Yasu couldn't wait to return to Konoha.
Because he wanted to see Kushina, he only had a small amount of free time after completing a mission.
Moreover, Kushina had learned some sealing techniques from Uzumaki Mito, who had agreed three months ago to let her start carrying out missions.
However, due to Kushina's importance, the scope of her missions was limited to the Land of Fire.
As a result, He and Kushina had actually met less than five times in the past eight months.
Although he might not be able to see her even after returning to Konoha this time, he still held onto hope.
At the thought of possibly seeing Kushina, a smile couldn't help but appear on his face, and he sped up his pace towards Konoha.
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Konoha Village.
Having just completed a mission, exiting the Hokage Building, Kushina massaged her sore neck, realizing that her ninja life was completely different from what she had imagined.
Until now, she and her two teammates had been constantly accepting and completing effortless D-rank missions, which had frustrated her to no end.
"If Yasu was here, it wouldn't matter even if it were a D-rank mission."
Kushina pouted and muttered before heading towards Uzumaki Mito's residence.
It was already dusk when she returned to the residence.
"I'm back!"
However, Kushina received no response.
She went deeper into the residence and called out again: "I'm back, Grandma Mito?"
But she still received no response.
Kushina stopped at the kitchen doorway and murmured: "Is Grandma Mito not here?"
She stared blankly at the kitchen window, because she saw the branches outside the window seemingly swaying abnormally.
At this moment, three figures appeared from the window.
The Cloud Village ninjas that Yasu had been worried about had appeared.
These three Cloud Village ninjas had been lurking in Konoha for many days.
They had observed that Uzumaki Kushina possessed special chakra and coveted her, so they seized this opportunity today to kidnap her.
The three Cloud Village ninjas climbed into the kitchen through the window.
Kushina, who had no practical combat experience, was frightened and ran away.
While running, she shouted for help: "Help!"
However, these three Cloud Village ninjas who had infiltrated Konoha included two Special Jonin and one Jonin.
The three quickly caught up with and subdued her with ease.
After succeeding, the three Cloud Village ninjas immediately left Konoha.
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In the Land of Fire's forest.
Kushina's hands were tied behind her back, two ninjas walked in front, and one ninja walked behind them, holding the rope.
Kushina walked forward blankly.
They were now getting farther and farther away from Konoha Village and closer and closer to the Land of Fire's border.
Kushina accidentally stepped on a stone and fell to the ground.
The ninja behind her roughly pulled the rope, forcibly pulling her up from the ground.
"Hey! Don't slack off! Keep walking!"
Kushina tightly gripped the bell that Yasu had given her, secretly shaking it, hoping for a miracle to happen.
But they were almost at the border, and the miracle she hoped for still hadn't appeared. Despair started creeping to her mind, and tears flowed down involuntarily.
Thinking that she would never see Yasu again, her heart felt as if it were being squeezed, causing unbearable pain and sadness.
In despair, she whispered: "Yasu!"
"Shut up!"
The Cloud Village ninja behind Kushina was about to hit her, when suddenly, the sound of thunder rumbled in the forest.
"Thunder Breathing, Fourth Form: Distant Thunder!"
The three Cloud Village ninjas only saw a flash of lightning, and the head of the Cloud Village ninja who was about to hit her flew straight into the sky.
This sudden change shocked the other two ninjas, and they immediately retreated to create distance.
Yasu appeared in front of Kushina.
Seeing her disheveled appearance, he felt extremely distressed.
After slashing the rope binding her hands, he reached out and caressed her face.
"I'm sorry, Kushina, I was late..."
Kushina threw herself into his arms and whimpered.
Yasu's heart also ached, and at the same time, his gaze turned to the two Cloud Village ninjas who were preparing to attack, and the killing intent in his eyes could no longer be suppressed. The Double Tomoe Sharingan had already been activated.
He then released Kushina, helped her sit down against the tree trunk, and made his voice as gentle as possible: "Kushina, after I take care of them, we'll go back home, okay."
Yasu used the Summoning Technique to summon the White Snake.
"White Snake, protect Kushina."
Hearing the coldness in Yasu's voice, the White Snake also didn't act conspicuously and obediently coiled around Kushina.
Yasu adjusted his breathing, his Sharingan locked onto the two Cloud Village ninjas.
Originally, after he discovered that the bell was ringing, he immediately had a bad premonition in his heart and immediately realized that something had happened to Kushina.
So, he followed the bell's guidance, stimulated his body with Lightning Release chakra, activated his body cells to the extreme, and rushed over at full speed.
The Cloud Village Jonin named Youlou revealed a greedy look when he saw Yasu's Sharingan: "Sharingan! The Uchiha clan's Bloodline Limit?! Our luck is really not bad, but this kid is not simple, Atui, let's go together!"
Special Jonin Atui solemnly said: "Yes, Captain!"
Youlou and Atui simultaneously drew their ninja swords from their backs.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Slash!"
Youlou released a current attack towards Yasu's direction and instantly appeared next to him, stabbing towards his body.
"Thunder Breathing, Second Form: Rice Spirit!"
Yasu instantly unleashed a lightning-shaped five-hit combo.
The first blade slashed open Youlou's ninja sword, and the remaining four blades all slashed towards his vitals.
Youlou's reaction speed was also very fast, blocking all three blades, but the fourth blade was still slashed on his chest.
Youlou looked down at the charred blade wound on his chest and looked at Yasu in shock.
Although Yasu had killed his companion with one slash before, and he already knew that his speed was very fast, he only now truly experienced the speed of the kid in front of him when they actually fought.
If he hadn't reacted quickly just now, he would have been beheaded like his companion during the second slash.
And Yasu frowned slightly. His speed was still a little slower.
Because he was anxious to rush over to save Kushina, using Lightning Release chakra to stimulate his body for a long time caused his meridians* to be slightly aching now. (or chakra pathway :> )
Yasu readjusted his stance. He absolutely had to kill these two Cloud Village ninjas here!
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