Be My Slave

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

"No, impossible!"

The Kusagakure elite jonin looked at Hyuga Neji in shock, recalling the secret Lightning Release technique of Kumogakure, but he subconsciously dismissed the thought.

Ninjas who mastered the Lightning Release Chakra Mode could be counted on one hand even in Kumogakure.

Since the opponent was a Konoha Ninja, it was even more impossible for him to have learned it.

Neji was rather annoyed.

The reason he had delayed using the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

First of all, using the Lightning Release Chakra Mode consumed a massive amount of chakra, and with his current chakra reserves, he could only sustain it for about three minutes.

That was not a short time.

Ultraman was so huge, yet he only lasted three minutes.

Secondly, since he wanted to frame Konoha, he could not use the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, nor could he use Black Lightning.

Interested parties could easily connect these two secret techniques to Kumogakure.

Now it was exposed.

However, as long as all the enemies were dealt with, it would not count as an exposure.

Neji narrowed his eyes.

"Six Kusagakure ninjas."

"With forty percent chakra remaining, the Lightning Release chakra can only last for a minute and a half. This must be settled quickly!"

After making up his mind, Neji took a deep breath, and the deep blue lightning on his right arm abruptly turned black as a tyrannical aura spread outward.

The moment the Black Lightning appeared, the Kusagakure elite jonin turned pale with fright: "I'll hold him off, you guys retreat quickly and go find Ryurin."

The moment his voice fell, Neji instantly appeared before the injured Special Jonin, his right arm wreathed in Black Lightning grabbing the man's neck and lifting him directly into the air.

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

Then, he saw a cruel smile tug at the corner of Neji's mouth.

With a slight exertion of his palm, a crisp crack echoed as the Special Jonin's neck was directly snapped by Neji.

Swish!

The Kusagakure elite jonin's eyes split with rage as he drew the ninja blade from his back and sprinted rapidly toward Neji with his feet pounding the ground.

Neji had no intention of clashing with him head-on, instead employing the Body Flicker Technique to successively materialize before the other four Kusagakure ninjas, easily harvesting their lives.

The Body Flicker Technique was divided into two types.

One was the physical Body Flicker.

It belonged to a category of Nintaijutsu.

The overwhelming majority of ninjas mastered the physical Body Flicker.

The other type was the space-time Body Flicker.

It was faster and more convenient than the physical Body Flicker.

Ninjas who mastered the space-time Body Flicker Technique were few and far between.

Under the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Neji's body was drastically vitalized, making his physical Body Flicker more than twice as fast as in his normal state.

The Kusagakure elite jonin could not keep up with Neji and could only watch helplessly as Neji reaped the lives of his comrades.

After disposing of the four Kusagakure ninjas, he had about twenty percent of his chakra remaining inside his body.

Neji looked toward the Kusagakure elite jonin.

The opponent looked back at him as well.

Without a word, the two charged at each other simultaneously.

Two piercing, screeching howls of wind resounded in the air, as if in the face of these wind-splitting screams, everything would be torn to shreds.

In an instant, the fallen leaves before the two were pulverized by the Black Lightning.

Clang!

Blade and palm intersected.

Brutish force exploded outward between the two.

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

The samurai sword in the Kusagakure elite jonin's hand was covered by a layer of pale blue chakra, blocking the erosion of the Black Lightning.

Because of this, he dared to fight Neji head-on.

The Kusagakure elite jonin gazed at Neji, who was close at hand, but grew increasingly puzzled in his heart.

This nature transformation of Lightning Release chakra seemed to be the Kumogakure secret technique, Black Lightning.

How on earth had this fellow learned it?

The Kusagakure elite jonin felt a mixture of shock and suspicion in his heart.

Neji did not give him much time for analysis.

Clamping his palm tightly onto the blade edge, one-tenth of his body's Lightning Release chakra surged forth at point-blank range.

Lightning Release: Chidori Current!

Rays of black current rippled through the night, swallowing the Kusagakure elite jonin like a madly dancing venomous snake.

"Ah!"

Suddenly subjected to the erosion of the Black Lightning, the terrifying numbness caused him to lose control over his body, turning him into a lamb waiting for slaughter.

"Be my slave!"

Neji slowly extended his palm, gathered the meager mental energy remaining in his brain, and cast the Curse Seal of the Mind to control the opponent.

Upon finishing this, Neji put away the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, collapsed limply onto the ground, and panted heavily.

At this moment, the chakra inside his body was nearly depleted.

The Kusagakure elite jonin stood motionlessly in front of Neji, his gaze full of hatred turning calm before he knew it.

This was his second time using the Curse Seal of the Mind, and his first time using it on a living person.

Neji 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 cloning techniques, using the Tenseigan to separate the chakra and mental energy within the body to form an independent individual, thereby manipulating the "puppet".

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

It was worth mentioning that the Sharingan, Byakugan, and even Kaguya Otsutsuki's Moon Eye could not truly see through a shadow clone.

Neji attempted to communicate with the Kusagakure ninja before him.

He saw the calm gaze the opponent directed at Neji suddenly turn respectful.

The next instant, the man dropped to one knee on the ground: "My lord!"

"Get up!"

Neji nodded in great satisfaction, then closed his eyes and decoded the man's memories through the chakra orb inside the Kusagakure ninja's body.

A moment later, Neji opened his eyes with a trace of disappointment.

Just as he expected, the Box of Paradise had already been taken to Hozuki Castle by Mui three years ago.

Yugito's side was also destined to return empty-handed.

Unreconciled, Neji continued reading the memories to try and see if he could gather any intelligence or secret techniques.

Kusagakure's primary business was selling intelligence, with a sideline in secretly learning the ninjutsu of other nations.

There should be some gains in this regard.

A short while later, Neji opened his eyes, an irrepressible joy welling up in his pupils.

An unexpected gain!

Oh, no, judging by the timeline, they were supposed to be in Kusagakure anyway.

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

"Yes, my lord."

As early as the Warring States Period, Kusagakure had split into the pro-war Kusagakure branch and the anti-war Kusagakure branch.

The two factions were as incompatible as fire and water, each occupying the northern and southern areas of the village respectively.

The northern complex where Neji had infiltrated was the headquarters of the pro-war faction.

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

A black cat leaped from the eaves onto a window sill, squeezing flexibly through the gap.

Landing silently on the floor, its body suddenly swelled, the black fur vanishing, replaced instead by a set of black samurai attire.

This black cat was none other than Yugito, who had successfully infiltrated using the Transformation Technique.

In the darkness, Yugito's pair of eyes flickered with light as she carefully scrutinized the office.

The area was around thirty square meters, containing several bookshelves and a desk.

Many scrolls were placed on the bookshelves, but they were all five-element scrolls, recording ordinary ninjutsu.

Yugito had little interest in these scrolls.

She walked up to the desk, her gaze narrowing as she inspected the locked cabinet.

Squeak!

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

"Uchiha Style Swordsmanship."

"Sand Village Basic Puppet Technique."

"Research on the Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai."