Time turned back to more than ten minutes earlier.
At Konoha's front-line camp, Orochimaru, Tsunade, and the others also discovered the abnormal phenomenon of dark clouds gathering in the sky dozens of li to the east.
Before they could send anyone to investigate—
"Rumble!!!"
Suddenly, a blinding, terrifying pillar of lightning lit up the sky over there, instantly magnifying before crashing down.
"What is that?"
"What a terrifying technique! That's definitely ninjutsu, right?"
"Who could use such terrifying Lightning Release ninjutsu?"
"What exactly happened over there?"
Orochimaru, Tsunade, and many ninja in the camp who noticed it all stared blankly in that direction, stunned.
"Not good!"
Immediately afterward, Orochimaru's expression changed. "Something may have happened! I remember a batch of supplies was supposed to be delivered today, right? At this time, they should be arriving soon! That position is just about…"
"No! I need to bring people over and take a look!"
As he spoke, Orochimaru began calling for personnel, preparing to go investigate.
"I'll go instead!"
At this moment, Tsunade stepped forward first and stopped Orochimaru. "You're the commander-in-chief. You can't leave this place. I'll go."
"But you…"
Orochimaru looked at Tsunade worriedly. He did not say anything about her hemophobia, but his eyes already explained everything.
"I'll be fine as long as I'm careful!"
Tsunade waved her hand, directly called several Jonin along with two squads, more than ten people in total, and swiftly rushed out of the camp, heading east.
"I hope nothing happened!"
Orochimaru frowned slightly.
Over at Sunagakure's front-line camp, many ninja also saw the terrifying sight on the distant horizon.
"What the hell?"
"That's ninjutsu, right? It has to be ninjutsu, doesn't it?"
"It's practically like divine punishment!"
A group of Sand Ninja began discussing the scene.
Chiyo, however, frowned and asked, "That direction should be behind Konoha's front lines, right?"
"That's right!"
Ebizō, who was standing beside her, nodded. "But it shouldn't have anything to do with them, right?"
If it did, that would be terrible.
No one in Kurosha's squad had mastered such powerful Lightning Release.
In that case, the one who unleashed that move could only be an enemy.
When did Konoha produce such a terrifying Lightning Release ninja?
"Immediately send a small squad over to investigate the situation. Tell them to be especially careful. Konoha must have discovered the abnormality by now as well, so they will likely strengthen their vigilance and search efforts."
Chiyo made the decision at once and instructed an elite Jonin beside her.
She needed to know the exact situation over there as quickly as possible, as well as who had unleashed that terrifying Lightning Release.
Even if it borrowed the power of nature, such a powerful technique meant the user was definitely a terrifying ninja.
If it was a Konoha ninja, then it would be best to eliminate them or take precautions as soon as possible.
The elite Jonin immediately accepted the order and left.
"Konoha really does have a deep foundation! Being besieged by the four great ninja villages, yet they can still withstand it. The heavens truly favor Konoha!"
Chiyo could not help sighing.
Ebizō and Rasa beside her felt the same.
On Tsunade's side, after spending half an hour traveling, before she and the others could reach the scene of the incident, they encountered Shiro Akira, Hyuga Hizashi, and the rest of the supply convoy.
"Why are you here?"
Seeing Hyuga Hizashi and the others, Tsunade froze slightly. Immediately afterward, she saw Shiro Akira and Kakashi leisurely standing within the team.
Her brows instantly furrowed as she looked at Shiro Akira and asked, "Brat, why did you come to the front line? Was this arranged by that old man?"
She was very dissatisfied and very unhappy.
Back then, she had clearly warned the old man not to casually let Shiro Akira take risks.
Had he treated her warning as nothing but wind beside his ears?
Would he only be happy after the one clansman she had finally found was gone too?
"Uh… shouldn't we be here? We're just following orders to deliver supplies!"
Hyuga Hizashi replied, somewhat confused.
What kind of question was Tsunade asking?
"Wait a moment!"
Tsunade waved her hand at Hyuga Hizashi, her gaze fixed firmly on Shiro Akira, her pressure surrounding him.
"Yeah!"
Shiro Akira smiled awkwardly and nodded. "Wasn't I about to go moldy from staying in the village? Lord Hokage probably wanted to find something for us to do. Of course, it's also because we felt our strength was enough to protect ourselves."
When Tsunade heard this, she immediately exploded and cursed, "Protect yourself, my ass! Who do you think you are? Where do you think this is? This is the battlefield! Is this somewhere a seven-year-old brat like you should be?"
"With that little bit of strength of yours, do you really think you're strong?"
Hearing Tsunade's words, Hyuga Hizashi and the other Konoha ninja who had witnessed Shiro Akira's terrifying strength all revealed extremely strange expressions.
"Uh… I'm alright, I guess?"
Shiro Akira scratched his ears, which felt a little itchy from being shouted at, and spoke tentatively.
Tsunade was instantly so angry that she reached out, grabbed one of Shiro Akira's ears, and twisted it. Amid Shiro Akira's cry of pain, she scolded, "Strong, my ass! Hurry up and roll back to Konoha! I'll talk to the old man about the mission. Even he won't dare have any objections."
Otherwise, she would quit on the spot, directly take Shiro Akira away from Konoha, travel the world, and stop caring about this damned Third Great Ninja War.
Did they really think she cared so much about Konoha?
Almost all her family here was already dead.
The darkness inside the village had long since left her utterly disappointed in Konoha.
At this moment, Hyuga Hizashi saw that the situation was about to spiral out of control and quickly reminded Tsunade, "Lady Tsunade! Akira-kun's strength really is very powerful! At least, he is stronger than me. Earlier, he single-handedly wiped out a twenty-man Sand Ninja squad with only two moves!"
"Hah?"
Tsunade had originally wanted to flare up after being interrupted by Hyuga Hizashi, but after hearing those words, she froze.
She turned to look at Hyuga Hizashi, then at Shiro Akira. Then she pointed at Shiro Akira and questioned Hyuga Hizashi, "Are you sure this guy wiped out a twenty-man Sand Ninja squad earlier? And with only two moves?"
Hyuga Hizashi nodded with utmost seriousness. "I know this sounds exaggerated! But that is the truth. We even collected the bodies!"
"I wonder if Lady Tsunade saw that sky-piercing lightning pillar in this direction half an hour ago?"
Shiro Akira's battle record was too exaggerated. It was indeed hard to believe.
If he had not seen it with his own eyes, even Hyuga Hizashi probably would have found it unbelievable.
There really were monsters in this world.
"Of course I know! We came here because of that commotion!"
Tsunade nodded, then immediately frowned. "What, do you know? Whose ninjutsu was that?"
Hyuga Hizashi pointed at Shiro Akira. "It was Akira-kun's! According to him, it's a technique called Thunder Greeting."
"Hah?"
When Tsunade heard this, she was stunned. The corner of her eye twitched slightly as she turned to look at Shiro Akira and asked in disbelief, "Is that true?"
"Mm-hm!"
Shiro Akira nodded obediently.
Tsunade then asked again, "You really killed twenty Sand Ninja in two moves?"
Shiro Akira nodded again. "Yes! Two elite Jonin, eight Jonin, and ten Chunin. They were careless, and I borrowed the power of the weather, so there was some luck involved. But like I said, my strength is still alright."
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