Arrival at the Scene

Hayakumo Sōma heard what Hyuga Natsuen said in the morning, he was also very excited. As a member of the Byakugan clan, he was an expert in investigation and had almost never made a mistake.

When Teyano Hisashi and the other border ninja heard that the Fifth Hokage had arrived, they were all excited, clapping and cheering, "The Fifth Hokage has finally arrived! We've been bullied terribly by the Kirigakure Ninjas, and now someone will finally avenge us!"

Hyuga Natsuen looked straight ahead again and called out, "The Fifth Hokage is very fast. He must have sensed us and is indeed heading towards us. He should be able to join us in about seven or eight minutes."

Upon Hayakumo Sōma's face lit up with joy, and he shouted, "These guys from Hidden Mist Village dare to invade us! Once we defeat them, we'll lock these Kirigakure ninja up with dogs! I'll capture a few Kirigakure ninja every day and give them CPR!"

The CPR that Hayakumo Sōma involved using a rope to strangle the Kirigakure Ninjas, suffocating them, and then performing CPR to revive them. This is a common tactic used by the Police Force and the Interrogation Unit."

Those spies who infiltrated Konoha would tremble at the mention of CPR, because it wasn't a one-off event, but rather dozens of CPR procedures a day.

Just like Mizuki, the Konoha spy at the time, when he arrived at the Police Force Prison, he insisted that he was not missing-nin and that everything he did was for Konoha. Then he received a CPR treatment and shouted that he surrendered, "I surrender! Please stop! I can't breathe! It's so painful!"

All the Hayakumo Sōma were also preparing to let these Kirigakure Ninjas try CPR, to let them suffocate for a while.

Hyuga Natsuen, who was still observing, glanced behind him with his Byakugan, trying to see if the straggling border ninjas had caught up. Then, he said with a look of surprise, "Captain Zamiya, this is bad! Uchiha Obito has caught up! Those straggling ninjas are being slaughtered by Uchiha Obito. There are still seven alive, being Obito. What should we do?"

Hayakumo Sōma heard Hyuga Natsuen's report that morning that Obito had caught up again and killed many border ninjas. Only seven people were still alive; the rest had all perished.

Hayakumo Sōma, said with a serious expression, "You go find the Fifth Hokage. I'm going to rescue them. Give me all your Explosive Tags and smoke bombs. I'm going to teach this guy a lesson."

Upon hearing this, Teyano Hisashi objected again, saying, "Captain Hayashi, let's go save them! You should go find the Fifth Hokage! You are Elite Jonin of Konoha, and you will become a high-ranking official in the future. You must not die here. I am an insignificant person who can sacrifice myself here."

Hyuga Natsuen also said with a serious face, "Let me go! I am a member of the Hyuga Branch Family. If I can't get into the Police Force, this is my life."

Upon Hayakumo Sōma shook his head immediately, rejecting Teyano Hisashi's suggestion. He then said with a serious expression, "Don't worry about it. So many of our friends have died. If the Fifth Hokage finds out, he will be furious and hold me accountable for poor command, which resulted in the sacrifice of so many team members."

Immediately afterward, Hayakumo Sōma said with a serious expression, "You all should leave now! I'll cover your retreat. If I unfortunately die in battle, remember to burn plenty of paper money for me. If I'm lucky enough to survive, we'll drink together from now on."

After saying that, Hayakumo Sōma turned around and ran directly in the direction they had fled, intending to rescue the straggling Konoha Ninja.

Both Teyano Hisashi and Hyuga Natsuen looked serious as they watched Hayakumo Sōma use Body Flicker Technique to leave.

After a day and a night of travel, Qingcheng was finally nearing the border of the Land of Fire. Throughout the journey, Qingcheng had used the Body Flicker Technique to advance at breakneck speed towards the border, leaving behind the main force of Konoha who had come with him, all in fear of any unforeseen events occurring on the front lines of the Land of Fire.

After Qingcheng developed the Flying Thunder God Technique to the third stage, the speed of his Body Flicker Technique had increased significantly. Combined with his long-term training in the Lightning Armor, his physical speed became even more agile.

At this point, Qingcheng had further solidified his mastery of the Lightning Armor. Once activated, his entire body was covered in lightning, just like the Third Raikage. That's why Qingcheng called the Lightning Armor the Lightning God Armor. This Lightning Release mode was already comparable to S-rank Ninjutsu.

The more powerful Qingcheng became at transforming his Lightning Release Chakra, the larger the range of his Lightning God Armor became. Now, once activated, the diameter of the lightning around his body reached at least five meters, half a meter wider than even the Fourth Raikage.

As Qingcheng traveled, he used his Perception Technique to quickly detect the fleeing Konoha Ninja. Qingcheng also sensed that these Konoha Ninja were running in a panic, and realized that someone was definitely chasing them.

He then unleashed his Perception Technique, and then, while Uchiha Obito was chasing after Konoha ninjas, Qingcheng directly cursed, "I knew the Hidden Mist Village was deploying troops in such large numbers, it must be this guy trying to wear down Konoha's forces, you're just dreaming!"

After saying that, Qingcheng immediately activated the Lightning God Armor and rushed towards the direction of the Konoha Ninja, ready to eliminate this guy.

Also thanks to his Sage Body, even though Qingcheng traveled all night and used the Body Flicker Technique repeatedly, he didn't consume much Chakra. Moreover, even when he activated his Lightning God Armor form, Qingcheng didn't consume much Chakra.

In just a few minutes, more than ten kilometers away, Qingcheng spotted the fleeing Konoha Ninja again. The leader, a chubby boy, was shouting anxiously, "Hokage -sama, something terrible has happened! Uchiha Obito! Captain Zamie went to rescue them!"

Qingcheng looked at these Konoha border ninjas, all of them covered in dust and dirt, and some of them had even run out of Chakra and were sitting on the ground to rest.

All the Konoha Ninjas felt reassured looking at the Fifth Hokage, who was covered in lightning. However, some of them said with grief and indignation, "Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Obito was chasing us just now, and Captain Zamma went back to rescue people."