Chapter 188: Uchiha Raijin, I'll Kill You a Thousand Times

Kakashi had some understanding of the speed of the Flying Thunder God technique back in the day! After all, there were very few in the entire ninja world who could surpass that speed.

However, it seemed that Shiranui Genma's aptitude for the Flying Thunder God technique wasn't particularly high, as he was still stuck at the initial stage. If Kakashi were the one using the Flying Thunder God, he believed he would have already mastered it to perfection by now.

But with the speed granted by his Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Kakashi felt there was no need for him to bother learning the Flying Thunder God technique. It would only slow his progress without significantly enhancing his strength.

"You should really put more effort into mastering the Flying Thunder God technique," Kakashi commented as he glanced at Shiranui Genma. "Don't rely solely on your Devil Fruit powers. You need to reach the level of my teacher, Minato-sensei, at the very least."

Kakashi thought back to his father, who was still wandering between the ninja world and the afterlife. Shiranui Genma nodded and closed his eyes, opening a portal in the air.

This level of ninjutsu had only been mastered by the Second Hokage and the Fourth Hokage in Konoha. After all, this was the signature technique of the Fourth Hokage.

Although Genma had mastered the Flying Thunder God technique, he had done so by relying on his Devil Fruit abilities. His skill level was far from that of Minato. But having reached this level, it was still quite impressive. Further improvement would require learning directly from either the Second Hokage or the Fourth Hokage, the true masters of the technique.

"But you don’t have many jutsus in your Nara clan!" Kakashi remarked to Nara Shikaku. "Compared to before, you’ve lost at least a third of your clan's techniques."

The Nara clan, like the Akimichi and Yamanaka clans, had been largely depleted by Konoha's conflicts. Now, they were anxious to find new allies. The current situation was dire.

"There's nothing we can do about it," Nara Shikaku replied, scratching his head. "After we left, Hiruzen Sarutobi likely purged those who didn't align with him. Some of our clan members must have perished during that time."

At that moment, two figures landed on a nearby wall and looked toward Nara Shikaku.

"Clan Head Nara, have you gathered your people? The Hokage needs reinforcements."

The two shinobi were from the Anbu. They stopped speaking mid-sentence when they saw Kakashi.

Kakashi? Wasn't he supposed to have been captured by the Uchiha?

The Anbu exchanged glances and then turned to look at the portal Genma had opened, realizing that Nara Shikaku was also there, casually playing with a shuriken in his hand.

"This is bad! The Uchiha clan has already made contact with those inside the village. We need to warn the Hokage and tell him to be careful."

One of the Anbu immediately shouted to his companion before they both darted off in different directions.

"Thunderbird!"

Kakashi lifted his fingertip, where arcs of electricity flickered.

In the next moment...

"Chirp!"

A clear, sharp chirping sound rang out.

A flash of white light flickered and shot out, directly striking the two figures in the air.

"Hmm?"

Kakashi let out a soft hum but didn't do much more.

If one slipped through the cracks, let them go and report it.

After all, it wouldn't affect the others now.

Kakashi had already gathered all his friends together.

"You all better act quickly! If you wait any longer, even Hiruzen Sarutobi might stop fighting Whitebeard and come back just to give you trouble. Pick up the pace a little."

Shikaku Nara also noticed Kakashi's movements but didn't pay much attention.

Kakashi was someone favored by Uchiha Raijin, so he must have his reasons for acting this way.

Shikaku Nara frowned slightly. Since when did I become Kakashi's lackey?

Being his lackey isn't promising. If you're going to serve someone, serve the Uchiha clan.

At least the Uchiha clan offers a bright future.

"Yes!"

Daikawa Nara quickly nodded and gathered everyone toward the air gate.

The Hyuga clan's ninjas also had some excitement on their faces.

After all, they were about to say goodbye to their cage forever.

They had been shackled since birth.

Now, those shackles were finally about to be broken.

What the future would hold, they didn't know.

But they could already smell the scent of freedom from the other side of the air gate.

That scent was truly wonderful.

"You all go ahead. I think I've found an old friend."

Kakashi's eyes suddenly flickered, and he looked in a certain direction.

He seemed to sense a familiar chakra over there.

And his eye seemed to react a little.

Sensitive to such things, Kakashi's interest was piqued.

"I'll be waiting for you in Konoha."

Genma Shiranui nodded.

Kakashi stood in a scorched area.

The power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was indeed incredibly fast.

It's said to be able to keep up with the Navy Admiral Kizaru's Light-Light Fruit.

On a high tree in Konoha, a vortex of energy swirled.

In an instant, a figure slowly emerged from it.

Through his mask, Uchiha Obito saw the sight of a group of Konoha villagers retreating.

Did something big happen in Konoha today? Why is there so much commotion?

"Obito, it seems like a monster has started fighting Konoha all by itself!"

"It's as big as the one that attacked the Land of Earth, maybe even with special abilities."

At that moment, a black-and-white face emerged from the ground and spoke to Uchiha Obito.

"How come you didn't report this earlier? You didn't know such a big battle was happening in Konoha?"

Obito's eyes suddenly darkened, and he glanced at Zetsu.

It seemed that Zetsu hadn't been working diligently recently.

"One of the White Zetsu clones returned, the one who had interacted with Uchiha Raijin."

"I thought that guy had been killed by Uchiha Raijin, but surprisingly, he came back."

"This guy was turned and has been spreading false information through our network, even mixing in some of his clones."

"I've been busy screening my clones lately, so I haven't had time to monitor Konoha."

White Zetsu explained, his face showing some helplessness.

After all, their White Zetsu network was spread underground!

But now, false information had suddenly mixed in.

Those who hadn't verified the information were easily fooled.

There were even clones of the enemy—this guy really knew how to exploit every opportunity and used every trick in the book.

"What?"

Obito's pupils contracted sharply as he stared at Black Zetsu.

He had heard news about the Uchiha clan.

"That's right! But we haven't found any trace of Uchiha Raijin."

White Zetsu shrugged.

He had already sent out clones to search for Uchiha Raijin.

But no news had come back yet.

Maybe someone found him, but Uchiha Raijin took them out.

"Damn it! Uchiha Raijin, I'll kill you a thousand times over!"

Obito gritted his teeth, muttering that name.

This was the source of his shame in Konoha.