"You two be careful too." Yoruichi pulled out a kunai from his waist, his Byakugan locked onto Nakagawa, ready for battle.
"Understood!" Nami and Daisei both nodded, equally on guard.
"This is more interesting, you brats from Konoha!" Nakagawa sneered, quickly forming hand signs with both hands, then slammed them onto the ground, shouting, "Lightning Release: Ground Flash!"
A crackling sound of electricity filled the air as One by one flashes of lightning spread from his palms, slithering across the ground like snakes, rushing towards the three.
"Get back!" Yoruichi warned, his feet pushing off the ground to move from his spot, while simultaneously throwing a kunai that shot towards Nakagawa.
Nami and Daisei were also quick, moving from their positions in the next moment.
"Boom!"
The moment they moved, a roar suddenly erupted from where they had been standing. Lightning flashed, electric arcs exploded, black smoke rose, and a crater several meters wide appeared!
"You're pretty quick to dodge." Nakagawa grinned, raising his right hand. The steel gauntlet on the back of his hand blocked Yoruichi's kunai with a 'ding'.
Over there, Nami's hands produced several shuriken which she threw, aiming for Nakagawa's vital points from different directions.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!" Daisei landed, leaning forward, quickly forming hand signs, and spitting out several small fireballs that scattered and shot out.
Nami and Daisei had been cooperating for a long time, so their attacks came out in perfect succession, completely blocking Nakagawa's escape routes!
"Ding, ding, ding…"
Nakagawa sneered, first blocking Nami's shuriken with his kunai, then dodging the incoming Phoenix Flowers by leaping backward.
Although Nami and Daisei's attacks were perfectly coordinated, he was still a Jonin with rich combat experience. Such attacks couldn't hit him!
Yoruichi's Byakugan locked onto Nakagawa, predicting his landing spot. He rummaged in his ninja pouch and threw out more than a dozen shuriken.
"Petty tricks." Nakagawa scoffed, landing and first blocking the shuriken that came at him, then sidestepping to avoid the direct attacks of the others.
However, what Nakagawa didn't expect was that the shuriken he had dodged collided with each other behind him, creating a crisp 'ding, ding, ding' sound. During the collision, their trajectories changed, and several of them came at him again from tricky angles.
"Oh? What exquisite shurikenjutsu!" Nakagawa was slightly surprised, appearing as if he hadn't reacted to the incoming shuriken.
A 'thud, thud, thud' sound, like sharp blades hitting dry wood, was heard as the shuriken struck Nakagawa, but it was followed by a soft 'bang'.
White smoke rose, and a log appeared, falling to the ground.
"Nami, watch out, he's on the left!" In Yoruichi's vision, Nakagawa appeared from another position. Nakagawa quickly formed hand signs and shouted, "Lightning Release: Ground Flash!"
As his words fell, rampant lightning surged across the ground towards Nami!
"Oh, no!" Nami was startled, instinctively wanting to dodge, but compared to the speed of the lightning release, her movements were half a beat too slow. She was directly hit by the spreading lightning. As the current surged, Nami turned completely black, spewing black smoke, and collapsed to the ground… "How weak!" Nakagawa sneered playfully, imbuing his kunai with lightning chakra and throwing it towards Daisei.
Daisei reacted quickly, leaping backward to avoid the kunai, but he didn't expect that after the kunai pierced the ground, the electric light on it suddenly erupted, striking him again with extreme speed like a venomous snake!
"Ah!" Hit by the lightning, Daisei screamed. As the electricity raged, his hair stood on end, and he coughed up black smoke, collapsing slowly like Nami… "Only you are left, little one from the Hyuga clan!" Nakagawa easily dealt with Nami and Daisei, then looked at Yoruichi, a playful smirk on his lips.
Yoruichi looked at Daisei and Nami. After sensing that their lives were not in danger, he turned to Nakagawa, his eyes narrowing as he spoke, "Who exactly are you people? All the ninja villages have already declared a ceasefire, so why are you still attacking us?"
Thanks to the Byakugan's omnidirectional vision, Yoruichi had also been keeping an eye on Tsurubai.
As fellow Jonin, there was still a difference in strength. Tsurubai was not considered particularly strong among Konoha's Jonin. At this moment, he was already panting heavily. Carelessly, Sanjin seized an opportunity, and a Lightning Release ninjutsu directly struck his body. He, too, was lying on the ground, emitting black smoke… Yoruichi sighed inwardly, confirming that he couldn't rely on him… 'They didn't kill them, so they want to capture us alive?'
'That's good, it saves me a lot of trouble… and reduces many complications…'
'Although my current state isn't good, a short burst of power shouldn't be a problem. I can't sustain it for too long, so I need to let them get as close as possible…' Yoruichi mused inwardly, feigning fear and retreating step by step, his gaze sweeping over everyone.
"Ceasefire? If the war stops, how will we get our revenge? Those higher-ups have been scared witless by that Yellow Flash. They're a bunch of cowards!" Nakagawa sneered, looking at Yoruichi retreating step by step, his eyes filled with mockery and hatred!
The others also slowly surrounded Yoruichi.
Even Sanjin, who had defeated Tsurubai, did the same. He grabbed Tsurubai, threw him aside, and looked at Yoruichi mockingly: "It's a pity he's from the branch family. If he were from the main family, it would be even better. The Hyuga main family has a huge bounty on their heads in the underworld! But a branch family member will do. The one who killed my brother was from the Hyuga clan after all! Don't worry, we won't kill you. Our 'hospitality' isn't over yet! Hahaha!"
At the end, Sanjin burst into a wild laugh, with killing intent, elation, and hatred all displayed on his face!
'So that's how it is… pitiful wretches blinded by hatred…' Yoruichi couldn't help but shake his head. These people's intentions were indeed as he had guessed.
About this, Yoruichi couldn't say anything. War was just like that; hatred wouldn't disappear just because a ceasefire was declared.
However, seeing the few people gathering around, Yoruichi clicked his tongue and cursed under his breath: "I didn't really want to get involved, but now this has happened. What a bother…"
Ever since a certain accident, Yoruichi's meridians had suffered severe damage. Although it wasn't enough to completely paralyze him, manipulating chakra was more difficult for him than for others… Even ordinary chakra manipulation was difficult, let alone the Lightning Release chakra he frequently used… The destructive power of Lightning Release chakra was far greater than that of ordinary chakra!
Furthermore, with no sign of the war stopping, he had to fight despite his injuries to prevent anyone from noticing his internal problems. To this day, his injuries still hadn't fully healed… He had thought that with the Third Great Ninja War ending, there would be a period of peace for him to recuperate properly, but he never expected this to happen… However, seeing his companions defeated, he had no choice but to act. Yoruichi felt extremely unlucky about this!
Fortunately, if I go all out, dealing with everyone here… shouldn't take too long!!
"Forget it, I'd better deal with you all as soon as possible." Yoruichi twisted his neck, his Byakugan fixed on Nakagawa, and formed a single "un" hand sign. A faint electric spark appeared between his fingers, and a calm voice emerged:
"Lightning Release: White Lightning!"