Who Is He?

"An Uchiha brat? I don't know what exactly happened, but do you think I'd reveal information about my comrades?"

The fleeting Yellow Flash and crisscrossing azure lightning bolts clashed without cease, while also keeping Killer B, who wielded seven ninja blades, in check. Compared to his gentle demeanor around his companions, he was all the more swift and decisive on the battlefield.

"Super Expansion Jutsu!"

White Mist swirled as azure butterfly wings fluttered continuously. Akimichi Choza, his body expanded dozens of times over, was trapped within Gold Dust, his face taut.

"Gold Dust, a Kekkei Genkai? So it's Rasa... I never thought Sunagakure would join forces with Kumogakure. Did they calculate that Konoha was currently undermanned? Shadow Neck Binding Technique!"

Crack, crack. Hands formed from shadows snapped the throats of several Kumogakure ninja. Nara Shikaku's mind raced, yet he could not devise any way to escape this predicament.

Looking across the battlefield, Kikyō Pass Fortress, originally built for defense, had already been shattered beyond recognition. Although the Yellow Flash and the heads of Konoha's famous families fought without regard for their lives, the battle continued to tilt toward defeat.

The reason was simple. Although elite ninja had been temporarily pulled from every battlefield, the enemy had come prepared.

The Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, along with the future Fourth Kazekage and the Scorch Release Ninja Pakura, led the enemy's top combat forces. While they charged at the forefront themselves, Konoha's upper ranks were strangely nowhere to be seen.

"Scorch Release: Super Steam Kill!"

Agonized screams echoed across the battlefield. The water in their bodies evaporated in an instant, while fireballs of Scorch Release, moving as deftly as limbs, floated through the air, turning the water inside anyone they touched into wisps of white mist.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Heat waves rolled forth and thick smoke spread everywhere. Pakura lowered her head with practiced ease, relying solely on the opponent's body movements to predict his actions.

"I won't let you attack as you please any longer. I'm your opponent."

Dressed in the uniform of the Konoha Military Police Force, Uchiha Fugaku's Three Tomoe rotated faintly in his eyes. He did not dare reveal the slightest opening. His opponent was also a Kekkei Genkai ninja; even the slightest contact could leave him dead without a burial place.

"Uchiha Fugaku... those troublesome Sharingan."

The brown tips of her long hair swayed slightly, while the roots and middle were both green. Clusters of fireballs orbited around Pakura as a trace of cruelty surfaced at the corner of her lips.

"If we keep tangling like this, we'll only reach a stalemate. Rather than worrying about me, are you really fine leaving that Perfect Jinchuriki unchecked?"

As they spoke, terrifying Chakra continually condensed into solid form. Killer B, entering Tailed Beast Transformation, opened his mouth, and the swelling Tailed Beast Bomb instantly grew to a size comparable to Kikyō Pass Fortress.

"Tailed Beast Bomb!"

Its terrifying mass distorted the air as it shot forward at unimaginable speed, enough to flatten all of Kikyō Pass.

"Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder."

Just as the Tailed Beast Bomb was about to detonate, the Yellow Flash instantly appeared before it. On the sea, an unknown distance away from the Land of Fire, an earthquake-like tremor made the ocean boil as heaven and earth shook.

"Fool! Idiot! First one, transferred! Second one, no solution!"

The instant the Yellow Flash vanished, a second Tailed Beast Bomb took shape. Gyuki within Killer B roared.

"Let those bastards witness the power of us working together—Continuous Tailed Beast Bombs!"

Brilliant light suddenly flared as blazing Tailed Beast Bombs rained indiscriminately across the battlefield. The Kumogakure ninja, long sheltered beneath the Eight-Tails, and the Sunagakure ninja protected by Gold Dust remained expressionless.

Against an attack this dense, even the Yellow Flash could not transfer them all. It was already too late.

"The power of a Tailed Beast? Damn it, there's no time..."

Nara Shikaku's expression changed drastically. Uchiha Fugaku hesitated, while Yūhi Shin Kurenai, who had hurriedly disengaged from his opponent, saw his pupils contract.

"Run! Kurenai!"

Her opponent had been wrapped in Gold Dust and sunk underground, so Yuhi Kurenai still did not know what had happened. When she turned around, a Tailed Beast Bomb the size of a carriage filled her entire field of vision.

"Dad..."

"Flying Thunder God Technique! Guiding Thunder..."

The light vanished. Gusts of wind swept through the sky overhead. At near-teleportation speed, the girl frozen in place was carried away, and the Tailed Beast Bombs shot into the heavens one after another.

"How terrifying. I'd only just arrived, and I already ran into a situation like this. Was I just a little too late?"

Her eyes lowered. The injury on her thigh was severe; even without being directly struck by the Eight-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb, the terrifying heat had left the girl's flawless skin looking horribly scorched.

"You are..."

In an instant, all was silent. Pairs of eyes bearing different expressions stared at the figure who had suddenly appeared on the battlefield, most unable to make sense of it.

"Who is he? Was that technique just now the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

"Konoha reinforcements? What use is sending reinforcements at this point?"

For a moment, none of the ninja from the three sides chose to move first. Even Konoha's side could not help but murmur among themselves.

"That clan crest... the Uchiha Gunbai. Is he an Uchiha Clan reinforcement? But that guy's height... could he be..."

Finding his own guess unbelievable, Nara Shikaku shook his head repeatedly. Uchiha Fugaku looked equally confused. Since when had the clan gained an expert capable of using the Flying Thunder God Technique?

"With injuries like these, she probably can't walk anymore. Most of the Flying Raijin Kunai have evaporated too. That's why I hate things that aren't sturdy. This will do."

The bandages wrapped around his wrist bound Kurenai tightly to him. Huayue looked around, his gaze finally settling on the Fourth Raikage, Killer B, Rasa, Pakura, and Toroi.

"Wait, that voice is..."

"Though I'd like to catch up, this is a battlefield. There's no time to chat, and our opponents are getting impatient too. Am I right, Fourth Raikage, you dishonorable bastard?"

Every word dripped with mockery, making the Fourth Raikage burn with rage.

"Uchiha brat, that ninjutsu of yours back then really pissed me off!"

Lightning Release Armor roared as the azure lightning surged to its peak. The Fourth Raikage's complete vigilance only left the ninjas from all three sides even more bewildered.

"That ninjutsu from back then... This guy fought the Fourth Raikage before and at least didn't come out worse for wear? He really is someone extraordinary."

"Fugaku, is this man an expert from your Uchiha Clan?"

Facing the clan heads of Konoha's many prominent families, Uchiha Fugaku wore a confused expression as well. He did not recall anyone in the clan who excelled at Flying Raijin.

"Uchiha brat, the same ninjutsu won't work a second time. Carrying an injured man while facing me—are you trying to die here for good?"

"Feel free to try, Fourth Raikage."

"Even if I have to spare one hand to protect the injured, even if I use up every Flying Raijin Kunai, you still won't be able to harm a single hair on our heads. I, Uchiha Huayue, will still rampage across this entire battlefield!"

Veins bulged across his forehead, and every muscle in his body tightened. Since succeeding as the Fourth Raikage, this was only the second time he had been this enraged.

"You damned brat! Die!"