"You…"
Is that sweat?
Tōsō Noerujin felt a fear he had never experienced before, a feeling he had only known as a child.
Could it be that his body sensed Hayato was stronger than him?
Fear and anger intertwined, and Tōsō Noerujin charged forward, brandishing his dull blade.
Hayato watched him coldly, and the next second, his figure suddenly vanished from its spot.
Where did he go?
Just as he was confused, the dull blade in his hand was violently knocked away, falling to the ground with a dull thud.
"Is that… Lightning Plough Hot Blade?"
Ay looked in astonishment at Tōsō Noerujin's cleanly severed arm, his heart shaking.
He actually copied the Lightning Plough Hot Blade?
Tōsō Noerujin howled in pain, but before he could even cry out, his face and throat were clutched by an iron-vise-like hand, and the next moment, he violently collided with another object.
It was Harusame; he and Harusame fell backward together.
Hayato's heart was devoid of all emotion. He did not regret coming to save Uzushiogakure; this was his initial decision and a wish he was fulfilling for Kushina.
His only regret was bringing Kushina along, misjudging the enemy's strength, having originally believed he could protect them.
Now, what was the point of complaining that Konoha was too slow?
What he needed to do was focus on training and improving his own strength. As for companions, that could wait until he was strong enough.
"Water Release: Wild Water Wave!"
"And then Thunderbolt!"
Two Ninja who couldn't resist in time died from the high-voltage current.
Kushina was applying medicine to Asako; although she was still unconscious, she should recover completely after some time.
Ay and Burabi felt a desire to retreat, looking at Hayato's chilling killing intent, they knew the situation had become extremely dangerous.
"You want to leave? It's not that easy."
Hayato sneered inwardly, and the knowledge of sealing Ninjutsu that Kushina had once spoken of flowed through his mind.
Anyway, Burabi will die from the Eight-Tails' rampage in the future, so why not become fuel for my growth!
He used Lightning Shunshin to approach Burabi, placing one hand on him, and Hayato's consciousness instantly entered the Iron Armor Seal.
This ominous Chakra…
The Eight-Tails had just begun to marvel at Hayato's strength when its Chakra supply from Burabi was cut off.
"Die."
Iron Armor Seal, release!
The two were only shocked that Hayato, after activating his Sharingan, could instantly kill two Jonin, and before they could react, Hayato had already completed his operation.
Blood flowed from the corner of his eye, and his ocular power surged out recklessly, Uchiha Hayato revealed a relieved smile.
He finally succeeded in making the Eight-Tails attack nearby enemies in a short time.
And the person closest to it was none other than Burabi's partner, the future Fourth Raikage Ay.
"Bee!"
Before he could grieve for his brother's death, Ay had to dodge the Eight-Tails' attack.
At this moment, he had only one goal—to preserve everyone's lives. The Eight-Tails would die at the hands of the Konoha people, and the Land of Lightning would wage war because of it!
A deafening roar came, and Dodai turned back in astonishment, seeing a giant octopus monster before him.
"The Eight-Tails, unsealed?"
The surrounding Kumogakure Ninja fell into a panic, Dodai loudly commanded: "Calm down, calm down! Now we need to ascertain Ay and Burabi's safety."
Although he said this, his heart had sunk to the bottom; with the Eight-Tails unsealed, Burabi must have already died, and all that remained was Ay's life safety.
A hint of regret and deep hatred had already risen in his heart; if it weren't for that Uchiha brat, they would have succeeded, at most only contending with Hidden Mist for the sealing Ninjutsu afterwards.
Ay's figure followed closely behind the Tailed Beast Ball.
"Get out of the way!"
The Tailed Beast Ball struck the barrier, exploding violently.
The shattered barrier collapsed with a roar, and the Uzumaki Family Ninja maintaining it spat blood and fell to the ground.
"Damn it!" Hayato inwardly cursed his miscalculation; with the Uzumaki Family's barrier broken, he had to quickly go and guide the Eight-Tails.
As soon as Hayato stood up, his vision went black for a moment; had he overused his ocular power?
A hand patted his shoulder, steadying his swaying body.
"Young people nowadays are truly amazing, but some things still need to be done by adults."
Hayato turned, seeing a white-haired Konoha Ninja smiling at him.
"Konoha people… finally arrived?"
Hayato breathed a sigh of relief, his body instantly lost support and he collapsed, causing gasps of surprise around him.
"Hayato!"
"Brat!"
…
"Ninja Art: Crushing Toad Stomach!"
"Jiraiya, where is this again?"
Gamabunta, with a pipe in his mouth, looked at the giant creature beneath him. "This is not going to be easy!"
"Up, Boss Toad, this is Whirlpool Country." Jiraiya looked around, "This is something a good student of mine caused, and as a teacher, I have to clean up his mess."
Hayato did not remain unconscious for long; when he woke up, he was lying in a small tent, Yakushi Nonou was looking at him with worry, and beside her, Chansey was busy running around in a nurse's uniform.
"You're awake?" Yakushi Nonou's face showed a joyful smile. "You've just been in battle, so you should rest for now."
"All the Uzushiogakure casualties are here. Minato and the others are evacuating civilians, bringing everyone to a safe place."
She looked back outside the tent: "The Kumogakure and Hidden Mist people have already left. Now, Sakumo Hatake and the others are dealing with the Eight-Tails."
"I knew, Hayato, you wouldn't become a rogue Ninja. You just wanted to save Uzushiogakure."
"Where are Kushina and Asako now?" Hayato was unmoved; his mission was not yet fully completed, and he hadn't done well enough.
"Kushina… after she took care of you and Asako, I sent her to the tent next door to rest." Yakushi Nonou's expression was a bit dim, then she regained her composure. "She was also injured; I can't let one injured person take care of another injured person."
The blonde girl's face showed a healing smile.
"I understand." Hayato stood up and walked out of the tent.
"Wait!" Yakushi Nonou spread her arms, blocking Hayato's path. She was a full head shorter than Hayato, but her gaze did not back down in the slightest. "You are an injured person now, so you should stay here and rest properly."
A hint of plea appeared in her eyes, unwilling to see the young man get hurt.
After a two-eyed stare, Uchiha Hayato understood that he couldn't dissuade her.
"Thank you, Yakushi Nonou." He knocked her unconscious with a hand chop and flashed out of the tent.
"You…"
Outside the tent, a female Ninja hadn't even reacted when Hayato swiftly ran towards the Eight-Tails' direction.
This matter started because of me, and it should also end with me.
Now, perhaps, was his strongest moment.
In the status bar, the two large characters "Blaze" were flashing with golden light, dazzling brightly.
"Hayato, why are you here?"
Tsunade stood beside him, performing medical Ninjutsu, her brows tightly furrowed.
"You should be resting with the other injured."
Hayato nodded at her but did not reply. Tsunade was always as stubborn as a rock on certain matters.
"Sakumo Hatake, I request to join the battle, kill the Eight-Tails, and end all of this."
Sakumo Hatake skillfully dodged an attack from the Eight-Tails, and the White Fang in his hand carved a deep wound on its tail.
He was quite troubled; unless there was a powerful Ninjutsu that could kill a Tailed Beast in one blow, he was helpless against them.
"Can you do it?"
Uchiha Hayato nodded, and Monferno leaped out of its ball, standing beside him.
"Everyone, please step back a bit."
"Xiao Yan, don't resist, I won't hurt you."
Monferno was still wondering why Hayato would say such a thing when the light in its eyes was replaced by a tomoe.
"Use Flamethrower."
Hayato whispered, a scorching aura overflowed from his mouth, followed by a Heat Wave that burst forth, rapidly spreading in all directions.
This time, the flames did not explode quickly as usual, but instead, they miraculously intertwined with the Heat Wave, forming a blue and white flame, dazzling and fierce.
"Sage Art: Flame Storm!"