Was this brat doing it on purpose, or not? Watching the Shadow Clone Chiba flip through the air and land ahead of him, the Third Raikage's eyes shifted slightly to his left. A flash of blade light swept through his vision.
Yet his expression seemed to settle. There was neither shock nor anger, only a calm as still as water as he quietly assessed everything.
The Shadow Clone Taki Chiba who had landed ahead, the Uchiha Clan brat lying flat on the ground, the other Shadow Clone Taki Chiba kneeling to the Uchiha brat's left with both hands pressed against him in healing, the blade light that had already flashed through the corner of his eye, and the figure in his sensory awareness that was behind him, sweeping out a sword—the figure that should have been beside, or below and beside, the Shadow Clone Taki Chiba who had originally been in front of him.
That Body Flicker Technique was fast. In an instant, he got behind me, even caught that Ninja Sword, and attacked without the slightest pause...
His combat awareness, sense of balance, rhythm, timing—he grasped them all remarkably well. Though he's so young, the skill he displays in battle makes him seem like a seasoned veteran who has survived countless battlefields. Or rather, he is extremely experienced when facing an opponent vastly stronger than himself.
Looking at it now, that Uchiha Clan brat's string of eye-catching performances seems rather clumsy before him. Or perhaps "immature" would be more fitting.
Having understood his current situation, this thought flashed through the Third Raikage's mind.
First, I should test the strength of the Lightning Release Chakra Cloak.
*It's confirmed now. My Monster Strength—at least, Monster Strength at that level just now—cannot hurt him. That level of Monster Strength was already a