Chapter 78: A Visit from the Land of LightningEnvoyMeanwhile, Naruto learned from the Chakra of his returning shadow clone that the heart had already been delivered to Kakuzu. Afterward, he turned his gaze toward the only remaining Ninja.Everything had happened in just a few short seconds. At this moment, the Chunin was trembling in place, paralyzed by fear. Although his boss wasn't considered the top in the Village, he was still a first-rate expert."This was a Jonin! To be killed in a single exchange by this brat in front of me? How did he train? To have such strength at such a young age... is he a monster?""Wait! His move just now seems familiar. I remember the Raikage mentioning this technique... Fly, Flying Thunder God? Yellow hair, could he be... No, that man is already dead, isn't he? And he wouldn't be this young."Thinking of this, the Chunin looked up at Naruto, just as Naruto was preparing to finish him off. The Chunin hurriedly asked, "Yellow hair, and you know the Flying Thunder God... What is your relationship to Konoha's Fourth Hokage, Minato, known as the Yellow Flash?"Naruto knew that this person must have heard of his father's deeds, but he had no intention of revealing his identity to the opponent. He said coldly, "Why would a dead man ask such things?"Having said that, Naruto didn't give him another chance and rushed straight forward, intending to take his life. Just as his fist was about to land on the Chunin's head, a voice suddenly whispered "Gentle Fist" in his ear.Furthermore, Naruto sensed that the newcomer's strength was definitely at the Jonin level. The place where he struck was extremely tricky, aiming directly at his Gate of View acupuncture point.If he were hit, he would definitely be forced out of the Eight Gates state. At best, he would end up with a serious injury, and at worst, his future training of the Eight Gates would be damaged.Consequently, Naruto had to abandon the Chuninfrom the Land of Lightning, shifting from an offensive stance to defense, and blocked the punch.Taking advantage of this moment, the Chunin lived up to his reputation for being skilled in concealment and escape. He seized the opportunity, used some unknown secret technique, and fled directly, to the point where even Narutocould no longer sense his presence.Naruto then saw clearly that the person who attacked him was none other than Hizashi. Since Hinata had already been saved, he let the Chuningo. Naruto exited his battle state and said, "Hizashi?"Hearing the child in front of him call out his name directly, Hizashi was stunned for a moment. However, he maintained his combat stance and said, "You've heard of me? Then hurry up and hand over Lady Hinata. What is your intention in kidnapping the princess of my Hyuga Clan?"Hearing that he still hadn't figured out the situation on the field, Naruto couldn't help but mock him: "It's a shame that your Hyuga Clan possesses the gifted Byakugan, but unfortunately, your hearts are blind. Can you not even distinguish between good and evil?"Hizashi was a bit bewildered by what he said, not understanding the meaning, only knowing that this kid was insulting the Hyuga Clan, so he prepared to continue attacking.Fortunately, at this moment, Hinata woke up. She said, "Naruto, did you save me again? Thank you so much; I don't know how to repay you. Huh? Uncle, you're here too! What are you doing? Why does it look like you're fighting with Naruto?"Hizashi realized then that he had made a mistake. He immediately withdrew his combat stance, bowed to Naruto, and said, "So you are the Narutothat the young lady is always talking about. I'm truly sorry, it was my fault."Naruto said speechlessly, "Do you know that because you suddenly intervened, that Ninja got away? Sigh, I'm afraid this will cause quite a bit of trouble. But never mind, at least Hinata has been rescued safely, so I won't worry about any trouble."Hizashi continued to bow and said, "Naruto, you really are powerful, having killed two Ninjas on your own. I am truly sorry for rashly attacking without understanding the situation. But it doesn't matter; when we go back, I will say that I killed these two Ninjas. If there is any trouble, I will handle it."Naruto turned his back and ignored him, then waved his hand and said, "Forget it, you were just anxious to save Hinata, so I won't hold it against you for that reason. You can head back on your own, and clean up this place while you're at it. I'm taking Hinata back first."As he spoke, Naruto first coated his hands with some Chakra to clean off the bloodstains, then took Hinata from the hands of his shadow clone, used the Flying Thunder God, and instantly returned to the Village.The next day, the Land of Lightning actually sent people over to demand an explanation from Konoha. They did not admit to the kidnapping of Hinata, but perhaps because they were afraid of losing face, they didn't mention that they had seen who the culprit was.Meanwhile, Hizashi stepped forward and said that he had killed those two Ninjas to protect the young lady, but the envoy sent by the Land of Lightningdidn't care about that at all.Using the killing of their Ninja leader as an excuse, they made an unreasonable demand: they required to see the corpse of the leader of the Hyuga Clan, otherwise, they threatened to launch an attack on Konoha and the Hyuga Clan.Upon hearing this, Hiashi, the head of the Hyuga Clan, decided to agree to their request to avoid war, but at this moment, Tsunade arrived.After hearing the other party's conditions, she immediately became furious and stated, "Who's afraid of whom? If you dare to send people over, I guarantee that no matter how many come, they will die. I will absolutely make sure they never return."However, Hiruzen and Danzo, who had come along with her, did not agree with her approach, saying that the Village absolutely must not be so easily plunged into war. Doing so would be too counterproductive, as peaceful days had not lasted long.In front of the Land of Lightning envoy, Tsunadecould not directly lash out, so she gave the two of them some face and did not retort on the spot.However, Tsunade stated that the high-ranking officials of Konoha needed to discuss this first, temporarily stabilizing the situation. At the same time, she asked Shizune to quickly go and inform Naruto about what had happened here.
