Tracking Him Down (Seventeenth Update)

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Looking at the Kakkō before him and smelling the acrid odor, Uchiha Yue, who had just escaped death, couldn't help but feel lingering fear.

As a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, directly hitting the room he had just been in, a look of seriousness flashed in Uchiha Yue's eyes. He didn't believe the lightning strike was merely an accident. Even if ninjas from Yakunin Village and Sunagakure Yakunin Village, could they possibly harness lightning from the sky to strike Uchiha Yue Sunagakure?

So, as his gaze fell upon the burning house, Uchiha Yue carefully recalled who in the original story could use lightning from the Uchiha Yue to perform ninjutsu. However, after carefully recalling, he realized that even in the original story, there were only two ninjas who could use lightning from the sky to perform ninjutsu.

Furthermore, those two ninjas couldn't possibly be in Licorice Town at this time, because the only ninjas capable of using aerial lightning to cast ninjutsu are: first, Uchiha Sasuke from the original story, whose Lightning Release Ninjutsu, Kirin, allows him to use aerial lightning; and second, Raiga Kurosuki from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist of the Mist, who can use the Raiga Ninja Blade the Kirigakure to attract the power of aerial lightning and unleash ninjutsu to attack.

Unfortunately, the current wielder of the Raiga Ninja Blade is not Raiga Kurosuki, and it's impossible for ninjas from Kirigakure to appear within Yakunin Village's territory and attack Uchiha Yue without provocation. Therefore, Uchiha Yue is completely bewildered; he doesn't know who else possesses the ability to use lightning to perform ninjutsu. Next, Uchiha Yue prepares to wait here for the return of Kushina Uzumaki the others, feeling that they will surely return immediately upon hearing the thunder.

Sure enough, after Uchiha Yue waited there for a few minutes, Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze appeared in front of him.

Then, after Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze realized that Uchiha Yue was safe and sound, they breathed a slight sigh of relief. Kushina Uzumaki then approached Uchiha Yue with a worried expression and asked, "Tsuki, what exactly happened? Minato and I were only out for a short while, how come your room was struck by lightning?"

"Hmm, what exactly happened, Yue?"

As soon as Kushina Uzumaki finished speaking, Minato Namikaze frowned and asked, "I just saw a bolt of lightning flash across the sky and strike your room directly. Yue, were you researching a new Lightning Release Ninjutsu? But your chakra nature doesn't seem to be lightning, does it? Could it be... an enemy ninja is attacking you?"

"None of them."

Hearing Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze's words, Uchiha Yue slowly shook his head and said, "I didn't sense any chakra fluctuations just now, nor did I detect any trace of a ninja using ninjutsu. If I'm not mistaken, the previous lightning strike was just an accident, coincidentally hitting the room I was in. But..."

Then, Uchiha Yue's gaze shifted to Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze, and he asked in return, "But, do you feel it was an accident?"

"No!"

Just as Uchiha Yue was saying this, Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze answered simultaneously. Minato Namikaze then shook his head, saying, "There was no rain today, so a sudden flash of lightning couldn't have happened. Moreover, this lightning strike was incredibly accurate; it hit your room while we were all away. If I'm not mistaken, this must be a ninjutsu used by some ninja, but he didn't need to use chakra at all to unleash an attack using lightning from thin air!"

"Well, we don't have enough information right now, so this is the only way we can speculate."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yue nodded slightly and said, "It's just a bit strange. Before this lightning struck, I also sensed that faint chakra fluctuation. So, I think someone must have planned to attack me, because only I noticed that faint chakra fluctuation. The other party wanted to kill me to silence me!"

Then, Uchiha Yue looked at Kushina Uzumaki and asked, "Kushina, did you find anything when you went out to investigate the strange things in Licorice Town?"

"No."

At this moment, Kushina Uzumaki gently shook her head and said, "Those strange things in Licorice Town seem to be completely unsolved. Minato and I have investigated for so long without any results. However, I have gathered some other information. Yue, you can see if it's of any use."

At this point, Kushina Uzumaki paused for a moment, then continued, "Two years ago, a strange family suddenly moved to Licorice Town. They rarely interacted with the other people in the town. Moreover, the strange things that happened in Licorice Town also occurred shortly after that family arrived. Therefore, I think those strange things in Licorice Town must be related to that family who moved Licorice Town. And... that strange family is right next door to us!"

"Oh?"

As soon as Kushina Uzumaki finished speaking, Uchiha Yue raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Minato- kun, you wait here for Mr. Hizashi to return. Kushina and I will go next door to take a look; we might find something!"

"Good!"

After Minato Namikaze answered, Uchiha Yue prepared to go next door with Kushina Uzumaki to take a look.

Furthermore, there was a reason why Uchiha Yue decided to go with Kushina Uzumaki. Kushina Uzumaki was also a sensory-type ninja and possessed Jonin-level strength. Therefore, it was the best choice for Uchiha Yue and Kushina Uzumaki to go next door to investigate. In case anything unexpected happened, Kushina Uzumaki could protect Uchiha Yue. Then, Uchiha Yue and Kushina Uzumaki arrived next door, preparing to infiltrate and thoroughly investigate.

But...

Just as Uchiha Yue and Kushina Uzumaki had infiltrated, Uchiha Yue suddenly felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.

Immediately afterwards...

As Uchiha Yue felt the dizziness gradually subside, he suddenly realized that Kushina Uzumaki, who was next to him, had disappeared!

As Kushina Uzumaki disappeared before his eyes, a serious look flashed in Uchiha Yue's eyes. He was now almost certain that the earlier lightning strike was related to the family in front of him. Then, Uchiha Yue gathered all the spiritual energy in his body and activated his Purple Eye to observe the situation before him.

However, just as Uchiha Yue activated his Purple Eye, a familiar voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"Moon Lord, what brings you here?"