A Sudden Enlightenment

The Cloud Ninjas were like a disturbed hornet's nest, swarming towards the figure in the flying squirrel suit as he flew down the mountain.

He even saw Yugito Nii, who was around his age, and the enraged, roaring Fourth Raikage, A, in his thirties.

They really are a bunch of adorable guys.

Standing by the window of the Raikage's Office, the Invisibility Cloak rendered him unseen by others, yet he could easily observe the situation outside.

These Cloud Ninjas are truly endearingly stubborn.

Of course, not all Cloud Ninjas were like that. Dodai, who would later obtain the left eye of Hizashi Hyuga and was a Lava Release user, opened the door to the Raikage's Office. Seeing the messy state of the room and only traces of the enemy escaping, Dodai, in his late twenties or early thirties, let out a cold snort, turned, and angrily went to arrange an ambush.

It seems there are still intelligent people among the Cloud Ninjas. After Dodai left, Oguri Hayashi slowly departed the Raikage's Office, following the path Dodai had taken.

The entire Cloud Village was in chaos.

The Third Raikage had already gone to war with the Stone Ninjas of the Land of Earth, leaving the Cloud Village severely understaffed. The future Fourth Raikage, A, was not a qualified Kage, so the Third Raikage had specifically left Dodai behind to assist A.

But who would have thought something like this would happen? With this thought, Dodai was filled with regret. He loudly ordered the High Ninjas and Chunin still in the village not to panic, to seal all exits and major cable car routes of the Cloud Village, and absolutely not to let the other party escape!

This was not just about the Cloud Village's secret techniques; it represented the Cloud Village's honor!

In other words, there weren't many ninjas left in the village to begin with, and now, due to the theft of the Book of Thunder, the number of ninjas within the village had further decreased.

Until they catch his shadow clone, these guys probably won't be coming back.

Besides, even if they do come back, with my current progress in cultivating my Style Secret Technique, they might not necessarily be my match.

He activated his goggles and found a house with only children inside, then pushed the door open and walked in.

Despite having stolen the Cloud Village's forbidden scroll, the Book of Thunder, he walked in as if he were a local Cloud Ninja, pushing open the door to a house that looked like it belonged to a middle-class family.

Due to limited living space, Cloud Ninjas couldn't have detached houses with small yards like Konoha. If Konoha's houses were all detached single-family homes with small yards, then the houses in the Cloud Village were probably more like apartment buildings with only about twenty square meters of space.

Of course, these apartment buildings were only one story high.

Although this house looked middle-class, there weren't many people living nearby. Inside the house, there were only two children.

It was precisely because of this that Oguri Hayashi had come to this house.

These two children were his hostages. If any ninja were to attack him, he could at least use the two children.

Don't say I'm inhumane for using children. He himself was only twelve years old. On the ninja battlefield, it was normal for children to go to war at ten and die at twelve. He was currently just a slightly older minor who hadn't even reached puberty.

On the ninja battlefield, who cares if you're a minor or not?

If those Konoha ninjas hadn't been soft-hearted and let Nagato live back then, there wouldn't have been the village destruction disaster later.

As he pushed the door open and walked in, the two children clearly froze. Seeing Oguri Hayashi, whose skin color was completely different from that of a Cloud Ninja, they became very nervous.

"You're descendants of Cloud Ninjas, right? And you have some basic ninjutsu skills."

The next second, his arm was around both children's necks, his wrist slightly bent, and the kunai in his hand pressed against their chins. The sharp object on their chins easily lifted their heads.

"But I'm already a Chunin, so for your own sake, I'll have to trouble you a bit. Cook for me these few days."

The boy and girl were easily controlled by him and instantly understood the gap between them.

They were descendants of ninjas and had a clear understanding of ninja strength. One was eight years old, and the other was seven. They had already started practicing Taijutsu under the guidance of their elders at home.

But after four years less than Oguri Hayashi, they couldn't even resist him.

Let alone escape from Oguri Hayashi's grasp.

Oguri Hayashi released them and directly swept the dining table in the living room aside, clearing a large area. "From today onwards, you two will bring your bedding over here. You'll eat and sleep under my watch."

I'll wait here for two or three days, then I'll swagger out using the Invisibility Cloak.

By then, the Cloud Village wouldn't have enough troops to maintain the blockade outside for so long.

They would probably be even more concerned about internal infiltration.

He meticulously calculated his next steps, then placed the scroll on the ground and unfurled it.

"You two, one of you come next to me, and the other go cook."

Children aged seven or eight were already at an age where they could cook. Of course, they couldn't be compared to children in peacetime. These two children's parents were out on missions, so the children had to cook for themselves. In the past, they could have asked fellow villagers to help, but now that everyone was on the battlefield, they could only let the children do it themselves.

The two children tensed up. The girl, with a cold and indifferent demeanor, said, "Atsui, you go cook."

"Sister..." the mushroom-haired little boy called out timidly.

"Go." The little girl with long golden hair commanded decisively.

The mushroom-haired little boy could only go to the refrigerator, open its door, take out the ingredients, and start cooking.

The little girl with long golden hair sat down next to Oguri Hayashi, her indifferent gaze fixed on him, like two sharp swords.

Oguri Hayashi looked up at her once, then stopped paying attention to her. His time was precious.

What he needed to cultivate now was the Lightning Chakra Nature Transformation. The B-rank ninjutsu recorded on it, [Lightning Armor], was one of the ninjutsu born from the Lightning Chakra Nature Transformation.

Ninjutsu like Chidori, Chidori Stream, and Chidori Sharp Spear were all derived from this Lightning Chakra Nature Transformation.

Lightning Armor was the same. Of course, it contained the experiences of the ancestors of the Land of Thunder, the Raikage, recorded on the scroll. Unlike Konoha, where the three Hokage were all ninjas of different elements, though very powerful, the three Raikage of the Cloud Village were all Lightning Release users. The recorded experiences of Lightning Release cultivation were like a treasure trove.

It was like the sudden enlightenment from Bodhi Patriarch, which instantly opened a sunlit path for Oguri Hayashi.

Still need 1000 recommendation tickets. I'll go write the 1000 recommendation ticket bonus chapter now.

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