"Little wench?"
Shihōin Yoruichi's eyes narrowed slightly.
The target is Haruna?
She turned her head and assessed the person who had called out to them.
A dark-skinned, somewhat sturdy man, wearing a Kumogakure headband.
A Shinobi from Kumogakure... Shihōin Yoruichi had also taken the time to understand the common knowledge of this world.
She also had an impression of the headband on his head.
Originally, with her speed, she could have ignored them and just slipped away.
But the man's tone irritated her.
Uzumaki Haruna tugged at Shihōin Yoruichi's sleeve and whispered, "Sister Yoruichi, he's after me. If you hand me over, you won't be in danger."
Shihōin Yoruichi looked down, and Uzumaki Haruna forced a smile.
She wasn't sure of Shihōin Yoruichi's strength, but she didn't want this Big Sister to be in danger because of her.
It just meant that returning to the Uzushigakure was now a little further away.
Shihōin Yoruichi saw her low spirits, pinched her cheek, and laughed heartily, "It seems Haruna still doesn't know your Sister Yoruichi's strength!"
Uzumaki Haruna's cheeks were being pulled back and forth, making her words unclear.
"Hey! What are you dawdling for?"
Yorubi impatiently drew his sword. He had given this woman a chance.
But the next second, his pupils suddenly constricted, and he exclaimed, "An afterimage?!"
He saw the figure in front of him, like an incomplete projection, gradually disappearing.
Whoosh—
A strong gust of wind came from behind!
With a bang, a heavy blow landed on his back, and the immense force made his knees buckle, dropping him straight to the ground.
"Oh?"
Shihōin Yoruichi said with some surprise, "Your physical conditioning isn't bad."
He had taken a hit from her and merely knelt on the ground.
It seemed this guy wasn't all show; those bulging muscles actually had some use.
Crackling!
Crackling!
Yorubi, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly made strange noises, and streaks of lightning snakes moved across his body!
Shihōin Yoruichi frowned, immediately retracted her leg, and moved away with Uzumaki Haruna.
Bang!
A crisp sound rang out, and blue lightning suddenly shot out, landing where Shihōin Yoruichi had just been!
"Tsk, you're quick on your feet!"
Yorubi stood up, his expression no longer as composed as before.
As someone from a country that revered physical strength, and who constantly trained his body with Lightning Style, he was actually suppressed by a woman using taijutsu?
Even if it was just to that extent, he couldn't allow it!
"Lightning Release Chakra Mode!"
Crackling—
The lightning on Yorubi's body flared, and streaks of lightning snakes enveloped him.
"Do you think you're very fast?"
Yorubi's face was ferocious. With a flash of lightning, he instantly appeared in front of Shihōin Yoruichi. Immediately after, he condensed his hands into two spherical masses of lightning and slammed them down heavily towards Shihōin Yoruichi.
"Lightning Style: Scattered Strike Boruto!"
In Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his Physical Body was extremely active, and his speed reached its peak!
He laughed heartily, "In this mode, no one can be faster than me!!"
"Watch out!"
Uzumaki Haruna, in Shihōin Yoruichi's arms, couldn't help but exclaim when she saw the sudden lightning.
Shihōin Yoruichi, however, chuckled softly and tilted her head slightly to the right.
Crackling!
A heavy punch carrying lightning whistled past her ear, and a strand of her hair curled slightly due to the lightning's impact.
Yorubi's eyes widened slightly, seemingly surprised that she could dodge that attack!
But he quickly calmed down, believing that Shihōin Yoruichi's dodge was merely luck.
He swept his already thrown punch to the right again, and said sharply, "This time you won't be so lucky!"
Shihōin Yoruichi was expressionless, lightly ducked her body, and easily dodged again.
The fist swung empty again, and Yorubi was stunned.
No! Impossible!
How could she possibly dodge an attack while using Lightning Release Chakra Mode!!
Yorubi didn't believe it! He frantically swung his fists!
But they were all easily dodged by Shihōin Yoruichi.
"Your speed, in my eyes, isn't even as good as a child's."
Yorubi was humiliated and enraged, and at the same time, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes!
No! Impossible!!
As if to vent his fear, two fists wrapped in lightning simultaneously swung, viciously smashing toward Shihōin Yoruichi's temple!
Just when the fists were less than a centimeter away from Shihōin Yoruichi.
Shihōin Yoruichi raised her leg, and with a bang, heavily kicked his chin.
Crack—
The crisp sound of bone cracking echoed.
Yorubi fell heavily to the ground with a bang, opening his mouth trying to say something, but his shattered jaw did not support his speech System.
Shihōin Yoruichi placed her foot on his neck and gently ground it down.
Yorubi immediately stopped breathing.
"So, so amazing!"
Uzumaki Haruna, still held in Shihōin Yoruichi's arms, witnessed an overwhelming victory firsthand.
Her gaze toward Shihōin Yoruichi was filled with adoration!
Shihōin Yoruichi chuckled, helped her close her jaw, and said, "The bug blocking our path has been squashed. Let's continue heading home."
"Mhm mhm!"
Uzumaki Haruna quickly nodded, then looked up longingly and asked, "Sister Yoruichi, can I also become as amazing as you?"
"Ah? Maybe, probably, perhaps..."
...Amegakure.
A country where it rains year-round.
At this time, it was deeply mired in war, the people were destitute, and not even a single intact building could be seen.
In such a country, a man of great nobility stood quietly on the muddy ground.
Although the rain in the Amegakure was continuous at this time, the man's body was completely clean, showing no sign of being dampened.
If one looked closely, just as the rain was about to fall on him, it seemed to hit a wall and flowed past him instead.
He stood quietly, seemingly waiting for something.
Occasionally, a few ragged people would pass by. Seeing his noble appearance, they wanted to rob him, make a quick fortune, and then flee abroad to live a wealthy and peaceful life,
But often, before they could even get close, their internal organs were shattered by his Spiritual Pressure.
"Bugs on the ground are truly annoying."
Just then, a youth wearing a black shinigami uniform, with short brown hair and two red cheek marks, ran over from a distance.
"Captain Kuchiki, we found him! We found the person!"
Kuchiki Byakuya immediately used Shunpo to appear before Senju Nawaki, coldly uttering two words.
"Direction."
Senju Nawaki was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously pointed in the direction he had come from.
With a whoosh, Kuchiki Byakuya disappeared.
Senju Nawaki blinked, then shouted, "Wait for me, Captain Kuchiki! You're too fast, I can't keep up!!"
Senju Nawaki could only intermittently use his still-unfamiliar Shunpo to chase after him...
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