After Su Nuo dealt with the Cloud Village Special Jonin, the surroundings fell deathly silent. Only a gentle breeze blew past, stirring the blood on the ground.
He loosened up his body, raised his hand, and released a blue glow.
A large number of the dead souls were absorbed by Su Nuo.
As for Kumogakure's Lightning Release ninjutsu... Su Nuo had already mastered a great deal of it.
"Hyuga Shin's Chakra affinities are Water, Yin, and Lightning."
"Still, I can use Fire..."
"Using Cursed Energy to strengthen the body is the equivalent of Chakra Mode in this world, increasing speed and strength."
"Right now, it's probably about the power of three fingers."
"My combat power is constantly increasing... Not bad."
Su Nuo felt the power contained in his body, and his heart was filled with exhilaration.
Those Fuinjutsu were like paper under the impact of his powerful Cursed Energy, easily torn apart. His injuries also healed instantly under the effect of Reverse Cursed Technique.
A complete victory in the intelligence war...
If the enemy knew his abilities, they would be extremely troublesome to deal with.
These Cloud Village Ninjas were veterans of countless battles. They possessed not only strength, but also tremendous willpower.
But...
First, they did not know that Su Nuo could undo Fuinjutsu. Second, they did not know that Su Nuo had Reverse Cursed Technique to heal his injuries. Third, they did not know that he could unleash razor-sharp slashes without forming hand seals.
To inflict such enormous casualties, the results were truly impressive...
"Hmph, they overestimated themselves... But the Third Raikage will be somewhat troublesome."
"If I use Fukuma Mizushi, I can take him down. Without expanding my domain... and only using the current 'Lightning Release,' 'Fire Release,' 'Genjutsu,' and 'Fuinjutsu'... he'll be a little troublesome."
Su Nuo let out a cold laugh and looked toward Konoha.
"Next..."
"I'll create the situation where 'Hyuga Shin was captured, killed the Cloud Village Ninjas, and escaped on his own.'"
"After that, I'll let those people in Konoha know... Hyuga Shin isn't someone they can sacrifice so easily..."
"First, the Hyuga main family. Then, the Konoha High Command."
"But it's rare for me to get out, so I might as well look around and have some fun. There's no need to be too tense about carrying out missions..."
Su Nuo stroked his chin, then began strolling around leisurely...
It had to be said, the species in this ninja world were actually quite diverse. Su Nuo had an excellent barbecue plan that he could use on creatures in the wilderness.
At the same time.
Namikaze Minato led the Konoha Ninja forces rapidly toward the Cloud Village Ninjas.
Along the way, the ninjas wore solemn expressions.
This operation was not only to rescue Hyuga Shin, but also to preserve Konoha's dignity and glory.
They absolutely could not allow... a War Hero to die in such a manner!
Namikaze Minato's figure was at the front of the group, like a golden bolt of lightning. He continuously used the Flying Thunder God Technique to move at high speed while keenly sensing and scouting the situation ahead.
"Everyone, speed up! We must find them before the Cloud Village Ninjas move Hyuga Shin!"
Crash--
The encounter battle erupted in an instant.
The Cloud Village Ninjas were not fools. They had already prepared an ambush, leaving behind a large number of traps!
The battle broke out at once!
However, the Cloud Village Ninjas were also retreating as they fought.
There was only one reason: Namikaze Minato was here!
The Cloud Village Ninjas had already received their orders.
If Namikaze Minato did not appear, they could certainly test their strength against the Konoha Ninjas.
But once the Golden Reaper appeared on the battlefield, they were to retreat immediately!
However.
Even so.
Namikaze Minato still moved freely through the enemy ranks with the Flying Thunder God Technique. The Kunai in his hand struck so quickly that afterimages appeared, and every attack took the life of a Cloud Village Ninja.
"Damn it! He's too strong! We can't defeat him even if we give it everything we've got!"
"At least buy some time! Hold back these damn Konoha Ninjas!"
"Hit them hard! Blast them with Lightning Release!! Set the forest ablaze! Explosive Tags, explode for me, aaah!"
The Cloud Village Ninjas roared as they unleashed various ninjutsu to resist.
For a time, the delaying battle was extremely intense.
Flames soared into the sky, and explosions rang out without end.
And this was only one delaying action.
Namikaze Minato directly began a Blitzkrieg.
As he fought, his combat techniques grew increasingly refined. His application of Chakra was also pushed to the extreme, greatly increasing his efficiency.
Until he had almost no Chakra left.
Namikaze Minato had already cut through several waves of Cloud Village Ninjas responsible for delaying them.
By then, they had already penetrated deep into the Cloud Village Position.
Everyone was regulating their breathing and recovering their Chakra.
However.
While interrogating a prisoner, Namikaze Minato learned some news...
"What?!"
"Hyuga Shin has gone missing?"
The captured Cloud Village Ninja had been beaten to the point of collapse and was already thoroughly demoralized.
After all, the Golden Reaper had taken too many lives. They were deeply afraid of him.
"That's right..." the Cloud Village Ninja said. "The ninjas who were supposed to receive him never showed up... When we went to look for them, we found only their corpses. The cage holding Hyuga Shin had been cut open by a Wind Release Ninja."
"Now... a large number of Cloud Village Ninjas are searching everywhere for Hyuga Shin. They should already have some clues. It seems Hyuga Shin killed someone, attracting quite a few people."
Where was he? Where had Hyuga Shin gone?
Namikaze Minato furrowed his brows tightly.
Yet inwardly, he still approved of him.
Hyuga Shin... you're impressive! I never thought that even after being captured, you could still kill the others and escape. It must have been an extremely perilous ordeal...
At that moment, Namikaze Minato grew even more anxious.
"Lord Minato!" A follower brought over a bowl of soup.
"Thank you." Namikaze Minato drank the hot soup, and some of his strength returned.
Then he once again set off rapidly.
But not far away, he discovered Konoha Ninjas fighting someone else.
Namikaze Minato landed, his face filled with shock.
At that moment.
Uchiha Miya spat out a mouthful of flesh from a Cloud Village Ninja's neck. Viscous blood mixed with meat as it fell from his mouth. Combined with those eerie and sinister Three Tomoe Sharingan, it made people deeply uncomfortable.
"Namikaze Minato..."
After waking up, he had formed a squad with the other Uchiha Ninjas and fought his way to the front line. Uchiha Miya had broken through his limits in battle and decapitated several Cloud Village squads, but he had not expected to encounter Namikaze Minato here.
"Thank you..."
Uchiha Miya thanked him.
"Thank you... for coming to save Hyuga Shin."
"Your Chakra is almost depleted. Be careful. Leave it to me!"
Namikaze Minato hurried over to support Uchiha Miya.
Uchiha Miya looked at Namikaze Minato and nodded.
After several battles, Uchiha Miya's condition had already been poor. Now, he fainted for the second time.
"Take good care of him. We're all companions from the same village!" Namikaze Minato said.
Then.
Namikaze Minato charged forward once more and threw himself into the battle.
The Cloud Village Ninjas had become scattered at this point.
There were also disagreements within their ranks.
One side insisted that they unite and intercept Namikaze Minato.
The other side insisted on mobilizing their forces to surround and capture Hyuga Shin.
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