Looting Kumogakure

"Damn, I went too far. I wonder if Hinata’s eyes were within the range of my ninjutsu too. Were they damaged?" Yota muttered.

By then, Hinata had received some basic treatment and was standing beside Sara. Hearing him, she timidly said, "My eyes are fine. We should leave Kumogakure first. It’s far too dangerous here."

The experimental ninja all wore complicated expressions at those words. Only Hinata was blind right now; otherwise, anyone with eyes could see that Yota was not the one in danger. Kumogakure was.

"Forget it. At least the Raikage Building wasn’t affected by my Dark Tree World Descent. There should still be ninja there. They must know where Hinata’s eyes are now."

Yota did not answer Hinata at all. He had no intention of letting her remain blind.

As he headed toward the Raikage Building, Yota felt uneasy. What if Hinata’s eyes were destroyed by my Dark Tree World Descent? Where am I supposed to find another pair of Byakugan for her? Am I supposed to go to the moon and dismantle the Giant Tenseigan?

By the time Yota neared the Raikage Building, his Observation Haki had already sensed that the ninja there seemed to be preparing to evacuate.

He had no interest in playing hide-and-seek with them. With his back to the others, his eyes shifted slightly, turning into purple Rinnegan. Then he shot into the sky and arrived directly above the Raikage Building.

"Universal Pull!"

The immense gravitational force yanked the entire Raikage Building until it shook violently. The ninja inside, who had been gathering documents, all turned pale, but they had already lost their last chance to escape.

Yota used gravity to wrench the entire Raikage Building deep into the air. Then black mist descended from above, instantly swallowing the whole structure.

A moment later, Yota threw the Raikage Building back out. The ninja stationed inside had been completely drained of Chakra and had lost all ability to resist.

Yota walked up to the ninja and glared with his Mangekyo Sharingan. They immediately spilled every piece of information they knew like beans pouring from a bamboo tube.

Among them was a Raikage secretary named Mabui, who knew the most.

"Hm? One of Hinata’s eyes is being kept in the Raikage Building? The other was already transplanted into that bastard Kumogakure Ninja who kidnapped Hinata!"

"And that bastard Kumogakure Ninja has already gone to the front lines?"

Yota snorted. After killing so many people earlier, the anger in his heart had subsided considerably, so he did not kill the Raikage’s secretary.

Of course, the main reason was that the Raikage’s secretary was a beautiful dark-skinned woman. As the saying went, one’s values followed one’s facial features; under equal circumstances, he was clearly more tolerant of attractive people.

Entering the Raikage Building, Yota found that its construction was obviously quite sturdy. He had first ripped it from the ground, then thrown it out of Dark Space, yet it had not fallen apart. Only the things inside had become a complete mess.

Yota led the experimental ninja in sorting through the place for more than ten minutes. During that time, Kumogakure Ninja watched them from afar, but not a single one dared approach again.

Clearly, although Kumogakure Ninja were often called barbarians by the other ninja villages and were famous for fearing death less than anyone, they still knew fear when facing an opponent they truly could not defeat.

Besides finding one of Hinata’s Byakugan in the Raikage Building, Yota also found Kumogakure’s inheritance scrolls. They were similar in nature to Konoha’s Scroll of Seals.

But clearly, for Kumogakure Ninja, who had no qualms about anything, danger meant nothing. As long as something was powerful and usable, no ninjutsu was worth sealing away. Thus, it had become an inheritance scroll rather than a Scroll of Seals.

"Kumogakure’s Lightning Release Armor… I probably can’t use this together with the Eight Gates, right? Then again, maybe I can. With my physical abilities and Chakra control, I might actually be able to combine them."

"Even if I can’t, the techniques for using Lightning Release Chakra to stimulate the body’s speed, accelerate neural reactions, and strengthen the body are still very useful to me."

"And there’s Black Lightning, Magnet Release, the Heavenly Transfer Technique… It may not compare to Konoha’s Scroll of Seals, but this is still a pretty good haul."

Yota gave the inheritance scroll a rough look before putting it away as spoils of war.

Afterward, Yota directly placed the Byakugan back into Hinata Hyuga’s eye socket. The little girl could finally see again.

The moment Hinata Hyuga saw sunlight again, tears immediately streamed down her face. Yota had originally intended to casually take an eye from some Kumogakure Ninja and install it for her, but she ultimately refused.

"No need, big brother. One eye is fine." Hinata’s gaze swept over the Kumogakure Ninja, revealing intense disgust. "One day, I’ll take back my own eye!"

Yota looked at Hinata, whose personality could now be said to have changed drastically and showed signs of turning dark, but he said nothing. Even an ordinary person would undergo an extreme change in personality after suffering such misfortune, much less a three-year-old child like Hinata Hyuga.

Still, he patted Hinata Hyuga’s head. "Don’t worry. You won’t have to wait long. In a couple of days, when we reach the battlefield, I’ll take your eye back while I’m at it!"

"What a big mouth! So you’re the one who destroyed all of Kumogakure?"

A sharp female shout rang out, and several ghostly blue fireballs shaped like rats flew toward Yota.

Yota’s Observation Haki had long sensed the newcomer. He gave a faint snort and stretched out one hand. Black mist spread forth, instantly absorbing the fireballs completely.

"Two-Tails Jinchuriki Yugito?" Yota asked coldly as he looked at the girl, who appeared to be about his age.

"That’s right. You’re the Black Shadow Ninja who once wreaked havoc in Konoha? I never thought you’d dare come to Kumogakure! Do you think we’re as weak as Konoha?"

Yugito spoke with an icy expression.

"I don’t see how you’re any different from Konoha." Yota glanced around at the cowering Kumogakure Ninja, shrugged, and said mockingly.

"Cut the nonsense! What exactly are you here in Kumogakure for?" Yugito gritted her teeth and shouted.

"Oh, I accepted a mission from Konoha to help them win this war."

"What? How can Konoha be so shameless?" Yugito was stunned. Konoha had suffered terrible losses and shown signs of weakness because of this Black Shadow Ninja, which was why Kumogakure had targeted them in the first place. Yet now they had actually hired their own enemy.

"And you actually accepted a mission from Konoha? Aren’t you enemies with Konoha?"

Yota gave Yugito a strange look. Come to think of it, he did not really have any deep grudge against Konoha. Though Konoha had forced him onto the battlefield when he was young, he had not actually gone, had he? Instead, he had learned quite a bit of ninjutsu knowledge from Konoha and built a solid foundation as a ninja.

The reason he had taken advantage of Konoha’s misfortune was simple. The first time, it had been entirely for his own benefit. The second time, it had merely been to help Hizashi Hyuga get Neji out.

In the end, however, Yota did not explain so much. He only said one thing.

"Because… Konoha paid too much!"