Chapter 302: Chapter 302: Dizziness is Normal

Chapter 302: Dizziness is Normal

After leaving the office, the doubt in Kurotsuchi’s heart did not dissipate; instead, it grew even stronger.

She didn’t return directly to the training ground or look for her companions as usual. Instead, relying on her familiarity with the Village’s terrain, she quietly bypassed several sentry posts and reached a rocky highland on the outskirts of Hidden Stone Village that offered a relatively open view while keeping her hidden.

This place was some distance from the main Village buildings, but the main road leading in and out of the Village, as well as a portion of the sky, were clearly visible.

"The Old man is being too unusual today."

Kurotsuchi leaned against a cooled lava pillar and murmured to herself, her delicate brows tightly furrowed.

She recalled the words she had said when she went inside just now.

According to past experience, when she told Onoki a joke mixed with rebellion and concern like "Don’t die before I become Tsuchikage."

That stubborn and Face-loving Old man would definitely blow his beard and stare, loudly retorting, "Little girl, what are you saying! This Old man can be Tsuchikage for another hundred years!" or something similar.

But today, Onoki just waved his hand, as if he didn’t even have the strength to lecture her.

It was too unusual.

"Something big must have happened to the Village."

Kurotsuchi concluded that for the Third Hokage Tsuchikage, who had weathered great storms, to show such an expression, the matter was definitely not small.

"Exactly... what big thing happened?"

Just as Kurotsuchi was concentrating on her thoughts, trying to piece together these fragmented clues.

Out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly caught sight of a small... golden cloud appearing near the horizon in the distant azure sky.

"Eh?"

Kurotsuchi’s attention was drawn by that unusual color, and she temporarily set aside her thoughts.

She narrowed her eyes and looked closely. Most of the time, the sky in the Land of Earth was greyish or dyed earth-yellow by yellow sand and dust; she was seeing such a pure, bright, seemingly self-illuminating golden cloud for the first time.

"It’s a golden cloud... how rare, I’m seeing it for the first time!"

The young girl’s curiosity was piqued.

That "golden cloud" was moving very fast, and... it seemed to be drifting toward Hidden Stone Village?

As the distance closed, it gradually grew larger in Kurotsuchi’s field of vision.

Kurotsuchi subconsciously raised her hand, placing her palm across her forehead to block the somewhat stinging afternoon sun so she could see more clearly.

As the "golden cloud" drew closer and its outline became clearer, the curiosity on Kurotsuchi’s Face gradually turned into shock, followed by disbelief!

That was not a naturally formed cloud at all!

It was composed of countless tiny particles shimmering with a metallic luster, forming a smooth cloud shape as a whole, flying steadily and at high speed.

The sunlight hit it, reflecting a dazzling golden light.

"That’s... gold dust?"

Kurotsuchi gasped. As a Ninja of Hidden Stone Village, she had naturally heard of the gold dust, the signature Ninjutsu of the Fourth Kazekage of the Hidden Sand Village.

To be able to manipulate gold dust to fly on such a large scale and so exquisitely... this was clearly the signature ability of the deceased Fourth Hokage Rasa!

"But didn’t previous intelligence say the Fourth Hokage was confirmed dead?"

Alarm bells rang in Kurotsuchi’s heart.

How could a dead person reappear?

Unless... someone else had mastered the same technique?

Regardless, the other party’s intention was definitely not good, riding such a conspicuous gold dust cloud and flying toward Hidden Stone Village so blatantly and without concealment!

Even if the Fourth Hokage were alive, he could never directly intrude into another country’s Ninja Village airspace like this.

This was blatant provocation and invasion!

Kurotsuchi stood up abruptly from behind the rock she was hiding behind, no longer caring about hiding herself. She cupped her hands around her mouth and pointed her right index finger at the golden cloud getting closer in the sky:

"Hey!"

"The area ahead is our Hidden Stone Village territory! No matter who you are, land immediately!"

The girl’s clear and angry voice echoed in the open rocky area.

As if hearing her shout, the speed of the high-speed flying golden cloud slowed down significantly and began to gradually descend in altitude.

Finally, the golden cloud hovered steadily over a relatively flat rocky area not far from the highland where Kurotsuchi was, and then landed completely. The gold dust spread out like flowing water, forming a platform.

Kurotsuchi was on full alert, her tool pouch already open, and her Chakra secretly circulating, ready to respond to any possible attack at any time.

She stared intently at the gold dust platform, wanting to know exactly who was on it and being so arrogant.

The gold dust flowed slightly, and the figures on the platform became clear. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

The first thing that caught Kurotsuchi’s eye was a boy with short, brilliant blonde hair and a sun-like smile on his Face.

He was wearing a Hidden Leaf Village Jonin vest and even a Hidden Leaf Village forehead protector, smiling as he looked with interest at Kurotsuchi, who had stood up with a look of vigilance.

The boy looked at Kurotsuchi as if he had discovered something interesting. He raised an index finger to his lips and made a "shushing" gesture, his tone as relaxed as if he were greeting a friend:

"Shh~"

"I didn’t see you just now. If Hikari hadn’t reminded me, I almost would have missed you."

He smiled and said, "Don’t worry, dizziness is normal."

Kurotsuchi: "???"

Missed what?

What dizziness?

What nonsense is this guy talking?

A strong sense of crisis instantly surged in her heart.

Kurotsuchi no longer hesitated and immediately began weaving hand signs; she wanted to strike first!

The girl who had been standing quietly beside the blonde boy, her entire figure almost wrapped in an oversized white cloak, with only an exquisite but expressionless Face and a pair of crimson eyes visible, made a move.

No, to be precise, her eyes changed.

In those crimson eyes, the black tomoe instantly connected and transformed, turning into a strange pattern.

The crimson light suddenly expanded in Kurotsuchi’s field of vision.

An irresistible, cold, and powerful ocular power, like the swiftest Spiritual shock, directly invaded the depths of Kurotsuchi’s consciousness!

"Tsukuyomi!"

A cold female voice seemed to ring out directly in the depths of her mind.

Is that the Sharingan?

This was the last clear thought Kurotsuchi had before her consciousness fell into darkness.

Boundless darkness and a strong sense of dizziness instantly swallowed her. She didn’t even have time to make any effective resistance or sound an alarm before her body went limp and she collapsed. The technique she wanted to use also dissipated due to the interruption of Chakra.

Looking at Kurotsuchi lying on the ground, Naruto walked forward in amazement and knelt down to carefully look at the girl’s Face, which still carried a shocked expression even in her coma.

"It seems our luck is really good, Hikari."

Naruto laughed and pointed at Kurotsuchi.

"We directly encountered the precious granddaughter of Third Hokage Tsuchikage Onoki, Kurotsuchi."

Hikari had already deactivated her Mangekyo, but her expressionless Face was now slightly puffed out at the cheeks, as if she were a little angry or expressing dissatisfaction.

She glanced at Kurotsuchi on the ground and then looked at Naruto:

"When we fight Hidden Stone Village in a bit, I won’t allow you to use her to threaten that Tsuchikage Old man. It’s too beneath us."

In her simple and direct logic: since our power is enough to directly defeat the opponent, why bother with the extra step of using a hostage to threaten them?

Naruto was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then looked at Hikari with some amusement and raised an eyebrow:

"Huh?"

"Do I look... like the kind of classless guy who would use a hostage to threaten an opponent?"

Shadow Clone: Yes, I can prove it; the Main Body won’t do this, but I will!

As Naruto spoke, he manipulated the gold dust to wrap Kurotsuchi up.

"Not looking like it doesn’t prevent me from reminding you."

Hikari swapped positions with Naruto, separating him from Kurotsuchi.

Oh, getting quite protective?

Hikari glanced at Naruto.

"Alright, let’s go."

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