Chidori Lightning Blade

Just as Aoi Rokushō was preparing to launch his attack, Sasuke's voice suddenly came from behind him, followed immediately by a terrifying impact striking his back.

Aoi Rokushō felt his vision go black as he slowly collapsed to the ground. In his final moments, a question lingered in his mind: was the villain referring to him?

"It seems the damage is quite substantial!"

Watching Aoi Rokushō, who had been instantly killed by his Taiji Rasengan, Sasuke smiled with satisfaction before activating Divine Refining on the corpse.

His pitch-black Divine Refining Eye emerged, absorbing Aoi Rokushō and the Sword of the Thunder God in his hand in the blink of an eye, leaving only a black scroll on the ground.

"It's not the Sealing Scroll!"

Sasuke's expression turned subtle as he looked at the scroll. No wonder they were only sent on this mission; it turned out to be nothing more than an insignificant forbidden technique scroll!

Upon discovering it wasn't the Sealing Scroll, Sasuke lost interest. After all, he already possessed the forbidden techniques he favored most, and others held little appeal for him—especially since this was a mission scroll that would have to be handed over later.

Just as Sasuke was contemplating what to do, he suddenly noticed many people approaching from a distance. He quickly retracted his Shadow Clone Technique and retreated under a large tree to wait.

Soon, several figures appeared at the location of the scroll. There were eight of them, all Amegakure ninja; this was the drawback of the ninja world, as headbands fully exposed one's identity.

"What's going on? Isn't this the place where that guy Aoi Rokushō was supposed to meet? Why is there only a scroll and no one here?"

Upon arriving, one Amegakure ninja looked at the large crater on the ground and asked with a grave expression.

"Boss, what should we do?"

While that ninja was still pondering, a small figure picked up the scroll and handed it to the one who had spoken earlier. It seemed the one who spoke first was indeed the leader.

"This place is not safe to stay. Retreat!"

After a brief moment of thought, the leader looked at the scroll in his subordinate's hand and turned to leave immediately.

Following the order, the Amegakure ninja retreated one after another. Sasuke had no objections; if the scroll fell into the hands of the Amegakure, everyone would likely forget about Aoi Rokushō, who had run off with the Sword of the Thunder God.

Since Sasuke wanted to obtain the Sword of the Thunder God without anyone knowing, he needed a scapegoat. Aoi Rokushō, whose body had been completely erased by his Divine Refining, was the perfect candidate. Aoi Rokushō, I choose you.

"What's the situation?"

Just as Sasuke finished formulating his story, Kakashi appeared beside him. Looking at the large crater in the clearing ahead, Kakashi gave Sasuke a strange look, as it was clearly the work of a Taiji Rasengan.

"I encountered the rogue ninja Aoi Rokushō. After defeating him, I discovered it was a Shadow Clone. The Sword of the Thunder God must be with him, and the scroll was taken by the Amegakure ninja!"

Taken aback by Kakashi's sudden appearance, Sasuke quickly recited the excuse he had just prepared.

"Trouble! Pursue!"

Hearing Sasuke's words, Kakashi's expression turned solemn, and he issued the order, charging forward in pursuit.

Hearing Kakashi's command, Sasuke smiled mysteriously and followed in his footsteps. It seemed Kakashi basically believed him; which was only natural, after all, he was his student!

Sasuke followed closely behind Kakashi as they moved rapidly in the direction of the retreating Amegakure ninja, while Naruto and Sakura were busy trying to convince Morino Idate not to give up on life.

After pursuing for a distance, Kakashi finally spotted the group carrying the scroll. Without hesitation, he lifted his headband, revealing the Sharingan he had received from Obito!

Arcs of electricity began to gather slowly, and blue currents gradually emerged in Kakashi's right hand. A piercing sound, resembling both the chirping of birds and the rumble of thunder, slowly filled the air...

Immediately after, the noise vanished, leaving only the blue electricity containing terrifying power in Kakashi's right hand!

"Chidori!"

With a roar, Kakashi launched himself forward...

"You guys cover the rear, I'm retreating!"

Upon hearing the noise, the Amegakure leader left this order and fled alone. He knew he had no chance of winning against the Copy Ninja Kakashi; his only hope was to accelerate his retreat. As long as he entered the territory of Amegakure, even Kakashi wouldn't dare to cross the border easily.

The abandoned Amegakure ninja looked at Kakashi, who was flying toward them at high speed, with bitterness. Wasn't this clearly sending them to their deaths?

The result was as expected. Under Kakashi's Chidori, the seven Amegakure ninja were quickly dealt with, as this particular Chidori allowed Kakashi to launch multiple strikes.

"Clear the battlefield, I'm going after him!"

After finishing off the ninja, Kakashi gave Sasuke an instruction and continued his pursuit into the distance.

After Kakashi left, Sasuke looked at the seven deceased Amegakure ninja with a strange expression. Of course, the reason wasn't Kakashi's Sharingan, nor was it the dead ninja.

[Lightning Release · Chidori: A-rank, 50/800]

[Lightning Release · Chidori: S-rank, 50/1000]

What truly stunned Sasuke was the ninjutsu he had just copied.

"I thought it would take some time to acquire these two ninjutsu, but I didn't expect it to be this simple! This mission has truly been quite rewarding!"

Closing the panel, Sasuke looked at the ninja on the ground and began his most practiced process: looting!

After taking everything of value from them, Sasuke activated Divine Refining on the bodies. After all, according to what he learned at the Ninja Academy, the fewer traces left behind, the more perfect the disposal.

Once the Divine Refining was finished, Sasuke headed forward to continue the pursuit. After all, his general proficiency points were still ahead! He couldn't let those go.

Sasuke hadn't gone far when he saw Kakashi returning with the scroll, which left Sasuke speechless. It seemed the Amegakure leader's corpse had already been dealt with by Kakashi, and his general proficiency points had escaped.

"Scroll secured, mission accomplished! Return the way we came!"

Upon spotting Sasuke, Kakashi stopped and began to move slowly.

Sasuke couldn't say anything to Kakashi's words; after all, he was just a minor team member and had to follow orders.

"You saw it just now, didn't you?"

As they walked, Kakashi asked tentatively, as he had clearly felt Sasuke pause for a long time when he opened his Sharingan.

"I saw it, the Sharingan!" Faced with Kakashi's inquiry, Sasuke deliberately acted a bit dejected!

The scapegoat Aoi Rokushō, Chidori, Lightning Blade, and the Sharingan.

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