Chapter 272: Team 7, Assembles Once More
Because he had come as a guest to Neji's house, Sasuke did not have his Shiden with him. So at this moment, he could only meet the enemy with a Chidori Sharp Spear. The moment the purple Chidori Sharp Spear came into contact with the newcomer, a layer of black lightning appeared on it.
The Chidori Sharp Spear fiercely pierced through the opponent's body. However, the feedback from the impact made Sasuke feel that something was very wrong.
After the lightning with the power of annihilation had consumed more than half of the opponent's body, the newcomer's body instantly fell apart.
"A puppet?" Sasuke and Neji were simultaneously startled. A special layer of chakra was attached to the surface of this puppet, which had prevented the two of them, one with a Byakugan and the other with a Sharingan, from discovering that the opponent was just a puppet after fighting for so long.
"Hanabi!" At this moment, Hinata's cry of alarm rang out. Inside the living room, a figure broke through the window with Hanabi, and in the next moment, was beside her. A blue light flashed in his hand, and Hinata's body immediately collapsed.
The other party reached out and caught Hinata's body, looked back at Sasuke and Neji provocatively, and then took to the air.
"Put them down!" Sasuke shouted loudly, bloody tears flowing from his eyes. A blue skeleton was generated around him, with silver Sage Art chakra runes on it. After picking up Neji, he took to the air and gave chase.
However, Toneri, who was carrying Hinata and Hanabi, upon seeing the menacingly approaching Sasuke, closed and opened his eyes. The pure white eyes made Neji freeze for a moment, "Byakugan?"
However, in the next instant, in the opponent's pure white eyes, a trace of ethereal blue light flashed. The opponent slowly opened his mouth:
"Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"
A golden light flashed past. Sasuke, who was carrying Neji with his Susanoo, suddenly felt a huge force coming from nowhere. Caught off guard, the two were heavily knocked down from the sky onto the ground, collapsing several houses of the Hyuga clan.
At this moment, in the Hokage's office, Uchiha Douhuan, who was discussing the details of the garrison's defense on the border of the Land of Lightning with Senju Tobirama, suddenly raised his head and looked towards the southeast direction of the office.
"That direction... the Hyuga clan? How can there be such a large chakra fluctuation?" Uchiha Douhuan said in surprise.
In the next instant, the sound of an explosion came. Senju Tobirama's face also sharpened. "Enemy attack?"
Uchiha Douhuan got up and picked up Swift Thunder. He came to the window and was just about to rush towards the Hyuga's direction, but when he looked up, he saw a huge meteor whistling towards Konoha.
At this moment, this meteor was discovered in various parts of the village. The entire village fell into a state of chaos in a short period of time.
Seeing this, Uchiha Douhuan returned to his office, picked up the communicator, and connected to the Guard Unit's phone, "Kakashi! Have all the members currently in the Guard Unit go to the streets to maintain order! Let the villagers calm down and not cause chaos! As for that meteor, leave it to me!"
After arranging things with Kakashi, Uchiha Douhuan turned his head to look at Senju Tobirama and then said, "Second Hokage, you go to the First Hokage's side first and tell him not to act yet. Leave this meteor to me."
"You alone, will you be alright?" Senju Tobirama frowned. This whistling meteor could clearly be considered a natural disaster, but Uchiha Douhuan wanted to deal with it alone.
"It's not a big problem," Uchiha Douhuan said. "Just this is not enough to make the current Konoha use its foundations."
After speaking, Uchiha Douhuan jumped out of the window. In the next instant, in the eyes of all the residents of Konoha, a jet-black God of War wreathed in lightning took to the air.
"It's the Fifth! The Fifth has made a move!" Someone in the village shouted in pleasant surprise. As soon as Uchiha Douhuan's Susanoo appeared, the atmosphere in the village instantly changed. The ninjas on the streets began to spontaneously cooperate with the Guard Unit on the streets to maintain order. In less than a minute, Konoha had recovered from the chaos. The civilians on the streets, under the leadership of the ninjas, began to evacuate to safe places in an orderly manner.
After stopping Senju Hashirama, who was about to act directly, Senju Tobirama, who had brought him back to the Hokage's office, couldn't help but sigh with emotion as he watched what was happening in every corner of the village with the Telescope Technique. He had never expected that the Susanoo, which had always been regarded as a symbol of fear during the Warring States period, would, after several decades, become a source of security for the people.
"Douhuan's strength seems to have already surpassed Madara's back then," Senju Hashirama said with gratification, looking at the giant Susanoo rushing straight for the meteor in the sky from the window.
After arriving at a suitable position, Uchiha Douhuan stopped. Inside the giant Susanoo, Uchiha Douhuan began to form seals.
Thunderclouds began to gather rapidly. Azure-blue plasma condensed in the sky of Konoha. The Susanoo slowly raised its hands, and surging lightning gathered between its hands.
"Sage Art: Lightning Release - Azure Dragon!"
A dragon's roar resounded through the night sky. An azure-blue lightning dragon, roaring, shot out from the hands of the Susanoo. In an instant, it swallowed the giant meteor that was falling from the sky. The giant meteor, with its terrifying power, was almost instantly disintegrated and shattered in this terrifying lightning. The occasional fine debris that fell was even blown into fine dust by the lightning arcs around the lightning dragon before it could even land.
"Fifth! Fifth!"
The people in the village, upon seeing this, continuously broke out in cheers.
After the meteor crisis was resolved, the Susanoo dissipated in the air. Uchiha Douhuan slowly landed on top of the Hokage Rock. After glancing in the direction of the Hyuga clan, he looked up at the bright moon in the sky.
The huge chakra fluctuation he had sensed from the Hyuga clan before, combined with the commotion of this meteor, it was already unnecessary to say who the person who had attacked the village this time was.
Soon, Kakashi, Shisui, Choza Akimichi, Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, Hiashi Hyuga, Might Guy, and other strong individuals who were in the village all rushed to where Uchiha Douhuan was.
"Clan Head Hiashi, the enemy's target should be you Hyuga," Uchiha Douhuan turned his head and said to Hiashi Hyuga. "The rest of you, be responsible for maintaining order in the village. Shisui, Kakashi, Hiashi, you three come with me to support the Hyuga."
"They're after us Hyuga?" Hiashi Hyuga said in disbelief. "Could it be..."
"It has nothing to do with your clan's internal affairs," Uchiha Douhuan said. "The enemy is from beyond the heavens."
"Beyond the heavens?" Hiashi Hyuga was stunned upon hearing this, but Uchiha Douhuan was already rushing in the direction of the Hyuga clan. At this moment, he could only put away the confusion in his heart and follow Uchiha Douhuan's steps.
After the group arrived at the Hyuga clan compound, the first thing they saw was a large area of collapsed houses.
Then, from a pile of ruins, Neji and Sasuke walked out, supporting each other, covered in dust.
"Sasuke?"
"Neji?"
Shisui and Hiashi Hyuga, upon seeing the two, hurriedly went forward.
"Brother Shisui," Sasuke showed a bitter smile upon seeing the person who came.
"Who beat you up like this?" Shisui said in disbelief. You must know, after Sasuke returned from his training a few days ago, even he was faintly no match for him anymore. But at this moment, Sasuke, even with a teammate with whom he had a tacit understanding, had actually gotten himself into such a sorry state.
"Neji... what exactly happened? Where are Hinata and Hanabi?" Hiashi Hyuga also asked.
Neji at this time glanced at the Hyuga clan members who were cleaning up the ruins around them, lowered his voice, and said to Hiashi Hyuga, "Uncle, we'll talk later."
"Let's go. Go to the Hokage Tower with me first. Kakashi, have the Guard Unit send a squadron over to assist the Hyuga in post-disaster relief work," Uchiha Douhuan, seeing the situation before him, had a pretty good guess. It was estimated that Hinata and Hanabi had already been taken away by the people from the moon.
After the group returned to the Hokage's office, Uchiha Douhuan then looked at his two disciples, "Tell me, what kind of enemy did you encounter?"
"That guy's ability is very strange, and... I saw it, in that guy's eyes, there was a pair of Byakugan," Neji said through gritted teeth. "That guy was clearly here for Hinata and Hanabi. Sasuke and I couldn't stop him."
"What?" Hiashi Hyuga said in shock. Whether it was his two daughters being abducted or an unknown enemy with the Byakugan appearing outside the village, these were all things that were difficult for him, the head of the Hyuga clan, to accept.
"Uncle, in these years, has the family had any clan members who have been lost outside?" Neji asked.
"Stop asking. This time's enemy, strictly speaking, comes from beyond the heavens," Uchiha Douhuan said.
"Beyond the heavens?" Hiashi Hyuga and Hyuga Neji simultaneously looked at Uchiha Douhuan.
"That's right," Uchiha Douhuan nodded, and then informed the two of the origins of the Hyuga clan that he knew of and the matter of the descendants of Ōtsutsuki Hamura on the moon.
"Since they are our Hyuga's distant relatives, then why would they attack Hinata and Hanabi?" Neji asked with some confusion.
"I'm afraid it's for the evolutionary dōjutsu above the Byakugan of your Hyuga clan, the Tenseigan," Uchiha Douhuan said.
"The Tenseigan? What's that?" Hiashi Hyuga said, puzzled.
"Your Hyuga clan, like our Uchiha and the former Senju, are all descendants of the former Sage of Six Paths. Above our Uchiha's Sharingan, there is the evolution of the Mangekyo Sharingan. The potential of your Hyuga clan is also far more than this. And as far as I know, beyond the Byakugan, there is an evolution called the Tenseigan," Uchiha Douhuan said.
"Why is there no record of this in our family's history?" Hiashi Hyuga said in disbelief.
"That I don't know," Uchiha Douhuan shook his head.
"In the chaotic Warring States period, it was already very difficult for the family to continue to this day. It's very normal for a part of the inheritance to be lost in the chaos of war," Neji, on the other hand, was extremely calm about this. "Teacher, if that guy's goal is achieved, what will happen to Hinata and Hanabi?"
"I don't know," Uchiha Douhuan shook his head. "However, their Byakugan will probably be very difficult to keep."
Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of everyone present instantly darkened.
"Don't worry, I'll figure out a way for that guy," Uchiha Douhuan said. However, just as his voice fell, a sound of breaking wind resounded through the night sky. In the sky, another huge meteor came whistling towards Konoha.
"Damn it, is there no end to this?" Uchiha Douhuan couldn't help but curse upon seeing this.
But at this moment, he had no choice but to summon his Susanoo again and go to face this huge meteor. After all, in the current Konoha, only he could deal with this kind of attack from G=mg at any time.
After dealing with this meteor, Uchiha Douhuan, who had returned to the Hokage's office, looked extremely ugly. He looked at his two disciples and said with some regret, "I'm afraid this rescue mission can only be left to you."
It had to be said that this move by Ōtsutsuki Toneri on the moon was really disgusting. If it were a one-on-one fight, the current Uchiha Douhuan was confident he could twist off the head of this fellow who had not yet completed the true evolution of the Tenseigan. But his method of throwing meteors at Konoha had really hit Uchiha Douhuan's weak spot.
After all, Uchiha Douhuan's current attack range couldn't cover the moon. So, he couldn't even trade bases with the other party.
Sasuke and Neji, upon hearing this, exchanged a look. Each took a deep breath. Neji was the first to speak, "That guy took my clan members away from right under my nose as the young clan leader of the Hyuga. If I can't bring them back safely, then what kind of clan leader am I."
"That guy is just a bit strange in his abilities. If I get another chance, I definitely won't lose to him," Sasuke also said with a cold face.
"Teacher, let us go," Neji said.
"Alright," Uchiha Douhuan nodded, then looked at Shisui. "I remember, your reconnaissance squad all carry life-tracking devices from the Scientific Ninja Tool Research Institute, right?"
"Yes," Shisui nodded. "I always have them carry that device with them."
"That's good. Have the Ninja Tool Research Institute cooperate with you to track Hinata's movements. You guys rest for a night first and set off tomorrow."
"Yes!" Sasuke and Neji both nodded forcefully at the same time.
...
After Sasuke returned home, he entered Uchiha Itachi's former room without a word. This room had been uninhabited for a long time, but every time Mikoto cleaned, she would clean this room along with it.
Sasuke came to the desk in the room, looked at the photo of Uchiha Itachi and a younger version of himself on the desk, and then took out a test tube with two Sharingan soaking in it from the sealing scroll he carried with him.
This was what Uchiha Douhuan had given him after he had awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Brother, right now, I might need your help," Sasuke said softly, looking at the Uchiha Itachi in the photo who was looking at the younger him with a gentle gaze. Although he had told Uchiha Douhuan that if he were given another chance, he could definitely take down the other party, the brief exchange before had also made it very clear to him that the strength of the enemy this time was still above his current level.
So, in order to help Neji rescue his sisters, Sasuke decided to use the eyes his brother had left him.
...
Neji, after leaving Uchiha Douhuan's office, went directly to the Guard Unit to find Kakashi.
"Kakashi-senpai, is there a way to contact Naruto?"
(End of chapter)
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