Lightning Release Ninja Body Technique

Half an hour later, "Sasuke" left.

At the entrance, Hyuga Hizashi smiled as he bid Sasuke farewell.

In truth, the one who left was Sasuke's Shadow Clone.

Even Hyuga Hizashi's Byakugan could not distinguish the Instantaneous Body Shadow Clone from the real thing.

Sasuke's real body had been hiding in a corner of the Hyuga clan compound all along.

He concealed his presence as much as possible to avoid being discovered!

The night was deep and quiet, yet Sasuke's mind remained incredibly tense.

Suddenly, several presences flashed by and raced toward the outskirts of the Hyuga clan compound!

Sasuke was shocked!

When had they arrived? Why were these Kumogakure ninjas so skilled at hiding themselves?!

He had not even known when they came!

If he had not been concentrating the entire time, he would not even have noticed them leaving!

Sasuke sneered inwardly!

Heh, Kumogakure had once tried to kidnap Kushina, the Nine-Tails jinchuriki, and now they had come for Hinata!

Minato had once saved a beauty like a hero; now Sasuke could do the same!

Sasuke instantly formed hand seals. Three clones appeared, then vanished from sight!

The first clone went to notify Hyuga Hizashi and Neji!

The second clone went to notify the two Kage at the Hokage Building, as well as Hiashi!

The third clone went to notify his father!

After all, Fugaku was now a member of the Konoha Police Force!

Four figures dressed in black raced through the forest at top speed, carrying a sack!

Blue electric arcs flickered across their muscles!

Those arcs stimulated the activity within their muscles, making them even faster!

The clothes worn by these Kumogakure ANBU were also special.

They had been soaked in the ink of the Eight-Tails, Gyuki.

Gyuki's ink could seal chakra, and clothes soaked in it could also block chakra detection!

Inside the sack, Hinata was utterly panicked.

She wanted to cry. She did not know who the people outside were, nor did she know why they had kidnapped her.

Hinata wanted to resist, but the black sack seemed to block chakra, leaving her unable to fight back!

They were about to reach Konoha's border. Two Kumogakure ninjas had already broken the nearby barrier, though only for an instant!

They had to use that instant to escape Konoha!

At the very least, they had to bring this little Byakugan brat back to Kumogakure!

Sasuke continued chasing them, but he could not catch up to the people ahead!

Imitating Kumogakure, Sasuke infused Lightning Release chakra into his body!

Under the stimulation of lightning, Sasuke only felt his body grow lighter. Then he shot forward at incredible speed!

This was the Lightning Release Ninja Body Technique!

Kumogakure's secret art!

The four Kumogakure ANBU saw the barrier ahead. It was only five hundred meters away!

They would be able to rush out soon!

But at that moment, a flash of lightning streaked past, and the sack on the ANBU's shoulder vanished!

Sasuke pulled Hinata out of the sack, held her in his arms, and said, "Don't worry. I'm here!"

The four ANBU exchanged glances, then nodded!

All four charged at Sasuke!

Sasuke's eyes transformed into the Mangekyo. Black flames appeared instantly, and the four Kumogakure ANBU were reduced to ash in an instant!

Holding Hinata gently, Sasuke said, "Don't be afraid. I'll always be here!"

Hinata's cheeks instantly turned red, and she nodded softly.

Then she gently kissed Sasuke—a light, fleeting kiss at the corner of his lips...

Sasuke's Amaterasu reduced the four Kumogakure ANBU to ashes in just an instant!

But there were still two Kumogakure ninjas at the barrier!

They wanted to flee!

Sasuke focused his gaze, and black flames appeared beneath their feet out of thin air. In an instant, the black flames burned away their legs.

Then the black flames went out, and the two Kumogakure ninjas collapsed to the ground in despair!

They looked at each other, then both committed suicide!

They could not expose their identities!

A moment later, a flash of lightning appeared.

The Fourth Raikage appeared there and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Who was it?! Who kidnapped the Hyuga clan's daughter?!"

Sasuke looked at the Raikage.

His upper body was bare, revealing powerful muscles. Electric arcs flickered over them, displaying his immense chakra!

Sasuke said, "I killed them. Not even ashes remain!"

The Raikage's heart tightened, but he said, "Well done!"

The Third Hokage, Hyuga Hiashi, and Hyuga Hizashi appeared behind the Raikage.

Hyuga Hiashi hurried over to check whether anything had happened to his daughter.

Fortunately, Hinata was unharmed.

Hyuga Hiashi said, "Sasuke, who kidnapped Hinata?"

Sasuke said, "There are two more corpses outside the barrier."

Hyuga Hiashi stepped forward to inspect them.

He removed their clothes and saw Kirigakure forehead protectors on their foreheads.

Hyuga Hiashi said, "They're from Kirigakure!"

But Sasuke said, "Uncle, forehead protectors can be forged!"

The Raikage glared at Sasuke. "Brat! What do you mean by that? Are you saying the kidnappers were from Kumogakure?!"

Sasuke said, "I never said that. But when those men in black were fleeing, the electric arcs jumping across their bodies looked exactly like yours, Lord Raikage!"

The Raikage advanced toward Sasuke step by step.

He seemed to be trying to use his pressure to force Sasuke to back down. "Brat! You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want! Are you sure?!"

The three tomoe in Sasuke's eyes transformed into the Mangekyo as he stared at the Raikage without the slightest fear!

A purple skeletal frame emerged, followed by muscles and sinews, then the Karasu Tengu armor. Sasuke stood within the half-bodied Susanoo with Hinata in his arms and said to the Raikage, "Lord Raikage, are you threatening a child?"

Fugaku also appeared beside Sasuke and said to the Raikage, "Lord Raikage, the identity of those men in black still requires investigation. But you've frightened Sasuke!"

The Raikage glared at Sasuke within the half-bodied Susanoo, thinking, That doesn't look like a child who's been frightened!

And at such a young age, he had already awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. He would surely become a major threat in the future!

After the Fourth Raikage further activated his body's cells with the Lightning Release Ninja Body Technique, Sasuke might not be able to react to his speed, so he had activated Susanoo in advance for defense.

However, with Fugaku beside him, Sasuke had nothing to worry about. Fugaku's [Amenominakanushi] was precisely the nemesis of the Raikage's "speed"!

No matter how fast the Raikage was, once he approached Fugaku, his speed would drop to one-third of what it had been!

This time, Sasuke was the one who had killed them!

Moreover, Sasuke had used Shadow Clones to notify everyone that someone was kidnapping Hinata!

That included the Raikage. Sasuke held the moral high ground!

The Raikage should not be upset over killing two kidnappers, right? Or were the kidnappers sent by the Raikage himself?!

Thus, even though Sasuke had killed those six figures in black, the Raikage could only swallow his anger and could not lash out on the spot!

However, the Raikage's plan had failed here!

Yet Sasuke's plan in Kumogakure had not failed!