Young Master, Please Become Hokage

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As a colleague of Ringo Ameyuri, a Jonin of Kirigakure, and a candidate for Thunder Sword Fang.

Kurotsuchi Raiga's strength was naturally not weak.

He sharply dodged to the side, evading the slash.

The next second, Akira Sarutobi, having stomped and exploded the wooden floor beneath him, had already plunged into the enemy ranks.

Most ninjas knew some ninjutsu.

And most conventional ninjutsu required distance to be effective.

So... closing the distance directly with taijutsu and engaging in close-quarters combat often became the most effective choice.

--Provided, of course, that the person was proficient in taijutsu.

And as it happened, Akira Sarutobi was very skilled.

"Rock Smash!"

The moment he landed, leveraging his momentum, Akira Sarutobi's full body strength erupted.

How strong was Akira Sarutobi's physical strength at this moment?

After layering on "Steel Style: Kekkei Genkai," it was equivalent to covering his fist with a Steel Style chakra field.

This was no different than wrapping his fist in a metal construct.

Thus, after one punch, the enemy's head exploded like a watermelon with a bang.

The splattered red and white matter sprayed out in a fan shape.

By the time Akira Sarutobi finished the kill, everyone present had also reacted.

"Attack~~!!!"

"Take them down!!!"

The ninjas of Kirigakure roared with ferocious expressions, shouting and engaging.

"Go!"

Yamanaka Ino, who acted first, grabbed Ringo Ameyuri with one hand and leaped backward forcefully.

She then rapidly retreated with Ringo Ameyuri.

After the initial shock, Kurotsuchi Raiga's expression shifted, and he finally cursed at a bewildered Ringo Ameyuri: "Ringo Ameyuri... you bitch~! ...You fucking betrayed Kirigakure!!!"

Chapter Thirty-Five: Saving a Daughter, the Villain is Common Sense

Kurotsuchi Raiga mistakenly believed Ringo Ameyuri had colluded with the enemy.

A peculiar misunderstanding thus arose.

But for Akira Sarutobi, this was not the point.

He clenched his right fist, crushing the enemy's head.

With his left hand, he drew a kunai. An afterimage barely visible to the eye flashed, and one could even hear a piercing cutting sound.

Ching!

Blood bloomed at the neck.

In just an instant, Akira Sarutobi had dealt with two enemies consecutively.

His swordsmanship was taught by Konoha's White Fang, Kagami Uchiha.

Akira Sarutobi's swordsmanship level was naturally guaranteed.

Watching Akira Sarutobi simultaneously employ swordsmanship and taijutsu, multitasking, Nonō and the others secretly marveled.

In everyone's hearts, Akira Sarutobi's strength became increasingly unfathomable.

And the next second.

With a buzz, transparent chakra began flowing around the kunai.

Clack!

The kunai, with an unstoppable momentum, cut through the enemy's slender katana and then directly sliced across their face.

"Ugh~!"

The opponent abruptly leaned back, a deep bloodstain appearing from their chin to their nose and then to the top of their head.

This move.

Made all the enemies' expressions turn grim.

"Wind Style... Chakra Flow!"

Represented by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Kirigakure.

Ninjas were trained to use various blades and sharp weapons during their time at the Ninja Academy.

In order to become candidates for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

A village with such a strong swordsmanship atmosphere naturally knows every sword technique like the back of its hand.

They could clearly distinguish the transparent layer covering the kunai in Akira Sarutobi's hand.

It was using wind-attribute chakra, covering the surface of the weapon, thus turning it into an invincible blade.

Among the five elemental affinities, Wind Style was one of the deadliest.

The sharpest cut brought about the most terrifying absolute output.

Without mastering chakra flow, one could not confront it with ordinary weapons.

And ordinary chakra flow, over time, also could not contend with the sharp Wind Style flow.

However, human strength is ultimately limited.

Many times... quantity can make up for the gap in quality.

Especially since the current situation was not 1-on-1.

Instead, it was a group of Kirigakure ninja facing a small number of Konoha ninja.

The Root ninja, having revealed their disguises, threw their shuriken and kunai, covering Ino Yamanaka's escape.

As for their skill level, Akira Sarutobi had already witnessed it a week ago.

Before Danzō intended to send better experts to support them, this battle of teams was not in their favor.

After all, Anbu were almost all for small-scale combat; they couldn't form large teams for overwhelming assaults; that was the business of regular troops.

"Go!"

Akira Sarutobi, surrounded by the enemy, stomped on the wooden bridge beneath his feet, causing it to explode.

The enemies fell into the water.

Seizing this gap, Akira Sarutobi used the recoil to leap forcefully, jumping back.

Running towards the sea was impossible.

Therefore, land became the only option.

The Land of Waves was an island nation, but it also had many forested areas where one could conceal themselves.

Thus, the group quickly landed and began heading towards the jungle.

Furious, Kurotsuchi Raiga vented his rage on the female ninja controlled by Ino Yamanaka.

He unsealed his scroll and took out the Lightning Blade.

He pointed it towards the sky.

Ino Yamanaka, with her excellent sixth sense, realized the danger and immediately dispelled the mental secret technique, returning her spirit to her body.

BOOM!!

Thunder roared across the sky.

A bolt of lightning struck down, hitting the body.

Plop.

The latter immediately fell to the ground, wisps of smoke rising from her body.

"?!"

Kurotsuchi Raiga was stunned again.

Although this move could instantly kill a "Chunin," the opponent had Jonin-level strength and the Steel Style: Kekkei Genkai; she shouldn't have died so easily.

At most... she should have sustained minor injuries and been able to escape with gritted teeth!

What was going on?

While he was bewildered, Akira Sarutobi and the others had already retreated quickly into the forest.

"Chase!!"

Kurotsuchi Raiga, while binding the Twelve Female Shinobi with a rope, intending to interrogate them for information later, issued the pursuit order to his subordinates.

In the forest, the battle continued.

Ruri Hyuga, possessing the Byakugan, would now play a huge role.

The trees were obstacles, but for Ruri Hyuga, they were cover.

The Byakugan could see through the limit "circle" of 50 meters around.

In this state, although the Byakugan lost its extreme 10-kilometer line of sight, it gained a panoramic view.

Thus.

Ruri Hyuga suddenly rushed out from behind a tree, raising her slender arm, and flicked her fingers.

As blue chakra bloomed, the enemies fell dead in response.

On the other side, Akira Sarutobi was even more in his element.

The thermal imaging ability of my right eye's vision has become more precise after continuously using it during training over the past week.

Previously, I could only see slightly clear human silhouettes at close range.

But now… I can clearly capture a complete human form.

The figures leaping through the forest are so clear.

Wind Style: Chakra Flow in my left hand, Steel Style Taijutsu in my right.

Akira Sarutobi attacked left and right, even intentionally taking enemy attacks to trade blows.

But they didn't know he possessed the Steel Style ability.

And so…

The result was that Akira Sarutobi killed the enemies, while only sustaining minor wounds due to Steel Style's damage reduction.

"Why did you save me?"

Ringo Ameyuri continued to run but soon coughed.

Large patches of crimson blood began to seep from between her fingers.

"Stop talking…"

Nonō's brow furrowed. The other party's question was far more serious than it appeared.

So, she gave Ino Yamanaka a look.

Ino Yamanaka immediately slung Ringo Ameyuri onto her back.

"My Young Master told me to save you, so I did…"

"I see…"