Outside Konoha Village, Might Guy was panting heavily, but the Gate of View state was special; even after a full-power strike, he still had the ability to move.
At that moment, Kunai and shuriken flew out from the distance in a dense swarm.
Naruto opened his eyes in a daze.
Seeing this scene, his eyes instantly widened in horror.
The next moment—
Whoosh!
Might Guy used Body Flicker to appear in front of him, his nunchucks swinging like the wind.
The Kunai and shuriken were instantly knocked away with a series of metallic clangs.
But before long, four people suddenly rushed out from the distant forest, drawing their blades to attack Might Guy.
"Young man, get back!"
Might Guy kicked one away and knocked another down with his nunchucks, moving with great flexibility.
Naruto was very confused and didn't know the specifics of the situation, but seeing this, he understood that the bushy-browed Ninja had saved him.
He hesitated for a long time between running and staying, and finally—
Naruto formed hand signs.
"You guys, watch my Naruto's Thousand-Fold Clone Jutsu!"
He roared.
The four attackers who had suddenly arrived did not react to his roar; three of them besieged Might Guy, while one tried to bypass him to capture Naruto.
However...
In the next second, countless "Narutos" appeared all around, surrounding them completely.
These "Narutos" were all strangely shaped, like some kind of mutated creatures, with only a few managing to maintain a barely human form.
Glancing over them—
He felt that the Jinchuriki, who originally looked quite strange, actually appeared somewhat handsome and dashing at this moment.
As expected.
Looks are all about comparison.
Then, he attacked the target without hesitation.
"Naruto! Get out of the way!"
Might Guy was anxious; he knocked back an enemy with a strike, but just as he was about to move back to defend, he was immediately slashed by a sword, bleeding profusely.
Even worse—
The opponent's blade carried numbing Lightning Release Chakra.
"Gate of Opening, Open!"
Guy's speed instantly surged.
And up ahead—
The Ninja holding the blade slashed through, and all the "Narutos" along the way turned into phantoms and dissipated. His hand grabbed the escaping target, only to find—
This was also a phantom!
In that moment of shock, a strange cry came from behind. Just as the sound reached him, a powerful force surged from his back, nearly deforming his body.
After a kick, Guy suddenly smashed down with his nunchucks, then raised his leg for another downward strike.
With one kick, the opponent's heart was crushed, and blood flowed uncontrollably.
Might Guy panted heavily.
Naruto—
Is actually quite clever!
He couldn't help but smile, then looked at the three people behind him.
"I am the Blue Beast of Konoha! How could I let you harm a child of the village!"
Guy gripped his nunchucks.
"Over there!"
The three were not deterred by death.
In the next second, one person swung their blade at Guy. Behind his billowing cloak and body, the other two formed hand signs—Lightning Release: Earth Flash!
Massive amounts of Lightning Release Chakra spread out in all directions along the ground.
Naruto, disguised through the Transformation Jutsu, was struggling to crawl and squirm on the ground when a current of electricity suddenly spread to him, making his whole body tremble.
Before he could react—
Poof! Poof! Poof!
The phantoms formed from Chakra shattered one after another.
Might Guy used his Chakra to resist the electrical erosion, holding his nunchucks with both hands to block the blade.
Just as the opponent was about to launch another attack—
Whoosh!
A figure instantly appeared beside Naruto, then quickly rushed forward and slashed down.
The opponent pulled back and retreated.
"Damn it!"
Through Chakra sensing, they could feel at least two more squads rushing toward them.
They couldn't stay any longer!
"Retreat!"
The three threw a Kunai wrapped with an explosive tag.
Raido Namiashi's pupils constricted as he grabbed Guy and used Body Flicker to retreat.
Boom!
A loud explosion occurred.
The corpse was blown to pieces by the explosive tag.
"Guy! Are you okay?"
Three people arrived in succession; it was Genma Shiranui and his team.
Might Guy panted and shook his head slightly: "I'm fine. Naruto, check on him."
"I'm okay!"
Naruto's voice was trembling, clearly having suffered quite a shock.
And at this moment.
Everyone stopped in their tracks.
In the rear, Asuma, who was quickly coming to support, suddenly stopped.
A voice entered their ears—
"Enemies have attacked the Hyuga Clan. After killing several Ninjas, they have taken a Ninja from the Hyuga Main House and are fleeing toward the southeast. Everyone, please head there immediately to intercept!"
It was the ability of the Yamanaka Clan.
Guy was panting, and the joyful expression he had from saving Naruto instantly froze.
He looked at Genma Shiranui and the other two.
"Send me over there."
"No, you've used Forbidden Techniques consecutively and are already exhausted. What can you do if we send you there now?"
Genma Shiranui's expression was grave as he immediately refused the request.
"But—"
Might Guy certainly knew his own condition.
But he couldn't just sit by and do nothing.
"Let me go."
To the southeast.
Hyūga Takashi had been captured. His forehead protector had been torn off, and despite his frantic struggles, it was to no avail. Moreover—
The opponent was absorbing his Chakra.
He felt his consciousness gradually blurring.
Although he had protected Lady Hinata, it seemed he could not protect his own eyes.
These Byakugan—
Hyūga Takashi wanted to destroy his own eyes, but he simply couldn't do it.
Fear surged in Hyūga Takashi's heart.
"Don't worry, I'll be gentle, so you won't feel so much pain..."
Then, he felt a wave of dizziness.
His Chakra—
Was about to be drained dry.
The next moment, an intense pain flashed by. Hyūga Takashi's eyes widened, but before him was only darkness, and his thoughts were no longer coherent.
His hand went limp and fell to his side.
The corpse was tossed aside, and the Black-Robed Man took out a sealing scroll. After releasing the seal, a storage vessel and a bottle containing blood appeared.
Then, he took the blood and performed a summoning.
In the next second, a panda was summoned. By then, the Black-Robed Man had already sealed the collected blood and placed it, along with the sealed Byakugan, into the sealing scroll.
"Roar!"
There was still blood on it, and its injuries hadn't fully recovered, making it clearly somewhat annoyed.
"Alright, I'll help treat you now."
The Black-Robed Man casually handed over a sword—
This was something he had taken from someone else.
The panda took it and started munching on it with a crunching sound, while the Black-Robed Man used Medical Ninjutsu to assist its recovery.
A moment later, it grunted a few times and took the scroll.
"Help me store this with Iron Palm for now."
"Roar!"
It gave a soft cry and then disappeared from the spot.
"I'm sorry, but through these eyes, you will witness the world of the future."
After saying that, the Black-Robed Man also vanished, leaving behind only a corpse stripped of its eyes and life force.
Ten or so seconds later, Asuma finally arrived.
A few more seconds passed, and Masahiko arrived at high speed, but he was still too late.
He looked down at the eyeless corpse, remained silent for a long time, and whispered: "I'm sorry, I'm late!"
"Masahiko—this isn't your fault,"
Asuma said.
Masahiko shook his head slightly, his mood low and filled with pain and self-reproach: "He was a subordinate who trained under me. If I could have arrived at the first moment—"
Asuma fell silent for a long time, then sighed: "Regret is useless. Moreover, this happened near the Hyuga residence; no one expected this... We should think about how to tell the Hyuga Clan."
"Perfect, I'm also curious—what exactly happened!"
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