Chapter 314: Birds in the Cage

"What are you exactly?!"

"Why attack our Hidden Cloud village?!"

Looking at the figure gradually emerging from the rubble, all the Hidden Cloud ninjas present were both shocked and angry.

They were shocked at the strength the newcomer possessed, daring to invade their Hidden Cloud, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages of the ninja world, alone and with such a grand display of power.

They were angry because the village they had always diligently protected had been destroyed in this manner by the person standing before them, who spoke such arrogant and provocative words.

"Who are you?!"

"Why attack our Hidden Cloud, you idiot moron!!"

Seeing their village destroyed like this, even Killer B, the Jinchuriki of the Eight-Tails, couldn't help but show a hint of anger beneath his black sunglasses.

"How about it? Have you forgotten all your old opponents from the battlefield?"

As the swirling dust finally dispersed, a figure clad in a black kimono emerged from the ruins, silver hair scattered, with a handsome, otherworldly face adorned by a pair of amber eyes.

Once the young ninja's appearance became clear and his words sank in, all the Hidden Cloud ninjas present immediately widened their eyes.

"Scarlet Yu?!"

Among the crowd, a Hidden Cloud Chunin who had participated in the Third Great Ninja War finally recalled, sweat dripping down his face. "I've seen him on the battlefield! He's the one who killed Lord Third Raikage!!"

"Oh? It seems you've finally recognized me..."

Seeing that almost everyone present had identified him, Yu's lips curled slightly, his Observation Haki fully deployed, sensing the countless Hidden Cloud ninjas around him. "Quite a number here. Truly deserving of being one of the Five Great Ninja Villages in the ninja world..."

"Don't waste time talking to him!!"

"Capture him! I'm going to break every bone in this kid's body one by one!!"

First, Yu killed the father, Third Raikage, during the Third Great Ninja War. Later, his plans to seize the Byakugan of the Konoha Hyuga Clan were thwarted by Yu. Now, even the entire Hidden Cloud Village has been devastated by Yu.

Beside him, the Fourth Raikage, A, seething with rage, almost gritted his teeth into pieces. Suddenly, an incredibly strong surge of Lightning Release Chakra erupted from his body. The Hidden Cloud's secret NinTaijutsu—Lightning Release Armor—formed violently all over him.

"So you're the Fourth Raikage of Hidden Cloud..."

"Your temper really is as fiery and irritable as the rumors say..."

In an instant, amidst flying dust and debris, standing in the very center of the ruins of Hidden Cloud Village, facing the Fourth Raikage who had erupted into Lightning Release Chakra Mode in front of him, and with more and more ninjas surrounding them, Yu spoke calmly as if unaffected.

"However, since you're so eager for war..."

"Then I'll grant your wish and make this spectacle even more intense!!"

As he spoke, the power of the Thread Fruit surged within Yu, raising his hand high in the air amidst the wary gazes of all the Hidden Cloud ninjas around him, aiming towards the sky above.

"Birdcage!!"

Countless threads erupted from Yu's hand like a volcanic eruption, continuously spewing out towards the sky above Hidden Cloud. Thousands upon thousands of transparent white threads rained down like a meteor shower once they reached the highest point in the center of Hidden Cloud Village, beginning to fall around its edges.

After falling to the edges of Hidden Cloud Village, countless white threads covered and enveloped the entire village where everyone stood, forming a massive arc-shaped Birdcage from sky to ground.

"What is this?!"

Seeing Yu act, enclosing their entire Hidden Cloud Village within an immense Birdcage, and looking up at the countless white threads that obscured the entire sky, the Hidden Cloud ninjas felt the threads slowly converging towards the center, cutting off their surroundings. All the Hidden Cloud ninjas present were left stunned.

"It's gradually closing in towards the center! What in the world is this thing?!"

Some ninjas standing at the edge of Hidden Cloud Village saw the ground beneath them slowly being sliced by the threads of the Birdcage. In their panic, they lightly touched the threads, only to be cut deep, causing blood to flow.

"So sharp!"

Seeing that these threads possessed such a sharp cutting ability, and witnessing their companions getting injured, several other skeptical Hidden Cloud ninjas immediately drew their weapons, attempting to break through these cursed threads.

"Clang!"

However, without exception, whether it was kunai or a longsword, as soon as the weapons struck the surrounding white threads, they were immediately cut apart by their incredibly sharp cutting power!

The immense size of the Birdcage covering the entire Hidden Cloud Village and its terrifying ability to cut through everything instantly shocked every ninja present.

"This move is called Birdcage..."

"Its powerful cutting force is enough to sever even the toughest objects in the world, and it will continuously close in and shrink according to my will, like folding an umbrella inward, gradually shredding everything inside, bit by bit."

Seemingly oblivious to the horrified gazes of all the Hidden Cloud ninjas around him, Yu calmly introduced the capabilities of the Birdcage, "As repayment for your repeated attempts to assassinate and harass me, the destruction of Hidden Cloud Village is now inevitable."

"However, you probably have about an hour left to struggle. Let me see how you caged birds will perform!"

What?!

After hearing Yu's casual explanation, the faces of all the Hidden Cloud ninjas present changed drastically. They saw that some of the buildings on the edge of Hidden Cloud Village were already slowly being sliced open by Yu's Birdcage, and it was indeed closing in towards the center where they were located.

"You bastard! Die!!"

"As long as we kill you, this damn Birdcage will naturally vanish!"

Seeing that Yu intended to use the Birdcage to cut their entire Hidden Cloud Village, including its inhabitants, into pieces, the nearby Fourth Raikage, A, erupted with raging Lightning Release Chakra. He vanished in an instant, transforming into a streak of lightning right where he stood.

"Elbow Bolt!!"

Standing at the edge of the ruins, Yu suddenly saw a blur before him. The imposing figure of the Fourth Raikage, A, appeared in front of him, his hands enveloped in raging Lightning Release Chakra, delivering a powerful elbow strike straight towards Yu's head.

In the world of shinobi, the Fourth Raikage, A, with such a seemingly simple elbow strike, had directly knocked out Tenbin Jugo in his Cursed Seal Stage 2nd form in an instant, showcasing the terrifying power of his NinTaijutsu.

"Activating the body to its utmost with powerful Lightning Release Chakra..."

Facing the Fourth Raikage who had appeared before him in an instant, Yu, who had once clashed with the Third Raikage on the battlefield, was not unfamiliar with this level of power.

It had to be said that since the passing of the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Raikage, who had faintly become the new top fastest in the ninja world, had displayed incredibly astonishing speed and strength.

Coupled with his unparalleled Body Flicker Jutsu, it was no wonder that even Sasuke Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan couldn't keep up with his NinTaijutsu speed, leaving him only able to passively defend himself by standing still with Susanoo.

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