"Lightning Release: Lightning Curtain!"
Powerful lightning surged toward the swarm of insects, spreading out instantly upon contact.
Zzzzt!
The dense black curtain of insects immediately began to smoke, falling to the ground in scattered clumps.
Looking back at Onigumo, he had already vanished into the forest, his tracks gone.
"Saga!"
Uchiha Hachidai couldn't see the figure clearly, but he had seen with perfect clarity the Lightning Curtain that suddenly appeared in the forest and knocked down Shimi's Parasitic Worms.
Clenching his fists, he jumped directly onto the bridge and charged toward the checkpoint on the opposite side in a rage.
The Land of Lightning Ninjas at the checkpoint went on alert, drawing various weapons with a series of clicks and whistles.
"Saga, get out here!" Uchiha Hachidai roared in front of the checkpoint.
"Oh my! If it isn't Captain Hachidai."
Saga emerged from the checkpoint with a smile, looking very smug.
"What brings Captain Hachidai here today?"
"A guest is a guest. Come, come, let's go to my place for a drink."
Saga spoke as he reached out to pull Uchiha Hachidai toward the checkpoint.
Uchiha Hachidai swatted his hand away. "Cut the crap. That Lightning Release jutsu that attacked the Parasitic Worms just now—was it your people?"
"Parasitic Worms?" Saga looked somewhat bewildered, as if he didn't understand.
Then he had an epiphany. "Ah, so those were Parasitic Worms."
"Were they meant to catch the rogue Ninja Onigumo?"
"Oh dear, my apologies, my apologies."
"When my subordinates were on patrol, they detected an unfamiliar Chakra signature."
"Thinking it was an enemy, they had no choice but to strike it down."
Saga spread his hands with a look of helplessness.
"I had no idea you were using them to catch a rogue Ninja. I'm truly sorry."
Uchiha Hachidai's eyes widened as he suppressed his fury. "You won't let us pass, and now you're even interfering when we try to kill a rogue Ninja."
"You Kumogakure people!"
"Just what are you trying to do?"
By the end, his voice was practically squeezed out of his throat.
"What are we trying to do?"
Saga chuckled, suddenly leaning forward to whisper in Uchiha Hachidai's ear.
"You already know what we're trying to do, Captain Hachidai."
"You!"
Uchiha Hachidai's teeth were gritted as he pulled out a Kunai, wishing he could stab this two-faced man into a corpse.
"Captain Hachidai... calm down."
Yamanaka Shimi and the others arrived and together held Uchiha Hachidai back.
"Let's head back for now."
They pulled Uchiha Hachidai back.
Uchiha Hachidai's eyes remained fixed on Saga. "Captain Saga!"
"I hope you don't run into me on the Battlefield."
"I'll be waiting, Captain Hachidai!"
Saga smiled broadly as he watched them depart, a flash of regret crossing his eyes... Aokawa looked at the Spirit Dissolving Gloves appearing on his hands and cursed inwardly.
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