Naruto Immersive Replay, The Curse of the Sharingan

"Yes! I understand! I take my leave!" The Cloud Hidden leader's voice was filled with awe, and his footsteps gradually faded into the distance.

Inside the secret passage, you held your breath, not daring to make a sound. After a while, when you were sure that the old man known as Lei Ying's assistant had also left the room and there was no more sound around, you finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"So you're an orphan!" Deidara said in a low voice, as if suddenly realizing something. There was no malice in his tone; it was just a belated realization.

Upon hearing this, Hinata immediately glared at Deidara with displeasure, feeling that this guy really knew how to bring up the most awkward topics!

Fortunately, you don't seem to care about the title at all; your attention is completely drawn to the conversation you just heard.

The roots of Konoha, the tight surveillance, the strange phenomena of the Naka River, one's own value... a flood of information rushes into your mind, intertwining with your fragmented memories and premonitions.

You searched silently and soon found a similar mechanism on the stone wall, which you gently touched.

"Click." A crack silently slid open in the stone wall beside them, revealing the secret chamber where the conversation had just taken place!

Without any hesitation, you quickly walked to the desk in the center of the room and began to rapidly and silently flip through all the documents and scrolls piled on it.

His movements were swift and light, his gaze sweeping across the pages with astonishing speed, like the most sophisticated scanner, leaving no potentially useful information unchecked.

You need to know the true purpose of the Cloud Village's large-scale capture of children with bloodline limits, as well as their subsequent plans.

Hinata's heart was pounding in her chest as she watched your bold move, and her palms were sweating with nervousness.

Despite her fear, she walked to the door, leaned against the wall, and quietly activated her White Eyes. Her vision instantly penetrated the wall, vigilantly monitoring the corridor outside the room and the movements in the distance, silently taking on the task of guarding.

She wanted to help, even if it was just a small thing.

Deidara...Deidara was probably really hungry.

He looked around the room curiously for a while, then started rummaging through drawers and cabinets, eventually finding a few compressed biscuits that looked fairly fresh in a low cabinet.

His eyes lit up, and he picked up the cookies, offering them to you first like a treasure, then to Hinata by the door, "Hey, are you hungry? Want some?"

You were so engrossed in the document that you didn't even lift your eyelids, completely ignoring him.

Hinata nervously watched the outside, but simply shook her head slightly to indicate that it wasn't necessary.

Deidara pursed his lips and had no choice but to start munching on his dry biscuits, idly glancing around the room and at the girl in black who was focused on the table.

Under the cold white light, the lines of your profile appear even clearer and more aloof, and the occasional raised crimson Sharingan eyes exude a breathtaking beauty.

As Deidara watched, his chewing of the biscuit unconsciously slowed down.

It seems... I understand now why those guys from Kumogakure were so determined to capture you.

Your fingers, which were flipping through the documents, slowly paused on a scroll marked 'Top Secret'. The title of the scroll made your pupils contract slightly.

Through the Byakugan's vision, Hinata's face suddenly turned deathly pale. She abruptly turned her head and warned urgently in a low voice, "Someone's coming! Lots of chakra... coming this way!"

You quickly slipped the scroll marked 'Top Secret' into an inconspicuous hidden pocket inside your wide cloak without the slightest panic.

After doing all this, you immediately slip to the wall and activate the hidden mechanism again. The secret door slides open silently, revealing the damp and cold secret passage behind it.

They filed into the dark passage again, the dense and rapid footsteps and chakra fluctuations behind them growing ever closer, like the relentless drumbeats that pounded on Hinata and Deidara's hearts.

"Huff...huff..." Deidara and Hinata ran desperately through the narrow, slippery passage, panting heavily, their hearts pounding. They dared not look back, the cold air filling their lungs with a stinging, burning sensation.

Your breathing remains steady, and even while running, you are still aware of every fork in the path and any potential traps.

Suddenly, you stop and reach out with both hands at the same time, grabbing Deidara and Hinata by the back of their collars as they continue to rush forward, and forcefully pushing them into an almost invisible crevice in the side wall.

Caught off guard, the two fell into even deeper darkness.

Almost simultaneously, a hidden door in front of the main passage they had just passed was suddenly pushed open, and several Cloud Village ninjas rushed in!

Where are they?!

"It was clearly detected just now..."

Before the leading ninja could finish speaking, a black shadow silently slipped out from the shadows to the side!

With just a few extremely brief muffled thuds and the sound of bodies collapsing to the ground, the Cloud Village ninjas who had just come down hadn't even seen the enemy's face before everything went black, and they completely lost consciousness, collapsing to the ground.

Hinata peeked out from the shadows at the crossroads and saw this scene; her pure white eyes were filled with shock and lingering fear.

She looked at the black figure standing amidst the 'corpses,' still eerily calm, and her voice trembled, "What...what should we do?"

You bend down and pull a slightly heavy samurai sword from the waist of an unconscious Cloud Village ninja.

He weighed it in his hand, seemingly not entirely satisfied, but still gripped the hilt tightly.

Hearing Hinata's question, you looked up and said, "Create chaos." Your voice was flat, yet carried a chilling decisiveness.

So you sneaked back along the passage, and with the Sharingan's keen perception of chakra flow and the Byakugan's ability to see through things, you quickly found the cell where the other children with bloodline limits were being held.

The defenses were tight, but you used the terrain and shadows to take down the outer guards quickly and silently.

Standing before the cage holding dozens of children, you raise your samurai sword, unleashing only the simplest slashes, without any fancy moves.

The prison door was cleaved open.

The children, who had been imprisoned for an unknown period of time, were stunned at first, and then their cries, a mixture of fear and hope, burst forth like a flood bursting its banks!

"Get out of here!"

The children's cries and running sounds instantly ignited chaos throughout the underground area.

Just then, a large number of Cloud Village ninjas who had been alerted finally arrived at the scene. They were both shocked and furious to see the out-of-control situation.

"Catch them! Don't let them get away!"

Deidara, far from being afraid of the surging pursuers, became excited instead. "Haha! Perfect timing! Let me show you my art! Hmm!"

He had prepared the clay beforehand, and with swift, quick kneading, he instantly created several lifelike miniature flying bird bombs.

Just as the Cloud Village ninjas were about to rush in, Deidara suddenly threw out all the clay bombs, yelling, "Hah!"

Violent explosions rang out one after another, flames shot into the sky, smoke filled the air, and debris flew everywhere.

Although Deidara deliberately controlled the power to prevent a large-scale collapse, the sudden explosion and shockwave still effectively halted the pursuers' advance, causing even greater panic and chaos.

The instant the explosion occurred, you swiftly pulled Hinata behind you, shielding her from the blast wave and flying debris with your body.

Hinata hid behind you, feeling the thin but unusually determined back in front of her, and the deafening explosion. Seeing the destructive power Deidara had caused, her sense of danger towards this blond boy soared once again.

Deidara looked at the effect of his artwork and laughed triumphantly, feeling a great sense of relief, and wanted to create an even bigger explosion.

"Let's go." Your cold voice interrupted his interest. You grabbed Deidara by the back of his collar and dragged him in another direction without any room for argument. Hinata quickly followed.

In an instant, the entire detention area of ​​Hidden Cloud Village was plunged into complete chaos.

The cries of children, the shouts of ninjas, the sounds of explosions, and the sirens blared all together!

And at that very moment—

Kakashi and Shisui's elite Root squad, along with Hiashi Hyuga's elite Hyuga clan, finally broke through the outer defenses of Kumogakure and infiltrated the village.

What they saw was this chaotic scene, like a pot boiling over, with countless children dressed in different ninja villages running around like frightened lambs, while the Cloud Village ninjas were busy capturing and suppressing them.

"Save them first!" Hiashi Hyuga made a decisive decision, his pure white eyes flashing with a cold light. The Hyuga clan members immediately dispersed and took the initiative to intercept the Cloud Village ninjas who were trying to capture the children.

Kakashi and Shisui exchanged a glance and immediately gave the order, "Assist Hyuga, create chaos, and find the target!"

The sudden arrival of Konoha ninjas made the already chaotic battlefield even more uncontrollable.

Chapter 232 Promise

At this moment, you have taken advantage of the chaos to break through the underground area with Hinata and Deidara, and arrived at the treacherous Cloud Thunder Gorge on the outskirts of Kumogakure.

The enormous canyon is bottomless, with a rushing river roaring at the bottom, and steep cliffs and jagged rocks on both sides.

The air was filled with moisture and the distinctive smell of ozone after a thunderstorm; the environment was magnificent yet fraught with danger.

Before they could even catch their breath, the pursuers were already upon them!

That Cloud Village ninja leader, along with more than a dozen elite Jonin, completely blocked your path.

"So it was you brats who ruined the Assistant Master's plans!" The leader's face turned ashen, his eyes blazing with murderous intent. "The other children may have escaped, but you three, you must be captured today!"

Other children can be caught later, but these three—the mysterious orphan of the Uchiha clan, the eldest daughter of the main branch of the Hyuga clan, and that troublesome explosive genius from Iwagakure—absolutely cannot be let go!

You gripped the blood-stained samurai sword tightly in your hand. The cold hilt gave you a familiar touch, and a sense of familiarity, as if engraved deep in your soul, was slowly awakening.

An extremely ancient yet fierce starting stance, the aura around him instantly became dangerous and sharp.

As the first two elite Cloud Village ninjas pounced on you with kunai in hand, your long sword slashed towards a vital spot at a speed too fast for the naked eye to catch!

The blade tore through the air, emitting a piercing hum.

Almost instantly, the two experienced Jonin stared in disbelief, clutching their bleeding throats as they collapsed to the ground.

This scene shocked all the Cloud Village ninjas, including their leader, who stopped abruptly in their tracks!

"Don't get close to her! Attack with ranged ninjutsu!" the leader shouted in surprise and uncertainty. He had never expected that this girl would possess such terrifying and bizarre swordsmanship.

Deidara watched anxiously from the sidelines. His clay bombs were better suited for large-scale destruction, but in this situation where precise countermeasures against long-range ninjutsu were required, they were somewhat hampered.

He could only keep creating tiny spider bombs to try and disrupt them, anxiously shouting, "Hey! You're ganging up on me! If you're so capable, why don't you challenge me to a direct contest of art! Hmm!"

Just then, a Cloud Village ninja, using his companion's ninjutsu as cover, silently used Lightning Release: Body Flicker Technique to get behind Deidara.

"Watch out!" Hinata, who had been closely watching the battle, was the first to notice through her Byakugan and cried out in alarm.

Deidara instinctively turned around upon hearing the sound, but only saw a cold glint rapidly enlarging before his eyes, leaving him no time to react.

A black figure slid down on his knees, using the speed of the slide and the power of his waist and abdomen to thrust out a long sword from bottom to top with precision and ruthlessness.

"puff--!"

The long sword struck first, piercing the chest of the ninja who had launched the sneak attack, and a few drops of warm blood splattered onto Deidara's face.

Deidara froze on the spot, his pupils dilating as he stared at you, who were almost face to face with him.

The extremely close distance, the life-or-death impact, and those unfathomable black eyes... Deidara's face turned bright red, and his heart skipped a few beats as if it had been violently struck by something.

Just then, a violent explosion and shouts of killing suddenly came from the other side of the canyon.

"It's reinforcements from Iwagakure!" a Kumogakure ninja exclaimed.

It turned out that the ninjas from Iwagakure had finally arrived and launched an attack directly on the pursuers from Kumogakure.

The Cloud Village leader's expression changed drastically. After weighing the pros and cons, he could only grit his teeth and order, "Retreat! Deal with Iwagakure first!"

The pursuers retreated like a tide, quickly disappearing behind the jagged rocks.

The crisis is temporarily over.

You slowly drew your long sword, letting the ninja's corpse slump to the ground. You stood up, flicked the blood off your sword, and remained indifferent.

You sat down against a cold boulder, breathing slightly heavily, and stared down at the blood-stained longsword in your hand, a hint of genuine doubt appearing in your dark eyes for the first time.

You know swordsmanship? And you're very skilled at it... Where does this sense of familiarity come from?

Deidara breathed a huge sigh of relief and plopped down on the ground, feeling his legs go weak.

He looked at you sitting quietly not far away, his heart still pounding and his face still burning. He scratched his golden hair and suddenly spoke, his tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible expectation and awkwardness.

“Hey! Nagi! Our village’s reinforcements have arrived! You… why don’t you come back to Iwagakure with me? You’re an orphan anyway, so what difference does it make where you stay? Our Iwagakure is pretty good too! Hmm!” He tried to make his invitation sound cool.

You didn't even look up; you just silently shook your head.

Deidara tilted his head in confusion. "Why? You're the same wherever you are! Those guys in Konoha can't protect you at all! Hmm!" His tone carried a hint of urgency that he himself didn't realize.

Hinata immediately stepped in front of Deidara. Although somewhat afraid of this explosive guy, she still mustered her courage and said, "Nagi and I are Konoha ninjas! Of course we're going back to Konoha!"

"Tch!" Deidara snorted in annoyance and frustration, then turned his head away.

Hinata wanted to say something more, but a cool hand gently pressed on her shoulder. She turned around and met your calm, dark eyes.

"Recover your strength," you said calmly, interrupting the argument.

Right now, you don't want to think about where to go, nor do you want to pay attention to Deidara's little schemes. You just want to recover your strength as soon as possible to deal with any unexpected changes that may occur next.

The elite ninjas of Iwagakure were extremely efficient and quickly returned to retrieve their humanoid art bomb.

"Deidara, it's time to go back! The Tsuchikage is very worried!" The leading Jonin from Iwagakure spoke in a serious tone, carrying an unquestionable command.

Deidara was clearly reluctant, his golden head drooping as he muttered irritably, "I know, I know! So nagging! Ugh!"

But he couldn't defy the village's orders, and could only angrily yell at the elite ninjas, "Wait a minute! Let me say goodbye first! Huh!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards you, who had been quietly leaning against the boulder, with somewhat hesitant steps.

As he passed Hinata, he glared at her fiercely, his tone menacing, "Hey! Hinata, get out of the way! I have something to say to Nagi alone!"

"You!" Hinata's face turned red with anger at his rude attitude, but after looking at Deidara's unusually serious expression and then at you, who still had no expression, she hesitated for a moment, then pursed her lips and obediently took a few steps back to give him space.