"Lord Madara, the White Zetsu infiltrating the Kumo envoy team has sent news. This time, the Cloud Village's alliance is fake. Their real goal is to steal information about the Nine-Tails jinchuriki..."
The Aloe White Zetsu reported the latest intelligence to Uchiha Madara.
Hearing this, Uchiha Madara's originally dull eyes suddenly became bright.
"So, besides Mito, that little girl named Kushina Uzumaki is also one of their targets this time?"
"Correct!"
The Aloe White Zetsu nodded heavily.
"Good. This is a great opportunity to make Uchiha Ryun fall into darkness. Put aside other areas of focus for now. Concentrate on this lead..."
"Forget it. This time I will handle it personally... We must ensure everything goes perfectly!"
Uchiha Madara stood up as he spoke. He placed extraordinary importance on Uchiha Ryun, believing him to be the perfect pawn, the most suitable executor for the "Eye of the Moon" plan.
Thus, he decided to personally set up the scheme, ensuring that Uchiha Ryun's inner darkness would be awakened, making him despair of this distorted ninja world and paving the way for the flawless Infinite Tsukuyomi new world.
At this moment, Ryun had no idea that the most terrifying gaze in the entire ninja world was fixed on him, nor did he know that Uchiha Madara had been eyeing him for a long time.
This situation of the enemy being hidden while he was exposed was extremely unfavorable for him!
During the few days when the Uchiha clan was preparing for war, the damned Kumo-nin remained unusually quiet. Ryun wanted to seize the chance to eliminate this threat but found no opportunity.
As the day of departure for battle drew closer, Ryun grew increasingly anxious.
On the evening before he led the Uchiha clan to war, the bandits from the Cloud Village finally couldn't hold back. They secretly infiltrated the Senju clan's territory and kidnapped Kushina Uzumaki, the new vessel of the Nine-Tails.
That afternoon, Mito Uzumaki had gone to the Konoha Cemetery to clean the graves of her husband, son, and grandson, replacing the flowers. She remained there in a daze until the sun began to set.
Ryun paid no attention to her whereabouts. Right now, his focus was solely on the kidnapped Kushina. He planned to wait until the enemies escaped Konoha before killing them all.
Catching them red-handed wouldn't mean much to these people. They might even turn the tables, making Ryun suffer the consequences.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, the simplest and most direct method was to eliminate them secretly.
"Ugh..."
At this moment, Kushina was extremely panicked. The unfamiliar enemies filled her with terror. She watched helplessly as she was taken from her home, then carried through the Forest of Death and out of Konoha.
Despite her fear, the strong-willed girl didn't give up hope. She secretly tore off strands of her bright red hair, hoping someone would notice the anomaly and follow the trail to rescue her.
'Ryun, please come save me quickly...'
Kushina prayed endlessly in her heart. Her other half was a Konoha hero on par with the Sannin, possessing formidable strength and not yet deployed to the battlefield. If he saw the red hair on the ground, he would definitely realize something was wrong and come to her rescue.
Just as the three Kumo-nin bandits carried Kushina out of Konoha's territory but hadn't yet left the Forest of Death, a flash of lightning suddenly appeared before their eyes.
The Kumo special jonin leader only saw a streak of lightning teleport in front of him before being cleaved in half by a lightning-charged sword!
"!!!"
"What!!!"
The remaining two chunin's expressions changed drastically at the sight. They were so shocked they forgot to counterattack immediately.
The newcomer had killed their squad leader in one strike. Such power was utterly horrifying.
"Daring to lay hands on my woman, you Kumo trash really have a death wish!"
Ryun gripped his chakra-infused sword, his killing intent overwhelming. The lightning surging around him seemed to reflect his fury.
"Ryun! Waaah!!!"
Kushina burst into tears. At this moment, she was completely head over heels for this reliable and handsome young man.
"You..."
The two Kumo chunin instinctively stepped back, but before they could even speak, the figure before them vanished.
With another flash of lightning, the chunin who had tried to speak found his head flying into the air, blood spraying out the next instant.
After killing another man instantly, Ryun coldly stared at the last remaining Kumo chunin.
"Put my little tomato down gently. Don't drop her, or I promise your death will be even worse than theirs."
Hearing this, Kushina tearfully stretched out her arms, like a child wanting to be hugged by her parents...
"Y-you... stay back, or I'll kill this girl!!!"
The Kumo chunin reacted and reached for Kushina's neck, but suddenly his movements froze. His eyes widened in horror.
Ryun ignored the warning and walked straight up to him. At this moment, Ryun's eyes glowed red, giving him an eerie aura.
Standing before the Kumo chunin, Ryun reached out and took Kushina from his shoulder.
"I knew you'd come save me, waaah..."
Kushina clung tightly to Ryun, burying her face in his chest as tears streamed down uncontrollably.
Tonight had truly terrified her!
"Don't cry, don't cry. Whenever my little tomato is in danger, no matter how far away, I can sense it instantly..."
Ryun gently patted her back, smiling softly to comfort her.
The moment he finished speaking, Kushina wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately.
The two embraced and kissed right in front of the Kumo chunin, but the man seemed not to notice. His face twisted in pain as he collapsed to his knees.
He couldn't break free from Ryun's Three Tomoe Sharingan genjutsu. His consciousness was being ruthlessly tortured in the illusionary world, making him oblivious to the loving couple before him.
Only when she was nearly out of breath did Kushina pull back, her face flushed as she buried her head against his chest again, her hands still gripping him tightly, afraid he might let go.
Ryun held her and swayed gently to show affection, but then, as if remembering something, he suddenly swatted her little bottom.
"I taught you so many skills before. How could you forget all of them at the critical moment..."
With Kushina's taijutsu and shadow clones, she might not have been able to defeat all three, but at least she wouldn't have been captured so easily. She might even have escaped.
Ryun sounded exasperated because he had witnessed the entire kidnapping. The girl had clearly been stunned by the sudden attack, too panicked to even resist.
After all, she was now a genin. Such poor mental composure was truly unacceptable.
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