Be My Slave

"Bathed in lightning, is this Lightning Release Chakra Mode?"

"No, impossible!"

The elite Jonin from Kusagakure stared at Hyuga Neji in surprise, recalling the Lightning Release Secret Techniques of Kumogakure, but he subconsciously dismissed the thought.

Even in Kumogakure, only a handful of ninja had mastered Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

For him to have learned it as a Konohagakure ninja was even more unlikely.

Neji was somewhat annoyed.

The reason he had hesitated to use Lightning Release Chakra Mode was twofold.

Firstly, using Lightning Release Chakra Mode consumed a large amount of chakra. With his current chakra reserves, he could only maintain it for about three minutes.

That wasn't a short time.

Ultraman was huge, and he only lasted three minutes.

Secondly, since he intended to frame Konohagakure, he couldn't use Lightning Release Chakra Mode or Black Lightning.

Those with keen eyes could connect these two Secret Techniques to Kumogakure.

Now, he had been exposed.

But as long as he eliminated all the enemies, it wouldn't count as an exposure.

Neji narrowed his eyes.

"Six Kusagakure ninja."

"With only 40% of my chakra remaining, Lightning Release Chakra can only be maintained for another minute and a half. I need to finish this quickly!"

Having made up his mind, Neji took a deep breath. The azure lightning surrounding his right arm suddenly turned black, and a violent aura spread out.

The moment the Black Lightning appeared, the elite Jonin from Kusagakure turned pale with shock. "I'll hold him off, you guys retreat quickly and find Ryurin."

As soon as he finished speaking, Neji instantly appeared before the injured Special Jonin, grabbed him by the neck with his Black Lightning-wreathed right arm, and lifted him into the air.

"Bastard, let him go!" The elite Jonin from Kusagakure's eyes were bloodshot.

Then, he saw a cruel smile appear on Neji's lips.

With a slight exertion of his palm, the Special Jonin's neck snapped with a crack.

Whoosh!

The elite Jonin from Kusagakure village's eyes widened in rage. He drew the ninja sword from his back, stomped on the ground, and charged rapidly at Neji.

Neji, however, had no intention of confronting him head-on. Instead, he used the Body Flicker Technique, appearing before the other four Kusagakure ninja one after another, easily taking their lives.

There were two types of Body Flicker Technique.

One was physical body flicker.

It was a type of Nintaijutsu.

The vast majority of ninja mastered physical body flicker.

The other type was space-time body flicker.

It was faster and more convenient than physical body flicker.

The number of ninja who mastered space-time body flicker was extremely small.

Under Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Neji's body was greatly revitalized, making his physical body flicker more than twice as fast as in his normal state.

The elite Jonin from Kusagakure village couldn't catch up to Neji and could only watch helplessly as Neji took the lives of his comrades.

After dealing with the four Kusagakure ninja, he had about 20% of his chakra left.

Neji looked at the elite Jonin from Kusagakure village.

The other party also looked at him.

Without any wasted words, they both charged at each other simultaneously.

Two sharp, piercing wind howls echoed through the air, as if in the face of these howls, all things would be torn to shreds.

In an instant, the fallen leaves in front of them were shredded by the Black Lightning.

Clang!

Blade and palm met.

A burst of energy exploded between them.

Neji's right hand tightly gripped the blade, and blood dripped from his palm.

The katana in the elite Jonin from Kusagakure's hand was covered in a layer of pale blue chakra, blocking the erosion of the Black Lightning.

Because of this, he dared to clash directly with Neji.

The elite Jonin from Kusagakure village stared at Neji, who was within arm's reach, but his heart grew increasingly puzzled.

This nature transformation of lightning-attribute chakra seemed to be Kumogakure's Secret Technique, Black Lightning.

How did this guy learn it?

The elite Jonin of Kusagakure was filled with uncertainty.

However, Neji didn't give him much time to analyze.

He tightly gripped the blade of his sword, and ten percent of his Lightning Release chakra erupted at close range.

Lightning Release: Chidori Stream!

Waves of black electricity rippled through the night, like writhing venomous snakes, engulfing the elite Kusagakure Jonin.

"Ah!"

Suddenly assaulted by the Black Lightning, a terrifying numbness caused him to lose control of his body, leaving him like a lamb to the slaughter.

"Become my slave!"

Neji slowly extended his palm, gathering the scarce mental energy from his brain to cast the Curse Seal of the Mind and control the opponent.

After finishing, Neji deactivated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and collapsed onto the ground, gasping for air.

At this moment, his internal chakra was nearly depleted.

"..."

The elite Kusagakure Jonin stood frozen before Neji, motionless. The hateful gaze he once held had, at some point, become calm.

This was the second time he had used the Curse Seal of the Mind, and the first time he had used it on a living person.

Neji had gained a deeper understanding of this technique.

The principle of the Curse Seal of the Mind was similar to the Shadow Clone Technique and other advanced clone jutsu. It used the Tenseigan to separate the body's chakra and mental energy into independent entities, thereby controlling a "puppet."

Although the Shadow Clone Technique was only a B-rank ninjutsu, in terms of practicality, no other ninjutsu could compare to it.

It was worth noting that the Sharingan, Byakugan, and even Kaguya Otsutsuki's Moon Eye could not truly see through Shadow Clones.

Neji attempted to communicate with the Kusagakure ninja before him.

The ninja's gaze, which had been calm when looking at Neji, suddenly shifted to one of respect.

The next moment, he knelt on one knee. "My lord!"

"Rise!"

Neji nodded with satisfaction, then closed his eyes and, through the chakra orb within the Kusagakure ninja, began to read his memories.

After a short while, Neji opened his eyes with some disappointment.

As he had expected, the Box of Paradise had been brought to Hozuki Castle by Mui three years ago.

Yugito's efforts were destined to be in vain.

Neji was somewhat unwilling to give up and continued to read the memories, trying to find any useful information or Secret Techniques.

Kusagakure's main business was selling information, with a secondary focus on stealing other nations' ninjutsu.

He should be able to gain something in this regard.

A moment later, Neji opened his eyes, an irrepressible joy gleaming within them.

An unexpected surprise!

Oh, wait, considering the timeline, they should have been in Kusagakure.

"Katsushiro, take me to see that mother and daughter."

"Yes, my lord."

Kusagakure had split into the pro-war faction, "Kusagakure branch," and the anti-war faction, "Kusagakure branch," during the Warring States Period.

The two forces were irreconcilable, each occupying the northern and southern areas of the village.

The northern complex Neji infiltrated was the main base of Kusagakure branch.

At this moment, in the administrative building in the southern area of Kusagakure.

A black cat leaped from the eaves to the window and skillfully squeezed through a gap.

It landed silently on the floor, its body suddenly expanding. Its black fur disappeared, replaced by a black samurai outfit.

This black cat was Yugito, who had successfully infiltrated by using the Transformation Technique.

In the darkness, Yugito's eyes gleamed as she carefully surveyed the office.

It was about thirty square meters, with a few bookshelves and a desk.

The bookshelves were filled with many scrolls, but they were all related to the five elemental jutsu, containing ordinary ninjutsu.

Yugito was not very interested in these scrolls.

She walked to the desk and gazed intently at the locked cabinet.

Chik!

Yugito extended a long cat claw from her index finger, inserted it into the keyhole, and easily pried open the cabinet.

"Uchiha Style Swordsmanship."

"Sand Village Basic Puppet Technique."

"Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai Research."