Naruto Uzumaki is a Rogue Ninja

"Weigh your own strength before you try to abduct someone!" Mikoto Uchiha kicked aside the corpses of the two men, her face cold.

"Wow! You're so cool, ma'am!"

Naruto Uzumaki's blood-red eyes sparkled as she watched Mikoto Uchiha swiftly deal with the two ninjas. She never expected this Uchiha wife to be both gentle as water and coolly heroic!

Feeling a little embarrassed by Naruto's adoring gaze, Mikoto Uchiha's fair cheeks flushed slightly as she cleared her throat.

"To act rashly without knowing your opponent's strength... Konoha's Jonin are nothing special these days."

Since Mikoto Uchiha had lived the life of a full-time housewife after marrying Fugaku Uchiha, she naturally stayed at home for years. It was understandable that Haruki Hyuga and the new generation of Konoha ninjas didn't recognize her.

"I never expected you to be from the Uchiha clan."

Haruki Hyuga looked at the corpses of the two Konoha ninjas, his expression extremely grim. He never imagined that Naruto would have someone from the Uchiha clan by her side. His original five-person squad had been reduced to just him and one other person after a brief engagement.

The mission had failed...

If only he had accepted Kakashi's invitation to act together from the start, they wouldn't have died... Haruki Hyuga looked at the bodies of his squad members, filled with regret for refusing Kakashi's invitation for the sake of his pride.

"Kimura! Retreat!"

Haruki Hyuga leaped to Kimura's side. Just as the two were preparing to retreat, a red projectile whizzed past Haruki Hyuga's cheek, the blade-like wind leaving a gash on his face.

"This is bad!"

Seeing the red projectile explode, Haruki Hyuga pushed Kimura away.

"Rotation!!!"

Haruki Hyuga struggled to block the tiny blades formed by Wind Release chakra with Rotation. The power of Wind Release: Finger Gun had improved qualitatively with the boost from Nine-Tails chakra!

Finally, Haruki Hyuga's chakra was depleted. The red wind blew over him, leaving countless wounds. His white clothes were stained red with blood.

"Captain Hyuga!!!"

"Kakashi, there's a smell of blood up ahead!"

Pakkun's voice had barely finished when Kimura's hysterical screams echoed.

"It seems they've caught up to Naruto Uzumaki and engaged her!" Kakashi tugged at his mask, took a deep breath, and swallowed a Soldier Pill. Lightning Release chakra covered his body, greatly increasing the activity of his cells and also maximizing his movement speed.

However, such an enhancement couldn't last long, due to the consumption of chakra and the potential damage to his body if prolonged.

"Hurry up! There's no more time to waste!"

Kakashi rushed ahead in the direction of the sound, the other four following closely.

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Nine-Tails Transformation - Four Tails (1/2)

Naruto Uzumaki released her Nine-Tails Transformation and walked to the unconscious Haruki Hyuga, removing his forehead protector. She didn't see the Caged Bird seal on his forehead.

Should I gouge out his eyes? The Byakugan are good eyes. Even if I can't use them, I can sell them to someone who needs them...

The Hidden Cloud Village in the Land of Lightning seems to have always wanted Byakugan. They once kidnapped Hinata Hyuga when she was little... I'm sure they'd offer a price I want...

Just as Naruto Uzumaki hesitated about whether to gouge out Haruki Hyuga's eyes, Mikoto Uchiha threw the unconscious Kimura next to Haruki Hyuga.

"Naruto, what should we do with these two ninjas?"

"Kill them."

Naruto Uzumaki didn't hesitate. Since Konoha had sent people to capture her, they had to be prepared to pay a heavy price!

"But before that, I want to take his Byakugan."

"Naruto, this... isn't it a bit much..."

Hearing Naruto Uzumaki say she wanted to gouge out Haruki Hyuga's Byakugan, Mikoto Uchiha, who also possessed the Sharingan bloodline limit, recalled unpleasant memories.

"Hmph, I'm just making use of waste!"

Naruto Uzumaki noticed Mikoto Uchiha's displeased expression and knew her words had triggered bad memories. She pursed her lips and said nothing.

"Naruto, let me do it..."

Yakushi Nonō didn't want to see Naruto Uzumaki's hands stained with blood and volunteered to help her gouge out Haruki Hyuga's Byakugan.

"No, I can do it myself."

Naruto Uzumaki refused Yakushi Nonō's help, pried open Haruki Hyuga's eyelids, and was about to gouge out his eyes when a flash of lightning arrived, and Kakashi appeared.

Kakashi looked at Naruto Uzumaki's actions with disbelief.

"Kakashi, you're late again." Naruto Uzumaki stopped and stood up to face him.

"Naruto, what are you trying to do?"

"What am I trying to do? Of course, I'm going to take his eyes. These Byakugan are quite valuable!"

"Naruto..."

Kakashi took a deep breath. "I don't know what happened to you to make you so insane..."

"Insane? No, I've never been normal, so how can I be insane!" Naruto Uzumaki's azure eyes turned blood-red as she covered her face and laughed maniacally.

Kakashi frowned slightly as he looked at Naruto, who was laughing maniacally. He noticed Yakushi Nonō and Mikoto Uchiha beside Naruto and immediately recognized them.

"You're the wife of the Uchiha clan head! How are you with Naruto? And you, you're from Root... How are you with Naruto? Did you incite Naruto to betray Konoha?"

"You're overthinking it, Kakashi. My encounter with them was purely by chance. Besides, she no longer belongs to Root. Danzō abandoned her like a pawn, and you could say Konoha abandoned her too... right?" Naruto narrowed his eyes as he spoke the last part, glancing at Yakushi Nonō.

Yakushi Nonō nodded blankly. Although she felt a pang of discomfort, Naruto's words were the truth for her.

"Yamato!"

Yamato and the others arrived, standing beside Kakashi. However, even all of them combined couldn't match the pressure Yamato alone exerted on Naruto.

He's... Yamato!