If Ning Feng knew what his brother Uchiha Itachi was thinking right now, he would definitely turn around and run as far away as possible.
"We used a chain scheme in Kumogakure precisely to lure you into a trap. Who would've thought that in the end, we were the ones who fell for it?"
As Mabui spoke, the way she looked at Ning Feng was filled not with hatred, but admiration.
Since becoming the secretary of the Fourth Raikage, A, Mabui had never once seen anyone successfully escape her schemes.
Every powerful opponent who encountered Mabui had been toyed with and manipulated at will.
It could be said that in terms of strategy, Mabui had never respected anyone—
except Uchiha Peak.
Nearby, the Cloud Village jōnin were gripping their weapons, preparing to fight, but Mabui raised her hand to stop them.
"We surrender. We won't resist."
"But Uchiha Peak… do you really think this is the end? Hehehe…"
As she finished speaking, Mabui and the others put down their weapons, assuming a posture of surrender.
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh!
Drawn by the terrifying explosion earlier, countless ANBU operatives arrived in a flurry of sharp sounds, instantly surrounding Mabui and her group.
At the front, Namikaze Minato glanced at the chakra cannon that hadn't yet been transported away, and a look of understanding flashed through his eyes.
"Uchiha Peak, you've worked hard this time."
"If not for you, there's no telling how much damage Konoha would have suffered."
Minato gave Ning Feng another grateful look and waved his hand toward the ANBU behind him.
Just as the Konoha ANBU were about to move, Mabui—who had appeared to surrender—suddenly flashed a vicious glint in her eyes. She was about to bite down and commit suicide—
But at that instant, a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan spun violently, and Mabui immediately lost consciousness.
Seeing this, the other Cloud Village jōnin also tried to follow suit, but Uchiha Itachi, who had reacted just as quickly, trapped them all with genjutsu.
Elite ninjas from Kumogakure like these—
their very bodies were information.
Especially Mabui, the Raikage's secretary, who possessed countless secrets.
For them, suicide was the only way to minimize losses.
Unfortunately, Ning Feng and Uchiha Itachi had already anticipated this.
"Damn, these Cloud Village ninjas are ruthless—fake surrender, then kill themselves when no one's paying attention. That's terrifying," one ANBU couldn't help but remark.
"Yeah, good thing Uchiha Peak-sama and Uchiha Itachi-sama acted in time," several others echoed.
Even though they had dealt with Kumogakure many times before, the attempted mass suicide just now had still nearly caught them off guard.
"Quick!"
Minato gave a look, and several ANBU immediately brought out a cross-shaped restraint device, fastening Mabui and the others onto it.
Mounted on the frame was a special tool that forced itself into the prisoner's mouth—preventing them from biting their tongues while still allowing them to breathe.
This was an ANBU interrogation restraint, capable of sealing chakra while also preventing suicide.
Once Mabui and the others were secured, Minato waved his hand again, signaling the ANBU to transfer them to the interrogation department under Morino Ibiki.
After handling all this, Minato didn't linger. He gave Ning Feng a deep look and vanished in a flash.
With Minato gone, the battlefield was left with only Ning Feng and his brother, Uchiha Itachi.
For some reason, as everyone else departed, Ning Feng suddenly felt the air grow slightly… heavy.
"Peak, thank you."
Uchiha Itachi's gentle gaze was filled with deep emotion.
"I never imagined that just to save your brother, you would awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan."
"Huh?"
Ning Feng froze, inwardly wondering where this sudden surge of brotherly devotion was coming from.
"Well, there's no need to be embarrassed," Itachi continued calmly.
"To thank you—if one day your Mangekyō Sharingan goes blind, and your brother happens to awaken his own Mangekyō…"
"I'll give mine to you."
"That way, you'll obtain the legendary Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan."
Saying this, Itachi looked deeply at Ning Feng.
"It's settled. No backing out."
"Uh…"
Ning Feng was just about to explain that awakening the Mangekyō had been pure coincidence—
But Itachi clearly had no intention of listening.
With a flash, he vanished, as if he had never been there at all.
In truth, as an Uchiha, Itachi had long known that beyond the Mangekyō Sharingan lay the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
The moment Ning Feng awakened the Mangekyō, Itachi had already resolved to sacrifice himself if necessary to perfect his younger brother.
"Hey—"
Ning Feng stood there, utterly speechless.
Just as he was about to chase after him, a hand landed on his shoulder.
Turning around, he saw Uchiha Shisui, smiling as he watched Itachi's retreating figure.
"Peak, if Itachi really gives you his Mangekyō, don't take it."
"Because Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan… has always been reserved for you."
Ning Feng's head instantly filled with black lines.
He suddenly felt that having two extreme brother-con fanatics wasn't necessarily a good thing…
After finally sending Shisui away, Ning Feng opened the system notifications.
Sure enough, for successfully capturing Mabui—the Raikage's secretary—the system rewarded him with a pile of loot.
"Congratulations! You have successfully captured Kumogakure Special Jōnin Mabui, obtaining a Special Jōnin Gift Pack!"
"Congratulations! You have obtained the ninjutsu scroll Lightning Release Genjutsu: Lightning Illusion—Lightning Pillar!"
"Congratulations! You have obtained Kunai ×20!"
"Congratulations! You have obtained Fūma Shuriken ×30!"
...
Although most of it was kunai and Fūma shuriken, Ning Feng hadn't expected a Lightning Release genjutsu scroll to drop as well.
In the original story, the Raikage's aide C had used this very Lightning Release genjutsu to trap Sasuke's Taka team.
Its power was self-evident.
Still, what Ning Feng looked forward to the most was the Special Jōnin Gift Pack.
Taking a deep breath, he opened it.
And the moment he did—
Even Ning Feng, who had long prepared himself mentally, couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock.
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