Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 98 The Chase and the Gains

"Ugh!"

With screams of agony, the rearguard squad of Cloud Ninja was instantly turned into corpses after a bolt of lightning struck.

Only the last Cloud Ninja was also struck by a dazzling burst of lightning, clearly having mastered some Lightning Release chakra techniques, and managed to block the first strike of the lightning.

But then, Lightning retreated rapidly, revealing Uchiha Tou's figure and his raised arm.

He stretched out his arm, his thumb bent, forming a palm-blade shape, and dense lightning danced all over his body.

The Cloud Ninja, who had just used Lightning Release Chakra Mode, looked horrified and shouted:

"No, this is impossible..."

"Hellish Thrust - Four-Point Piercing Hand!"

With a soft "whoosh," the intense lightning condensed into an indestructible lightning blade, instantly piercing through the chest of the ninja before him.

Slowly pulling his arm out of the ninja's chest, Uchiha Touyu flicked the blood from his hand, his expression grim.

"Tsk... I'm already feeling a bit overwhelmed after only four rounds of Lightning Release Chakra Mode. It seems that the Cloud Ninja's Lightning Release Chakra Mode really isn't something that can be mastered in a short time."

"And have these two, father and son, become so muscle-bound from practicing ninjutsu? Why do they have to use their fists and fingers to attack? Would they die if they stabbed someone with a knife?!"

Having acquired the souls of the Third and Fourth Raikage, Uchiha Tou immediately began using their souls to learn the most famous Lightning Release Chakra Mode of the Cloud Ninja. With the foundation of the White Fang Sword Technique and his previous half of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his progress was indeed quite fast.

However, Uchiha Touyu has always preferred using a sword, while those muscular men's Lightning Release Chakra Modes are all unarmed, which he finds very unfamiliar and plans to improve upon in the future.

Secondly, besides the skill in using chakra, the Lightning Release Chakra Mode also places high demands on the physical body. Although Uchiha Tou's physical strength is not bad, it is still far inferior to those two muscular men.

At least in the short term, it's impossible for Uchiha Tou to unleash Lightning Release Chakra Mode at the level of two Raikage.

However, Uchiha Touya is still young, yet he already possesses ninjutsu that others can only dream of, such as Orochimaru's Cell Activation Technique, Hatake Sakumo's White Fang Sword Technique, and the Lightning Release Chakra Mode of the two Raikages.

After spending two years thoroughly digesting and integrating these things, my strength will inevitably improve by leaps and bounds, making me the strongest ninja in taijutsu.

Reaching out, capturing souls, fusing—after experiencing the skills of these ninjas, Uchiha Touya casually discarded some weak souls, then summoned a giant snake to clean up all the corpses of the Cloud Ninja.

"I wonder if my cheapskate teacher has prepared all the corpses for me? So many corpses are enough to push my bloodline up one or two more levels, but I wonder if I'll be able to activate the Kaleidoscope?"

"Speaking of which, how many Cloud Ninja did I actually kill? I feel like this wave of Cloud Ninja is probably going to be seriously weakened."

This was the third day since the Cloud Ninja withdrew from the battlefield. In those three days, Uchiha Hiu had killed countless Cloud Ninjas, either through forceful attacks or ambushes.

At this moment, Killer Bee is the only remaining top-tier ninja among the Cloud Ninja. However, although Killer Bee can also use Lightning Release Chakra Mode, he is not a dedicated ninja specializing in taijutsu. In terms of speed, he is far inferior to Uchiha Tou.

This meant that even with the power of a tailed beast, Killer Bee couldn't pose any threat to Tou Uchiha. Tou Uchiha couldn't deal with Killer Bee, but he could freely attack ordinary Cloud Ninja.

Furthermore, the defeated Cloud Ninja had almost lost their formation and organization, making it impossible for them to form a large ninja force to deter Uchiha Touyu. They were truly slaughtered by Uchiha Touyu along the way.

"Unfortunately... the Land of Lightning is just ahead, so we'll have to deal with the remaining materials later!"

Looking at the distant border, Uchiha Tou silently stopped in his tracks. Once he entered the Land of Lightning, the danger of being hunted would increase significantly.

After all, even a powerful figure like the Third Raikage could be surrounded and killed by tens of thousands of ninjas. Although the Cloud Ninja has suffered heavy losses, they can still muster up ten thousand ninjas if they try their best.

With the defeat at the front lines, the Cloud Ninja's support ninjas have likely already reached the border of the Land of Lightning.

Turning around, Uchiha Hiyu transformed into a bolt of lightning and vanished from the battlefield.

It took three days to hunt down the Cloud Ninja, but only a few hours to return to the Konoha camp.

Upon returning to the Konoha camp, Uchiha Tou went straight to his former teacher without saying a word.

Orochimaru in the command room was directing the ninjas to evacuate. He no longer looked as disheveled as he had on the battlefield. Instead, he looked radiant, and even his originally pale face had a few blushes.

Upon seeing Uchiha Hiyu enter, Orochimaru smiled slightly and said:

"How was it? What were the results?"

"I probably killed over a thousand Cloud Ninjas. Oh, and I also killed two Bloodline Limit Ninjas. I can hand their bodies over to my teacher later."

"The bloodline limit of the Cloud Ninja? I remember that apart from one Storm Release user, these barbarians don't seem to have any other bloodline ninjas."

"There's also a Magnet Release ninja, but he's far inferior to the Sand Ninja's Magnet Release; he feels like a knock-off."

Uchiha Touyu did indeed encounter a Magnet Release ninja named Troy. This guy's ability was quite strange; he could imbue others with magnetism through contact, and then make the iron objects he threw track the other party.

However, Uchiha Touya was much faster than the shuriken he threw. Before the shuriken could even touch Uchiha Touya, his own throat was slit.

If it weren't for Uchiha Touyu's habitual collection of his soul afterward, he wouldn't even know that this guy was also a bloodline limit ninja.

In comparison, the ninja with the Storm Release bloodline limit performed much better; at least it took Uchiha Hiu a while to kill that Storm Release ninja.

The external manifestation of Storm Release, a bloodline limit, is like a laser that can turn corners and track targets, which is quite effective against speed-type ninjas like Uchiha Tou.

However, that ninja's strength was only at the level of an elite Jonin, which is why he was killed by Uchiha Touyu.

After speaking with Orochimaru, Uchiha Hiyu took out a scroll from his pocket. After opening the scroll, there was a loud bang, and two corpses appeared on the ground.

"These are the corpses of those two Kekkei Genkai ninjas. They should be very useful to you, Sensei, right?"

Orochimaru chuckled softly, gave Uchiha Touyu a meaningful look, and said in a low voice:

"After cleaning up the battlefield, the corpses were all put into a scroll, which is now in the third tent at the rear. I'll leave it to you to look after..."

(End of this chapter)