I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

Therefore, Mitarashi Anko was extremely indignant when Li Mo knocked her unconscious with a single finger. She was then taken directly to his side by the Scorching Release: Pakura. Meanwhile, the little girl Yamanaka Ino, who had just been taken away with her, was very curious as Li Mo waved his hand again, and the group appeared at the residence of another female ninja!

……

The last target Li Mo set his sights on was Kurenai Yuhi, a female ninja who had a good relationship with Anko Mitarashi in the original Naruto anime. At this time, Kurenai Yuhi was at most 14 or 15 years old and had just been promoted to Chunin.

The situation is slightly different from that of Mitarashi Anko. Mitarashi Anko was badly tricked by her teacher Orochimaru and was placed on Konoha's long-term observation list. Yuhi Kurenai, on the other hand, lost her father in the Nine-Tails' attack. She could only rely on herself to learn the family's genjutsu. Without a suitable teacher to guide her, expecting her to reach the Jonin level at this age would be either cheating or genius.

According to the information Li Mo obtained, Kurenai Yuhi's father was not a member of the "Eight Colors of Konoha" as rumored online. However, he was a Jonin of the Uchiha clan who was skilled in genjutsu and could even suppress the three-tomoe Sharingan. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Kurenai Yuhi's father was the number one genjutsu master in Konoha (excluding the Mangekyou Sharingan). Unfortunately, when facing the Nine-Tails, Kurenai Yuhi's father exhausted his spiritual power but still couldn't control the Nine-Tails for even a few seconds, which led to his heroic death in battle.

Therefore, in the eyes of Konoha Village, Kurenai Yuhi was one of their own, a true and loyal member. However, there were very few people who could teach her genjutsu. Asking the Uchiha clan for guidance was impossible. Moreover, the genjutsu she inherited was indeed very strong, even reaching the level of a quasi-Kage or Kage at its peak. Unfortunately, she herself was not a genius and only reached the Chunin level after many stumbles.

Even though Kurenai Yuhi's genjutsu was quite good for a Chunin, she was facing Li Mo, who was practically a bug. Even a powerful Uchiha with the Mangekyou Sharingan might not be able to use genjutsu against him, let alone her!

"OK, we've got it!"

Seeing Kurenai Yuhi, who had been thrown into a nightmare by his genjutsu, Li Mo shrugged, expressing his admiration for the girl. He then scooped her up in his arms, glanced at the Hidden Leaf Village, and, noticing the commotion, turned to the slightly displeased Pakura, saying, "Pakura, we're preparing to leave Hidden Leaf Village. From now on, we'll be following the Cloud Ninja team and ensuring the Byakugan Princess's safety along the way..."

Well, Li Mo had already anticipated the situation and was specifically prepared to see how Konoha would react if the Cloud Ninja team successfully "sent" Hinata Hyuga back to the Land of Lightning. Whether they would turn against the Cloud Ninja and fight was not Li Mo's concern. In any case, he didn't have any good feelings towards Konoha at the moment, and strictly speaking, Konoha also had its share of dark side.

Although Yekura, the Scorching Release user, was somewhat unhappy with Li Mo's arrangement, she still obediently took Yamanaka Ino, Mitarashi Anko, and Yuhi Kurenai with her. With her strength as a top-tier Kage-level shinobi, she wouldn't let the three targets escape at all, and directly followed Li Mo out of Konoha Village...

(I looked around and found photos of Mitarashi Anko in her teenage years. As for photos of Yuhi Kurenai, Hinata Hyuga, and Ino Yamanaka, I'll post them in a later chapter when I find suitable ones!)

Chapter 7 Anger and Coping

The next morning, in the main conference room of the Hokage Building, several clan leaders and Jonin from Konoha Village gathered together. However, every single one of them had a very unpleasant expression, and the atmosphere between them was particularly irritable and oppressive.

In particular, the faces of Hyuga Hiashi, the head of the Hyuga clan, and Yamanaka Inoichi, the head of the Yamanaka family among the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, were as black as the bottom of a pot. They looked at each other and even felt a sense of shared misfortune, because their only daughter had been kidnapped directly from Konoha Village.

Needless to say, Hiashi Hyuga was deeply troubled by the abduction of his only daughter, Hinata Hyuga, by a Cloud Ninja team. Regardless of whether the kidnappers were after Hinata's Byakugan bloodline limit, trying to sabotage peace talks with Konoha, or both, he couldn't stand by and watch his daughter Hinata be kidnapped. Last night, he even had his younger brother, Hizashi Hyuga, personally lead a team, along with three Konoha ANBU ninja teams, to chase after them.

In contrast, Yamanaka Inoichi was in a very bad mood. His daughter, Yamanaka Ino, had been found missing from the house last night, while he and his wife were in the next room. The scene of discovering something was wrong and finding his daughter missing felt like a series of slaps to his face. Not only was his wife complaining and crying, but Yamanaka Inoichi himself felt like he was too useless. All he could do was tell them about this strange incident and try to seek help from Konoha Village.

The mysterious disappearance of the young lady of the Yamanaka family, one of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, shocked and horrified the other Konoha Jonin. They knew that although the Yamanaka family was small in number, they were not weak. Who was this person who could abduct the young lady of the Yamanaka family without alerting the Yamanaka family's defenses? It was simply unbelievable.

The disappearances of Mitarashi Anko and Yuhi Kurenai were not surprising to the Konoha Jonin. Compared to the disappearances of the Hyuga clan's main branch heiress and the Yamanaka clan's heiress, their status and position as Chunin were really not that important!

"Third generation sir!"*N

When the Third Hokage, whose dark circles under his eyes clearly indicated he hadn't slept well the night before, entered the meeting room, all the Konoha clan leaders and Jonin, regardless of whether they were enemies or not, bowed their heads in respect and were then gestured to sit down by the Third Hokage.

In the large conference room, the Third Hokage, two Hokage advisors, and Danzo Shimura sat at the front. Hiashi Hyuga, the head of the Hyuga clan, the heads of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans, and other elite Jonin from Konoha were also present. Notably, Fugaku Uchiha, the current head of the Uchiha clan, was also seen, but the areas to his left and right were empty. The cold attitude of the other Konoha ninja towards the Uchiha clan was quite evident.

Thanks to the Nine-Tails' rampage, the Sharingan form in the Nine-Tails' eyes was seen by many Konoha ninjas. In addition, Danzo Shimura was involved in the incident, so most Konoha ninjas believed that someone from the Uchiha clan was involved in the Nine-Tails' rampage. Naturally, this led to their rejection of the Uchiha clan. The Third Hokage used this as an excuse to exclude the Uchiha clan and rarely participated in village meetings.

Naturally, Fugaku Uchiha's expression was not good, but he knew that the matter to be discussed today was very important. If he made a scene, the consequences would be that his already cold treatment by other Konoha ninja clans and Konoha ninjas would become even worse!

"Gentlemen, you've all heard about what happened last night, haven't you?"

Looking at the more than twenty clan leaders and elite Jonin of Konoha, the Third Hokage habitually took out his pipe, lit it, took a puff, and exhaled a cloud of smoke. His eyes were cold as he looked at everyone present, and through gritted teeth, he laid out the predicament Konoha was currently facing: "Aside from the Yamanaka clan's eldest daughter, Kurenai Yuhi, and Anko Mitarashi, who were abducted by some unknown entity, Konoha's biggest problem right now is the Kumogakure, who abducted the Hyuga clan's main branch's eldest daughter. They may very well want to continue the war..."

Even though the Third Hokage knew the consequences of the Byakugan's bloodline limit leaking out were severe, and the identities of Yamanaka Ino, Yuhi Kurenai, and Mitarashi Anko, who were inexplicably abducted, were somewhat sensitive, his biggest headache was still the war with Kumogakure, wondering if Kumogakure was planning a sneak attack under the guise of peace talks.

That's just how wars between ninjas are. They talk about peace talks but haven't actually succeeded yet. So, if the other side kidnaps Hinata Hyuga and the others and launches an attack on the front lines, Konoha can't exactly rant about the other side violating the rules of war.

In the ninja world, the weak have no right to nag at the strong. A master of talk-no-jutsu like Naruto Uzumaki is based on his strength, which allows him to defeat his opponent first. Otherwise, if he jumps out to try to persuade someone but gets killed on the spot, he would just become a ridiculous clown!

The Third Hokage was alerted by the Hyuga clan's situation around midnight yesterday, which led him to suspend his meetings with others. He showed no intention of resting and immediately used his summoning beast to contact the front lines. After confirming that the Hidden Cloud Village had not launched a surprise attack, he received an alert about the mysterious disappearance of the Yamanaka clan's eldest daughter. This angered him so much that he immediately ordered an investigation, which led to the discovery of the mysterious disappearances of Kurenai Yuhi and Anko Mitarashi, making him even more anxious.

The fact that people were abducted from Konoha Village so silently was a headache for the Third Hokage as well. He had just received a report from his trusted subordinates confirming that no one else was missing except for the three women, which gave him a slight sense of relief. However, he felt physically and mentally exhausted as he faced the possibility of continuing the war with Kumogakure.

Unfortunately, the kidnapping of Hinata Hyuga's eldest daughter by the Cloud Ninja is a difficult situation to resolve. Neither continuing the war nor suppressing the situation seems like a good option. The only consolation is that the Cloud Ninja team has not yet succeeded completely, while the Konoha team is trying to bring Hinata Hyuga back.

The Third Hokage's only hope now is that Hinata Hyuga, the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan's main branch, can be rescued. Otherwise, if she is kidnapped to Kumogakure, Konoha will have no choice but to continue fighting Kumogakure...

"My lord, what should we do now?"

As the Third Hokage was smoking, feeling deeply troubled and unsure how to handle his current predicament, he heard Hiashi Hyuga's question.

You ask me what I should do?

I'm really curious to know what the solution to this tricky problem is!

Upon hearing Hiashi Hyuga's question, the Third Hokage almost blurted out his true feelings. However, being a seasoned veteran, he composed himself and coldly replied, "Now, we must prepare for battle. If the Hyuga clan's main daughter has truly been kidnapped by the Cloud Ninja, then we must continue fighting and let all the villagers of Konoha know that the despicable Cloud Ninja are using peace talks as a pretext to launch a sneak attack..."

When the Third Hokage uttered these cold words, he could no longer conceal his anger. Even the two Hokage advisors and Danzo Shimura looked furious. They were in the same camp as the victims' families, such as Hiashi Hyuga and Inoichi Yamanaka, and all felt particularly angry towards the Hidden Cloud Village.

It's not that the Third Hokage and others particularly liked the Hyuga and Yamanaka clans; it's simply that the humiliation inflicted by the Cloud Ninja was too painful. They had previously assumed that the Cloud Ninja was also unable to hold out and was seeking peace, but who knew that the other side had pulled a trick, using peace talks as a pretext to successfully kidnap the Hyuga clan's main branch's eldest daughter from Konoha. If Konoha were to compromise at this point, it would be impossible to explain to either the various factions in the ninja world or to Konoha itself.

Even in the original Naruto storyline, when the leader of the Cloud Village team was killed by Hyuga Hizashi, causing the plan to seize the bloodline of the Hyuga clan's main branch to fail, he was still the leader of the peace negotiation delegation sent by the Cloud Village. When he died in Konoha, no matter what he had done before, he at least had a plausible excuse. In addition, Konoha was indeed not united at the time. The Third Hokage wanted to stop the war with the Cloud Village, which led to other members of the Hyuga clan's main branch putting pressure on him, causing Hyuga Hizashi to become a scapegoat and die. However, the backlash afterward was just as severe.

In contrast, the situation facing the Third Hokage was far more difficult. Not to mention the mysterious disappearance of the Yamanaka clan's eldest daughter and two female ninjas, the Hyuga clan's main branch's eldest daughter had been successfully kidnapped by a Cloud Ninja team. Therefore, it was impossible to exert any pressure on the Hyuga clan. In fact, he had to immediately prepare for war and even continue fighting against the Cloud Ninja Village. Otherwise, Konoha would collapse internally and be completely looked down upon by the outside world.

If you don't even dare to do anything about the Byakugan bloodline limit leaking out of your own village, then is Konoha really doomed? If such thoughts were to arise in the minds of the shadows of other great ninja villages in the ninja world, Konoha would likely face a besieged attack in the Fourth Shinobi World War. Konoha ninjas who know the gravity of the situation have all realized this.

Seeing that even Fugaku Uchiha, whom he had previously disliked, loudly agreed to his words, the Third Hokage knew he had no way out this time. He glanced at the two Hokage advisors and Danzo Shimura, then stood up and said without hesitation:

"Now, Konoha is prepared for war. If the Cloud Ninja insists on fighting, then let's continue fighting against them!"

(Yes, this is a character design for Kurenai Yuhi.)

Chapter 8 Chase and Escape

While Konoha Village was gritting its teeth and continuing to prepare for war, Hyuga Hizashi and the others dispatched were unaware of the situation. However, all members of the pursuit team, including the three accompanying ANBU ninja action squads, understood their mission.

At all costs, we will retrieve Hinata Hyuga, the eldest daughter of the Hyuga main family, who was kidnapped by the Cloud Ninja!

As one of the three most widely known dojutsu in the ninja world, the Byakugan is extremely valuable. Even disregarding the fact that the Hyuga clan inexplicably chose close combat instead of the more suitable long-range approach, its reconnaissance capabilities alone possess immense strategic significance.

In this respect, just looking at the world before Li Mo transmigrated, in the two world wars and many local wars, being the first to discover the opponent is a first-mover advantage. In some fortress sieges, it's not so bad, but in the clashes between air force, navy and army, having the first-mover advantage in reconnaissance can very well determine the outcome of a major battle.

In this regard, the ninja world has a fairly good understanding. They don't think that the battle of the gods during the Fourth Shinobi World War was the case. Even Kage-level shinobi could be ganged up on and killed. If you can spot your opponent first during a battle, it will have a huge impact on the outcome.

In particular, during the three Shinobi World Wars and numerous smaller-scale wars, the Hyuga clan's Byakugan made many contributions. The Hidden Cloud Village and the other three major ninja villages personally experienced the difficulty of the Byakugan's bloodline limit. Whether in small-scale battles or ambushes, the Byakugan's early detection of the situation led to defeat.

You mean sensory ninjas?

Other ninja villages do have sensory ninjas, and they can also conduct reconnaissance. However, sensory ninjas rely more on their own talent, and sensory ninjas who can match the Hyuga clan's Byakugan talent are very rare, and their numbers are far fewer.

Therefore, the other four major ninja villages coveted the various bloodline limits of Konoha. They placed even greater emphasis on the Hyuga clan's Byakugan bloodline limit than on the Uchiha clan's Sharingan, which was superior in combat power. While the Uchiha's Sharingan enhanced combat ability, the Hyuga's Byakugan enabled early reconnaissance, making it far more helpful in warfare!

Of course, few people, including those in Konoha, have witnessed the terrifying scene of the Uchiha clan directly using Susanoo to create a giant gun after reaching the Mangekyou Sharingan stage, which is why they underestimated the potential of the Uchiha clan.

Regardless of the circumstances, the Hyuga clan's Byakugan bloodline limit is extremely valuable to any major ninja village. If the Hyuga branch family ninjas hadn't been subjected to the Caged Bird Jutsu, they would likely have become the primary targets of other major ninja villages on the battlefield. However, with the Caged Bird Jutsu in place, if a Hyuga branch family ninja is captured or dies, their Byakugan will be destroyed by the Jutsu immediately.

Unless one happens to obtain the Byakugan from a member of the Hyuga clan's main family, other major ninja villages have no chance of obtaining the Byakugan and its bloodline limit. Members of the Hyuga main family are extremely rare to appear on the battlefield and are closely protected by the Hyuga branch family ninjas. The probability of succeeding in obtaining it is no less than winning the lottery jackpot.

Last time, the Hyuga main family members, who rarely appeared on the battlefield, had one of their Byakugans taken by Kirigakure ninjas who used a secret technique to get close to them, and at the cost of more than twenty Kirigakure ninjas dying. After that, the Hyuga main family never appeared on the battlefield again.

Even since the establishment of the Hyuga clan, the number of times a member of the main family has had their Byakugan stolen is less than two out of ten, which gives you an idea of ​​how difficult it is, let alone obtaining the Byakugan bloodline limit.

However, if Hinata Hyuga, the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan's main branch, is not brought back by the Hidden Cloud Village, then in about ten years, the Hidden Cloud Village will likely have another Byakugan bloodline limit. After all, even if they don't strip her of her Byakugan for research, Hinata Hyuga, as a woman, can still marry and have children. With the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan's main branch, how could they be afraid of not having offspring?

Therefore, Hyuga Hizashi, who was in charge, and even the captains of the three Konoha ANBU squads, all received secret orders to retrieve Hyuga Hinata at all costs. If they were unable to rescue her, they were to kill her or even destroy the main family's Byakugan to prevent the Hyuga clan's bloodline limit from leaking out.

Of course, this is a last resort. It is the final measure that the Konoha rescue team will take if it is determined that Hinata Hyuga cannot be rescued. Moreover, Hizashi Hyuga and the three ANBU squad leaders know that if they really do this, the aftereffects will be extremely serious.

Even if it was only under duress that he chose to kill the Hyuga main family's eldest daughter who had been kidnapped by the Cloud Ninja, does that mean the Hyuga main family really wouldn't have any objections?

Hyuga Hizashi and the three captains of the ANBU squad all knew the answer to this question. If they were really carrying out a mission, they wouldn't have to worry about anything. Konoha's White Fang wouldn't have been forced to commit suicide by the rumors. Even a Kage-level powerhouse committed suicide because of a mission. How could they kill the eldest daughter of the Hyuga main family without any backlash?

Unfortunately, Hyuga Hizashi and the three squad leaders of the Anbu had no choice but to pursue the Cloud Ninja squad relentlessly when they escaped from Konoha, determined to rescue Hinata Hyuga.

Soon, the pursuit team of dozens of ninjas dispatched by Konoha Village sensed that something was wrong!

According to Hizashi Hyuga and the other Konoha ninja, the Cloud Ninja team that successfully escaped Konoha was at most a standard ninja team, consisting of a commander and three subordinates. With Hinata Hyuga in tow, they probably couldn't have run very fast.

As Hyuga Hizashi and his companions followed the trail left by the enemy, they soon encountered a series of different traps. The simple traps, such as explosive tags, steel wire, and wooden spikes, seemed unremarkable, but most ninjas in the Naruto world were high-attack, high-speed, and fragile. If they were not careful and stepped into a trap, they could die.

Even with a luxurious lineup like Hyuga Hizashi's, who started as elite Chunin and even had one elite Jonin, it was impossible for them to ignore those explosive tags and traps. Of course, if they used the Byakugan to scout, they could detect most of the traps. However, activating the Byakugan also required chakra, and the chakra consumed by continuously activating the Byakugan was not small. Even Hyuga Hizashi couldn't withstand it for a long time.

However, seeing the few unlucky souls who were almost killed by the explosive tags, Hyuga Hizashi could only order the dozen or so elite ninjas from the Hyuga branch family who followed him to take turns using the Byakugan to scout the situation, not daring to stop their pursuit. Even the ANBU ninjas did not waste any words at this time, cooperating with Hyuga Hizashi to track from behind, while using summoning beasts and other means to notify other Konoha village strongholds and ninjas in the Land of Fire, so that they could cooperate with them to surround and intercept the Cloud Ninja team.

Unfortunately, at this time, Konoha Village had experienced the Third Shinobi World War and the Nine-Tails' rampage, and was still engaged in a fierce battle with Kumogakure. Konoha Village's strength in other parts of the Land of Fire was already very weak, and the help it could provide to Hyuga Hizashi and his group was not much. Moreover, Kumogakure was not without its own spies in the Land of Fire. The Kumogakure Jonin who broke out of Konoha Village had also awakened the Kumogakure spies he knew.

Thus, a very tense and exciting chase unfolded in the Land of Fire, involving more than three hundred ninjas. Although the forces of Konoha Village had an absolute advantage, the Cloud Ninja Team was not fighting; their goal was to escape the Land of Fire with Hinata Hyuga, not to fight Konoha Village's pursuers to the bitter end.

Moreover, in the world before Li Mo's transmigration, capturing a fugitive who had fled to the wilderness would require police forces from various countries to mobilize a large number of people and police dogs for the search, and if necessary, even advanced means such as helicopters. In the ninja world, a supernatural world with chakra and various ninjutsu, chasing a Jonin who was determined to escape and three elite Chunin would be no easy task, not to mention that in addition to some spies from the Cloud Village in the Land of Fire, Li Mo was also secretly causing trouble.

On their pursuit, the Konoha Village pursuers encountered various traps, ambushes, and misleading tactics. Even though Hyuga Hizashi and his Anbu ninja group had enough manpower and could call for backup, they inevitably suffered casualties.

Over the past ten days, Hyuga Hizashi, the elite Jonin, was relatively unscathed, and only two Anbu ninjas skilled in assassination and special missions were injured. However, the Hyuga branch family ninjas had already suffered three casualties, and other Konoha ninjas providing support suffered more than thirty casualties. The Kumogakure spies in the Land of Fire had a total of eleven killed in action.

What puzzled Hyuga Hizashi and the others was that these spies from Kumogakure were all fearless and took special drugs to enhance their strength as soon as they met. Their combat power instantly increased from genin or chunin to elite chunin or even special joinin. Even though the special drugs obviously had terrible side effects, these spies took them without hesitation. They were truly suicide soldiers.

Thanks to the delay and help of these Cloud Village "suicide squad" members, the Cloud Village Jonin managed to escape with two elite Chunin subordinates at the cost of their lives, successfully reaching the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning. Knowing that the opponent was definitely going to run back to the Land of Lightning, Hyuga Hizashi and the others pursued relentlessly, occasionally even seeing traces left behind that the opponent hadn't had time to erase. Clearly, the opponent didn't even have time to eliminate the traces.

After all, the Konoha Village side held an absolute advantage. If it weren't for the Cloud Ninja's Jonin ordering those spies to desperately delay them, and the fact that they had sent two subordinates away a few days ago to attract some attention, Hyuga Hizashi and his group would probably have already blocked them. Even so, the Cloud Ninja Jonin and his other subordinate were exhausted. When they arrived at the border of the Land of Lightning with Hyuga Hinata, the pursuers behind them finally caught up.

At this time, the reinforcements sent by the Hidden Cloud Village, which had already received the request for help, arrived at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning. The two sides met without any courtesy and immediately began a fierce battle!

Chapter 9 Border War

"kill!"

"Hurry up and catch that guy!"

"what……"

On a border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, in a desolate hilly area that was clearly a high-altitude environment, nearly three hundred Konoha ninjas flanked from three directions and encountered more than one hundred Kumo-no-Shinobi ninjas on the other side, which led to an exceptionally fierce encounter.

Without a doubt, having experienced the Third Shinobi World War and the ongoing war with Kumogakure, the ninjas of Konoha and Kumogakure, if not sworn enemies, are at least eager to kill each other whenever they meet. It is worth noting that many friends and even relatives of the ninjas from both villages have died at the hands of the other, and now the two sides are in a state of war.

On the battlefield where Konoha and Kumogakure were at war, both sides maintained at least a thousand ninja soldiers facing each other, and small-scale battles would occasionally break out. It was rare to see a scene where the number of casualties did not reach three digits every month. In the one or two years of fighting between the two ninja villages, a total of more than five thousand ninjas were killed or wounded. It can be said that the hatred between the two sides has become increasingly deep. Even now, Konoha ninjas and Kumogakure ninjas on missions may start fighting as soon as they meet.

Moreover, the news that the Cloud Ninja had kidnapped the Hyuga clan's eldest daughter from Konoha under the guise of peace talks had already been spread throughout the entire ninja world by Konoha. The Konoha ninjas who were on other missions in the Land of Fire but were sent by Hyuga Hizashi under the guise of the Anbu, did not hesitate to attack the Cloud Ninjas. They used Fireball Technique, Phoenix Flower Technique, kunai throwing combined with explosive tags and other ranged attacks to give the Cloud Ninjas a thorough beating. The Cloud Ninjas retaliated without showing any weakness.

Compared to the Third Shinobi World War and the ongoing battle between Konoha and Kumogakure, the Konoha and Kumogakure ninjas gathered on this border were directly dispersed into small teams to fight each other. There were no large-scale scenes like the ninja army using combined ninjutsu, but the brutality was more obvious. Long-range ninjutsu, kunai, and senbon flew everywhere, and ninjas died directly from enemy attacks from time to time. Corpses and blood stained this land red.

More than 500 Konoha and Kumogakure ninjas clashed, but soon the top fighters from both sides appeared. Moreover, the two sides engaged in direct combat as soon as they met, preparing to cover/pursue the Kumogakure Jonin and Hinata Hyuga who were struggling to escape towards the Land of Lightning!

……

Sizzle!