Byakugan Sky Net's Blind Spot and Silent Disintegration

Baishi leaned back in the spacious leather Hokage's chair. The Gyokuro tea on the desk had gone completely cold, its bitter taste overpowering the lingering sweetness. Mikoto Uchiha's fingertips rested against his temple. Her breathing hitched slightly as she sensed the man's muscles tense in an instant.

"Hokage-sama! The northern defense line... there's an absolute blind spot!"

Hiashi's distorted roar surged into Baishi's mind along the Chakra silver thread.

Baishi didn't move. He stared at the boiling Water Mirror on the desk. The image showed the Byakugan's perspective shared by Hiashi. Within the originally blue-and-white network of Chakra Meridians, a human-shaped section had been forcibly carved out. It was as if someone had dug a hole through the middle of a painting.

There was no Chakra flow, no heat radiation. Even when the wind passed through that silhouette, its path was bizarrely erased.

"Dustless Mist Barrier." The corner of Baishi's mouth lifted into the faintest curve. Orochimaru, that venomous snake, had even thrown out the second Tsuchikage, Mū, this ultimate weapon, just to force him to leave the office.

"Mikoto, replace the tea." Baishi's voice remained steady.

Mikoto immediately withdrew her hand and lowered her head as she stepped toward the tea table.

Baishi focused his mental power on the Chakra threads, completely locking his perspective onto the front line in the Forest of Death. He wanted to see exactly what Orochimaru's vaunted invisible killer could do.

Forest of Death.

The temperature had dropped to freezing. The white vapor from Hiashi's breath had frozen into ice crystals on his beard. Blood still flowed from the wound through his right shoulder, but he had no time to care about the pain.

"Third Patrol Squad! Report your position!" Hiashi growled into the radio.

Only the crackle of static answered him.

Just ten