Moriyue's stamina had been greatly depleted by A. Though he could use a forbidden technique to replenish the massive amount of Chakra he had expended, his physical strength was limited after all. Forbidden techniques were not omnipotent; to gain something, one had to lose something. Gaining powerful Chakra recovery also meant placing an immense burden on his stamina.
Likewise, Chakra would drain rapidly when healing physical injuries.
This meant Moriyue's body could not sustain an endless war of attrition. If he continued making such conversions, both would eventually be dragged down.
He did not know whether A had noticed this, but the other man's strategy was already deliberately wearing him down.
"No wonder you're the Raikage. Your combat instincts are impressive..."
Moriyue spoke up to praise A. A was strong, and he had to acknowledge that. If A had truly been nothing but a brute, he could not have fought the young Minato to a draw.
"Brat, I don't need your praise."
A blew at his eyebrow, a hearty, wild grin on his face. Electric arcs crackled around him, and his body was at its most excited state under the stimulation of lightning.
"Hah... Here it comes, brat. Let's see if you can take this move..."
A laughed as he shot into the air. The bronze muscles of his upper body bulged, and an astonishingly oppressive aura radiated from his entire body.
Lightning flashed as his hands moved rapidly, forming two dark-blue clusters of electric arcs before him.
"Hah!"
A roared as he slammed both arms, wreathed in savage lightning, down below.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The electric arcs effortlessly shattered the rubble at their impact points. Lightning, rain, and rocks exploded around Moriyue, while the current produced by the blasts destroyed all the grass around him. More than a dozen