"Who is that?"

In the darkness, there was a rustling sound of footsteps.

Muku lowered his voice, hiding in the corner with Ryuzetsu.

The two possessed a secret technique of Kusagakure, barely able to see the scenery in the dark.

"It seems to be… an Uchiha."

Ryuzetsu said uncertainly, her white hair scattered in the darkness, draped over the knee-high weeds.

Kiyoshi seemed to sense something and looked over, his scarlet eyes seeming to penetrate the darkness, as if emitting a faint red glow in the night, captivating the soul.

Ryuzetsu was startled and quickly lowered her head.

They nowhere to hide in front of Kiyoshi. He had obtained [Dark Walker (White)] long ago, possessing an almost night vision effect.

Whoosh!

Kiyoshi swung his sword, whistling through the cold wind.

Clang!

At a critical moment, Muku took out a kunai, blocking Kiyoshi's sword.

"Ugh!"

Caught off guard, Muku felt as if his entire arm was about to be shattered.

A Kumogakure ninja imitating an Uchiha?

Muku couldn't figure it out in his heart, and immediately formed a hand seal with his other hand.

Dozens of fireballs swirled around Muku, emitting heat waves.

Fire Release: Demon Lantern!

Kiyoshi released several puppet clones. Chakra and experience returned to himself.

The next moment, his cheeks puffed up, and he suddenly exhaled a whirlwind.

Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!

Boom!

The whirlwind constantly swirled in the air, instantly becoming a storm, causing the surrounding mushroom trees to shake non-stop.

The fireballs moving in the air were either blown out or blown away the moment they came into contact with the storm.

With just a C-rank Wind Release ninjutsu, Kiyoshi unleashed a terrifying effect.

The more basic the ninjutsu, the simpler the underlying principle is. Thus, the size of the wind force is related to the caster's chakra and chakra control.

Whoosh... Whoosh... Whoosh...

Birds nesting on the mushroom trees were startled and flew away, flying into the dark sky.

Orochimaru looked up at the direction over there. It was several kilometers away from here.

Anko vaguely felt a wave of chakra, but wasn't very sure.

"Heh heh, have they clashed?"

Orochimaru took a sip of the soup, withdrawing his gaze to look at the firelight.

Inheriting Sage Mode and obtaining the power of a Sage was much more dangerous than the current scene.

If Kiyoshi couldn't even pass this rank, he shouldn't even think about passing the White Snake Sage's test.

"Muku!"

Ryuzetsu used both hands to block the gale, her white hair dancing in the air.

Her somewhat slender figure, under the pressure of the wind, revealed a graceful curve through the Kusagakure combat uniform.

There was also an arc downward from the small waist. That was the so-called abdominal muscle.

"Cough, I'm fine…"

Muku was blown away, stopping only after crashing through two mushroom trees.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his mood sinking to the bottom.

That unknown powerhouse was definitely not an unknown person.

It was a pity that the night was too dark. Even with the Kusagakure secret technique, greatly increasing his vision, he couldn't see the whole picture clearly, barely able to see the family crest pattern on the clothes.

Uchiha!

Which Uchiha is so strong?!

"Sorry, I used a little too much chakra." Kiyoshi said lightly.

The boost brought by pupil power was too strong, which was also a kind of trouble.

Based on the original feeling, one unit of chakra was likely to become 1.2 or 1.3 units of chakra.

Because his chakra had increased too quickly, he himself was not familiar with how much his chakra had increased.

Listening to Kiyoshi's careless statement, even Muku, with his good temper, couldn't help but feel angry.

"Konoha ninjas, do you want to start a war?" Muku shouted.

"A small country dares to tell a great power to start a war?" Kiyoshi smiled playfully.

The Land of Grass only had Hozuki Castle worth seeing, and that castle drifts on an isolated island overseas.

The two factions in the country constantly argue, the politics is corrupt.

This time, the Land of Grass could not stay out of the Great Ninja War, and was invaded by the Kaguya clan of Kirigakure, triggering years of war.

The Land of Grass, with internal and external troubles, could be said to be at their weakest period.

Otherwise, Hozuki Castle's lord Mui would not have been single-mindedly thinking about opening the "Box of Ultimate Bliss," and even used his own son Muku's life as a sacrifice.

"Hmph, ninjas from great powers are indeed arrogant."

More words were unnecessary when opinions differed.

Flames appeared in Muku's palm, the color more viscous than ordinary flames.

Muku, like his father Mui, could use the secret technique "Heavenly Prison."

"Muku, be careful!" Ryuzetsu reminded.

But Muku had already rushed out, the flames in his hand becoming more intense.

Fire Release: Heavenly Prison!

Pa!

Muku slapped Kiyoshi, and the flames generated chains of chakra.

"Success?"

Ryuzetsu on the side did not expect the situation to be so smooth.

Muku was silent, his brows furrowed, he didn't think things would be so simple.

"Not bad, I want to master this secret technique."

In the darkness, the flames illuminated Kiyoshi's smile, his white teeth making people shudder.

Fire Release: Heavenly Prison could inject chains of binding chakra into the prisoner's body, restricting the prisoner from condensing chakra, making it impossible to use ninjutsu.

If they tried to escape, the Heavenly Prison curse would turn into flame chains, burning the prisoner's body.

It could be said that this was the foundation of Hozuki Castle.

It was also the strongest imprisonment technique in the Land of Grass, perfect for detaining prisoners.

Kiyoshi was interested in this secret technique. In order to increase his pupil power, he would interrogate and torture many evil female ninjas.

Such a secret technique would be good for playing games.

"Hmph, surrender, you can't even call upon a trace of chakra now…"

Ryuzetsu came out of the grass, but before she could finish speaking, her ripple-shaped pupils instantly shrank.

She saw a faint blue light emerging from Kiyoshi's body. The fiery red chains wrapped around it, without engraving into Kiyoshi's skin even an inch.

Kiyoshi said, "As long as you wear a suit of armor, then such a technique is useless."

The Lightning chakra covering Kiyoshi's body fell, following the flames to entangle on the soil, turning into nothingness.

"Ryuzetsu, tell me, how should I deal with your 'best friend'?"

Kiyoshi emphasized the words 'best friend'.

A chill ran from Ryuzetsu's tailbone straight to her head.

Why would this strange Uchiha know her name!?