Chapter 13: Surprise Attack

If we count the time, Konoha Village should have also realized that this Xuanwo Clan brat has disappeared, right.

On the road, the three spy ninjas who had captured Xuanwo Jiu Xin Nai looked at the sky: "We're almost at the Fire Country border; once we leave Fire Country, someone will be waiting for us, and then we'll be safe."

"Ao De Yi, are you still thinking about what just happened?"

Seeing Ao De Yi stay silent, the lead ninja Mo Luo Yi said, "They're just two brats; we'll have plenty of chances to deal with them later, no need to worry about this."

"I know."

Ao De Yi nodded, his expression still snarling.

"Come to think of it, this mission was rather easy; Konoha didn't even send a dedicated ninja to guard that little girl with Jinchuriki Qualification."

Mo Luo Yi continued.

"They probably think Konoha's affairs are too big to care whether she has the qualification; anyway, it's cheap for us Cloud Ninja."

The last of the three, Dekayi, said.

"How can that be considered cheap? ZhiMu Yi is now elderly and needs someone to succeed him as a Two-tailed Jinchuriki; when ZhiMu Yi passes away, Cloud Hidden Village will lose a powerful ninja, and we don't even know how long it will take to brainwash this brat."

Mo Luo Yi sighed; as the squad leader, he knew more than the other two and was somewhat worried about the village's high‑level combat power shift.

After all, if this Xuanwo Clan brat's brainwashing fails, their mission would be as good as a failure, and they'd have to spend time and effort searching among Cloud Hidden Village's children for a suitable candidate.

Xuanwo Jiu Xin Nai listened to the three, and inexplicably felt a wave of sorrow; from the moment she was taken to the village, she knew her mission.

Unlike what those three said, she is meant to become a jinchuriki; now they are taking her away to make her the Two‑tailed jinchuriki.

"Jinchuriki? So that's what you had in mind."

A cold voice that suddenly rang out made the three Cloud Hidden Village Jonin instantly ready for battle: "What person?!"

Their vigilance received no answer; a pale gold light flashed from the darkness, and the crackling thunder sound reminded them of their own village's secret technique—"Lightning Release Chakra Mode".

The three had not even a second to think before a figure from the darkness knocked Dekayi down with an elbow in an instant.

Xuanwo Jiu Xin Nai looked at the silver‑haired youth before her, who radiated pale gold electric currents all over: "Who is this? Is he a ninja from the village? Why isn't he wearing a Headband?"

Just now, Qimu Chao, who had activated Electric Current Propulsion to full power, used his left‑hand elbow, sword in hand, to strike Dekayi's throat; the massive force hurled the adult man more than ten meters, slamming him hard into a nearby tree trunk.

The impact caused the tree trunk to crack loudly, then it collapsed with a boom.

As the trunk fell, Dekayi collapsed unconscious and powerless on the ground.

After doing all that, Qimu Chao turned around; the flawless moonlight shone on his face, making Ao De Yi and Mo Luo Yi stare wide‑eyed.

"You?"

Ao De Yi said through clenched teeth.

He never imagined that the target he had been obsessively trying to kill would appear before him like this, and do so with such lightning speed that it knocked down a comrade whose strength was almost equal to his.

How could that be possible?

"It's me."

A perfect smile appeared on Qimu Chao's face, and that smile placed immense pressure on Ao De Yi and Mo Luo Yi.

How could that not be possible?

Ao De Yi couldn't imagine, and Mo Luo Yi couldn't either; this boy… no, this child, clearly only a little over six years old, not yet graduated from Ninja Academy, how could he possess such power?!

"Damn it, why did you little brat show up…"

Sweat droplets fell on his forehead as Ao De Yi drew a Kunai from his waist pouch, readying a formation.

He still couldn't believe Qimu Chao's strength was this great, but the facts were before his eyes; disbelief was no longer an option.

He could only wonder why fate was so unfair, why Konoha's prodigies kept coming in batches; he wasn't even a match for Bai Ya, and now he might not even be able to defeat Bai Ya's son!

Qimu Chao drew his Tachi while moving and said, "There's nothing we can do about it; who made your malice overflow toward me?"

"Weren't you here for this jinchuriki?"

Both of them, poised for battle, felt a sense of absurdity; Ao De Yi even felt a chill down his spine, because his own emitted malice? He had never heard of a ninja sensing malice; what on earth is this brat's talent…?

Yet a flash of silver passed, leaving him no time to think further; Qimu Chao's slash was barely blocked.

Beside him, Mo Luo Yi tried to use Xuanwo Jiu Xin Nai as a hostage to stop Qimu Chao, but just as he drew his Kunai, five blue line beams sliced the sky, striking his Kunai out of his hand.

Then Mo Luo Yi saw Qimu Chao dash forward at extreme speed, slashing down with a single cut; Mo Luo Yi could only use a flash step to retreat.

"Stay where you are, don't move."

Hearing the boy's whisper and feeling his exhaled breath, Xuanwo Jiu Xin Nai couldn't help but blush at the tips of her ears.

The next second, a massive pale gold electric current net completely enveloped Xuanwo Jiu Xin Nai; this was Qimu Chao's weakened version of the sealing technique Magnetic Field Sky Lock—Electric Current Sky Lock. This move is the most basic application of the Magnetic Field System, capable of blocking an enemy's actions and abilities, and can also be used for defense.

The Magnetic Field System, as a hexagonal, all‑directional, flawless extraordinary system, spawns endless techniques; this application is merely the tip of the iceberg.

With this protection, Qimu Chao no longer feared those two Cloud Ninja using Jiu Xin Nai as a hostage to threaten him.

Their combined strength could never breach this Sky Lock; it reflected Qimu Chao's absolute confidence in himself!

"You… be careful."

Jiu Xin Nai whispered a reminder, as fine as a mosquito.

Qimu Chao said nothing, but Jiu Xin Nai could see the smile on his face.

It was confidence in himself, contempt for his opponent.

"You start first."

As soon as the words fell, Ao De Yi felt as if facing a great enemy; his hands quickly formed a Seal Formation, and when Qimu Chao flashed forward to his side, massive lightning radiated from the two thunder balls before him.

Lightning Release Scattered Strike Flow Fight!

At the same time, Mo Luo Yi behind Qimu Chao completed his Seal Formation and spat out massive lightning: "Lightning Release Fake Darkness!"