The scene of the Jinchūriki being captured dealt a severe shock to the Cloud Village ninja.
Mabui, the secretary to the Fourth Raikage of the Cloud Village, already had a dark complexion, but now her face was even darker. For the first time, panic crept into her heart.
'What do we do now?'
Their side's Jinchūriki combatant had been captured.
This was already a massive loss, and now it turned out the enemy had such terrifying power hidden on this battlefield.
A power capable of felling a Tailed Beast-level combatant must be even stronger than a Tailed Beast. This war was about to turn against them.
Darui and C hurried over at this moment, their expressions extremely grave.
They began to discuss countermeasures with Mabui.
"What now?"
Mabui's face was also grim.
"The three of us will just have to stall him. We'll stall until Lord Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki defeat their opponents. We must not let this person interfere with the main battlefield. Otherwise, if such a terrifying figure charges into the fray, who could possibly stop him?"
"Alright."
Darui and C both agreed with her.
According to the original plan, the three of them were supposed to capture Uchiha Ryōsuke. They just hadn't expected him to be so powerful that even the Jinchūriki was captured by him.
To be honest, even the three of them together didn't have the ability to capture a fully transformed Tailed Beast Jinchūriki. But on the battlefield, they had no choice. No matter how difficult, it had to be done.
Otherwise, it would be just as Mabui said: if a monster like that got into the Cloud Village ninja army, the casualties he could inflict would be far too great.
The three immediately switched battlefields, rushing toward Uchiha Ryōsuke.
Ryōsuke also noticed the three of them.
A dark-skinned woman, a golden-haired man, and a white-haired, dark-skinned man were approaching him. He recognized all three.
'The dark-skinned woman is Samui's sister. Her figure is also excellent.'
'One sister is dark-skinned, the other is fair. A wonderful pair of sisters.'
'Perhaps I can take her back as a captive.'
As for the blond ninja, his name was C, and the white-haired, dark-skinned man should be Darui.
These two were likely the future left and right-hand men of the Fourth Raikage. They probably already possessed considerable strength, but it was still a far cry from what they would have years later. Therefore, Ryōsuke didn't take the three of them seriously.
As they drew near, Mabui shouted sharply.
"Release Yugito Nii! We will be your opponents!"
Hearing this, Ryōsuke simply tossed Yugito Nii over to them.
Mabui was a bit surprised that he actually handed the Jinchūriki over. She hurriedly reached out to catch her.
But the force of the throw was so great that Yugito Nii's body slammed into her, forcing her to retreat several steps to cushion the impact and avoid harming the unconscious Tailed Beast Jinchūriki. This was a vital asset to the village.
She then quickly checked her condition. She was still breathing, and there were no fatal injuries on her body; she had merely passed out.
The blond C, however, decided to strike first. He formed hand seals, and his entire body surged with a golden light.
"Lightning Style: Lightning Flash!"
This was his special technique, using the cover of a strong light to make the enemy unaware they had been caught in a genjutsu.
Beside him, Darui knew this was his teammate's specialty. He wondered how long this genjutsu could control an expert like Uchiha Ryōsuke.
The man before them was simply too terrifying, so he could only use his strongest attack.
Seizing the opportunity while his teammate controlled the enemy, he immediately formed hand seals.
Savage black lightning erupted from his body and shot directly at the man.
A smile touched the golden-haired C's lips.
'Darui really gets it. He understood my intention. Although he's incredibly lazy most of the time, he's very reliable when it counts.'
Ryōsuke's eyes were indeed dazzled by the move.
He suddenly felt his mind go into a daze and knew it was a genjutsu attack.
He immediately surged his chakra and extinguished the genjutsu.
For him in his current state, any jutsu that altered chakra to create a genjutsu effect was useless against him.
Because he had the Eight Inner Gates open, his chakra couldn't be controlled at all.
Not to mention, he also had the Sharingan, making it even more impossible to use genjutsu on him.
At that moment, the black lightning attack arrived. He simply leaned to the side and dodged it. The lightning struck the ground behind him, blasting open a large crater.
Ryōsuke was slightly surprised. If that move had hit him, while it wouldn't have seriously injured him, it was highly likely his skin would have been split open.
The golden-haired C saw him move and easily dodge Darui's attack. 'It seems my genjutsu had no effect.'
'What a terrifying person. Genjutsu doesn't work on him, and his taijutsu is this strong.'
'And considering the Fireball Jutsu he used earlier, he's even better at ninjutsu.'
'How are we supposed to deal with a guy like this?'
But Ryōsuke now shot toward the two like a cannonball.
Before either of them could react, he had already struck both of them in the chest.
He sent them flying. They both spat blood in mid-air before crashing heavily to the ground, half-dead.
Mabui was stunned by this terrifying scene.
She couldn't believe her two teammates had been taken out in an instant, unable to even put up a fight.
'Is it my turn next?'
At this moment, Ryōsuke walked up to her. The Mabui before him was already frozen in fright, completely unable to even think of fighting back.
Ryōsuke didn't waste words. He directly grabbed her by the neck, choking her, then slammed his fist into her stomach, knocking her unconscious before tossing her to the ground.
He would deal with her later.
He looked at the other Cloud Village ninja.
The other Cloud ninja who saw this frightening scene were completely dumbfounded, a chill running down their spines.
'What a terrifying man.'
C and Darui were both genius-level Jōnin in the Cloud Village.
C specialized in genjutsu, while Darui possessed the Third Raikage's black lightning, being its sole inheritor.
That black lightning had far greater attack power and speed than ordinary lightning.
Yet, their combined attack had failed to affect their opponent in the slightest. Instead, they were taken out in an instant.
And Mabui didn't even fight back.
She couldn't be blamed. Even their own legs wouldn't move right now.
Let alone Mabui, who had to face that brutal man directly.
Even though most of the Cloud Village ninja had lost their will to fight, there were still some brave Cloud Jōnin who had it.
They understood that if they gave up resisting, the Cloud Village would lose this war. The consequences of losing the war were too severe.
Although they knew this man was terrifying, they absolutely could not just give up.
"What are you afraid of? He's only one person!"
"Follow me! Even if we have to pile up bodies, we must leave him here today!"
The one who shouted the call was the first to charge, swinging a longsword at Ryōsuke.
More and more Cloud Village ninja began to come to their senses.
'That's right, he's only one person, and we still have so many.'
'Even if we have to sacrifice ourselves, we must take him down.'
Some launched Lightning Style ninjutsu, while others brandished their longswords for a melee attack.
Ryōsuke, facing the siege of so many ninja, showed not a trace of fear.
On the contrary, relying on his three-tomoe Sharingan and extreme speed, he dodged the ninjutsu attacks.
Then he met them head-on in close combat. Although the Cloud Village ninja were all skilled in swordsmanship, Ryōsuke's current speed was incomparable.
By the time their attacks reached him, Ryōsuke had already swung his fists and sent them flying.
As figures were sent flying one after another, it was as if a ninja rain was falling from the sky.