"No worries. It's the Uchiha Sharingan after all. We should be thankful she didn't awaken the Mangekyo."
Ao couldn't help but recall the time he faced Uchiha Shisui during the Third Great Ninja War. Once he sensed Shisui, he retreated without hesitation.
Everyone in the ninja world knew how strong the Uchiha were.
Konoha was very lucky to have such a ninja clan.
Whoosh!
Several figures arrived—Fuguki Suikazan, Mangetsu, Kisame, and others.
Fuguki Suikazan drew the giant sword Samehada from his back. Feeling Samehada's hunger through his palm, he looked at Uchiha Hikari with a savage grin.
"My Samehada really likes the scent of your chakra. Become its prey!"
One hand gripping the sword, he swung down with great force.
At this critical moment, a shadow suddenly fell rapidly from the sky, shouting loudly:
"Yoho! The great Hidan has arrived! People of Kirigakure, tremble and fear, feel the power of Jashin-sama… no, feel the terror of Lord Barabara!"
With a loud boom, Hidan made his flashy entrance!
"What the heck?"
Hidan appeared too suddenly, and the way he showed up was so flashy it startled Fuguki Suikazan.
Uchiha Hikari was also frozen in place.
"Hahaha, what's wrong? Are you dazzled by my style?" Hidan smashed the ground, creating a big hole, then twisted his broken neck back into place.
"Well, you can't blame you guys. After all, I'm the super lucky one favored by Jashin-sama... uh, and also by Lord Barabara."
"Lucky? I think you're just some rare beast that popped out of nowhere," Kisame stepped forward and asked his leader, "Lord Fuguki Suikazan, are you okay?"
Fuguki Suikazan shook his head, "I'm fine, just didn't expect the enemy to have reinforcements."
"Just one person, but this guy doesn't seem to be a Leaf ninja," Zabuza said grimly, still upset that he almost died at Uchiha Hikari's hands.
"Look at the headband on his neck. He's probably a rogue ninja from the Land of Hot Water, opposite the Land of Water," Hozuki Mangetsu analyzed. He and his brother Fuguki Suikazan only differed in hair color.
As a top genius of the Hozuki clan, he could skillfully use seven ninja swords. Right now, he was using Hiramekarei.
"Land of Hot Water?" Ringo Ameyuri tilted her head. "I've heard the name but never been there. When will I be free to go outside? I want to find someone outside who makes my heart beat faster, and also the Thunder Sword that Raiga took."
"Your body won't allow it, Ameyuri," Mangetsu reminded her.
"Shut up! You sickly guy don't have the right to talk to me!" Ameyuri crossed her arms, showing her sharp fang, and said angrily.
Both of them were top geniuses, chosen young to be the second generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
Unfortunately, they both carried the 'genius curse' — an incurable disease. In the original story, they all died young.
"Don't look at me like I'm some rare beast!" Hidan pulled out his big red scythe, its handle wrapped in steel wire to increase its range of attack.
"That's disrespect to Jashin-sama and the Lord Barabara, you bunch of Kirigakure idiots."
Terumi Mei, recovering from the Sharingan illusion, muttered, "What kind of evil god, blah blah god is this? Is this weird guy an idiot?"
Next to her, Ao said, "He's just stalling for time. There should be more reinforcements. Byakugan!"
He activated his Byakugan vision.
But within a one-mile radius, he didn't see anyone else.
"Kisame, take him down!" Fuguki Suikazan got tired of Hidan's endless nagging and ordered Kisame to kill him.
Kisame was known as the only obedient member in Akatsuki in the original story, so his loyalty was never in question.
At this moment, he was absolutely loyal to Kirigakure and would obey his superior's orders without hesitation.
If it weren't for Fuguki Suikazan later sending him on missions to kill his own comrades, and if Fuguki Suikazan himself hadn't betrayed Kirigakure, Kisame wouldn't have felt that everything was fake.
"You rare beast fallen from the sky, your nonsense ends here."
Kisame launched his attack.
Hidan wasn't afraid at all; instead, he licked his lips excitedly and said, "Ah, ah, you really want to be punished by the great evil god? You look like a shark, you bastard."
Whoosh!
The two clashed again, and the fight reignited.
Uchiha Hikari frowned slightly. Like everyone from Kirigakure, she still didn't understand where Hidan had come from.
One thing was for sure — she had never seen such a strange guy before.
At that moment, an extremely familiar voice suddenly echoed in Hikari's mind:
"Sister, it's me."
"Raizen?!"
Uchiha Hikari's body trembled, her eyes full of disbelief.
"It's me, sister. Don't act too surprised. Hidan is drawing everyone's attention. We don't have much time."
Hikari's heart was filled with countless questions.
Why was her brother here?
Was he using the Yamanaka clan's mind transfer technique?
Was that strange guy with the scythe the Hidan her brother mentioned?
She bit her finger hard to keep herself calm.
After hearing her brother's words, she still stayed very stiff, but luckily it wasn't obvious from her appearance.
At the same time, one kilometer away in the forest, Uchiha Raizen and Yamanaka Inori were hiding, deliberately staying out of the Byakugan's search range.
Inori removed her palm from Raizen's forehead, stopping the mind transmission technique.
Although this transmission was secretive, the mist village had many elites, and if they weren't distracted, they might notice it.
Raizen exhaled: "Good thing we made it in time."
He couldn't help but feel a bit scared afterward.
If that strange bird hadn't flown so fast, and if Inori's summoning beast couldn't track people by scent, they probably wouldn't have found his sister in time.
If they had been just a few minutes later, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
When he found his sister and realized that all the pursuers were the top elite ninjas of Kirigakure, Uchiha Raizen knew that even with his Azure Dragon Curse Mark, it would be hard to fight so many enemies at once.
He made a quick decision and set a battle plan.
First, let Hidan make a flashy appearance to attract attention, then find a chance to secretly tell his sister how to act next.
So far, everything was going smoothly.
"Follow the plan," Uchiha Raizen said as he was about to leave.
Inori's beautiful eyes showed worry, "Raizen-kun, you must be careful."
"Don't worry," Uchiha Raizen replied with a bright smile, "The Azure Dragon that flies through the sky and controls the four elements will never die!"
After saying that, he vanished in an instant.
Inori bit her lip.
If she could, she really didn't want Raizen to take such a big risk.
But the enemies greatly outnumbered them, and Sister Hikari had to be saved.
Without following Raizen's dangerous plan, she had no better idea.
For the first time in her life, Inori felt her strength was still too weak.
No matter how much of a genius from the Yamanaka clan she was, it was useless at such a critical moment!
But it wasn't that Inori underestimated herself; she had already helped Uchiha Raizen a lot.
Without her, Uchiha Raizen and Uchiha Hikari might never meet again in this life.
Clang!
Another clash of weapons rang out.
Kisame looked at Hidan across from him. "Looks like you're not just some wild beast. Your taijutsu is pretty skilled."
Hidan snorted. "You're not bad either. I still haven't been able to slash you."
Fuguki Suikazan, the pufferfish shinobi, saw Kisame struggling to take down Hidan. He raised his sword and stepped forward to help.
He wanted to cut off Hidan's head.
Boom!
Fuguki Suikazan's strike was heavy and powerful, sending a strong gust of wind.
Hidan turned and blocked the attack with his scythe.
"Hey, you chubby melon head, trying to sneak attack me?"
Fuguki Suikazan's mouth twitched. "What did you just call me?"
"Chubby... melon... head!"
Hidan deliberately repeated each word slowly and then stuck out his tongue.
This made Fuguki Suikazan, an Elite Jonin from Kirigakure, furious.
He increased the force in his hands.
Hidan was starting to struggle to block the attacks.
"Good chance!" Kisame took this moment to quickly rush forward and stabbed Hidan from behind, piercing him deeply.
"Nice work, Kisame!" Fuguki Suikazan cheered happily, loosening his grip a little.
"It hurts, it really hurts! Don't you guys know that?"
Hidan, covered in blood, shouted in frustration. Suddenly, he swung his scythe fiercely, slashing at Fuguki Suikazan's side face unexpectedly.
Fuguki Suikazan and Kisame were both shocked.
What was going on? This guy wasn't dead, and still had so much strength?!
Caught off guard, Fuguki Suikazan's cheek was cut, leaving a bloody scar.
This scene stunned Mei, Zabuza, and the others watching.
Zabuza said, "That man's body is strange!"
Terumi Mei frowned and said, "Physical attacks don't work? Then I'll use my Boil release to dissolve him into a puddle of acid."
"Let's join in too. We can't just watch," Ameyuri Ringo said eagerly, turning to Hozuki Mangetsu. "That guy is interesting, but he's too ugly. Let's deal with that Uchiha woman instead."
Hozuki Mangetsu nodded without much care.
The big battle was about to begin.
Suddenly, Ao shouted, "Watch out! There's reinforcements coming!"
"How many?" Terumi Mei asked, about to use her Boil release.
"Still just one, but his presence is strange. Like... like a fierce beast!" Ao looked serious, unusually serious.
"A fierce beast?" Terumi Mei was surprised. "First a rare beast, now a fierce beast? Is this the Land of Water's new zoo today?"
"Hehe, perfect timing," Ameyuri Ringo said, full of fighting spirit. "Hope it's a handsome guy who makes my heart race."
"Don't let your guard down. His speed is amazing!"
Ao opened his Byakugan fully, and in his sight, a figure was rushing toward him.
Suddenly,
The figure stopped.
While Ao was still wondering, he suddenly sensed a burning heat, like molten lava!
The next second, he almost lost his voice, shouting loudly:
"Scatter! He's coming! A wide-range fire release! No, it's a huge and swift flame pillar!!"
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