The Raikage Arrives, the Power of Current Drive

"Onoki, the Three-Day Ōnoki... Damn Third Tsuchikage! How dare you... How dare you... Do you have no dignity as Tsuchikage at all!"

The enormous Two-Tails Matatabi trembled with rage, utterly astonished that this old man, the Kage of a village, would resort to such a sneak attack on an ordinary ninja.

Slowly descending from the sky was a short, old man with a huge bulbous nose; that was none other than the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure.

After hearing the Two-Tails Jinchuriki's roar, the Third Tsuchikage sneered, "Dignity? Face? What do those things matter? For me and Iwagakure, only practical interests matter!"

"So, does the Lord Tsuchikage also want to start a war with Konoha? Why are they attacking our ninjas as well!"

This time, it was Kakashi Hatake, covered in blood, who spoke. He looked coldly at the Third Tsuchikage. You must know that the Dust Release technique just now not only killed Darui, but also many Konoha ninjas, and even Kakashi Hatake himself was seriously injured.

While saying this, Kakashi couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself. It seems that Konoha isn't the only one with a backup plan!

Ōnoki is a complete and utter cunning old man. You really can't underestimate these veterans who have survived the brutal battlefields of the Ninja World throughout the ages... But as the Tsuchikage, to be so shameless is quite an eye-opener for Kakashi.

Hearing Kakashi's words, the Third Tsuchikage smiled wryly, "Well, I'm truly sorry, everyone in Konoha, but Dust Release, with its Kekkei Tōta, is a bit difficult to control... I suppose you won't blame this somewhat senile old man!"

"You think you can just gloss over something like this, Third Tsuchikage?! It's unbelievable..."

The short-statured Anbu let out a childish roar, almost charging forward. Kakashi quickly reached out and pressed down on the Anbu, calming him down.

"We've taken note of Lord Tsuchikage's words! As for whether he'll blame us or not, that's not something we should be concerned with. I've already used Summoning Jutsu to relay the information to the village, and I'm sure our Lord Hokage will give you a reply then!"

Kakashi may be young, but he's a seasoned veteran who's been through the Ninja World War. He knows very well that he's not as strong as others right now, so there's no need to waste words. Preserving himself is the most important thing to do.

As for the future, there will always be opportunities to get revenge.

Ōnoki glanced at Kakashi, his expression slightly hesitant. He had actually intended to kill him to silence him from the very beginning. As long as all the ninjas of Konoha were dead, no one would know that he was the one who did it.

But now that Kakashi has escaped with his life and has already sent information to Konoha, Ōnoki naturally has no reason to take action.

Killing a few ordinary Anbu is completely different from killing a ninja like Kakashi who is on the Kage Level. For Konohagakure, this is a completely different matter. Now that Iwagakure is destined to go to war with Kumogakure, it would be extremely unwise to offend Konoha.

As long as Kakashi is alive, there will naturally be some squabbles in the future, and Konoha will not really break off relations.

The key now is to capture Vegapunk Clone. Then we can use Vegapunk's technology to negotiate with Konohagakure and even form an alliance to put pressure on Kumogakure.

Thinking of this, Ōnoki withdrew his gaze from the remnants of Konoha and looked at Vegapunk.

"Damn Ōnoki, if you want to steal Dr. Vegapunk, you'll have to get past us first!"

Yugito, transformed into the Two-Tails Matatabi Yugito, shouted and spewed out a flame. What was a normal flame to Tailed Beast appeared to humans as an overwhelming force sweeping towards Ōnoki.

Ōnoki sneered as he used the Light-Weight Rock Technique to fly into the sky, dodging the flames, and simultaneously conjured a pillar of light in his hand.

The Kage of the ninja villages often possess the ability and legends to suppress the Tailed Beast. For example, the Kazekage, who mastered Magnetic Release, often used Shukaku to rack up battle achievements. The Third Raikage and the Eight Tails Gyūki frequently fought each other. The Fourth Mizukage was Perfect Jinchuriki. The First Hokage even subdued all the Tailed Beast.

Only in Iwagakure has there never been a battle between a Kage and Tailed Beast. The reason is quite simple: the Dust Release of the successive Tsuchikage is too powerful. Even Tailed Beast cannot withstand it. One hit and the Tailed Beast is dead.

This terrifying Kekkei Tōta, which ignores defense and can only be avoided, is extremely unfriendly to the naturally large-sized Tailed Beast. It is precisely for this reason that the Tsuchikage has never had a record of fighting his own Tailed Beast, because his abilities are simply not suitable for suppressing Tailed Beast, and he might accidentally kill them.

A beam of light shot out from Ōnoki's hand, sweeping across the sky. Stimulated by the terrifying killing intent, the Two-Tails Matatabi and Yugito shuddered and leaped into the air. Most of their bodies dodged the beam of light, but their tails were lightly swept by it and instantly turned into dust.

"Is this Dust Release? The only Kekkei Tōta in the Ninja World... It's terrifying... I never imagined that this old man, who is both ugly and shameless, could have such terrifying Ninjutsu power!"

After taking a few deep breaths, the cat demon's face showed obvious fear, and at this moment, Ōnoki had already condensed a new ball of light in his hand.

Huh!? Just as Ōnoki was about to make a move, he suddenly sensed a powerful Chakra approaching at an unimaginable speed.

With a deafening roar, a dazzling stream of light descended from the sky, slamming the earth and causing it to shake violently. Ōnoki was momentarily stunned, but quickly reacted and unleashed a beam of light.

Amidst the violent explosions, the earth was disintegrated, and the subsequent explosion caused by Dust Release blasted a large hole in the ground. However, Ōnoki's face showed shock as he rapidly ascended.

Lightning Release: False Darkness!

A spear of light formed from intense lightning pierced through Ōnoki's body in an instant, turning his robes into charcoal. Fortunately, he was flying fast and was relatively short, otherwise the lightning spear would have damaged more than just his clothes.

"Lord Raikage! You've come to our aid!"

Excited sounds came from the mouth of the Two-Tails Matatabi. Yugito, the Jinchuriki, had clearly seen who had just descended from the stream of light.

That was a super strong man with bronze skin and light blond hair, none other than the Fourth Raikage A!

"Thank you for your hard work, Yugito! Leave the rest to me!"

"Such speed... Fourth Raikage, your speed has increased quite a bit..."

Ōnoki, still shaken, spoke from the sky, his eyes still showing a hint of fear.

"Was that Heavenly Transfer Technique? It reacted the instant I was teleported here, not only dodging my Dust Release but also almost killing me..."

"You're much harder to deal with than your Pops!"

In the eyes of most ninjas, the Third Raikage was much stronger than the Fourth Raikage. The Third Raikage's Lightning Release Armor could defend against the S-rank Wind Release: Rasenshuriken. It should be noted that Wind Release is the counter to Lightning Release. From this point of view, the so-called Strongest Shield is well-deserved. Normal ninjas, or even ordinary Jonin, could not hurt the Third Raikage no matter what.

However, for Ōnoki, the Third Raikage's defensive capabilities were obviously not a concern. Since Dust Release ignores defense, normal Defensive Ninjutsu was completely useless. On the contrary, the Fourth Raikage, who focused more on speed, was what gave Ōnoki a bigger headache.

However, according to his understanding, although the Fourth Raikage was fast enough, he shouldn't be that fast! Logically speaking, after descending through the Heavenly Transfer Technique, his Dust Release should have been enough to give the Fourth Raikage a hard time. Unexpectedly, the opponent was not only unharmed, but he himself was almost killed.

The Fourth Raikage snorted coldly, secretly relieved. If it weren't for the fact that learning the Current Drive had greatly increased his nerve reflexes, physical strength, and adaptability to lightning, he might have been instantly killed upon landing due to the delay caused by the Heavenly Transfer Technique.

If I were to die so easily, I would become a laughingstock among the Five Great Shinobi Villages! I probably wouldn't even have the face to see my Pops in the Pure Land.

After glancing around, the Fourth Raikage breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing that Vegapunk was still alright and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki was still active. However, when he saw Darui's mangled corpse, his eyes narrowed into needles.

"Darui... you dead Shorty, you really dare!"

Ōnoki flew upwards to a certain height and coldly replied, "I even killed your father, let alone that brat ninja!"

"You bastard, die!"

Upon hearing Ōnoki mention his father, how could the Fourth Raikage, with his fiery temper, possibly tolerate it? He immediately unleashed a Lightning Release Ninjutsu.

However, the Fourth Raikage's speed was not the same as his Ninjutsu speed. Ōnoki, flying in the sky, easily dodged his attack and then threw down a Dust Release technique. But against the Fourth Raikage, whose speed was so fast that it completely exceeded the human retina's reaction time after Current Drive he had trained, it was naturally completely useless.

After a few moves, the initially furious Fourth Raikage gradually calmed down. Although his strength had improved significantly after training in Current Drive, his battle with Ōnoki was meaningless without mastering the ability to fly.

Unless he could successfully launch a sneak attack before Ōnoki took off, the Fourth Raikage felt he had no way to deal with this despicable man.

After calming down, Ai glanced around and immediately fixed his gaze on the Iwagakure ninja still on the ground, a sinister smirk appearing on his lips.

"Not good!" The Third Tsuchikage's expression changed slightly with alarm. "Kitsuchi, you guys retreat immediately!"

"Isn't it too late to remind me now?" The Fourth Raikage sneered, then vanished like a phantom.

Upon hearing his Pops's reminder, Kitsuchi, who was originally controlling the giant stone man to Two-Tails Jinchuriki, was the first to react. He immediately became alert, and his physical body became like an obsidian statue. This was the Earth Release: Hardening Technique that he had mastered to its peak.

However, the Fourth Raikage's first target was not him. The dazzling light swirled and leaped among the Iwagakure, and in less than a few seconds, the light disappeared. The dozen or so Iwagakure had been on guard were now all reduced to pieces.

The Third Tsuchikage's Kekkei Tōta is known as the strongest attack in the Ninja World, with Physical Destruction that is arguably the greatest in the Ninja World. However, ninjas are a profession known for their agility, and in battle, dodging accounts for a much larger proportion than defending. Therefore, a stronger ninja might feel fear when facing Dust Release, but they would never despair.

The only truly powerful ninjas capable of mowing down enemies with unparalleled speed and inspiring despair in other ninjas are monsters like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, and those known for their incredible speed!

White Fang of Konoha Hatake Sakumo, and Minato Namikaze, the Yellow Flash, are representatives of this type of ninja. It is precisely because these super-fast ninjas are so lethal to ordinary ninjas that even the great ninja villages feel their hearts bleed when they encounter them that there is a rule that encountering these two can be considered a mission failure, in order to save oneself.

The Raikage of each generation were also this type of mowing-down ninja. However, no matter how much they took the lead, the Raikage of each generation could not go on missions like Hatake Sakumo and Minato Namikaze, so this rule did not become a tradition.

"So fast! Such speed..." Kitsuchi felt a chill in his heart, because he hadn't even seen the Fourth Raikage's attack movements!

When the speed difference is this great, there is almost no way to make up for it in other aspects. You can't even react to the opponent's attack. What other result will there be in the battle except being killed instantly?

"You're the last one left!" The Fourth Raikage didn't make a move immediately. Standing before the numerous corpses of Iwagakure, his cold gaze fell upon the Kitsuchi, causing even this battle-hardened ninja to flinch slightly.

"That bastard..."

The Third Tsuchikage was filled with shock and rage, his whole body trembling with anger. If he hadn't maintained some semblance of rationality, he might have actually flown down to save his son.

However, Ōnoki knew very well that the reason why the Fourth Raikage did not instantly kill Kitsuchi was to lure him, the Third Tsuchikage. Not only did Kitsuchi not see the Fourth Raikage's actions clearly, but he did not see them clearly either!

To reiterate, when the difference in speed and reaction time is too great, the differences in other aspects become negligible.

If Ōnoki dared to land, no matter how destructive his Dust Release Ninjutsu was, he wouldn't even have a chance to make a move against the Fourth Raikage's incredible speed, and would be instantly killed.

Seemingly sensing that Ōnoki was unlikely to fall back to the ground, the Fourth Raikage's lips curled into a cold, almost mocking smile. "Ōnoki, guess how many seconds it will take me to snap your son's neck?"

Ōnoki's face was icy cold as he floated in mid-air without saying a word.