Sudden Murder!

"The plan is scrapped! They've discovered us! Now, attack immediately!"

The moment Sawada Hiroki saved this line of text, his consciousness struck the deepest reaches of his system like a bolt of lightning.

He no longer had the time to see if Kushina could keep up with his train of thought! He could only strive to buy as much time as possible and do everything in his power to survive!

[Start] Menu -> [Settings] -> [Power Options].

A familiar window popped up, but this time, his target was no longer [Power Saver/Low Performance Mode].

Instead, it was—

○ [High Performance Mode] (Prioritizes performance, but consumes more energy)

High Performance Mode, activate!

Sawada Hiroki screamed with his soul.

Bang—!!!

In an instant, Sawada Hiroki felt as if something had been unlocked!

Vaguely, he seemed to hear fans roaring! A gale was raging!

No, it wasn't an illusion; it was his pores! Every pore on his body seemed to snap open at this moment, and Sawada Hiroki could even feel a bone-chilling cold eroding his frame!

But at the same time, a scorching heat within his body instantly dispelled the chill!

His heartbeat was forcibly accelerated by a mandatory command, and his blood surged through his veins like boiling magma!

The chakra within him was being frantically squeezed out of every cell by an invisible force, gathering along his meridians at an unprecedented speed!

His brain, too, became impossibly clear and sharp!

This is...

Full power!

Meanwhile, in the real world, murderous intent exploded in the eyes of the Cloud ninja captain, Samora. He had already drawn his kunai, and with a flicker of his figure, he lunged toward the "unconscious" Sawada Hiroki like a hunting leopard!

This damn brat had actually done so much right under his nose!

But no matter how well he hid it, he had eventually revealed the clues!

So, whether that judgment was true or not, just die!

"Die, brat!"

He sneered, swinging the kunai in his hand with all his might!

However, just as his kunai was about to pierce Sawada Hiroki's body, a sudden change occurred!

The boy, who should have been limp on the ground, suddenly sprang up in a posture that defied the laws of physics!

Chakra flowed rapidly, shattering the ropes in an instant!

He really was faking it!

He even had the spare energy to simultaneously handle the ropes on that red-haired brat!?

Samora's pupils contracted sharply as he watched his own kunai miss the opponent's neck by a hair's breadth! The wind blade generated by the kunai even left a red mark on the boy's neck!

But... it didn't hit!?

How is this possible? I am a Jonin!

No, that's not right. He seemed to have read my attack habits in advance? How?

Wait, that movement is!

Cloud Style Taijutsu!?

Since when was the secret taijutsu of the Cloud village leaked to Konoha!?

But before Samora could even react in shock—

The nine-year-old boy, Sawada Hiroki, had already formed a series of complex, dazzling hand seals with his hands moving like an invisible phantom the very moment he broke free!

The movements were like those of a Cloud ninja who had practiced ninjutsu for over a decade, not a child from the Ninja Academy!

Tiger-Horse-Monkey-Rat-Hare-Dog...!

Wait! These seals!

"Oh no!" Samora let out a terrified scream, frantically trying to retreat!

No one was more familiar with these seals than he was!

Lightning Style: False Darkness!

This is Lightning Style: False Darkness!!!

Why does he know this ninjutsu!?

This is a secret Lightning Style technique of the Cloud! This is a B-rank ninjutsu! He is just a child from the Ninja Academy!

Moreover, that was the hand seal for the B-rank Lightning Style: False Darkness!

In less than a second, he had managed to complete the hand seals while simultaneously dodging his attack!?

Shock caused Samora to subconsciously ignore his own positioning, but by the time he realized it, it was too late! He had absolutely no time to use any ninjutsu, not even the Substitution Technique, to evade!

At this distance, he had been far too careless! Facing a restrained ninja academy brat, he hadn't even possessed a shred of caution!

"Oh no!" Samora let out a terrified shriek, frantically trying to retreat.

"Lightning Style: False Darkness!"

"Dodge!!!!!!" Samora screamed at the top of his lungs, trying to sidestep the attack.

But the next moment—

There was no earth-shattering roar, only a piercing shriek that seemed to tear the air apart!

Three blinding, condensed, and solid-looking white lightning spears erupted from the mouth of Sawada Hiroki! Their light was so dazzling that it created the illusion that the world itself had gone dark! The terrifying lightning spears were hurtling toward their three targets at supersonic speeds!

"Puchi!"

The first lightning spear pierced through the Cloud ninja captain, Samora, whose face was twisted in a desperate attempt to dodge, without a hint of suspense.

The second lightning spear accurately struck another Cloud ninja who had stood up in surprise, wanting to see what was happening with his boss.

And the third lightning spear shot toward Sakuchi, who was the furthest away, urinating outside the camp!

Sakuchi was a Chunin after all; the moment his captain shouted a warning, he rolled on the ground and barely avoided a fatal blow, but the lightning spear still grazed his shoulder, tearing away a large chunk of flesh, and the intense paralysis caused half of his body to lose sensation instantly.

One strike, one Jonin and one Chunin killed on the spot! Another Chunin critically wounded!

This world-destroying scene left Kushina, who was standing to the side, completely stunned; she opened her mouth wide, forgetting even to scream!

[Battery level below 20%]

[Battery level below 10%]

[Warning: Battery level below 5%. Please connect to a power source as soon as possible, or the system will automatically shut down.]

Outside, Sawada Hiroki's body swayed, his legs went weak, and he collapsed onto one knee, gasping for air. His vision had begun to blur, but he knew the battle wasn't over yet!

There was still one Cloud ninja alive!

That critically wounded Sakuchi was looking at him with the fearful eyes of someone staring at a monster, struggling as he retreated toward the cave entrance.

He couldn't let him escape!

Just then, a flash of gold, like the dawn tearing through the night, suddenly appeared at the cave entrance!

That youthful hand gripped a kunai, and with a swift strike, instantly killed the Cloud ninja who was still in a state of paralysis.

Only then did a panting Namikaze Minato have the energy to survey the battlefield.

Three massive, piercing wounds had instantly killed two Cloud ninjas, their faces still frozen in expressions of agony!

Namikaze Minato looked at the other two Cloud ninjas in shock!

What was he seeing?

This was... done by classmate Sawada alone?!

Originally, after Namikaze Minato received the images, he continued to ask for information about the enemy, but when he didn't receive any reply, Minato realized almost immediately that something had gone wrong!

He rushed over without stopping, and halfway there, he felt a sudden burst of Lightning Style chakra!

This only confirmed his judgment, but he had assumed it was released by the Cloud ninjas; yet, looking at it now, this had actually been done by classmate Sawada!?

How on earth did he do it!?

But Sawada Hiroki, who had accomplished all this, had just let out a sigh of relief upon seeing Minato appear when he saw the screen go black.

[Battery low, entering sleep mode...]

The next moment, Hiroki felt his vision go black, his body suddenly felt much heavier, and he subconsciously leaned forward.

Vaguely, he seemed to hear... an anxious female voice shouting, "Hiroki!!"

But before he could respond, Sawada Hiroki completely lost consciousness.