Chapter 4: Captured Alive

“It’s nothing more than trying to disgust and mess with someone’s mind,” Kawaki Seiyu declared confidently. “Compared to me, you’re all just little brothers.”

As it turned out, Kawaki Seiyu was indeed more formidable when it came to offending others.

The two Hyuga ninjas, provoked by his words, felt as if their sore spots had been stepped on, old wounds reopened. Their anger surged two notches higher.

“Damn brat, you’ll definitely pay for this.”

“Brat, I promise you’ll regret ever coming to this world. Our orders were only to bring you back, but they never said we had to keep you intact. Your chakra must be drained by now. Prepare yourself to face hell.”

Kawaki Seiyu’s use of the White Lightning jutsu noticeably decreased, which thrilled the two Hyuga ninjas. Seeing a glimmer of hope, they accelerated their attacks.

In their minds, once they captured Kawaki Seiyu, they would make sure to torment this damned brat thoroughly.

Meanwhile, Kawaki Seiyu, though feeling his chakra depleted, remained calm and even taunted, “You only threaten me without denying it? Seems even you admit you’re nothing but ninja dogs.”

“Bastard.”

“Damn it.”

The two Chunin from the Hyuga clan felt their hatred for Kawaki Seiyu intensify once more, yet, as Kawaki Seiyu had said, despite such mockery, neither dared to deny it.

Suddenly, Kawaki Seiyu’s Body Flicker Technique quickened dramatically, widening the gap between him and the two opponents.

“Stop him! That brat’s trying to run!” one Hyuga Chunin blurted instinctively.

But he was quickly proven wrong—Kawaki Seiyu didn’t run away. Instead, arrogantly, he pulled out a vial filled with a blue liquid from his ninja tool pouch and drank it swiftly.

It was clear that his earlier use of the rapid Body Flicker was to create distance so he could consume that mysterious vial.

“Sorry to keep you fighting for so long; I got a little thirsty. I’ll just have a sip of this special juice. Don’t mind, do you?” He placed the empty blue vial back into his pouch, though in truth, it vanished into the system space of his unique ability.

What Kawaki Seiyu drank wasn’t juice but a small blue bottle capable of restoring his chakra.

Indeed, it was the “blue potion” from the game.

Though Kawaki Seiyu’s body wasn’t naturally endowed with extraordinary chakra reserves or strength, relying on the blue potion allowed him to outlast opponents by draining their chakra until they collapsed.

Where other ninjas expend both physical and mental energy during intense battles, Kawaki Seiyu simply relied on his potions.

There’s a saying, isn’t there? “I can fight all day like this.”

After this brief refill, the battle resumed, and the two Hyuga Chunin sensed something was amiss.

“How does that brat suddenly have so much chakra again? This isn’t right. That thing he drank before must be something like a soldier’s ration pill.”

“We can’t let this continue. Who knows how many of those things he’s carrying?”

Though considered low-tier Chunin within the Hyuga clan, both had years of experience and insight into battle flow.

They noticed the change as Kawaki Seiyu recovered, especially since they had the Byakugan activated, allowing them to clearly see the chakra replenishing within him.

Having witnessed his secret, their fighting style shifted, becoming fiercer and more ruthless. They adopted a strategy of inflicting injury for injury, aiming to end the fight swiftly.

For them, as long as they could take this brat down and complete their mission, even one of them being severely wounded was acceptable.

But Kawaki Seiyu was not about to let these two succeed.

“Ready to give it your all? Then come at me.”

Both Hyuga Chunin prepared their trump cards, but so did Kawaki Seiyu.

Suddenly, his speed surged again, using the Body Flicker Technique enhanced far beyond the ordinary.

“What?”

“How is it possible? That brat’s speed is insane.”

It was lightness skill fused into the Body Flicker Technique.

Of course, Kawaki Seiyu kept this thought to himself; he wouldn’t dare say it aloud.

In the past, he had endured countless hardships to integrate lightness skill into his Body Flicker Technique.

Even now, using this enhanced Body Flicker took a heavy toll.

While chakra-driven, the advanced technique boosted his speed dramatically, but the cost was physical damage to his body. Long-term use would cause irreversible injuries.

Why was Kawaki Seiyu so reckless with such a dangerous technique? Because, aside from the blue potion, he also had a red one.

Combining high-speed Body Flicker with the White Lightning of the Fourth Channel, Kawaki Seiyu didn’t just toy with the two opponents; he precisely controlled the battle.

At least, he could proudly say, “This is my home turf.”

He darted back and forth at high speed, repeatedly unleashing White Lightning. After consuming another blue potion and a red potion, Kawaki Seiyu wore down the two until they collapsed.

When the battle ended, the two looked less than human—scorched on the outside, raw inside—from the relentless White Lightning strikes.

It couldn’t be helped. White Lightning, a low-level secret technique, mainly paralyzed rather than harmed. However, due to ninja chakra, dispelling the chant reduced its paralysis effect to near nothing.

So this was an unexpected consequence, no one to blame.

Why didn’t the two choose to flee, instead enduring such damage to complete their mission?

Ha. Ninja dogs raised by the Hyuga clan—what else could be said?

Kawaki Seiyu activated his Byakugan, confirming their chakra was truly depleted, then added an extra measure of security.

“Binding Technique: Fourth Channel—This Rope.”

Golden cords of chakra bound the two tightly. Then he took out a real rope from his pouch to secure them further, finally satisfied.

Being cautious when still relatively weak was wise.

Looking down at the captured pair, Kawaki Seiyu pondered how to deal with them. He had already made his plans.