Is Your Name Uchiha Madara?
Xu Fan could clearly feel a warm current surging within his body, spreading rapidly throughout.
The injuries on his face and ankles healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the pain quickly disappeared.
"Is this the chakra of Hashirama?"
Xu Fan couldn't help but murmur in his heart as he quickly grasped the situation.
In fact, anyone with a basic understanding of the Hokage world knew that other people's chakra was simply called chakra. But the chakra belonging to Hashirama Senju? That was something else entirely. It wasn't just chakra—it was THE chakra. Even if the Nine-Tails were pulled over, it wouldn't necessarily compare.
The true God of Shinobi.
A title well-deserved.
Forget the shinobi from the Hidden Cloud Village—even if Uchiha Madara himself were here, had his body completely smashed to pieces, and stabbed Xu Fan in the heart, Xu Fan could still slap him away with just two strikes.
"Your name is Uchiha Madara?"
"And you think you're the only one who can make others dance?"
But beyond this overwhelming chakra, Xu Fan also gained another ability.
He steadied himself and unleashed the chakra within him.
A wave of pure, overwhelming energy exploded outward, creating an impact that sent several Hidden Cloud ninjas flying.
Xu Fan could clearly see their widened eyes—staring at him in disbelief as they were blasted away by his power.
"Chakra... can be used like this?"
Then, Xu Fan remembered something.
In the late stages of Naruto Shippuden, when Orochimaru used Edo Tensei to summon the past Hokage, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, had intended to kill Uchiha Sasuke on the spot. But Hashirama merely released his chakra, calming the entire battlefield. Even the surrounding walls cracked under the sheer force of it.
Back then, Sasuke was stunned.
And that was with Orochimaru suppressing Hashirama's power. Hashirama himself hadn't even intended to go all out.
Now, the chakra Xu Fan released was strong enough to attract the attention of the leader of the Hidden Cloud Village squad.
"This chakra…?"
The leader of the Cloud ninjas froze. He didn't even need a sensory-type ninja to confirm it—the sheer pressure of the chakra could be felt from hundreds of meters away.
"Could it be... the Third Hokage?"
His throat tightened. In his mind, the only person in Konohagakure with this level of chakra was Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage.
"Is that possible?"
His own speed was second only to Lord Raikage himself. Yet, in such a short time, had Konoha's Hokage noticed their actions and arrived—not to chase them, but to cut them off directly?
"Let her go."
Xu Fan's voice was low and commanding.
He had appeared instantly behind the Cloud leader.
Meanwhile, the Cloud ninjas he had previously blasted away had landed—right at their leader's feet.
The chakra Xu Fan possessed was even more overwhelming than he had anticipated. He struggled to fully control it.
"You…?"
The Cloud leader turned sharply, but the moment he laid eyes on Xu Fan—he froze.
It wasn't the Third Hokage standing before him.
It was just a black-haired boy.
A boy who looked no older than thirteen or fourteen.
Yet, there was no doubt—that monstrous chakra had come from him.
"Is he a Jinchūriki?"
"Like Killer Bee—someone who has perfectly controlled their Tailed Beast?"
"Damn it… What kind of intel did our reconnaissance team even gather!?"
For a moment, the Cloud leader couldn't help but wonder—were the intelligence operatives in his village all complete garbage?
Then, suddenly—
Plop!
His legs gave out.
"Wait… Am I trembling?"
He swallowed hard. He wanted to command his subordinates to fight while he escaped.
But only now did he realize—his legs wouldn't move.
It felt as if they weighed thousands of pounds.
Forget running. He couldn't even stop them from shaking.
"No… This is impossible…"
And as for the elite Hidden Cloud shinobi who were there to back him up?
All of them had only one thought left in their minds—
Fear.
"What is this…? This unprecedented sense of fear?"
"Is that… really just chakra?"
No—this wasn't just chakra.
This was the same terror they felt when standing before a rampaging Tailed Beast.
And these weren't just average shinobi.
These were elite jonin—handpicked for this mission to ensure everything went smoothly.
Their target? The Byakugan of the Hyūga Clan.
A mission that was supposed to be foolproof.
But now—they couldn't even move.
Xu Fan's cold gaze swept over them. He had no intention of letting these Cloud Village shinobi return.
His eyes sharpened as he precisely controlled his chakra, ensuring it wouldn't harm Hinata, then—
He released it all at once.
BOOM!
A massive chakra shockwave swept forward like a tsunami, producing an ear-shattering sonic boom.
In an instant—
The internal organs and bones of the distant Cloud ninjas shattered.
As for the Cloud leader—
His arms were obliterated. His entire body was sent flying, crashing into the forest behind him.
But it didn't stop there.
The entire forest was flattened in the wake of Xu Fan's chakra.
Hundred-year-old trees were uprooted as if they were nothing.
Yet, at the center of it all—
Hinata stood untouched.
She fell steadily to the ground, as if she hadn't felt a thing.
Then, as the moonlight bathed her in its glow, she slowly opened her eyes.
—Meanwhile—
Hyūga Hiashi had noticed Hinata's disappearance and, after sending word to the Third Hokage, had begun his pursuit.
Thanks to the special abilities of the Byakugan, he quickly found a trail to follow.
But just as he neared the Fire Country border—
A massive chakra wave shook the land.
"This chakra…?"
Hyūga Hiashi's breath caught in his throat.
Even without activating his Byakugan, he could clearly feel this terrifying chakra.
And the only other time he had felt something this monstrous was—
The Night of the Nine-Tails Attack.
"Damn it—those Cloud bastards! Not only did they kidnap Hinata, but they also stole a Jinchūriki?!"
Behind him, the Hyūga Clan's shinobi gasped.
To them, only a Tailed Beast could produce this level of chakra.
As the leader of the Hyūga Clan, Hiashi quickly adjusted his plan.
"Everyone—prepare for battle!"
"At the very least, we must hold them off until the Third Hokage arrives!"
Hiashi clenched his fists.
This wasn't just about the Hyūga Clan anymore.
This was for Konoha itself.
They had to stand their ground.
They had to stop this monster—at all costs.