Thunder Blades Seized!

"Is there something wrong with that, Lord Raiga Kurosuki..."

Uchiha Ye smiled brilliantly. "I'm stronger than you, I've taken a liking to your Thunder Blades, and I intend to take them. That fits the rules of the Ninja World perfectly, doesn't it?"

"Isn't the Ninja World just about who has the bigger fist?"

His matter-of-fact tone instantly infuriated Raiga Kurosuki.

He laughed out of extreme anger. "Fine, fine, fine! You arrogant brat, then let me see if you have the ability to back that up!"

"I'll show you just how severe the consequences are for provoking one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen!"

With that, he flashed forward and appeared right in front of Uchiha Ye. His entire body erupted with violent lightning, and he swung his blades fiercely: "Lightning Style: Lightning Ball!"

A massive sphere of lightning, much like a Rasengan, condensed at high speed right in front of Uchiha Ye, emitting a powerful aura of repulsion.

"Bang!"

Uchiha Ye didn't even have time to react before he was struck by the lightning ball.

He was instantly submerged in a rolling torrent of wild electricity.

Seeing this, Raiga Kurosuki couldn't help but retreat with a smug laugh, sneering, "And here I thought you were something special!"

"With such big talk, this is all you've got? You couldn't even withstand a single strike of mine!"

"If that's the case, then die!"

With a fierce expression, he plunged his twin blades into the earth: "Lightning Burial: Banquet of Lightning!"

Boom!

Instantly, several tree-like branches of wild lightning pierced and tore through Uchiha Ye's body like sharp swords.

Without a doubt!

In Raiga Kurosuki's eyes, this battle was already over!

Even Zabuza thought the same!

Facing the Hiruko before him, he couldn't help but offer a cruel smile. "I say, your partner doesn't seem to be doing so well! Now that you're all alone, there's no way you're surviving this."

"I'll give you two choices! Either die! Or submit to me and work for me!"

Hearing this, Sasori of the Red Sand, hidden within Hiruko, couldn't help but scoff. "I say, Demon Zabuza, what kind of daydream are you having?"

He ignored the 'woman' behind him entirely, his voice emanating from within Hiruko in a low tone. "Who do you think I am? And who do you think my partner is?"

With a forceful push of his iron tail!

Zabuza felt an irresistible force strike him, forcing him to stumble backward.

"Mr. Zabuza!"

Seeing Zabuza forced back, the 'woman' behind Sasori immediately steadied him, saying gravely, "To have such mastery over puppets and appear here—there is only one identity for this man!"

Zabuza asked, "Who?"

He frowned. "It couldn't possibly be that genius puppeteer, could it?"

But the 'woman's' expression turned exceptionally heavy at those words. "Unfortunately, Lord Zabuza, the enemy before you is that very genius puppeteer, the S-rank missing-nin from Sunagakure, 'Sasori of the Red Sand'!"

Zabuza's pupils constricted, and his expression turned far more serious.

A man's name is like the shadow of a tree!

Although they were both S-rank missing-nin!

The opponent had successfully assassinated the strongest Kazekage.

They were clearly not on the same level of strength.

He had at least that much self-awareness!

"You girl actually have a decent eye for things!"

Sasori of the Red Sand hummed twice. "At least you're more perceptive than the Demon!"

Zabuza snorted unhappily. "So what if I am!"

He narrowed his eyes. "Even if I'm not your match alone, add Haku to the mix, along with Lord Raiga. I think even you, Sasori of the Red Sand, would have a hard time!"

Indeed, the 'woman' beside him was none other than the Ice Style bloodline ninja, Haku!

Raiga Kurosuki also revealed a burning fighting spirit. "Heh, I never expected to run into a powerhouse like Sasori of the Red Sand; there's no reason to pass this up."

"If I could bury you with my own hands, that would be truly satisfying!"

But these words only made the Hiruko controlled by Sasori shake its head. "I told you just now, didn't I? Who do you think my partner is? Do you really think he's dead?"

Just as he finished speaking, Uchiha Ye's lazy voice drifted from afar: "As expected of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, your abilities are indeed impressive!"

Uchiha Ye's body had completely turned into molten lava, and the wounds torn open by the lightning were rapidly filling in.

"Though not as sharp as a Kage-level powerhouse, it was still enough to give me a decent massage and loosen up my muscles!"

Seeing this, Raiga Kurosuki couldn't believe his eyes. "How is this possible? You're completely unharmed?"

His face then darkened significantly.

To think that his previous attack was dismissed as nothing more than a massage!

There had to be a limit to how much one could look down on others!

Zabuza could not help but turn grave. "Turning his entire body into molten lava? What kind of Kekkei Genkai is this?"

Haku, looking at Uchiha Ye's face, exclaimed in shock, "It's the S-rank missing-nin from Konoha, Uchiha Ye!"

At these words, both Zabuza and Raiga Kurosuki's expressions shifted simultaneously. "Another S-rank missing-nin?"

As S-rank missing-nin themselves, they knew exactly what that level of power entailed.

Without a doubt!

This was an enemy whose strength was at least on par with their own.

If one were to add Sasori of the Red Sand into the mix...

They had no chance of winning!

"Oh my, have I been recognized?"

Uchiha Ye looked at Haku upon hearing this and smiled. "As expected of Mr. Haku!"

He then turned his gaze toward Raiga Kurosuki, his smile growing even brighter. "Then, let's go again, Mr. Raiga!"

"I'm taking your Thunder Blade!"

With that, he transformed his entire body into molten lava and came whistling toward him.

His arrogant words and immediate resumption of the battle instantly infuriated Raiga Kurosuki. "Brat! You're arrogant!"

"Since you want to fight, let me show you just how powerful the Seven Ninja Swordsmen truly are!"

His body was suddenly enveloped in terrifying lightning. "Thunder Blade: Thunder Tornado!"

Thunder roared from all directions, instantly turning the area into an ocean of electricity and forcing Zabuza, Sasori of the Red Sand, and the others to quickly retreat.

"We are all S-rank missing-nin, so where do you get the courage and confidence to think you can take my blade?"

"Do you think you're a powerhouse like Sasori of the Red Sand?"

Thunder from the heavens converged upon him, manifesting as a terrifying lightning dragon that reached from the earth to the sky. It whipped up a cataclysmic lightning storm, sweeping across the area as it lunged toward the incoming Uchiha Ye.

In the face of this lightning dragon, Uchiha Ye looked as small as an ant.

Even Sasori of the Red Sand could not help but marvel as he watched the strike. "As expected of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, they really are strong!"

Even he would need to summon the Third Kazekage to withstand such a blow.

"Very good, full of spirit!"

Facing the roaring lightning storm that had all but locked down the surrounding space, Uchiha Ye shouted his praise.

Following that, a wave of scorching red heat erupted from his body, causing the temperature in the surrounding area to rise sharply.

His body could be seen bubbling and expanding rapidly as he swung out a massive arm. "Great Eruption!"

Boom!

Fire against lightning!

In an instant, the storm howled and the earth trembled violently.

Crimson red and brilliant white light split the scene equally.

The terrifying, scorching heat and the rending lightning tore into the earth together.