"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Natsume formed the hand signs in an instant, creating two clones that rushed into the Orphanage.
The two clones would surely make quick work of the remaining Root shinobi inside the Orphanage.
Meanwhile, Natsume's real body stepped forward, one pace at a time.
He came to stand in front of the Byakugan-wielding Root shinobi who had been knocked down.
Ready to take the opportunity to recruit him...
Ahem—
To have a nice heart-to-heart with him.
After all, Kekkei Genkai involving dojutsu were rare to begin with.
And there were even fewer shinobi who could use the Byakugan to this degree.
He was definitely worth recruiting.
There was still a little time, anyway, and Natsume didn't mind giving it a try.
Of course, if his opponent would rather die than yield, Natsume would have no choice but to kill him.
At that moment, Hyuga Fukagawa endured the pain in his abdomen and forehead and looked up at the figure before him.
Then he was suddenly startled:
"You—you're...!"
"The traitor Uchiha Natsume!"
He had never imagined that this man, who had been branded an S-rank missing-nin by Konoha and had a bounty of thirty million, would appear here!
That he would dare infiltrate Konoha again!
And that the village still hadn't discovered him!
At the same time, he finally understood.
No wonder his enemy had such overwhelming strength and genjutsu abilities.
After all, the man had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and defeated Uchiha Fugaku. He was a monstrous prodigy!
It was hardly surprising that he'd defeated the two of them in an instant.
But now that he thought about it...
The village hadn't passed along false intelligence after all. This kid really was absurdly strong—and absurdly young!
"That's me."
Natsume nodded.
"Are you a member of the Hyuga