Kurosuki, draped in a black robe, looked up with a maniacal grin on his face.

Behind him stood a row of men dressed in black robes, bowing slightly and with their heads down, while a square white coffin was quietly placed on the ground.

"They've already been lured there." A somewhat childish voice sounded from behind him, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

"Well done, Ranmaru."

Raiga Kurosuki licked his lips with satisfaction. "Now I'll be their funeral procession, but... I won't cry for strangers! Hahaha!!"

He raised his twin swords, Raiga, and several bolts of lightning shot out in three directions.

Within the thick white fog, the lightning moved with incredible speed, striking the three people almost instantly and accurately.

The instant Tenten, Rock Lee, and Neji screamed, Naruto moved swiftly, locking onto Raiga Kurosuki's exact location through the thick white mist.

His killing intent surged instantly, but he didn't move when Neji, Tenten the others' positions were exposed. He knew that Raiga Kurosuki had a child with a Red Eye Kekkei Genkai on his back, capable of neutralizing the Byakugan.

Naruto was gambling that his opponent was slower than him, and that by abandoning his eyes and slowly spreading the Nine-Tails' chakra, he could find his opponent's location.

But in the instant the three were electrocuted, he finally found Raiga Kurosuki's weakness!

So, he moved.

His figure moved like a ghost, and white mist rushed in from Naruto's sleeves and collar. His thin short sleeves billowed rapidly, fluttering in the wind.

His blond hair was tousled by the wind, revealing a pair of calm, emotionless blue eyes.

"Oh no! Raiga!! There's another one!"

"Exist"

It was too late. [73% of the Nine-Tails' power], Naruto instantly donned the Blood-red Tailed Beast Cloak, his speed comparable to a Gundam, the air compressed by the Nine-Tails' chakra exploding with a sonic boom.