The Grumpy Old Bro Isn't So Grumpy

The Transcription Seal is a special technique unique to the Uchiha clan. Once the activation conditions are set, an attack or ninjutsu can be sealed into a person's body part; the moment the prerequisites are met, the technique triggers.

The technique Uchiha Yuji set was [upon finishing the report of the encounter]. As a messenger, he would naturally recount the intelligence in full detail, and that would trigger the Transcription Seal.

Incidentally, the Amaterasu technique Uchiha Itachi used to ambush Obito was also a Transcription Seal.

The Uchiha never had rigid minds during combat; their techniques were endless. From the Warring States period to the present, the number of ninja finished off by Transcription Seals could circle Konoha.

This has led to this sealing technique having quite a reputation among other ninja villages.

Of course, a certain dead-last Uchiha who never studied properly wouldn't understand this.

The Third Raikage of Kumogakure had an exceptionally explosive temper; usually, once his brain thought it, his body followed suit.

With eyes similar to the Kakugan and a physique forged through thousands of trials, he usually gave people the first impression of a hot-headed giant, though in daily life, he was actually quite gentle.

Unless you provoked him.

Or gave him a big slap to the face (just kidding).

The Uchiha's Transcription Seal, which slaughtered Cloud ninja indiscriminately and spared no one, was a move far more severe than slapping the Raikage across the face.

It set the Third Raikage off completely.

"Lord Raikage!" Dodai watched the departing bolt of lightning and the surrounding land, which looked as if it had been plowed by a Battle-Hardened Boar King, and helplessly lowered his outstretched hand. "Shadow Guard, follow Lord Raikage immediately."

"Do not let him rush into the Land of Fire alone."

"And immediately order the border defense troops stationed in the Land of Moon to simultaneously close in on the Land of Fire, but do not launch an attack yet; the goal is only to stall the Konoha ninja stationed there."

Among the brutes of Kumogakure, Dodai could be called the last remaining wise man. Young as he was, he had to clean up all sorts of messes every single time.

Watching the Shadow Guard and Anbu disappear rapidly, Dodai let out a long sigh.

If he went to the hospital for a check-up, his young heart would likely be no different from that of an eighty-year-old.

The geographical location and environment of Kumogakure destined them for a shortage of resources. Although the village had the strong support of the Land of Lightning's Daimyo, their food reserves were no longer sufficient to continue large-scale combat.

The Second Shinobi World War had been going on for a long time; apart from Konoha, which was the most resource-rich, all other ninja villages were showing signs of exhaustion.

Kumogakure could no longer afford to fight in the short term!

But whether or not to fight was not up to him.

And a certain Raikage clearly wouldn't bother thinking about issues like supplies.

Like an enraged elephant—a supersonic elephant at that—no matter if it was rocks or trees blocking his path, he ruthlessly destroyed them. Violent lightning flickered gently across his explosive, muscular body, as mild as a lamb.

Unlike the Hokage of Konoha who sat securely in an office, the Kage of Kumogakure had always been active on the front lines.

One reason was that Konoha had too many geniuses and a constant stream of powerhouses; the other was that Kumogakure lacked a deep foundation, leaving only the Kage capable of putting up a fight.

In the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, it didn't take long for the Third Raikage to reach the border of the Land of Lightning.

The closer one got to the Land of Fire, the more abundant the trees and the more fertile the soil became. The Land of Moon, which hugged the Land of Lightning, was also a poor, small country that couldn't compare to the Land of Hot Water, which bordered the Land of Fire.

The environment was also slightly barren.

After all, for the sake of their own interests, the wars between great powers were usually fought within small countries.

"Hm?" Not long after stepping into the Land of Moon, the Third Raikage slowly came to a halt.

He didn't see an enemy, but the threat stemming from his body's instincts made him stand cautiously in place.

Ever since he had cultivated his Lightning Release Armor to its peak, he had never felt such a sensation, not even when feeling threatened by that shorty Ōnoki, nor when grappling with the Eight-Tails.

It was a sense of lethal threat where a single moment of negligence would result in his head being separated from his body.

With dark sclera and emerald pupils, paired with the Third Raikage's sturdy physique and serious, upright posture, he looked like a demon.

"I can only say, as expected of the beast-like Third Raikage; you sensed my presence from such a distance?"

Before the voice had even finished, a strange figure appeared before the Third Raikage.

It wasn't a Body Flicker technique, nor was it the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God. The appearance was abrupt, with even the chakra fluctuations being extremely faint. Was this the Uchiha who had finished off Sasahara and the others?

The Third Raikage tensed his muscles, an action that made his already sturdy frame appear even more massive.

"You must be the Uchiha who killed Sasahara. I didn't expect it to be such a wet-behind-the-ears brat."

"Sasahara?"

Uchiha Yuji tilted his head, recalling the name. "Sorry, I don't remember knowing anyone by that name."

"You bastard!"

Even knowing the opponent was trying to provoke him, the Third Raikage still couldn't endure it.

The ground exploded, and tiny pebbles scattered in all directions like bullets. His sturdy body moved like thunder, like a gale, transforming into a phantom. A roaring bolt of lightning struck out, his four fingers joined together in a direct thrust toward Uchiha Yuji's chest.

But in the next moment, Uchiha Yuji's figure had already vanished, and the lethal crisis suddenly emerged from behind the Raikage's head.

The Raikage, leaping like a cannonball, didn't even think; the Lightning Release Armor on his body erupted with even more violent electricity.

The explosive Lightning Release Chakra Mode boosted his speed once more, and the flesh of his nape narrowly grazed past a pitch-black chakra blade.

The extreme transformation of Yin-attribute chakra made the Third Raikage feel a bone-chilling cold that sliced through his skin.

Even with the protection of the Lightning Release Armor, he had no doubt what his fate would be if that blade were to land.

He must have been knocked unconscious in an instant.

The momentary burst of full power forced the Third Raikage to carve two long trenches into the ground before his body finally came to a halt, leaving not a single living plant along the straight path between them.

"What kind of technique is that?"

A man who bore the title of Kage would naturally not let his brain be completely consumed by rage; having pulled his thick legs out of the earth, the Third Raikage had already raised his vigilance to the maximum.

Bright yellow snakes of electricity flickered chaotically across his entire body with blinding light, his long hair and beard even standing on end, encased in a mantle of azure chakra.

"It has even fewer restrictions than the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God. Is it a new version of the Flying Thunder God?"

"Not at all, it's my innate talent."

Uchiha Yuji answered him candidly.