[T/N: Greetings! Boundless_Beacon here with a slightly-smaller-than-usual chapter drop! 😔 Three new chapters are here for your reading pleasure! 🎉 I was hoping to get more out today, but alas, the translation gods had other plans... *mostly because these chapters were ridiculously long and drained all my translator energy!* 😇 If you want to appease those gods (and re-energize me!), a Power Stone offering is always appreciated! 😉 Thanks for reading! 😄]
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"W-What do we do?"
Ai of the A-B Brothers was already intimidating enough, and now Killer Bee had arrived.
With the A-B Brothers together, even though Uchiha Mikoto had prepared herself for death, she couldn't help but feel a sense of fear at this moment. Of course, even more terrifying than fear was despair.
Looking at Naruto and Sasuke, who had been thrown on the ground, their conditions unknown, Uchiha Mikoto, completely at a loss, could only instinctively seek support from Uchiha Kage.
"I don't have any good ideas either, but..."
Just now, did that Fourth Raikage seem to be developing into a pervert?
He actually wanted to snatch Uchiha Mikoto back to be his wife just because she was pretty?
And it seemed like he wanted to capture them all to be studs?
"But what?"
Amazing. Even in this situation where there was absolutely no hope, this young man showed not even a trace of fear.
I really wish I could have a little bit of his composure.
Looking at Uchiha Kage, who didn't reveal any panic even under these circumstances, Uchiha Mikoto gradually calmed down as well.
"But I said, even if we die, I'll die before you."
Honestly, Uchiha Kage didn't know how to win against the A-B Brothers in front of him.
These two had both strength and speed, Chakra, and combined Ninja Body Techniques.
To deal with these two, you either needed a super-fast Ninjutsu like the Flying Thunder God Technique, or you needed to surpass them purely with stats, like Golden Naruto in the later stages.
It was too difficult for other types of ninjas to defeat these two brothers head-on.
If it was just one, there might be a chance, but two...
Oh well, since he had promised Sasuke, he had no choice but to fight to the bitter end.
Besides, if this mission failed, the next time he entered the Instance, it might reset to the very beginning of the Battlefield.
He had finally pushed the progress this far, and Uchiha Kage didn't want to repeat the trouble.
"Why do you..."
Why was this young man so desperately protecting her?
Was it just to repay the debt of gratitude for saving him before?
But at that time, he seemed to have broken free from the ropes on his own...
Maybe he could have escaped from there without her help.
Besides... Thinking of Uchiha Kage's stunning performance when he saved her just now, Uchiha Mikoto became even more certain of her guess.
If that's the case, then the reason this boy is desperately protecting me is probably only—
Could he also be... an admirer from the clan?
As the current number one beauty in the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Mikoto knew she was the Uchiha clan's reigning beauty.
She also knew that most of the boys in the clan had feelings for her.
"I... listen to me, I really have a fiancé. Even if you risk your life to help me, I can't possibly..."
This was originally her own private matter, but the more Uchiha Mikoto thought about it, the more she felt that she couldn't let this "newly in love" genius Uchiha youth die here because of her.
"In short, leave here quickly! I'll hold them back; you can definitely escape!"
As long as he lived, he would definitely be a pillar of the clan in the Future.
Unlike her, a useless woman whose fate was arranged from the beginning: nothing but marriage and childbearing.
"Stop thinking nonsense. I'll deal with them; you find a way to get to the children."
Although he didn't know what Uchiha Mikoto was thinking, since Naruto and Sasuke were both unconscious now, he didn't need to pretend that he couldn't use the Sharingan anymore.
"Mangekyo Sharingan - Activate?"
"Kumogakure's A-B Brothers? Both of you? Don't keep me waiting!"
He definitely couldn't win in a head-on fight, but as long as he made good use of the information gap, he might not be able to win.
Uchiha Kage directly activated his Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Good! As expected of an Uchiha ninja, you actually have such courage to face both of us."
Ai felt that this Uchiha youth was extraordinary when he managed to block his attack just now, and now the other party was even threatening to deal with both of them.
This further aroused the ferocity in Ai's heart, as well as his appreciation for the other party.
Women and whatnot could be put aside for now. He really took a liking to this man.
"Wait, brother, his Sharingan seems different from other Uchihas!"
Although outwardly rough and unrestrained, Killer Bee, who was cautious and careful on the inside, quickly noticed Uchiha Kage's difference.
"Your eyes... could it be?!"
Uchiha Mikoto also noticed the Sharingan with special patterns on the young man beside her.
Could it be the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan that only Uchiha Madara possessed? [A/N: Uchiha's descendants don't know that Uchiha Madara also had a younger brother who also had the Mangekyo Sharingan]
But how was that possible? How old was he?
Being able to awaken the Single Tomoe Sharingan at such a young age was already a genius; awakening the Mangekyo was simply...
Uchiha Mikoto didn't know what words to use to describe this kind of genius.
"I know, but for speed-type ninjas like us, the Uchiha clan isn't anything special. Just don't make eye contact with them!"
Ai was also a little surprised by the young man's strange Sharingan, but he had even more confidence in his own speed and strength.
Heavy Stream Outburst!
*Zzzzzzz...*
The Lightning Release Armor, even more powerful than before, covered Ai's entire body, emitting the sound of electricity.
At the same time, he himself turned into a light blue lightning bolt, rushing towards the Uchiha youth in front of him at a speed even faster than before.
*Boom!*
The elbow strike, carrying violent electricity, heavily struck the ground, causing the entire ground to form spiderweb-like cracks.
"What? He still dodged it?"
Could it be that his speed is faster than mine?
Realizing that his attack had completely missed the person, Ai couldn't help but doubt his own speed.
"Brother, your attack was like it passed right through his body!"
Killer Bee, standing behind him, saw it very clearly. The other party hadn't moved his body at all just now.
It was just that the young man's body was like air, causing his brother to miss completely.
Clone? Illusion? Or some other Ninjutsu?
Killer Bee wondered curiously.
"Where are you looking?"
In a two-on-one, he still needed to defeat them one by one.
Taking advantage of Ai's daze, Uchiha Kage flashed behind Killer Bee.
"You!"
When?!
Before Killer Bee could react, he saw the figure appearing above his head, as well as the Rasengan about to smash into his forehead.
There was no way to completely dodge it now. Killer Bee could only lean back while pulling out his bee-sting short blades with both hands, and fiercely stab them towards the figure above.
As long as the other party dodged these two blades attacks with Lightning Release Chakra, he would have a chance to dodge this Rasengan that was close at hand.
However, what he didn't expect was that the other party completely ignored his attack, allowing the sharp blades with Lightning Release thrusting attributes to pierce his body, and then forcefully imprint the Rasengan with considerable power on his body.
*Pfft!*
The sound of the Rasengan hitting flesh and blood, and the sound of sharp blades piercing the body, rang out at the same time.
Afterwards, the two who pulled away coughed up a mouthful of blood at the same time.
However, compared to Uchiha Kage, who was gradually recovering from his injuries, Killer Bee, who had taken a Rasengan head-on, was much more miserable.
If he hadn't worked hard to twist his body just now, that Rasengan would have really hit him on the forehead.
Moreover, although it only hit him on the shoulder now, it was still quite serious.
"You're really a fearless man."
But fortunately, he wasn't fighting alone. He only needed to call upon the Eight Tails' Chakra, and this injury could be quickly recovered.
But he didn't expect the other party to be able to recover too...
Killer Bee looked at the Uchiha youth in front of him in surprise, who was no longer bleeding.
"Likewise."
Pulling out the short blade with Lightning Release Chakra from his body, Uchiha Kage absorbed the Chakra on it while using Kisame's abilities to recover from his injuries.
"It would be even better if I knew Yin Healing Wound Destruction."
Yin Healing Wound Destruction, a type of Medical Ninjutsu - releasing healing Ninjutsu in advance on the body parts that will be attacked, so as to achieve the effect of being fearless of the enemy's damage.
Commonly known as Overpowered Block.
Unfortunately, he still didn't know it, so he could only use Kisame's ability to barely achieve the same effect.
"Thunderous Guillotine Drop!"
Seeing his younger brother Killer Bee injured, Ai on the other side immediately rushed over in a fit of rage. Before Uchiha Kage could stand up from the ground, he launched another attack.
And it was still a leg axe that could shatter mountains and split rocks.
It was impossible for a normal person to be unscathed under this kind of Ninja Body Techniques.
But Uchiha Kage was completely unaffected.
He didn't even get his clothes dirty with dust.
Only—
What Uchiha Kage didn't expect was that Uchiha Mikoto next to him hadn't made any movements since just now.
Seriously.
If the other party wasn't Sasuke's Mother, Uchiha Kage swore he would slap this woman's perky, round butt.
Mother, why are you standing there stunned like Killer Bee?
And still staring at him foolishly. Wasn't now the best time to save the children?
Wake up a little, Uchiha Mikoto!