Bang!
His right foot wreathed in Black Flames carved an axe-like black arc through the air as it crashed down toward the head of the thunder-and-fire-wreathed figure, who resembled a lightning beast!
Will it work?
At that instant, doubt flickered in the eyes of the young man delivering that vicious kick, and he clenched his teeth slightly.
Just moments ago, in the span of an instant, the Third Raikage had evaded all four of his nearly flawless chained attacks. The four consecutive feints had all been destroyed, whether by an arm strike, Lightning Release, or Black Lightning. Those four feints, which had given his opponent virtually no chance to catch his breath, had merely forced him back a little! Though his stance had been disrupted, Chiba had never expected him to manage even that much.
As expected of one of the strongest candidates in the shinobi world today...
Although the Lightning Release Chakra Mode was Nintaijutsu—strictly speaking, a ninjutsu used to enhance taijutsu, with taijutsu as its main focus—he was also outstanding in ninjutsu, especially in his control over Lightning Release Chakra.
Perhaps only Sasuke, after developing Kirin, could rival him in his control of Lightning Release Chakra.
Even the future Kakashi would fall slightly short! Whether it was Black Lightning, far more powerful than ordinary Lightning Release, or Hell Stab, in his hands, each possessed S-rank power with the slightest gesture!
Beyond that, his reactions were simply too fast. Given even the slightest opening, even one-tenth of a second, he would evade it!
And four perfectly linked, high-speed feints had only broken his flawless stance! Without a doubt...
A string of thoughts flashed through his mind. Chiba, whose clear black eyes reflected the burly man wrapped in the Lightning Beast Chakra Cloak, showed a trace of helplessness on his