"Hey, Sogetsu."
Kushina nervously tugged at the sleeve of the person in front of her. "Is this really okay?"
"Don't worry, my disguise is flawless. No one will find out!"
Uchiha Sogetsu reassured her confidently. "Just wait for my signal. Once you receive it, transform into a tailed beast and hold back the Third Raikage."
Kushina fell silent, lowering her head with her cheeks flushed.
On the broad, flat road, two people carried a sedan chair. Inside, Kushina sat wearing a pure white wedding dress adorned with pearls and other precious embellishments. She wore a white cotton hat with delicate lace and a sword strapped to her chest.
This was Kushina's first time in a wedding dress. Her usual confidence had vanished, leaving her face flushed with shyness.
She never imagined she would give away her first time like this, and the most significant issue was that the target wasn't Minato.
Initially, Kushina opposed this plan. However, Uchiha Sogetsu had convinced her, saying, "Kushina, you don't want to see Minato die because of you, do you?"
In the end, concerned for her lover's safety, Kushina had no choice but to abandon her reservations and agree to this seemingly "outrageous" plan.
Disguised as a noble from the Capital City, they were using the pretense of marriage to infiltrate the Hidden Cloud Village!
Naturally, the two sedan bearers were accompanied by members of the Anbu.
Crane carried the sedan chair in front, seeming to hesitate and want to speak but holding back countless times.
He remained doubtful about this audacious plan. After all, how could the ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village not notice something so extreme? They must have been aware of it.
Yet, after Uchiha Sogetsu single-handedly decimated dozens of Cloud Ninjas, leaving deep psychological scars, he found himself unable to muster the courage to challenge the daring plan proposed by the Squad Captain, despite its apparent recklessness and potential for disaster.
After all, what if a miracle truly happened?
Though he hadn't faced many significant events while following Uchiha Sogetsu, Crane couldn't shake the feeling that, no matter how desperate the situation, a miracle was always within reach.
Perhaps that was the allure of the Squad Captain.
As he was lost in thought, the Hidden Cloud Village drew closer.
Facing the enormous wooden door, Crane forced himself to calm his turbulent thoughts and approached with composure.
The moment of confronting fate had arrived.
Almost everyone feared the plan would fail and they would be surrounded by Cloud Ninjas on the spot!
After all, this was the Hidden Cloud Village. Any mistake could lead to their total destruction!
To their surprise, the Cloud Ninja's interrogation wasn't particularly rigorous. They merely glanced briefly and allowed them entry.
"It's this easy?"
Crane's back was soaked with sweat from the tension, and his face reflected disbelief as he exclaimed, "Really? It was this easy to get in?"
Kushina, sitting in the sedan, blinked in surprise. She had prepared numerous explanations in her mind, but none were necessary in the end.
After a long moment of stunned silence, Crane finally came to his senses and asked cautiously, "Squad Captain, did you just cast an illusion?"
"Um?"
Uchiha Sogetsu shot him a deathly glare.
Crane was so frightened that he shuddered and instantly regretted his words, wishing he could slap himself twice.
"Sogetsu." Kushina's red hair seemed to move of its own accord, veins bulged on her face, and she clenched her fists, glaring at him fiercely. "Aren't you going to explain?!"
From her expression, it was clear that she was determined to show him what "blood-red pepper" truly meant if he didn't clarify properly.
"Don't be so angry, Kushina."
Uchiha Sogetsu remained calm, lowering his voice as he chuckled. "This is the Hidden Cloud Village. You wouldn't want your plan to rescue Minato to fail, would you?"
As expected, Minato was her Achilles' heel.
The mention of Minato caused Kushina to deflate like a punctured balloon. "Forget it. As long as Minato can be rescued, I'll just wear the wedding dress!"
"Hehe~"
Uchiha Sogetsu was in high spirits. The White Wedding Dress version of Kushina Uzumaki was quite rare, and he'd only ever seen it in books.
But now, it was finally fulfilling a small wish from his previous life.
"From now on, I'll leave it to you, Kushina."
Uchiha Sogetsu adjusted his glasses, looked at the busy pedestrians around him, and said, "Once you see the signal I send, you must engage the Third Raikage."
"Don't worry, I will definitely catch him!"
Kushina took a deep breath, clenched her pink fists, and motivated herself: "No matter what happens..."
Kushina took a deep breath, clenched her pink fists, and motivated herself: "No matter what happens, I will fight to the death to hold him back. Minato is up to you, Sogetsu!"
Uchiha Sogetsu remained silent and blended into the crowd, his presence vanishing instantly.
"What an impressive stealth technique!"
Seeing this, Crane was secretly astonished.
It is often said that while amateurs watch the spectacle, experts observe the details. The Squad Captain's performance was nothing short of extraordinary.
Even though the Anbu are skilled in infiltration, it is impossible for them to completely erase their presence in an instant or make their figures seem truly "hidden."
In a state of psychological invisibility, the crowd subconsciously moved aside, as if pushed by an invisible force.
Suddenly, the crowd seemed to part, revealing a narrow path.
Uchiha Sogetsu kept his hands in his pockets, not searching for Namikaze Minato. Instead, he headed straight for the tallest building in Hidden Cloud Village.
Of course, rescuing Minato Namikaze was necessary, but not at this moment.
The tallest building in Hidden Cloud Village was naturally where the Raikage resided, and Sogetsu's target was the Third Raikage.
Under the watchful eyes of several Cloud Ninjas, he effortlessly entered the building as if nothing had happened.
Then, after prying open the mind world of a ninja, he proceeded to the top floor—the most secure area in the entire Hidden Cloud Village—as if he were in his own home.
When he opened the door, the Raikage wasn't there.
Uchiha Sogetsu glanced around, spotted the mechanism in the room, and pressed it lightly.
Click~
The distinct sound of the mechanism echoed, and a scroll emerged.
The scroll was inscribed with the words 'Lightning Release Chakra Mode,' the ninjutsu passed down through generations of Raikages and the most powerful technique of the Hidden Cloud Village.
Have to admit, the hiding spots for important items in the Naruto world are almost predictable.
Whether it's the Scroll of Seals or the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, these crucial forbidden techniques are usually concealed somewhere in the Hokage's office.
"I didn't expect it to be so easy to obtain."
Uchiha Sogetsu picked up the scroll and sat in the Raikage's chair, propping his legs up on the table. "Let's see what makes this technique work."
At that moment, the Third Raikage, who was imprisoned, suddenly opened his eyes wide in anger.
"This is bad!"
He growled and activated his Lightning Chakra mode.
With a thunderous roar and the violent lightning armor enveloping his body, the Third Raikage used his physical strength to shatter the prison walls.
Like a terrifying giant beast, he surged forth with an immense force, and amid the rolling thunder, it was as if lightning had split the sky.
"Is that Raikage-sama?"
Watching the figure cutting through the sky with a thunderous roar, the people of the Hidden Cloud Village were stunned.
The oppressive momentum and the thunderous roar that almost shook their eardrums made it clear to everyone.
The Raikage is enraged!
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