I'm taking it back!

Hiruko didn't show off his hand-seal speed this time. The movements of his hands and the curve of his smile matched perfectly.

"Storm Release: Storm Release: Raging Ghost Dragon!"

After completing the hand seals, he raised both hands toward the sky.

Crack!

The clear sky suddenly boomed with thunder!

A moment later, great swathes of black thunderclouds appeared out of nowhere overhead, churning as they covered the entire sky!

"He can use Storm Release too!? No. That can't be!"

Darui looked astonished.

As a Kumogakure elite being groomed to become the next Raikage, he had a keen eye. He had at least recognized the Nether Release Kekkei Genkai Hiruko had used earlier.

Now Hiruko had used the Storm Release Kekkei Genkai as well, and judging by its scale, it was clearly much stronger than Darui's own Storm Release.

In the sky,

Raiga Kurosuki, standing atop the Chimera, looked up at the black thunderclouds and cursed under his breath. "Has this guy gone insane?"

As Hiruko's partner, he knew just how powerful this technique was.

Ranmaru, on his back, hurriedly said, "Get out of the way!"

Raiga Kurosuki had no choice but to grit his teeth and urge the Chimera to flee far away, putting distance between them and the black thunderclouds overhead.

Beneath the black clouds,

"This lunatic! This lunatic!"

Shinnō's eyelid twitched.

He was currently in a weakened state. If he got caught in the blast of Hiruko's powerful Storm Release, he could very well die!

On the battlefield, Hiruko spread his arms wide. "Die!"

Rumble, rumble, rumble!

In an instant, countless bolts of lightning wrapped in water vapor came crashing down, forming curtains of lightning that bore down on the forest below.

"Everyone, get out of the way!"

As Yakumo anxiously used the forest to block the falling