Kidnapping?

In a forest within Konoha, night had already fallen, yet a child of about three years old was still practicing.

"Damn it, why still not working?"

Ye Wuyue sat up dejectedly from the ground. He had been practicing Shunpo, which he had obtained from the system a few months ago, but his progress was not going well. He had trained here for an entire week, yet had barely made any progress. Now, even the sky had gone dark.

Ever since he had demonstrated his strength to Fugaku that day, Fugaku had basically stopped interfering with his training and let him arrange it himself. He had even made copies of quite a few ninjutsu scrolls from the clan for Ye Wuyue to study. It could be said that Fugaku valued him even more than Itachi.

"Isn't Shunpo just like the Body Flicker Technique, using spiritual pressure as Chakra attached to the feet to achieve high-speed movement? Why can't I succeed?"

Ye Wuyue repeatedly tried according to the method provided by the system, but he had not succeeded even once. He had no idea what was going wrong.

"System, come out. Is there something wrong with the training method you gave me? I can't learn Shunpo at all using this method."

"Anything produced by the system is guaranteed to be excellent. If the host cannot learn it, that is the host's problem. It has nothing to do with the training method provided by this system!"

The system's mechanical voice rang out, completely refusing to accept any responsibility.

Ye Wuyue was about to say something else when a sudden noise came from the forest beside him. He instantly became alert.

"Bakudo #26, Kyōkō."

Ye Wuyue's figure was covered, and his entire body vanished from sight as he leaned against a tree.

At that moment, several ninjas wearing Kumogakure forehead protectors suddenly rushed out of the forest beside him, leaping between the trees. One of them even had a black-haired, Byakugan-eyed girl slung over his shoulder.

Hinata!

Ye Wuyue instantly recognized the girl being carried by the Kumogakure ninjas. She was the princess of the Main House of the Hyuga Clan—Hinata Hyuga.

At the same time, he remembered this plotline. The Kumogakure delegation had come to Konoha for negotiations, but had developed sinister intentions along the way. To obtain the Byakugan, they had secretly infiltrated the Hyuga Clan's territory and kidnapped Hinata Hyuga. Hinata Hiashi had pursued them and killed all the kidnappers from Kumogakure, but the Kumogakure delegation had slandered him by claiming that he had killed their ninja without cause. In the end, the weak Third Naruto had chosen to make the Hyuga Clan give Kumogakure an explanation. Neji's father, Hizashi Hyuga, had died because of this.

The Fourth was still alive, yet they still dared to do this. They really had some nerve! Ye Wuyue could not help marveling at their audacity.

But if he rescued Hinata, wouldn't that be equivalent to gaining the friendship of the Hyuga Clan? Worth it!

Ye Wuyue made his decision instantly. Even if he could not rescue her, delaying them for a moment would be enough.

"Destructive Spell #31, Crimson Fire Cannon!"

Abandoning the incantation, Destructive Spell #31 shot directly at the Kumogakure ninja carrying Hinata.

"Who's there?!"

The sudden shout startled the Kumogakure ninjas. They hurriedly turned around, but a medium-sized fireball struck the ninja carrying Hinata.

The ninja grunted, and his entire body was blasted away. Hinata fell from his shoulder as well.

"Bakudo #37, Hanging Star!"

A hammock formed from spiritual pressure appeared in midair, slowing Hinata's descent.

Ye Wuyue hurried forward and caught her, but his figure became visible at that moment as well.

The Kumogakure ninjas were shocked when they saw him, but they quickly composed themselves and attacked him together.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Balls!"

One Kumogakure ninja used a ninjutsu, sending several silvery-white lightning balls shooting toward Ye Wuyue. At the same time, the other Kumogakure ninjas threw Kunai and shuriken.

"Bakudo #39, Circular Shield!"

A circular protective shield appeared in front of Ye Wuyue, blocking the ninjutsu attacking him. After another year of training, he had already mastered higher-level Hado and Bakudo.

"Bakudo #21, Sekienton!"

A huge cloud of smoke spread from Ye Wuyue's body, completely obscuring his figure. Taking advantage of this, he changed direction and ran toward the Hyuga Clan's territory. That direction had the highest chance of running into Hiashi, and he had to make sure Hiashi saw him rescuing Hinata.

However, because he did not know Shunpo or the Body Flicker Technique, Ye Wuyue was quickly caught up to. Several Kumogakure ninjas surrounded him.

"I never expected Konoha to have such a monster. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't have believed it. You're only three or four years old, yet you were able to rescue someone from a squad of ninjas. Once you grow up, you'll be another Yellow Flash!"

The Kumogakure ninja Ye Wuyue had injured with the Crimson Fire Cannon spoke sinisterly.

Ye Wuyue remained completely calm. If Hiashi did not arrive soon, he planned to take out Flowing Blade, Like Fire and kill these Kumogakure ninjas outright.

"Kill him quickly, or the people from the Hyuga Clan will catch up."

Another Kumogakure ninja frowned as he reminded them. Several Kumogakure ninjas took out their Kunai and charged at Ye Wuyue. They did not dare use ninjutsu, afraid of injuring Hinata.

Ye Wuyue was just about to put Hinata down and draw his Zanpakuto when a Konoha ninja dressed in white arrived. Ye Wuyue abandoned the idea.

"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"

Two white air palms struck the two Kumogakure ninjas closest to Ye Wuyue, killing them instantly.

"Uncle Hiashi, I'm Sasuke. I rescued Hinata!" Ye Wuyue hurriedly shouted. He had seen Hiashi in the village before, and Hiashi also knew that he was the second son of the Uchiha Clan.

"You thieves! How dare you steal my daughter!"

Hiashi was furious when he saw the Kumogakure ninjas. He had only this one precious daughter.

In just a moment, the enraged Hiashi had killed all the Kumogakure ninjas, leaving no survivors.

"Uncle Hiashi, here."

Ye Wuyue handed Hinata to Hiashi. Perhaps because the Kumogakure ninjas had used a sedative, Hinata still had not woken up despite all the noise.

"Thank you." Hiashi took Hinata into his arms, while a trace of suspicion arose in his heart.

"You're Fugaku's second son, Sasuke? Why are you here?"

Ye Wuyue could roughly guess what Hiashi was thinking. No matter how he looked at it, it was impossible for a child of only three or four years old to rescue someone from a squad consisting entirely of at least Genin.

"My parents went to a clan meeting, and my brother hasn't returned from his mission yet. I was bored staying home alone, so I came out to train. Then I saw these Kumogakure ninjas carrying Hinata.

"Hinata is my friend too, so I lent her a hand. I thought that as long as I ran into a ninja from the village, she would be safe. I didn't expect Uncle Hiashi to arrive so quickly."

Ye Wuyue spoke sincerely.

"Thank you very much for rescuing Hinata. But could you tell me how you managed to save her?"

After hearing Ye Wuyue's explanation, Hiashi still did not quite believe him. He probably thought that the Sasuke before him was an impostor.

Ye Wuyue did not hesitate. He demonstrated his previous techniques once again.

"My father knows about these abilities of mine too. Uncle Hiashi should believe that I'm really Sasuke now, right?" Ye Wuyue said with a smile.

He had no idea how great a shock his words and actions had just given Hiashi.

"I'm sorry. I really thought you were a Kumogakure ninja in disguise. I'll bring Hinata to your home to thank you in person later. You will always be a friend of our Hyuga Clan. If you ever have any difficulties, just tell me. I'll definitely help if I can."

Hiashi took a full half-minute to digest the information he had just received before speaking in shock and sincerity.