In the Land of Lightning, the two who had already decided to take a against Kinkaku and Ginkaku were fully prepared.

  "You must ensure my safety. After my soul leaves my body, it bees extremely fragile; a siouch could destroy it," Kamihane said, staring ily at Uchiha Hikari with a serious expression in a hidden cave.

  "First, I'm not deaf; sed, I'm not stupid; third, this is the fourth time you've said this," Hikari replied impatiently.

  The light ihe cave was dim, and the Cloud ninja stood beside them with a bnk expression.

  "Actually, what I'm worried about isn't others..."

  "Are you going to act or not!"

  "Alright, alright, I'm on it," Kamihane raised his hands in surrender.

  Their pn was simple. Sihey were targeting Kinkaku and Ginkaku, they couldn't act openly. The Hidden Cloud Vilge was vast and powerful, and directly attag these two high-ranking figures within their vilge would be a reckless move.

  Thus, the foolproof strategy was to set up an ambush in advand lure them into the trap.

  This also avoided the risk of being discovered while infiltrating the Hidden Cloud Vilge.

  As for how to lure them out...

  "Soul Transformation Teique!"

  Kamihaook a deep breath, f the "Rabbit" hand seal with his hands. As his eyes closed, a light ahereal humanoid spirit leaped out from the of his head.

  He g his translut hands. After transf into a spirit, his vision became incredibly broad, and he felt a profound sense of rexation from within, exuding fort from the i.

  Every time he performed the Soul Transformation Teique, an impulse surged within him—a desire to roam freely across the heavens ah, overlooking all mountains.

  His physical body remaianding still, breathing evenly, with a serene expression as if in deep sleep.

  Without hesitation, his spirit body dived down and instantly ehe Cloud ninja's forehead.

  He arrived in a space filled with a colorful o, surrounded by fantastical hues—this was the Cloud ninja's mental world.

  Or rather... his mind.

  At a ghe Cloud ninja's spiritual body y dormant at the ter of the space, still immersed in Kamihane's genjutsu.

  Though the master of this realm, he now resembled a mb awaiting sughter, his o the bde.

  Kamihane approached the Cloud ninja's spiritual body, juring a twisted, clear light in his palm, aly pressed it against the other's forehead.

  It was worth noting that after Kamihane's soul left his body, his spirit body retaihe properties of his Mangekyō Sharingan. Thus, he could freely cast genjutsu, which were rooted in spiritual energy.

  This meant that once he entered an enemy's mental world, his genjutsu would hit with absolute precision. The enemy's mind became his domain.

  Moreover, with a simple touch of the enemy's spiritual body, he could extract all the information he desired. This "Soul Search" teique even elimihe need for interrogation.

  The wondrous iioween the Uchiha lineage and the Soul Transformation Teique achieved a synergy where one plus one far exceeded two.

  Of course, all of this was ti on the enemy's soul being weaker than his or already in a "dormant" state.

  Otherwise, even the Soul Transformation Teique carried the risk of backsh.

  Soon, Kamihane pleted his intelligence search, a smile curling at the ers of his mouth.

  Outside the mental world, under Uchiha Hikari's watchful gaze, the Cloud ninja's fiwitched slightly before his eyes slowly opened.

  "Long live Lord Madara," the Cloud ninja spoke in a lively tone.

  Only then did Hikari rex. This was the prearranged signal between them. If Kamihane failed to possess the ninja, she could respond immediately.

  Though... the likelihood of su event was minuscule.

  Kamiharetched his body a few times. "From what I know, Kinkaku is fiercely protective of his brother. If anything happens to Ginkaku, he'll go berserk. So, I'll ambush Ginkaku, and then you'll use your ocur jutsu to trol Kinkaku. That should ensure success..."

  The two went over the p time.

  "Remember my signal. Those brothers aren't fools. If we fail, there won't be another ce," Kamihane reminded.

  "Got it. You should be careful too..."

  "Oh? Careful of what?" Kamihane blinked.

  "Careful not to be discovered. Don't ruin Lord Madara's pn," Hikari turned her head slightly, avoiding his gaze.

  The person before her, though his appearand voice had ged, still had that same mischievous, slightly flippant look in his eyes—utterly infuriating!

  Kamihane poio his head. "Don't worry. I've memorized this guy's usual speech, mannerisms, and habits. I shouldn't be discovered. And..."

  Seeing Hikari's hesitant expression, he smiled gently. "I'll be careful."

  "I wasn't worried about you!" Hikari's cheeks flushed slightly as she was about to retort, but Kamihaivated the Body Flicker Teique and vanished in an instant.

  ...

  The Hidden Cloud Vilge, affiliated with the Land of Lightning, is a bat-oriented ninja vilge established by the First Raikage, ranking among the top even within the Five Great Ninja Vilges.

  The vilge is fouop t peaks that pierce the clouds, shrouded in mist, with deafening thunder eg throughout the day.

  However, what outsiders most admire is the vilge's exceptionally high internal cohesion, with unity from top to bottom, which also iably determiheir extremely xenophobiature.

  In the inal timelihe Hidden Cloud Vilge was the only one among the Five Great Ninja Vilges that did not produy rogue ninja from the Akatsuki anization.

  Kamihane, borrowing the body of a Cloud ninja named "Omui," effortlessly infiltrated the vilge.

  Using the intelligen his mind, he meahrough the vilge in a seemingly aimless manner, but iy, he was quietly approag a specific location.

  That location was the residence of the Gold and Silver Brothers.

  After repeatedly firming that no one aying attention to him, Kamihane finally stepped through the gate.

  Upoering the residence, he immediately put on a panicked expression, stumbling directly towards the inner courtyard.

  "Lold, Lord Silver! I have urgeo report!"

  "Where is Lold? Where is Lord Silver? I have urgeo report!"

  With a loud "bang," the main door was roughly pushed open, and a burly figure slowly emerged.

  "It's the middle of the day, stop making so muoise!" Silver, still drowsy, yawned. Upnizing Kamihane's face, his expression turned impatient.

  "Omui? So it's you. If you woke me up for something trivial, I'll kill you!"

  He shook his head, and under his yak-like horns, his silver hair shimmered faintly in the sunlight.

  Kamihane quickly g Silver, notig the three symmetrical whisker marks on his cheeks, and inwardly frowned.

  It seems the rumors are true; these brothers have indeed obtaihe ails' chakra.

  "Lord Silver, we... have discovered traces of the ails!"

  "What!" Silver's eyes widened, and he leapt in front of Kamihane. "Say that again!"

  "While on a mission, we entered the ails. It seemed i on revenge against our vilge and attacked us directly!" Kamihane's eyes showed fear, his voice trembling. "Everyone except me is dead!"

  Silver grabbed Kamihane by the colr, lifting him like a chick, and barged into another room.

  "Gold, wake up! That beast has e back for revenge!"

  However, Gold was not napping. He seemed to be in the midst of chakra refiraining. When Silver burst in, he immediately opened his eyes, and the violent chakra around him gradually subsided.

  He slowly stood up, and Kamihane was surprised to find that this man was even more robust than Silver. His dark golden hair flowed down, and his bulging muscles were filled with surging vitality. bined with his two fearsome horns, he was like a humanoid beast!

  " you believe it? That beast has e back to seek revenge on us!" Silver ughed excitedly.

  At that moment, Gold's authoritative gaze turowards them.

  "Omui, are you certain it was the ails?"

  Kamihane nodded vigorously, his tohat of someone who had narrowly escaped death. "It was the ails! With just a swipe of its cws, all my rades were killed. I had already reported to the Raikage, but he seems unwilling to i more resources into this matter. He only ordered to sole the families of the fallen rades, saying it was for the vilge's long-term development..."

  "Hmph! That guy is really slow!" Silver spat in disgust.

  "Silver, no matter what, he is our Raikage. Sometimes he is right," Gold reminded him.

  "But... Yotsuki Sora, Bumo, and Sarui are all dead!" Kamihane said with despair. "My lords, won't you even avehem?"

  His expression was dramatic, but his mind was calm. Acc to Omui's intelligence, Gold and Silver had some disagreements with the First Raikage. Although it wasn't to the point of open hostility, they often had differing opinions oain matters.

  If the First Raikage was a dove advog for peaceful development with a broad perspective, then these brothers were hawks who revered martial prowess and advocated for radical a.

  Moreover, among the list of the fallen he had mentiohe Yotsuki inja was one of Gold and Silver's trusted subordinates.

  At that moment, Silver patted his shoulder. "Don't worry, we will definitely avenge our brothers."

  "Gold, let's set out now. Just a part of its flesh and blood gave us such great power. If we could..." He showed a slightly ing smile. "Aren't you curious about the ails' power?"

  "But what about the Raikage..." Gold hesitated for a moment, then, seeing Silver's eager gaze, finally nodded. "Fine, with the two of us, we should be able to capture the ails alive this time. After it's dohe Raikage won't have anything to say!"

  "Omui, lead the way!"