The powerful lightning attack enveloped Four-Tails Naruto, and this move did indeed cause him substantial damage.
Lightning-attribute attacks are the strongest among the five attributes in terms of both penetrating power and destructive power. The Third Raikage was able to subdue the Eight-Tails by relying on his extraordinary Lightning Release attacks.
Now that Sasuke has fused with Hashirama Cells, his Chakra has reached a new level, allowing him to use B-rank Ninjutsu with A-rank effects.
At this age and with this amount of Chakra, he's already not much different from his ancestor.
After suppressing Naruto, Sasuke his advantage and Hand Seals once more.
Lightning Release: Exploding Spear!
Sasuke conjured a short, lightning-infused spear, somewhat similar to Orochimaru's Thunder Spear, but shorter and unable to be released from his hand.
Before Naruto could react, Sasuke lunged forward and plunged his lightning spear deep into Naruto's chest.
"Aww...!"
A slightly painful roar rang out, Chakra became even more violent, Sasuke's body flying away once again.
The lightning spear exploded shortly after piercing Naruto's body, and a figure flew out of the smoke—it was Sasuke.
"Was it successful?"
As the smoke cleared, Sasuke, panting heavily, stared intently at the center of the battlefield.
This is one of his strongest attack techniques. The Hashirama Cells gave him the greatest boost in Lightning Release. Given time, he will surely become the Thunderbolt King!
"Naruto...!"
Sakura, standing on the edge of the battlefield, looked worriedly at Naruto lying on the ground. Just as she was about to take a step forward, a shuriken shot out in front of her.
"Careful!"
The Jiraisui was quick enough to pull her back, in the direction from which the shuriken was coming with hostile intent.
"I advise you to keep a close eye on things. If you can't stand being idle, I can play with you!"
A glint flashed in Kabuto's glasses, and a harmless smile appeared on his face. Orochimaru, standing beside him, didn't even glance in their direction, yet no one dared to make a move.
"Sasuke!"
Sakura, who was worried about Naruto a moment ago, exclaimed in surprise the next moment.
Everyone looked up and saw Naruto, who had struggled to his feet, unleashing energy attacks at Sasuke as if nothing had happened.
This time, Sasuke couldn't dodge the attack so easily, and with Naruto's two sharp claws constantly grabbing at him, his situation was even more precarious.
His previously prized swordsmanship and Ninjutsu were proving ineffective against Naruto's Partial Tailed Beast Transformation Naruto; if things continued this way, defeat was only a matter of time.
If it weren't for his incredible recovery speed and agile movements, he would have been killed by Naruto with a single palm strike long ago.
Without Amaterasu Susanoo, even the most exquisite Taijutsu would be difficult to use against Naruto at this moment.
"How should you deal with this?"
Orochimaru crossed his arms and watched the scene with great interest.
He went to great lengths to train Sasuke, otherwise he really thought no one his age could surpass him.
"Oh? This is... somewhat like the First Hokage's Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique... no!"
Sasuke dodged left and right, and immediately created two Shadow Clones.
The two Shadow Clone also used Lightning Release, and the three of them combined their strength to condense a huge lightning dragon, which went straight towards Naruto.
The Thunder Dragon's ferocious maw snapped at Naruto, Naruto desperately braced himself against the dragon's bite with his hands and feet. The powerful impact propelled him over a hundred meters away.
This was the first time Naruto had been pushed back since the start of the battle, and this moment proved that Sasuke was qualified to fight the Four-Tails Naruto.
After pushing Naruto a hundred meters away, the dragon's body suddenly flashed with light, and the lightning became even more violent.
The next moment, a deafening explosion rang out again, and a mushroom cloud no weaker than the previous Tailed Beast Bomb attack rose up once more.
"I see! It seems I didn't read all those Ninjutsu scrolls for nothing!"
Orochimaru smiled with satisfaction, while Kabuto beside him was also surprised by the power of Sasuke's Ninjutsu. However, what made him frown even more was that Sasuke's lightning attribute could actually cause an explosion.
He had read many of those scrolls, but he hadn't developed any Ninjutsu of his own. Was the difference between people really that great?
Looking at Sasuke, who was panting heavily in the arena, with a complicated and bitter expression, Kabuto's mood immediately became depressed.
It's no wonder he had such thoughts; anyone would feel a sense of loss in that situation. Starting from the same point, there will always be peers who far surpass you.
This is the result of talent, vision, and teaching resources. Sasuke's success today is inseparable from Orochimaru's dedicated training.
The dust in the arena took a long time to dissipate. After such a violent impact, Naruto's consciousness cleared up slightly, but Nine-Tails would not let him have his way.
Its power isn't something you can use or withdraw at will; it has a temper and it cares about its reputation!
The Nine-Tails once again overwhelmed Naruto's consciousness, and the Tailed Beast Chakra, which had already subsided, surged up again.
The scorching wounds on his body were healing at a visible speed, and his momentum was increasing rather than decreasing!
"So troublesome!"
By now, Sasuke had used almost every trick in the book, but his opponent was like a cockroach that he couldn't be defeated no matter what he did, which made him a little frustrated.
Seeing the other party's angry roar towards the sky, Sasuke frowned again.
"Another Tailed Beast Bomb! Looks like I have no choice but to try this!"
After making up his mind, Sasuke gathered the little Chakra he had left, and the clear sky that was originally cloudless instantly became overcast.
Aside from Orochimaru, the onlookers were all puzzled by what they saw, but they quickly lost interest in it.
Because the next moment, Naruto launched the Tailed Beast Bomb he had condensed, and this Tailed Beast Bomb was much larger than the previous ones.
Despite such an attack, Sasuke remained undeterred. As he unleashed his Lightning Release Chakra into the sky, the lightning within the dark clouds seemed to come alive, slowly flowing forth.
"Kirin!"
With a wave of his hand, a giant thunderous beast resembling Kirin attacked Naruto, just in time to meet Naruto's Tailed Beast Bomb.
The attacks from both sides arrived in the blink of an eye. Jiraisui had already used Wood Release to envelop the three of them with lightning speed, while Orochimaru also used repulsive force to form a wall in front of him, protecting him and Kabuto.
"That's about enough, it's time to stop!"
Hearing Orochimaru's words, Kabuto knew they were about to leave. Although their purpose for this trip was somewhat anticlimactic, he did whatever Orochimaru said and just had to do as he was told.
The two disappeared before the dust settled, of course not forgetting to take Sasuke with them.
Even though the latter was somewhat annoyed that Orochimaru had interrupted his battle, he ultimately said nothing, sheathed his katana, and followed Orochimaru.
"Quick! Go and subdue Naruto!"
Upon realizing that Orochimaru and his group's Chakra had disappeared, the group of Jiraisui and his companions immediately rushed towards Naruto.
Sakura wanted to give him a hug to calm him down, but Naruto slapped her to the side with his One-Tail and knocked her unconscious.
Upon seeing Jiraisui, the tap water immediately used Wood Release, wrapping it around his body and restricting his movements.
Sai slapped Naruto hard in the chest as he struggled violently, which triggered the Crystal Pendant.
Soon, a calming and gentle power emanated from the Crystal Pendant, gradually calming Naruto down until he returned to normal...