Clang!
When Fugaku raised his kunai in front of his chest again to block Nigai's greatsword, fine arcs of lightning suddenly danced across the blade.
The lightning quickly gathered into a mass, trying to crawl along the kunai from the point where the weapons met and onto Fugaku.
But Fugaku's Sharingan had already noticed the movement. A faint smile touched his lips. He didn't dodge, instead using his Sharingan to track his enemy's movements.
Sizzle!
The lightning on the greatsword suddenly flared, surging toward Fugaku.
This showed that the greatsword was made of no ordinary material. It was surely forged with special Chakra Metal; otherwise, Nigai's Lightning Release Chakra couldn't have been amplified to such a degree.
The lightning was incredibly fast. Even the Uchiha, with their Sharingan, could only glimpse a dazzling flash of blue before the surging current engulfed Fugaku.
Crackle!
A violent burst of lightning exploded, instantly scorching the dirt beneath it black. Its power was plain to see.
But Nigai clearly heard a soft thump.
"Is that... the Shadow Clone Technique?"
With his extensive combat experience, Nigai's heart tightened at once.
Eek...
Suddenly—
Another faint sound rang out, like a taut steel wire being gently pulled—sharp and tense.
Though Nigai still couldn't see his enemy, his body instinctively leaped backward.
Just then, the corner of his eye caught the source of the sound: two slender steel wires were already winding their way toward him.
Since he'd already spotted them...
A look of disdain crossed Nigai's face. He swung his greatsword behind him, and with the silvery-white lightning crackling along its blade, he cleanly cut the two wires into several pieces.
Whoosh!
But a dull rush of air soon sounded beside him.
Two enormous Fuma Shuriken shot out from somewhere on the hillside, targeting the opening in