"You... who are you?"
One of the Anbu seemed to recognize Uzumaki Kuming. He cried out softly, just about to explain, when another Anbu beside him barked:
"Answer me! Who are you?"
"Why did you break into Lord Hokage's private residence?"
An Anbu wearing a fox mask drew the short sword on his back and pointed it at Uzumaki Kuming.
"Hm?" Kuming gave a soft hum. Without making a move, countless Lightning Balls suddenly appeared around him.
"He can release Lightning Balls without even using Hand Seals!"
"Scatter!"
The Anbu holding the short sword shouted, leaping onto the courtyard wall first. The other two Anbu reacted just as quickly, jumping back as soon as they heard the order. Only the Anbu who had softly called out when he first saw Kuming dropped to one knee and shouted:
"Lord Kuming, it's a misunderstanding! Don't attack!"
But he had barely finished speaking when screams sounded behind him.
"AAAHHH!!!"
At some point, the three Anbu who had leaped onto the wall had become surrounded by Cursed Seals. The Lightning Balls Kuming had just summoned struck all three of them in an instant.
"BAM! BAM! BAM!"
Three deafening booms rang out almost simultaneously. The three Anbu who had jumped onto the wall were electrocuted unconscious and fell from the high wall, crashing heavily to the ground.
"So strong!"
That thought had only just flashed through the kneeling Anbu's mind when a tremendous force seized his throat, making it difficult to breathe.
"Tell the Old Man this is my house, not his."
The Anbu heard those words beside his ear. Then a tremendous force lifted him by the collar, sending him flying over the courtyard wall.
After casually tossing that Anbu outside, Kuming threw the other three unconscious Anbu out as well. Then he shut