I'm retrieving corpses in Konoha.

All the shadow clones spread out as much as possible, and then, with their hands clasped together, larger Rasengans quickly condensed!

The giant Rasengan was successfully condensed, and the shadow clones stopped dodging and stood straight in place.

The Fourth Raikage, however, did not stop and punched another shadow clone.

Because the shadow clones are surrounded by a large Rasengan, the Rasengan must be passed through first in order to launch an attack.

The Fourth Raikage appeared directly behind the shadow clone and shattered it with a single punch.

However, even without the control of the shadow clones, the Rasengan still exploded.

"Boom!"

An even more violent explosion rang out, and although the Fourth Raikage activated his ultimate Lightning Release Chakra Mode, he was still greatly impacted.

Each shadow clone is now holding a giant Rasengan, neither attacking nor moving, just standing there waiting for the Fourth Raikage.

Even the Fourth Raikage found it somewhat troublesome.

But then, his eyes widened, and anger burned fiercely in his heart.

"This level of power can't stop me!"

After saying that, the Fourth Raikage's figure flickered, moving behind each of his shadow clones, relying on his physical body to withstand the explosions.

at the same time.

Uchiha Natsu has led the people of Konoha away from Kumogakure.

As time went by, Uchiha Natsuya became increasingly solemn.

Each time a shadow clone's memories returned, Uchiha Natsu's fear of the Raikage grew even stronger.

The Fourth Raikage is just too strong, ridiculously strong.

Moreover, those shadow clones were merely a return of memories, with almost no chakra remaining.

They were all completely destroyed by the Fourth Raikage and vanished on the spot.

When Uchiha Natsu and the others were a kilometer away from Kumogakure, the shadow clones were finally destroyed.

Uchiha Natsu stopped, and the entire group stopped as well.

"Xia, your Multiple Shadow Clone Technique..."

Yamanaka Inoichi hesitated, for the strength that Uchiha Natsu had displayed today far exceeded his expectations.

Just as they escaped, Yamanaka Inoichi witnessed the Fourth Raikage's hand pierce through the chest of a man in black.

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The man in black, however, turned into a wisp of smoke.

It was only then that Yamanaka Inoichi realized that these men in black were all shadow clones of Uchiha Natsu.

The Rasengan used by the Shadow Clone Technique is a ninjutsu developed by the Fourth Hokage, which Yamanaka Inoichi witnessed several years ago.

As far as he knew, only the Fourth Hokage, Jiraiya, and Kakashi Hatake knew this ninjutsu.

Thinking about it this way, it seems very likely that Kakashi taught Uchiha Natsu.

Uchiha Natsu did not explain, but said in a deep voice, "My shadow clones have all been destroyed. At the speed of the Fourth Raikage, they will catch up with us soon."

After a pause, Uchiha Natsu pointed into the distance and said, "You guys go first, I'll set up some interception measures and catch up soon!"

"Senior Xia, this is too dangerous! I should stay. I have the Mangekyou Sharingan, which should be able to stop the Fourth Raikage," Shisui said urgently.

He makes no attempt to hide the fact that he possesses a kaleidoscope.

"Shisui, trust Natsumi. Let's retreat!"

At this moment, Yamanaka Inoichi, as the team leader, made a decision.

Although Uchiha Shisui was anxious, he could not refute Yamanaka Inoichi, who was the team leader.

In the end, only Uchiha Natsu remained, while the other three climbed up a large tree and quickly ran towards the location of the Land of Fire.

After watching the group walk away, Uchiha Natsu turned around and formed hand seals.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

Puff puff……

Shadow clones were formed one after another. Uchiha Natsu directly used 90% of his chakra to create nearly 500 shadow clones.

He had never allowed his chakra levels to drop this low before, but this time he had no other choice.

In order to stop the Fourth Raikage, there is no longer any way to conserve chakra.

The reason Uchiha Natsu let the others go first was because he was afraid they would see this scene.

Exposing one's ability to create a hundred powerful shadow clones already carries a great risk.

We must never let them see that we have the ability to create five hundred identical shadow clones.

After completing the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Uchiha Natsu felt his stamina decrease significantly.

Without further hesitation, he immediately ran in the direction the others had gone.

Before long, Uchiha Natsu caught up with the group.

Shisui was initially worried, but he saw that Uchiha Natsu caught up in just a few minutes.

Shisui then asked in confusion, "Senior Natsu, how did you manage to hold off the Fourth Raikage so quickly?"

"Yes, the traps to block the way have been set up," Uchiha Natsu said vaguely.

Zhi Shui was somewhat dazed. He wanted to ask what kind of trap could be set up in such a short time, but in the end, he couldn't bring himself to speak.

But in his heart, Shisui had already made a vow.

If the Fourth Raikage catches up, he will stay behind to cover the rear, even if it costs him his life.

However, it seems that the Fourth Raikage was indeed stopped.

Even as the four approached the border of the Land of Lightning, the Raikage did not catch up.

Not only Shisui and Yamanaka Inoichi, but even Uzuki Yugao, who knew her teacher best in the group, was surprised.

Although Uzuki Yugao had witnessed Uchiha Natsu's formidable strength, her opponent was the Raikage.

She never imagined that her teacher could stop such a powerful figure.

In her eyes, the shadow of a village was like a god, almost invincible.

However, the more powerful her teacher was, the happier she was.

Because, as Uchiha Natsu's disciple, she will one day become even stronger.

The four remained silent throughout the journey, but even though they were somewhat tired, they did not slow down their pace.

The sun traced a semicircle across the sky until it approached the western horizon.

Now, they have crossed the border of the Land of Lightning and will soon enter the Land of Fire.

But at that moment, all four of them suddenly stopped.

Four ninjas were seen standing on a large tree not far ahead, seemingly waiting for their arrival.

“Yugito Nii!” Uchiha Shisui recognized him at a glance; one of them was Yugito Nii, the Jinchuriki of the Two-Tails from Kumogakure.

Uchiha Natsuya immediately focused his gaze on the arrogant girl with braided pigtails.

Chapter 20: The Great Battle!

Yugito Nii, the Jinchuriki of the Two-Tails from Kumogakure, is capable of transforming into a tailed beast through her own will and is an elite among elites of Kumogakure.

Upon encountering Yugito's team, Uchiha Natsu frowned.

By the time they reached the border of the Land of Lightning, the Raikage behind them had already completely dealt with all his shadow clones.

Now that so much time has passed, the Fourth Raikage might still be chasing after them.

Although the Fourth Raikage had a secretary who could use the Heavenly Delivery Technique, according to the memories transmitted back by the Shadow Clones, that secretary was not by the Raikage's side.

Even without the Heavenly Gift Technique, given the Fourth Raikage's unpredictable speed, it probably wouldn't take long for them to catch up.

Yugito is also a very powerful opponent; if she holds you back, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The two Yugito looked at the small group in front of them, their expressions still arrogant: "You are the group that escaped from the village, right? But now that you've met me, it's all over."

As Uchiha Natsu sensed the remaining chakra within his body, he glanced at the people opposite him and suddenly had an idea.

Then, Uchiha Natsu said to the other three:

"Shisui, you deal with Yugito in a bit, Inoichi and I will deal with the two Jonin, and Yugao will deal with the white-haired boy."

Uchiha Shisui possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan, which allowed him to perfectly counter tailed beasts.

However, Yugito Nii is a perfect Jinchūriki, with the consciousness and physical form of the Tailed Beast sealed within her body.

Uchiha Natsu didn't know whether the Mangekyou Sharingan would still be effective against tailed beasts under these circumstances.

However, it would be enough if Shisui could hold Yugito back for a short while.

Upon hearing this, Shisui nodded solemnly.

Yamanaka Inoichi had no objection to Uchiha Natsu's arrangements and nodded in agreement.

Now, Uchiha Natsu is more like the true leader of the team.

Yukito looked at the group with an arrogant expression and sneered, "Are you done talking? But don't bother, I don't need anyone else to deal with you.

Yugito received the message from Kumogakure, saying that they were searching for and intercepting several escaped Konoha ninja.

In her opinion, apart from Shisui, who could use the Body Flicker Technique, the others were all relatively unknown ninjas, and Yugito had hardly ever seen them on the battlefield.

Even Shisui was not a threat to her.

With Yugito's pride, he simply didn't believe that this eleven or twelve-year-old Uchiha kid could be that strong.

"Let's get started, but be quick, or the Raikage will catch up." Uchiha Natsu said in a deep voice, ignoring Yugito's arrogance.

If he had enough time, he would certainly prefer to take them down one by one. But in the current tense situation, doing so would be the most foolish thing to do.

The other three reacted immediately upon hearing Uchiha Natsu's voice.