I've Come to Save You

At the moment Mito was about to meet her end, a figure swooped down like a swift swallow.

The buzzing electric sound, like a maiden's lament, instantly forced back the few enemies closing in.

Dispelling the Chidori Lament in his hand, Sosuke looked down and saw that the Ponytail Princess had completely lost consciousness.

The Adamantine Sealing Chains required a massive amount of Chakra; for her first awakening, lasting this long was already an impressive feat.

"You sure know how to put up a front." He scooped her up by the waist and slung her over his left shoulder like cargo.

Only after finishing that trivial task did he turn his head to look at the white-haired man with a twisted expression.

"Kaguya Hisao?" he asked.

For certain secrets he couldn't reveal, Sosuke had once thoroughly reviewed the list of notable powerhouses in the Ninja World.

Among them was this Clan Head-level strongman who had awakened the Shikotsumyaku, Kaguya Hisao.

He never expected that these lunatics would be the ones plotting an ambush against the Uzumaki Clan.

Sosuke thought the other man was a madman, but he didn't realize that his own current form was even more monstrous.

Bizarre wings, demonic curved horns—if the Jashin Sect saw him, they'd probably bow down on the spot.

Hearing his name called out, Kaguya Hisao's gaze inadvertently swept over those crimson pupils.

"Sharingan?" The man's expression twisted slightly, puzzled as to when the Uchiha had gotten tangled up with the Land of Whirlpools.

Even if reinforcements came, shouldn't it be the Senju of the Forest sending people?

Anyone else would have guessed the Youth's identity from his unique appearance, but this white-haired man was different.

Like most members of the Kaguya Clan, Kaguya Hisao was all brawn—every day was either spent cutting people down or on the way to cut people down.

Why would he bother with some damn rising star?

After a brief moment of confusion, Kaguya Hisao waved his hand, and the next second, his clansmen's blades swung toward the Youth.

The prey he had his eyes on—how could he let it leave so easily?

"Completely impossible to reason with." Sosuke extended his free right hand, condensing Nature Energy and Lightning Style Chakra at his fingertips.

A black-and-white electric blade pierced straight through the chest of the man in front of him.

[System Prompt: Enemy successfully eliminated. Gained 280 points.]

Traveling all this way, wasn't it just to kill enemies and earn points?

With nearly three hundred points added to his account, Sosuke immediately felt the trip was worth it.

Sensing enemies approaching from both sides, he flapped his wings hard, his body suddenly lurching sideways to dodge.

Shadow Clone Technique!

Handing the unconscious Mito over to the shadow clone, Sosuke slowly turned around, deciding to harvest a batch of points before reaching his limit.

[Points: 7120]

Getting closer and closer to the requirement for exchanging the Flying Thunder God, he was already growing impatient.

"Nice move." Just as he was about to act, a figure suddenly closed in beside him.

An overwhelming, suffocating pressure instantly made Sosuke abandon any thought of pursuing the enemy.

Chidori Lament condensed, meeting the oncoming bone spikes head-on with a fierce clash.

Boom! A terrifying shockwave erupted, and the Kaguya Clan members trying to close in were all sent flying.

"Hahaha, not bad, kid." Kaguya Hisao laughed wildly; he loved hunting prey that could fight back.

If it was too easy, it would dull the thrill of victory.

Clearly, the man was very satisfied with Sosuke's performance.

"..." At this point, Sosuke had lost all interest in trading blows.

As expected of a top-tier powerhouse renowned across the Ninja World—his strength was utterly overwhelming.

Scum like Fūma Masaki wasn't even fit to be mentioned in the same breath.

Even with the boost from the Cursed Seal, Sosuke was barely holding on.

Boom! The shockwave exploded, and a figure shot backward like a cannonball, crashing into the warehouse on the dock behind him.

Blood spraying all along the way—it was obvious from the look of it that he was badly injured.

Seizing the chance, the surrounding Kaguya Clan members charged into the warehouse ruins, trying to capture the Uchiha Youth.

Seeing this, Kaguya Hisao didn't pursue further. He was confident the Youth couldn't survive that brutal collision just now.

"What a shame." The white-haired man tossed aside the bone blade in his hand, a trace of regret flickering across his face.

If he'd waited a few more years, the Youth's strength would have advanced further, and then he could have given him even more intense surprises.

Slaughtering true powerhouses brought a pleasure far beyond taking out a few nameless small fry.

Sounds of fighting came from the warehouse direction, but Kaguya Hisao paid it no mind. Even a fish struggles before death, let alone a living person.

No matter what, the other party wouldn't escape from the dock today.

Brimming with absolute confidence, Kaguya Hisao began his long wait.

When the battle exceeded one minute, he still paid it no mind.

When screams of his clansmen came from the warehouse direction, his gaze wavered slightly.

When three minutes had passed, Kaguya Hisao finally grew restless.

"A bunch of useless trash, can't even handle a brat."

He refused to admit in his heart that his single strike had failed to gravely wound the kid.

But the facts were right before his eyes; it was useless for Kaguya Hisao to refuse to believe.

Pulling another bone blade from his arm, before he could run over, he saw a figure madly soar into the sky.

[Points: 8230]

"Hahaha." Sosuke, drenched in blood, looked down at the white-haired man and burst into wild laughter.

As expected of a Kaguya Clan member, his strength was extraordinary; in just three minutes, he had earned over a thousand points.

As for the damage to his body, it was far less terrifying than Kaguya Hisao believed; the Cursed Seal's resilience was quite decent.

Or rather, Nature Energy grants the user formidable defensive capabilities.

Taking the Ponytail Princess from the Shadow Clone, Sosuke flapped his wings and flew away without looking back.

Kaguya Hisao's strength was immense, and combined with Shikotsumyaku in combat, he was considered a top-tier Clan Head-level powerhouse of the Warring States Period.

If it came to a serious fight, Sosuke wouldn't stand a chance against him, perhaps not even lasting a few minutes.

To truly kill him, he would have to wait until he awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.

But the system list didn't yet have an option to exchange for the Mangekyo; he didn't know how many points it would cost.

As for relying on emotional stimulation to awaken it.

That would be difficult to achieve; even if everyone Sosuke knew were killed, it probably wouldn't be enough to successfully open his eyes.

"Having too indifferent a personality isn't a good thing either."

After an unknown amount of time, Mito groggily woke up.

The moment before her memory froze, she seemed to see a familiar figure.

"Strange, why did I suddenly think of him?"

One second.

Two seconds...

Three seconds...

"Ah." Mito let out a startled cry, hastily scrambling up from the ground, and finally spotted the figure outside the cave who was processing food.

"Uchiha Sosuke!"