Chapter 384: Chapter 384: Pakura's Thoughts Stir, Falling into Takuya's Scheme (Bonus))

Chapter 384: Chapter 384: Pakura's Thoughts Stir, Falling into Takuya's Scheme (Bonus))



The most frustrating part was that, even with Takuya off gallivanting around, there was no way to make him come back.

Issuing a direct order? Shikashige didn't have that authority.

Forcing him back? He didn't have the strength.

Even if Hatake Sakumo himself stepped in, there was no guarantee he could do it. Besides, Sakumo would probably just laugh and then walk away. There was no chance of relying on him.

As for politely asking him to come back? Yeah, that was even more impossible.

Takuya had made up his mind to bail; there was no way he'd come back that easily.

"Two damn bastards!" Shikashige cursed. In the Second Great Ninja War, Sakumo had dumped all the responsibilities onto him, but in the Third Great Ninja War, Takuya took it up a notch-he straight-up ran off.

He never wanted to get involved, but here he was, carrying the weight anyway.

Meanwhile, Takuya had no clue about Shikashige's frustrations. All he knew was that now he was away from the camp, he was in a great mood.

Finding a nice spot to relax, he hunted some game and was now casually grilling meat. "Are you seriously bringing me onto the battlefield?" Pakura was, frankly, bewildered by Takuya's decision, even though she was technically his prisoner.

It was the first time she'd ever seen someone take a prisoner onto the battlefield-how reckless did he have to be?

Was he not worried she'd run away, or leave some signs to coordinate with their enemies and kill him?n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Sprinkling some seasoning onto the meat, Takuya replied nonchalantly:

"Why wouldn't I? You think I'm worried you'll try to escape? Or leave signals for Sunagakure to kill me?"

He sniffed the roasting meat, smiling with satisfaction.

Gotta admit, I'm pretty damn good at this.

Placing the meat aside, Takuya turned to Pakura with a smirk in his eyes, his voice confident:

"To be honest, if I'm bringing you along, it's because I'm not scared of you running away. You're free to try if you want. And as for signaling others to kill me-go ahead."

He added casually, "But let me warn you, if you do decide to run, I'll be pissed. Even if you manage to hide back in Sunagakure, I'll still drag you out myself."

Yeah, right.

Pakura rolled her amber eyes, giving him the biggest eye roll imaginable.

Hide in Sunagakure and he'd drag her out? This guy-Yagami Takuya—really thought he was all that.

Takuya noticed her eye roll and figured she was doubting his capabilities.

"By the way, I've always been curious," Takuya started, "Why is your hair half green and half brown? Are the folks in your village really into edgy hairstyles or something?"

Some people get a patch of green hair by accident, but Pakura here had gone and gotten her entire head done in green.

Pakura: "????"

She didn't know what he meant by "edgy," but the way he said it, she knew it wasn't anything nice, so she chose to stay silent.

Pakura didn't respond, but Takuya didn't mind. He was already used to her silence after these past few days.

After finishing his meal and grabbing his gear, Takuya didn't hesitate; he took Pakura straight to the battlefield.

As much as Takuya found it a bit cheesy, he had to admit: under the influence of the Third Hokage's "Will of Fire" ideology, Konoha shinobi had incredible resolve.

"Kill them! Don't give them a chance to hold out for reinforcements!"

The enemy wasn't about to let Konoha stall for time and wait for help to arrive.

Lightning Flash!!!

A bolt of lightning shot straight through the battlefield like an arrow. Amid screams, more than half of the Sunagakure shinobi fell to the ground.

Some died instantly, while others were left with missing limbs, clutching their wounds in

agony.

Everyone froze, not knowing what had just happened. No one had seen the lightning bolt

clearly.

It was too fast-so fast that their eyes couldn't keep up.

Although it used a lot of chakra and took a toll on his body, one of the perks of using

Lightning Release was that it didn't leave behind a bloody mess with body parts flying

everywhere.

The lightning cauterized the blood vessels instantly.

Using some large-scale jutsu or ability wasn't practical for Takuya if he wanted to take down

an entire group in one go-especially if they were spread out.

But cutting down a line of enemies? That was easy.

Flicking his Kusanagi sword, the intense lightning dissipated, and Takuya appeared before

everyone.

"Is that..."

"Lord Takuya!!" "Thank goodness, we're saved!!"

After a few seconds, the Konoha shinobi cheered, while the Sunagakure shinobi visibly

deflated.

They couldn't believe their bad luck. The surrounded enemies fired a single flare, and not only

did reinforcements arrive-they arrived fast.

And it wasn't just any reinforcement; it was one of Konoha's big guns.

They thought they could wrap up the battle in a few minutes, but now, this untouchable

monster had shown up.

"Retreat!!!"

Next Bonus: 200 -> 400 power stone

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