Duel of Lightning Release

The Third Raikage paid no heed to Nawaki's sarcasm. His attention had been caught by another piece of information the other had inadvertently revealed, and he drew in a sharp breath~~~.

"You said you can also fuse Lightning Release Chakra into your body?" The Third Raikage carefully examined Nawaki's slender frame, then answered his own question. "Of course! If you hadn't reached the same realm, how could you have identified the principle at a glance?

"It's truly unbelievable. It took this old man a full forty years to reach my current level, but how old are you? At most, you've trained for twenty years, right? And you also had to divide your attention between Flying Thunder God, Wood Release, and so many other things, so your actual training time must have been even less! Nintaijutsu cultivation is completely different from other ninjutsu. Talent alone isn't enough to master it—you must improve step by step. I consider myself to have reached the limit in this regard, and my talent isn't poor either, yet I still spent more than twenty years longer than you! How did you do it?"

"This? Maybe it's talent. And I worked very hard too!" Nawaki answered with an entirely natural expression.

The Third Raikage stared intently into Nawaki's eyes. When he found no trace of deceit in the other's open, candid expression, he said somewhat dejectedly, "I thought you had mastered some special technique, but it turns out it was talent. That's the only explanation that makes sense! How could physical training possibly be shortcut? The Senju Clan's bloodline is truly enviable—perfect in both ninjutsu and taijutsu!"

Seeing how badly the Third Raikage had been shaken, Nawaki secretly laughed to himself. Would I tell you that I cheated with the True Clone Technique?

Yes, Nawaki had indeed