I will use the ninja world to aid my cultivation of immortality.

On the tree branch, Naraku, who had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, slowly opened them and looked calmly at Yamanaka Hayato and the others who were chasing after him.

Looking at the numerous Root members opposite him, led by Yamanaka Hayato, Naraku stretched out his legs and gracefully leaped down from the tree branch with a calm expression.

pat!

Both feet landed steadily.

Naraku strolled leisurely towards the other party.

"First squad, stay behind and help me deal with this guy. Second squad, continue chasing the other three!"

Hayato Yamanaka quickly scanned Naraku's surroundings, and when he didn't find the other three, including Nono, he gave the order without hesitation.

Although Naraku was only a reserve member within the Root organization, he was the primary target in this pursuit.

This was not only because Naraku was needed to quell the Uchiha clan's anger, but also because Naraku's various unusual behaviors made him the prime suspect in breaking the "Tongue Curse Seal".

Therefore, Yamanaka Hayato naturally intended to capture Naraku himself.

As for the three missing, Nono and her two companions...

Yamanaka Jun, on the other hand, planned to hand the pursuit over to the second squad.

The Root members who accompanied him obeyed Yamanaka Hayabusa's orders well.

Under orders, the first group continued to follow Yamanaka Hayato toward Naraku, who was walking towards them.

The second group deployed from both sides, intending to bypass Naraku and continue their pursuit.

Bang bang!

Naraku strolled toward Yamanaka Hayato and the others, glancing at the second group of people who were circling around him.

His eyes flashed, and he immediately understood the other party's plan.

Without any visible movement, accompanied by swirling smoke, two shadow clones immediately appeared beside Naraku.

Swish! !

The moment the two shadow clones appeared, without hesitation, they instantly used the Body Flicker Technique to transform into black shadows and rushed towards the second group of people who were preparing to go around.

"madness!"

From the separation of Team Two to Naraku's use of Shadow Clone Jutsu, everything happened in the blink of an eye.

Similarly, when Yamanaka Hayato, who was rapidly approaching Naraku, saw the two shadow clones appear and head towards the second group, he was surprised by the seamlessness of Naraku's shadow clone technique, but he felt even more contempt for Naraku's actions.

He saw through Naraku's intentions.

They knew that Naraku wanted to use shadow clones to intercept Team 2.

Yamanaka Hayato could only sneer at such an action.

It's completely unrealistic to expect to use shadow clones to intercept more than a dozen Root members.

In his view, the act of creating shadow clones alone was foolish enough.

Shadow clones distribute the main body's chakra evenly.

In other words, if you have 100% chakra, after creating a shadow clone, then you and the shadow clone will each have 50% of it.

If it is divided into even more parts, then this value will continue to be averaged out.

If Naraku were to split into two shadow clones, the chakra ratio of all three would undoubtedly drop to just over 30%.

Chakra is the source of a ninja's power.

Even though recent intelligence suggests that the other party may be hiding considerable strength.

No matter how well they concealed it, facing so many people on their side, the opponent's large-scale dispersion of chakra was definitely a very wrong move.

Of course, Yamanaka Hayabusa could understand this.

When you're at your wit's end, it's not surprising that you might do something stupid.

"Give me--"

In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two had already shrunk to less than thirty meters.

This distance, for the elite members of the Root organization, undoubtedly puts them within attack range.

Although Yamanaka Hayato despised Naraku's foolishness, he did not let his guard down.

Once the distance closed, he didn't hesitate to order everyone to take action.

thunderbolt!

Suddenly, something unexpected happened.

Before Yamanaka Hayabusa's order could be delivered, a dazzling thunderbolt, like a silver beam, struck them in an instant.

My hair stood on end.

Yamanaka Hayato is, after all, a master close to an elite Jonin, and he is also extremely skilled in sensory abilities.

When the thunder struck, a strong sense of danger immediately swept over him, causing him to instinctively dodge to the side.

puff!

The silver lightning bolt, originally aimed at his face, merely grazed Yamanaka Hayato's cheek thanks to his reaction.

The stinging sensation was accompanied by a tingling numbness.

Blood streamed down his cheek.

Even though it was just a glancing blow, the thunder still tore a deep, bone-revealing gash across Yamanaka Hayabusa's face.

"Oh? So you dodged it. Well, that makes sense, after all, you're from a mountain tribe."

Naraku's keen insight allowed him to clearly see the injuries on Yamanaka Hayabusa's face, even from a distance.

Naraku raised an eyebrow at the fact that his "Thunderclap Finger" had been dodged, but he showed no dissatisfaction.

The opponent was, after all, a skilled fighter close to the level of an elite Jonin, and possessed considerable sensory abilities. If he were to be easily defeated in one move, it would be a gross underestimation of the value of Danzo's right-hand man.

Lightning Release: Lightning Body!

The "Thunderbolt Finger" was not Naraku's full offensive; it was merely a prelude to the battle.

Following the "Thunder Finger," Naraku, who was pacing along, suddenly unleashed dazzling lightning from his body.

Lightning crackled around his body.

The next second, Naraku instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning, crossing the final distance between them in the blink of an eye at an astonishing speed, and appeared in front of Yamanaka Hayabusa, who had stopped to dodge the Thunderclap Finger.

"So fast!!"

Pupil constriction.

Yamanaka Hayato, who was initially shocked and angry about the pain on his face, was immediately stunned by the speed that Naraku had unleashed.

As a member of the Yamanaka clan, Yamanaka Hayabusa not only possesses the clan's secret techniques but is also extremely confident in his sensory abilities.

But when Naraku, transformed into lightning, attacked, even with his perception abilities, he could only barely catch a trace of him.

This situation caused Yamanaka Jun's expression to change drastically.

Especially when he realized that Naraku was moving smoothly and swiftly swinging his whip kick at him, he didn't have time to think and hurriedly raised his arms to defend himself.

boom! ! !

Naraku's whip-like leg landed heavily on Yamanaka Hayabusa's arms, the violent impact creating a visible shockwave.

Both feet are off the ground.

Even with all his chakra gathered to strengthen the defense of his arms, Yamanaka Hayato was still unable to defend himself and was sent flying backward like a cannonball.

Bang bang bang! ! !

Behind Yamanaka Hayabusa were the first group of personnel following closely behind.

When the Yamanaka Falcon flew backwards, several people were caught off guard and were knocked away by it.

"what!!!"

The pain from torn tendons and broken bones caused people in the root tissue to scream in agony.

Meanwhile, Yamanaka Hayabusa, which had passed through the first group of people, did not stop but continued to fly backward until it crashed into a large tree.

Click.

The thick tree trunk was snapped in half by the impact.

Hayabusa Yamanaka, who had crashed into a large tree, tumbled to the ground like a ball, covered in dust and looking extremely disheveled.

However, compared to the filth on his body, his arms were even more serious.

Although he managed to defend himself in time, he was still unable to completely neutralize the force of Naraku's whip kick.

His arms were fractured from Naraku's whip kick.

The impact of the whip kick even traveled through his arms and reached his internal organs, causing Yamanaka Hayabusa to spit out blood as soon as he stopped.

Chapter 31 Lightning Thunder Fist

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