Revenge

Only two days.

For the Shinobi Allied Forces, these two days were a chaotic 48 hours spent frantically treating the wounded, reassessing the threat posed by the Sasuga organization, arguing over how to allocate forces, and attempting to track down the abducted Four-Tails jinchuriki. Although Tsuchikage Kurotsuchi was not seriously injured, Iwagakure was left without a leader, falling into a brief period of turmoil. Konoha, meanwhile, was fully occupied with treating the unconscious Boruto, while Uchiha Sasuke also required rest due to his injuries and chakra depletion.

Everyone believed that the Sasuga organization, having just experienced a fierce battle and with its leader suspected to be injured, would at least lie low for a period of time.

However, they were dead wrong.

Uchiha Sakuya's retaliation came so quickly, so violently, and so unexpectedly!

Targets: Iwagakure's secret hospital & the Tsuchikage's office.

The intelligence network of the Sasuga organization had long since infiltrated every corner. They had precisely grasped the location of the heavily guarded Iwagakure secret hospital where the Five-Tails jinchuriki Byoen Hayate had been transferred, as well as the exact whereabouts of Kurotsuchi, who was temporarily recuperating and handling urgent official business in the Tsuchikage's office due to her injuries.

The time of the operation was chosen for the darkest hour before dawn.

Iwagakure secret hospital.

The alarm sounded, piercing the night sky! But it was too late!

The barrier surrounding the hospital was torn apart in an instant as if it were made of paper! It was not destroyed by brute force, but perfectly neutralized by a higher-level technique derived from the analysis of the Eighty Gods Mirror!

Countless masked Sasuga members swarmed in like ghosts! The handguns in their hands spat tongues of fire! Specially crafted anesthetic rounds, interference rounds, and explosive rounds precisely picked off every Iwagakure guard attempting to resist! The firepower was dense and efficient, and combined with various bizarre ninjutsu and genjutsu, the defensive system of Iwagakure collapsed in an instant!

The "Flame" branch's Zhuo (though his injuries had not yet healed, he insisted on fighting) and the "Corpse" branch's Gu took the lead, violently breaking through layers of obstacles and charging straight for the intensive care unit!

Byoen Hayate had just recovered some strength from the previous battle. Seeing the enemies breaking through the door, his eyes widened in fury as he struggled to activate his Steam Armor!

But a cold, beautiful figure was faster than him!

"Ice Style: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals!" Nadeshiko Haku's figure appeared in the ward as if teleporting, and countless ice mirrors instantly condensed, trapping Hayate within! The extreme cold instantly suppressed the chakra he had just gathered!

At the same time, the powerful genjutsu of the "Ghost" branch's Shen refracted through the ice mirrors, instantly invading Hayate's brain!

"Urgh..." Hayate's movements stiffened abruptly, and his eyes became unfocused.

In the corridor outside, the "Steel" branch's Tie Xin manipulated Iron Sand to form an absolute defense, blocking the continuous waves of Iwagakure reinforcements. The "Beast" branch's Zhua and the "Feather" branch's Fu utilized their speed and aerial advantage to conduct precision strikes and harassment.

The entire assault took less than three minutes! By the time the main force of Iwagakure finally reacted and organized an effective counterattack, the Sasuga squad had already taken the genjutsu-controlled, defenseless Byoen Hayate and vanished without a trace using a pre-arranged Space-Time Teleportation Seal Array!

Tsuchikage's office.

Almost simultaneously, another even more audacious operation was unfolding.

Obito's figure emerged directly from the shadows within Kurotsuchi's office (having used Kamui to mark or infiltrate it beforehand).

Kurotsuchi, who was reviewing documents with a pale complexion, looked up abruptly. Seeing that tiger-striped mask, her pupils shrank: "It's you?!"

She immediately tried to trigger the alarm and counterattack!

But Obito was faster!

"Kamui!" His right eye spun violently!

Kurotsuchi felt the space around her distorting intensely, and her attempts to attack and sound the alarm were instantly interrupted! Enduring the discomfort, she immediately formed hand seals: "Earth Style: Rock Fist Technique!" A massive rock fist smashed toward Obito!

Obito's body turned intangible, and the rock fist passed right through him. He did not rush to attack, but instead kept using the intangibility and distortion of Kamui to interfere with Kurotsuchi, seemingly waiting for something.

Kurotsuchi was shocked and furious, unleashing various Earth Style ninjutsu wildly, but most of her attacks were ineffective against the intangible Obito, and the few that posed a threat were easily blocked or absorbed by Obito using his Uchiha Gunbai. The office was soon reduced to a mess!

"Bastard! If you have the guts, fight me head-on!" Kurotsuchi roared.

"As you wish." Obito's voice suddenly turned low.

Just as Kurotsuchi's powerful Earth Style missed and she was in the brief window of vulnerability after her strike--

The office door was kicked open! A figure wreathed in lightning surged forward at extreme speed! It was Lian, acting on behalf of the "Mirror" branch! His Three-Tomoe Sharingan locked onto Kurotsuchi!

"Lightning Style: Lightning Tiger Tracking Fang!" A lightning tiger roared as it lunged!

Kurotsuchi was forced to turn and defend: "Earth Style: Earth Wall!"

Boom! The earth wall shattered!

And at the very moment her attention was drawn by Lian--

The shadow behind her rose silently, as if it were a living thing! It was the Shadow Binding Technique formed by the "Ghost" branch's Shen's long-range genjutsu combined with a certain Yin Style secret art!

Kurotsuchi felt her feet tighten, and her chakra instantly stagnated! Although her Kage-level strength allowed her to break free from the binding in an instant, that tenth of a second of delay had already sealed her fate!

Obito, who had been waiting for this opportunity, moved!

He no longer interfered, but materialized behind Kurotsuchi's side. The Uchiha Gunbai in his hand whistled through the air, striking the back of Kurotsuchi's head with precision!

Thud! A muffled sound!

Kurotsuchi's vision went black, all her movements ceased instantly, and her body went limp as she fell. Obito caught her unconscious form.

"Target captured. Withdraw." Obito said to Lian.

Kamui activated, space distorted, and the two figures vanished instantly.

From Obito's appearance to the abduction of Kurotsuchi, the entire process was even faster than the one at the hospital, taking less than two minutes! By the time the guards outside realized something was wrong and rushed in, only the ruined room and the missing Tsuchikage remained.

Two days later, Iwagakure announced: The Five-Tails jinchuriki Byoen Hayate and the Third Tsuchikage Kurotsuchi had been forcibly abducted from within the village by the Sasuga organization.

When the news broke, the entire shinobi world was struck with terror!

It was too fast! Too ruthless! Too precise!

The Sasuga organization used this perfect, textbook-style special operation to demonstrate its terrifying strength, efficient intelligence, superior equipment, and ruthless, vengeful nature to the entire ninja world!

They not only successfully seized the Five-Tails but also abducted the Kage of an entire village! This was undoubtedly a resounding slap to the face of Iwagakure and the entire Allied Shinobi Forces, delivered right in front of the whole ninja world!

Panic spread like a plague. Every village fell into a state of extreme unease; no one knew who Sasuga's next target would be, nor who could withstand their elusive and ghostly attacks.

Meanwhile, inside the Sasuga base.

Byoen Hayate was sent into Orochimaru's laboratory, where the fate of having his Tailed Beast replaced awaited him...

As for the unconscious Tsuchikage Kurotsuchi, she was brought before Uchiha Sakuya.

Sakuya looked at the unconscious Tsuchikage lying on the platform, a cold arc forming at the corners of his mouth beneath his mask.

The retaliation had only just begun. The value of a Kage lay in far more than just the person herself.