Hunting

Lavitch slammed into the Great Tree behind him and spat out another mouthful of blood. The sudden turn of events had caught the Cloud shinobi squad off guard.

As a senior Kumogakure official, Lavitch often sparred with the Third Raikage. He never expected to be gravely wounded just for listening to a report.

Fugaku showed no intention of letting him go. He pushed off the ground and rushed toward Lavitch at top speed.

The two consecutive attacks hadn't been fatal, but they had already left Lavitch badly injured. Enduring the sharp pain, he swiftly drew the long sword from his back and prepared to face Fugaku.

"Send up a distress signal! I can't believe Fugaku Uchiha infiltrated the Camp."

As soon as he finished speaking, he spat out another mouthful of blood. Only then did the Cloud shinobi around them react.

"Hold him off. The squad has only just split up. Reinforcements will arrive in two minutes, and then Fugaku Uchiha will be as good as dead."

Fugaku turned his head. Just as a Signal Flare was about to be launched, Black Flame appeared out of nowhere and burned the signal device to ash, setting the Ninja holding it ablaze as well.

His Mangekyō Sharingan swept across several Ninja. His overwhelming Pupil Power instantly froze them in place, leaving their minds blank save for a pair of slowly revolving Mangekyō Sharingan.

The skeleton of the Black Susanoo appeared around him. Its spectral right hand gripped a long sword formed from a Black Light Barrier and slashed toward the frozen Ninja in an instant.

He raised his left hand. A floating Tomoe appeared in his palm, then its phantom immediately shot away toward the few remaining Cloud shinobi.

Explosions mingled with screams. In the blink of an eye, the Cloud shinobi