Uchiha First Battle shocked the Kurama Clan. At the Northern Land of Fire, bordering the Land of Rice Fields Border, a dense forest was filled with the heavy stench of blood.
The last rays of the setting sun filtered through gaps in the leaves, making the bloodstains on the ground especially glaring.
The battered remnants of the Konoha Border Patrol Team were being forced into a desperate corner by Kumogakure's elite ninja. The surrounding trees were covered in charred marks left by Lightning Release Ninjutsu.
"Captain, we can't hold on any longer!"
A Konoha Ninja clutched his endlessly bleeding abdomen and shouted hoarsely.
The veins around the Byakugan of the Hyuga Branch Family Ninja at the front bulged, his face as pale as paper.
His right arm had already been pierced through by Lightning Release and hung limply at his side.
"Hold on! Reinforcements will arrive soon!"
He gritted his teeth as he spoke, but despair had already filled his heart.
Kumogakure's ambush had been too swift. The border outpost had been destroyed almost instantly, and even the messenger hawk had been shot down before it could fly far.
"Hahaha! You Konoha trash, your Cloud masters are here!!"
A Cloud Jonin sneered viciously, the Lightning Blade in his hand flashing with blinding electricity.
"Today, I'll show you what real power is!"
"Lightning Release, Lightning Tiger Kill!"
Violent lightning took the shape of a fierce tiger and lunged at the Konoha Ninja with a roar.
The Hyuga ninja barely assumed the stance for Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven, but his severe injuries made it impossible for him to defend fully.
Just as the lightning was about to devour them all—
"Fire Style, Great Fire Dragon Technique!"
A massive fire dragon suddenly came roaring out of the depths of the forest and