Rescuing Hinata

Under Shikamaru's direction, everyone got out of bed to find their respective adults.

Hinata also listened to Shikamaru and hid in the closet.

Uzumaki Menma went to Danzo's room and pounded on the door.

"Grandpa Danzo! Wake up! Get up quickly!"

However, no matter how hard Uzumaki Menma pounded, the door remained shut.

At that moment, a Root ninja appeared before Uzumaki Menma.

"Young Master Menma, Lord Danzo just went out. What's wrong?"

Uzumaki Menma's little brows furrowed.

Why did he have to go out at this time?

"Never mind."

Uzumaki Menma said to the Root ninja, "Take a group of people and head to the Hyuga Clan immediately! I'll go ahead!"

After saying that, Uzumaki Menma hurriedly ran out of Root.

The Root ninja was puzzled. Was that an order?

It should be an order, right?

Since it was an order, it had to be carried out.

Everyone in Root had long been instilled with a principle:

Uzumaki Menma is equivalent to Danzo.

The Root ninja immediately began gathering ninjas, preparing to go to the Hyuga Clan.

To get there faster, Uzumaki Menma immediately performed the summoning jutsu.

Although summoning nine Nine Masked Beasts at once would make them only the size of a fist, summoning a single Nine-Faced Beast would make it about the same size as Uzumaki Menma.

"Nine Mask Svāhā! Tama! Celestial Maiden!"

A chakra circle appeared above Uzumaki Menma.

The Nine-Faced Beast Tama emerged from the chakra circle.

Uzumaki Menma climbed onto Tama's back, pointed forward, and said, "Celestial Maiden, head in that direction, quickly!"

The Celestial Maiden carried Uzumaki Menma, floated into the air, and flew forward.

On the other side.

Neji, who was closest to Hinata, found Hizashi Hyuga.

Neji said anxiously, "Father, please go to the clan head's residence immediately. Something might have happened to Hinata!"

Hizashi Hyuga was surprised. "Hinata?"

"Yes! We were chatting on the walkie-talkie, and Hinata suddenly said that there were two people walking on the roof!"

Hizashi Hyuga immediately became serious.

"Byakugan!"

Hizashi Hyuga activated his Byakugan and looked towards Hinata's house.

Sure enough, he saw two sneaky ninjas.

Hizashi Hyuga didn't dare to delay, because tonight the Cloud Village Delegation had suddenly requested to see the head of Konoha's top clan, Hyuga Hiashi, who was not currently at the Hyuga Compound.

After instructing Neji to stay there, Hizashi Hyuga immediately rushed to Hyuga Hiashi's residence.

At this time, the two ninjas on the roof of Hinata's house had entered Hinata's room.

One of the ninjas looked at the empty room and wondered, "The target isn't here?"

The other ninja put a finger to his lips. "Shhh! Listen carefully."

The two ninjas pricked up their ears and listened intently.

A very faint sound of breathing entered their ears.

The two ninjas simultaneously looked towards the closet where Hinata was hiding, made a gesture, and quietly approached.

The two of them opened the closet at the same time and discovered Hinata hiding inside.

Hinata was extremely panicked and was about to shout, but her mouth was covered, and she was knocked unconscious with sleeping gas.

"We got her, retreat immediately!"

The two ninjas had just left the courtyard with Hinata when they were discovered by Hizashi Hyuga, who had arrived with his Byakugan activated.

Hizashi Hyuga instantly adopted a Gentle Fist stance.

"Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher!"

Hizashi Hyuga gathered chakra in his fists and charged fiercely towards the ninja holding Hinata hostage.

The ninja holding Hinata raised his right arm to block.

However, Hizashi Hyuga's punch was as effective as a steel fist, directly causing a bone fracture in the ninja's right arm.

But even so, the ninja didn't release Hinata.

Another ninja rapidly formed hand seals.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Strike!"

From the ninja's hands, a bolt of lightning shot towards Hizashi Hyuga with extreme speed.

Hizashi Hyuga did a backflip, dodging the attack.

Hizashi Hyuga lowered his body and reassumed his stance.

"Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

Hizashi Hyuga rushed towards the ninja holding Hinata hostage.

"Eight Trigrams! Two Palms! Four Palms! Eight Palms! Sixteen Palms!..."

The ninja, under Hizashi Hyuga's continuous attacks, wanted to retaliate, but discovered in horror that he couldn't gather chakra anymore.

And Hizashi Hyuga's attack continued.

"...Thirty-Two Palms! Sixty-Four Palms!"

After Hizashi Hyuga delivered the final palm strike.

The ninja spat out a mouthful of blood, and before collapsing, he threw Hinata to another ninja.

However, while Hinata was in the air, Uzumaki Menma arrived, intercepted her, and used the Celestial Maiden's ribbons to secure Hinata.

"Uncle Hizashi! Hinata is with me!"

Seeing Uzumaki Menma, Hizashi Hyuga smiled, then turned to face the remaining ninja.

These two ninja were at most Special Jonin level, which was nothing to Hizashi Hyuga, who was a Jonin.

Knowing they were no match for Hizashi Hyuga, the ninja immediately bit down on the poison hidden in their molars, committing suicide.

Hizashi Hyuga frowned, went forward to check, and found that they were already dead.

Then, he examined the other ninja who had been hit by the Gentle Fist Art: Sixty-Four Palms and was unable to gather chakra, and found that he had also committed suicide by poison.

From the two deceased ninja, Hizashi Hyuga found something that could prove their identities.

Headbands from the Hidden Cloud Village!

Hizashi Hyuga's expression became very serious: "As expected, it's them!"

Uzumaki Menma, holding Hinata, directed the Celestial Maiden to land on the ground, then dismissed the Celestial Maiden.

Just as Uzumaki Menma was about to go forward to examine the two Hidden Cloud Village ninja, Root ninja arrived at the scene.

And at the same time.

A group of people also rushed to the scene.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hyuga Hiashi, Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Akimichi Choza were among them.

Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Akimichi Choza were called over by Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji, and they encountered Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others on the way.

Hiruzen Sarutobi came because Anbu ninja had been monitoring the Cloud Village Delegation and discovered that two of them had quietly left the hotel, so they reported it to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

At that time, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hyuga Hiashi were receiving some members of the Cloud Village Delegation.

After learning from the Anbu that two members of the Cloud Village Delegation staying at the hotel had quietly left, Hiruzen Sarutobi realized that something was wrong and immediately summoned ninja to rush to the Hyuga Compound.

At first, Hiruzen Sarutobi was wondering why some members of the Cloud Village Delegation wanted to meet with him and Hyuga Hiashi at night, but it turned out that this was their plan.

What Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hyuga Hiashi didn't expect was that the Cloud Village ninja were so bold as to break into the Hyuga Clan's compound and try to kidnap Hinata.

Seeing the two Cloud Village ninja on the ground, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hyuga Hiashi's faces turned ashen.

Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered an Anbu:

"Bring everyone from the Cloud Village Delegation here immediately!"