Hero

Crack!

Accompanied by a flash of pitch-black electricity, the hill where the Raikage had been buried cracked repeatedly before finally shattering, revealing the sturdy old man with dark skin and long, pale yellow hair.

"What kind of ninjutsu was that? It actually managed to blast me away while I was in my sprint state."

Guo Wang did not answer. Instead, he raised his right hand, gently clenched it, and then relaxed it. Beneath his feet, a crater with a radius of about three meters had formed at some point.

Within his right Mangekyo, another four-diamond prism tomoe dimmed, signifying that Shinra Sei had entered its cooldown period.

"Even if you don't tell me, I've already guessed a few things. In my Hell Stab state, I can perceive even the slightest fluctuation of Chakra. I was wondering why you were pouring so much Chakra into your feet to anchor yourself to the earth, but now it seems that must be the side effect of the move that sent me flying."

In battles between Kage-level fighters, no matter how bizarre a ninjutsu might be, as long as it is seen once, one can analyze some clues.

As a master with the richest combat experience, the Raikage had never seen the Rinnegan, nor did he know about Shinra Sei, but after experiencing it firsthand, he understood a thing or two.

"You repel everything around you with yourself as the center, but if the user cannot withstand the impact of the opponent, they would be sent flying as well. That is why you anchored your feet to the earth to prepare in advance."

As the Raikage spoke, his Chakra mode shifted again. This time, he had truly entered his ultimate form. By superimposing the hardness of his body, activation, God Speed, reaction, perception, and agility, he could possess all the best attributes without needing to switch forms.

"Your move must have other limitations; otherwise, you would have used it from the start instead of waiting until your Susanoo was broken to use it as a trump card against my Three-Finger Nukite."

Seeing his opponent enter the "Lightning God Possession" mode, a cold sneer appeared on the corner of Guo Wang's mouth, and the dimmed four-diamond prism tomoe in his right eye began to glow once more.

The skill's vacuum period was over.

"Shinra Sei is the name of the ninjutsu that sent you flying."

After finishing this sentence, the blond young man behind him vanished abruptly. A cyan-blue ball of light manifested in the palm of Namikaze Minato, which he pressed heavily against the Raikage's back, right over his heart.

"It's useless. With all states of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode superimposed, my speed is even faster than yours."

The moment the Rasengan condensed, the Raikage had already turned sideways, dodging Namikaze Minato's sneak attack. He reached out with his right hand to grab his wrist, while his left hand condensed black lightning into three fingers, forming a palm blade that struck toward the handsome, blond-haired face.

"As expected, this is troublesome."

The voice came from behind Guo Wang. Having failed the strike, Namikaze Minato had already used his mark to return to his original position.

Rumble!

On the other side, the Raikage's Three-Finger Nukite struck empty air, and the stray black lightning hit the ground, carving out a gully over ten meters long.

"Tch, even catching him is useless. The Flying Thunder God of the Second Hokage is truly annoying."

If it weren't for the need to cover his disciples' escape back then, Senju Tobirama would not have died at the hands of Ginkaku and Kinkaku.

A ninja who has mastered the Flying Thunder God will never be hit as long as they do not wish to be.

"You're not bad either. After the Lightning Release possession, only Wind Release can hit you."

Although the elemental advantage of Chakra is negligible for Kage-level fighters, sometimes, it is that thin margin that decides the life and death of both parties.

"In this form, I wouldn't die even if I took ten more Vacuum Blades from you. To me, Wind Release is no different from any other nature."

As the Raikage spoke, he had already teleported between Guo Wang and Namikaze Minato. Both hands unleashed the Hell Stab, and pitch-black electricity flashed, illuminating the void and forcing the watching ninjas to close their eyes.

"Oh no!"

Namikaze Minato could use the Flying Thunder God to dodge, but under the God Speed of the Three-Finger Nukite, there was no time to teleport Danzo out of the attack range as well.

"Shinra Sei!"

At the critical moment, Guo Wang, whose skill cooldown had ended, no longer hid his trump card.

He concentrated his Chakra, and with himself as the center, an invisible force repelled all surrounding objects.

"It's not a shockwave, but a special omnidirectional repulsive force. Although the Chakra consumption is not small, it is not as massive as I imagined."

The Raikage, in the ultimate form of Nintaijutsu, was exceptionally calm. After clashing head-on with Shinra Sei for the second time and sensing the Chakra fluctuations around Danzo, he had basically grasped the details of this technique.

"All that's left is to test the tolerance limit and cooldown time of this technique."

As the thought flashed, the Raikage retracted one finger from his Three-Finger Nukite. The pitch-black electricity surged like a thunderbolt, and he became like a lightning drill, forcibly halting the impact of the repulsion as he thrust his two fingers toward Danzo's forehead.

"Two-Finger Nukite!"

Guo Wang, who had also seen the opponent's Chakra flow with his Sharingan, did not hold anything back either. He squeezed all his physical energy out using his mental energy, unleashing his strongest Shinra Sei.

Boom!

Another earth-shattering roar echoed, but this time, the person sent flying was Danzo.

The power from the Rinnegan, the offensive and defensive Shinra Sei, was ultimately still somewhat lacking when facing the strongest human in Lightning Release.

"One tomoe in the right eye has dimmed. There is no mistake; this technique is one of the three stored by 'Goji Chongshi', meaning it has entered a cooldown. I can kill him now."

After entering his ultimate form, the Raikage's continuous attacks forced Guo Wang to reveal his biggest opening since the start of the battle.

After a Body Flicker, the Raikage, having closed the distance again, moved his Two-Finger Nukite, and the pitch-black electricity engulfed Danzo, whose body was stiff in mid-air.

"Missed. Damn brat."

A thousand meters away, Guo Wang was panting heavily. Namikaze Minato's right hand rested on his shoulder; it was he who had used the Flying Thunder God to teleport them away at the last split second, dodging the Raikage's attack.

"A wrong choice. You should have taken the opportunity to attack just now instead of saving me."

As he spoke, emerald-green ribs flickered in and out of existence on his body.

Susanoo is a dojutsu without a cooldown, but it depends on the user's own Chakra. Although Guo Wang was not confident he could take the Two-Finger Nukite unscathed, he believed he would not die.

"Although Lightning God Possession is said to stack all states, when he uses the majority of his Chakra for attacks, the defensive power of the Lightning Release Armor drops significantly; a Rasengan is enough to shatter his physical body."

"The senior's lesson is well-taken, but I still believe that compared to heavily wounding an opponent, protecting the village's heroes is more important."

Hero...

Namikaze Minato's words stirred the memories of Danzo deep within Guo Wang's mind.

This seemed to be his wish.