Shuichi vs. the Fourth Raikage

"Ding ding ding..."

On the snow, the sounds of clashing swords echoed continuously, as two people, one tall and one short, were engaged in fierce combat.

The muscular, dark-skinned young man, who clearly had the upper hand, was unable to subdue the thin, dark-haired boy in front of him.

Shisui 'Sharingan spun rapidly, and his Wakizashi precisely met the enemy's Katana. Instead of using brute force to block it, he skillfully deflected it to his side.

The black-clad Cloud Ninja's movements were refined, and each strike actually left room for maneuver. At this moment, he was not disrupted by Shisui and quickly adjusted to defend first.

"Not good!"

He had barely caught his breath when the scene before him abruptly changed, reminding him of those crimson eyes from a moment ago. "This is Genjutsu, the Sharingan of the Uchiha..."

"Pfft!"

Shisui seized the opportunity to lunge forward and thrust. The intense pain brought the Cloud Ninja back to his senses, but his vital points had already been hit. His last strike before losing consciousness missed, and his entire field of vision went dark.

Another Cloud Ninja nearby saw a good opportunity and quickly Hand Seals to prepare to unleash Ninjutsu, but a swarm of insects buzzed over to harass him, immediately interrupting Shisui's counterattack.

"Damn it, these things are so annoying!" His expression was rather grim. These swarms of insects devoured chakra at an incredible speed, and one of his teammates had already become a victim. He didn't want to experience it again.

Konoha's offensive came wave after wave. Kakashi rushed over while Konoha's footwork was in disarray, completed several hand seals while running, dodged his opponent's powerful slash, and punched his opponent's upper arm with a backhand, causing a large amount of flesh to explode with a bang.

Taking advantage of the other man's unbearable pain, another upper kick landed on his chin, and several teeth mixed with blood and foam could be seen flying out.

In the arena, the remaining Cloud Ninja looked ferocious, like trapped wild beasts. This group of Konoha enemies had completely defeated them, and judging from their strength, they could all be considered Jonin.

Even though he was about to die, the Lord Raikage would arrive soon, so he had to hold him off at all costs...

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Shuichi and two Shadow Clone carried the unconscious Cloud Ninja over and dumped them on the snow. "Looks like you'll be done with them soon too."

"Captain, a large number of ninjas are approaching this area, and many of them are incredibly powerful!" Hizashi said solemnly.

Even from a distance, he could easily sense that extraordinary chakra.

"Understood." Shuichi calmly replied, then he and his teammates swarmed forward and knocked down the remaining Cloud Ninja.

He didn't run away, nor did he need to. He had traveled all the way to the Land of Frost to patrol in order to proactively solve problems, and the current situation was exactly what Shuichi wanted.

Kakashi, Shihei, and the others began processing the Cloud Ninja prisoners. Most of these guys were still alive, and the Konoha Squad packed them up and tied them up one by one.

Of course, things like Explosion Release Clay and Explosive Tag were also stuffed into their bodies. If the Cloud didn't know better, then they could just enjoy it.

The Konoha members have known Shuichi for many years and have absolute confidence in his strength and wisdom. No matter who the enemy is, Purple Aurora will achieve victory and lead his teammates away safely.

Although Hizashi felt they were being somewhat arrogant, he remembered that he had already set up the Flying Thunder God teleportation point, so he didn't think about anything else. "The enemy is approaching rapidly and will arrive in about ten breaths."

"The number exceeds thirty, with several teams scattered on Wings forming an encirclement..."

Behind a small hill not far away, a large group of people were rushing along in a frantic manner. The leader of the middle group was tall and dark-skinned, wearing only a simple white robe in the dead of winter, with thick metal wristbands hanging on his forearms. It was none other than the Fourth Raikage A.

"Lord Raikage, Kakui and the others' chakra is extremely weak; they've likely already been defeated!" a young man said beside A, his expression grim. "The other unfamiliar chakra groups haven't moved at all, as if they're waiting for us on purpose."

"Damn it, who is it? Konoha Ninja?" A's expression was extremely angry, and his Lightning Release Chakra was almost bursting out. "This is outrageous! Everyone, hurry up!"

After saying that, he immediately activated a high-intensity Body Flicker Technique and rushed up the hillside. Several teams that had gone ahead also crossed over first, and many figures quickly arrived at the place where the battle had taken place.

"Swish swish swish..."

The sound of ninja footsteps echoed incessantly on the snow. Fully armed Cloud Ninja kept appearing around Shuichi's squad, forming a vast, all-encompassing encirclement.

Raikage and the others flashed out, and as soon as they landed, they saw a man in front of them with his arms crossed, wearing Sky Blue Denim Outfit and dark shorts, with a faint smile on his face, seemingly not taking the imminent battle seriously.

Behind him were several Konoha Ninja. A glance revealed the white- Hatake Kakashi and members of the Hyuga Clan involved in the conflict, but everyone's eyes were immediately fixed on the purple-haired youth leading the group.

"You're Takeda Shuichi?" Ai's voice boomed across the field. He saw several teams of Cloud bound together, with bloodstains on the ground. His anger was uncontrollable. "You Konoha are going too far! You killed our envoy during peace talks, and now you're showing off your power at our doorstep. Do you want to reignite the Shinobi World War?"

Shuichi calmly stated, "Our Konoha has always valued peace, but that doesn't mean others can provoke and threaten us with impunity."

"I don't believe that your village's envoy's intrusion into the Hyuga Clan was a decision made on his own. Do you expect us to obediently hand over the Kekkei Genkai of another village just because you covet it? That's ridiculous!"

Seeing the Raikage's impending outburst, he continued, "Don't tell me you're all here on vacation in the dead of winter. The Land of Fire doesn't want war."

Shuichi pointed back at the group of prisoners behind him. "These groups are still alive because I spared them. If you are sincere about negotiating, then it's fine. But if you want to fight, don't blame me for killing you all today."

"You arrogant bastard, do you know what you're saying?" A was furious, his Lightning Release Chakra covering his entire body, his blond hair standing on end. "Today, not a single one of you from Konoha will leave here alive!"

"Crack!"

"Lord Raikage..."

The expressions of the Cloud Ninja nearby changed drastically. They had prisoners of war in enemy hands; was it really a good idea to charge in like this? The enemy would kill them all! But they were completely unable to stop the Raikage, who was unleashing his full firepower...

Dozens of meters is not a short distance, but for Ai it was just a sprint. After starting, he transformed into a bolt of lightning and arrived in front of Shuichi, his left iron fist slamming straight into that face.

Shuichi didn't dodge. His reaction time was more than enough to anticipate A's movements. As A exerted force with his feet, Shuichi's chakra began gathering in his hand. A chakra ball the size of a human head, accompanied by intense wind pressure that blew away the snow, was slammed into A's iron fist almost simultaneously. "Great Ball Rasengan!"

"Boom!"

The collision between the two generated a powerful shockwave, with the center of the impact radiating outwards like a typhoon. At the same time, the two figures quickly separated, with the one who was sent flying crackling with lightning. He had gained no advantage in this exchange.

Shuichi took a few steps back to ease the impact, then waved for his teammates to stand further away. The Konoha members understood and led the prisoners to retreat a short distance.

The Cloud Ninja were worried about their companions' safety, and since it seemed that the Lord Raikage had not given any orders to attack, they could only expand the encirclement and keep an eye on the Konoha group.

"Crackling..."

Ai flew backward at an extremely fast speed, trying to stop as his feet scraped against the ground, and almost crashed into several of his men behind him.

This Rasengan attack calmed him down considerably. A glanced at his fist, feeling a burning pain on his fingertips; his Lightning Release Chakra Armor had almost been broken by his opponent.

"Takeda Shuichi, the Purple Aurora, is proficient in multiple attributes, and is also skilled in Body Flicker Technique and Flying Thunder God Technique for spatial teleportation. He also possesses Wind Release skills sufficient to kill Tailed Beast!" He began to recall information about his opponent, and his expression became serious.

Before the fight, I didn't have a deep understanding of the situation, but now, after just one round, I almost suffered a loss. This person's strength is indeed extraordinary. If the intelligence is accurate, the opponent still has many moves to reveal. I must be extremely careful going forward.

"I haven't seen Shuichi- senpai's Wind Release technique yet. Is it because it takes time to complete?" Shisui asked curiously. After all, it was a legendary Ninjutsu that could kill Tailed Beast, and any ninja would want to see it.

"No, I remember he practiced it a while ago." Kakashi rummaged through his memories. "Maybe he was afraid of accidentally killing the Raikage!"

Shisui, Hizashi: "..."

Seeing that the Raikage was preparing to attack again, Shuichi touched his Genin tool pouch, took a few steps forward, and flung several Senbon needles in all directions. Each needle was imbued with the Flying Thunder God Spell Formula. Perhaps this scene would remind Ai of something.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."

Ai quickly scanned his surroundings; it resembled Namikaze Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique. Could it also be a tactic of rapidly relocating and finding openings?

The exchange just now made him realize how terrifying his opponent was. That spherical Ninjutsu required extremely strong chakra control. To be able to complete it in such a short time and directly Lightning Fang, Takeda Shuichi's reflexes were probably even faster than his and the Fourth Hokage's.

Guessing that the opponent might combine Flying Thunder God and Wind Release to attack him, A immediately began to move at high speed. Instead of charging straight forward, he moved laterally across the battlefield, destroying the various spell locations. At his speed, he could clear them all out quickly.

"Brush!"

Seeing this, Shuichi remained completely calm, anticipating the opponent's next target and arriving in advance in Body Flicker Technique.

His movements perfectly matched Ai's intentions. A surge of raging Lightning Release Chakra concentrated in his forearm, compressing it into a long blade. Maintaining his balance as he moved, he slashed at Shuichi's neck from the side, Raging Waves!

Shuichi flicked his left hand, tossing the Senbon into the air. He then gathered Explosion Release chakra in his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and vanished the instant A was close by. His Lightning Release hand chop missed its target entirely.

His teleportation point was directly above Ai's head, and at the same time, he twisted his waist and punched Ai's shoulder, "Flying Thunder God Second Step - Explosion Fist!"

"Boom!"

The onlookers barely saw what happened in that instant, and only a few skilled Dōjutsu users from Konoha could barely perceive it. A flew backwards towards the Cloud's position at an extremely fast speed, the whole process resembling a pinball being bounced and changed direction.

"Whoosh..."

This time, he was thrown a considerable distance by the ground. Several Cloud Ninja could only jump to the sides, but a large amount of snowflakes still splashed onto their faces. "Lord Raikage!"

A middle-aged Cloud Ninja with white hair looked rather grim, but still managed to reassure the person next to him, "Don't worry, the Lightning Release Chakra Armor hasn't been broken."

"But the situation is very bad. If we attack the Konoha Ninja later, we may suffer extremely heavy casualties. This Takeda Shuichi is too strong. Everyone be careful of those Senbon with jutsu!"

The Cloud members on the edge of the encirclement were getting impatient. The Fourth Raikage seemed to be at a complete disadvantage, so everyone tensed up and prepared to act, ready to swarm in if things went wrong.

After landing, Shuichi paced slowly, noticing that Ai had already rolled over and stood up. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Don't say I didn't give you a chance; now it's time to get serious!"

"Crackling sound..."

He made no unnecessary movements, but charged straight at Ai without even using the Body Flicker Technique, as if he was waiting for something.

Faced with the enemy's almost dismissive actions, Ai's experience led him to instinctively counterattack, seizing the opponent's momentum to deliver a fatal blow.

Lightning Release: Liger Bomb!

With a sudden stomp on the ground, the two forces closed in at an astonishing relative speed, their fates decided in an instant.

Shuichi's expression remained unchanged. The Cursed Seal had already been activated when he set off. As he ran, he raised his right hand and held it horizontally at his side, with three fingers spread out in a half-claw shape. Lightning Release Chakra was compressed to its limit and shot out like steel needles.

Three blindingly sharp lightning blades converged at a single point in front of him, forming an incredibly sharp Conical Head pyramid. A torrent of purplish-black lightning erupted from the tip, coiling around half of his body. "Lightning Release against Lightning Release! Take this! Sage Art: Lightning Release - Lightning Stab!"

Kakashi, watching the battle, was utterly shocked. This was... Shuichi training! Before he could even finish his gasp, the two transformed into blue-black light and collided directly, "Boom!"

Shuichi's lightning spike pierced A's Lightning Release Chakra Armor as easily as cutting tofu, and he stopped when it was halfway into the enemy's right chest. He even calmly dodged downwards, easily avoiding the slash of the Liger Bomb.

"Oh no, Lord Raikage!"

"Lord Raikage..."

The surrounding Cloud Ninja, disregarding their captured comrades, rushed forward as A was bleeding profusely. Concerned for his safety, they all swarmed towards him.

Shuichi moment, then gestured to his teammates to protect themselves. Taking advantage of the chaos, he threw Senbon needles in all directions. His purple figure transformed into a series of leaping streaks of light, annihilating one Cloud Ninja after another on the white battlefield.

"Retreat!"

The Fourth Raikage A, was held up by the two men, and he managed to speak through the pain.

"Beep beep..."

Upon hearing the signal, all the Cloud Ninja immediately moved towards him, forming a group and sprinting into the distance, temporarily neglecting their downed teammates.