It struck Kitahara Kaede squarely on the crown of his head.
Fortunately, Kitahara Kaede had spent the past few days recuperating in the village and had restored his physical condition.
So he was not seriously injured.
Unfortunately, the lightning had merely been a cover for Ōtsutsuki Hi's attack.
His true goal was still to defeat Kitahara Kaede through Taijutsu.
The lightning had yet to dissipate.
While Kitahara Kaede was still resisting the lightning, Ōtsutsuki Hi slammed into him and dragged him away.
Caught by Ōtsutsuki Hi, Kitahara Kaede was even somewhat dazed.
Because a range filled with surging electric arcs surrounded Ōtsutsuki Hi.
Within that range, some of Kitahara Kaede's strength was suppressed.
Seeing that Kitahara Kaede seemed unable to resist, Ōtsutsuki Hi was quite pleased with himself.
"This is my Lightning Domain. Within my domain, I am absolute!"
As he spoke, Ōtsutsuki Hi hurled Kitahara Kaede into the air.
"You should know that this entire area is within my domain!"
Ōtsutsuki Hi smiled smugly.
Meanwhile, Kitahara Kaede, who had been thrown into the sky,
began to be besieged by the lightning within Ōtsutsuki Hi's domain.
For a moment, Kitahara Kaede was beaten so badly that he could not tell east from west.
Just as Kitahara Kaede was passively taking the blows,
a flash of light suddenly lit up in his mind.
Immediately afterward, Kitahara Kaede's body began moving beyond his control.
Even his own consciousness could not control it.
Because what he was doing now was like an instinctive reaction.
He formed several simple hand seals.
A dark space expanded outward with Kitahara Kaede as its center.
"What is this?"
Kitahara Kaede was astonished.
It was also his first time seeing this thing.
As the dark domain expanded, the lightning that had originally been about to attack Kitahara Kaede