Behind him, five or six fellow Konoha ninja lay sprawled in every direction, all looking just as soulless.
Deep inside the Hokage Building, Sasuke flickered through a secret chamber like a specter, successfully infiltrating the core area where the confidential scrolls were stored.
"Is this the thing from the legends?"
Reacting swiftly, Sasuke reached back and pulled out a blank scroll he had prepared, attempting to force the Scroll of Seals before him into it. But an unexpected change occurred the next second: a dazzling light suddenly burst from the scroll's surface!
It can't be stored in a storage space?
Looks like ordinary storage ninja tools can't hold this thing. Someone placed an extremely intricate repulsion formula on it beforehand.
Sasuke's already cold face darkened instantly, his brow drawing into deep furrows.
Damn it! Those old bastards even had this anti-theft measure up their sleeves!
In that instant of hesitation, Konoha's alert surveillance team detected the disturbance in the barrier, and a piercing alarm shattered the village's peace!
"Someone has broken into the Hokage Building! Their target is the Scroll of Seals! Hurry... everyone, reinforce the Hokage Building immediately!"
"We must not let that suicidal intruder succeed!"
Sasuke could no longer concern himself with all that. He slung the enormous Scroll of Seals onto his back, smashed through a window, and leaped out.
The moment his feet touched the ground, Sasuke swept his icy gaze over the Konoha pursuers surging toward him like a tide.
These guys' reaction speed... really is fast...
Sasuke deftly tightened the cords on his back to ensure the scroll would not fall off.
Then chakra erupted beneath his feet. With a Body Flicker Technique, he became a bolt of black lightning, forcing an opening through the gaps in the crowd and charging out, leaving a