Lightning Release: Lightning Dragon

After a brief period of adjustment, Mingyou had grown increasingly accustomed to the changes in his strength.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!!"

Mingyou's fingers danced rapidly as he formed several hand seals before him.

Then, Mingyou's cheeks puffed out slightly, and he spat clusters of fireballs from his mouth toward the two ninja.

"As expected, the Uchiha are skilled with Fire Release. Yota, be careful!"

The tall, thin ninja darted and leaped repeatedly, dodging the fireballs while calling out a warning.

The other short, fat ninja flashed behind a large tree and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Several of the flying fireballs struck the ground, scorching the soil black.

Others crashed into tree trunks, setting branches and leaves ablaze as flames surged upward.

Mingyou's Fire Release ninjutsu failed to harm either of them, but through the Sharingan's vision, he suddenly spotted a large amount of blue Chakra surging atop a tree five meters to his left.

Mingyou glanced over from the corner of his eye and saw the short, fat ninja's hands moving rapidly as he formed numerous complicated hand seals.

It looked like he was preparing some kind of ultimate move, intending to kill Mingyou with it.

In the past, Mingyou never would have noticed such an anomaly and would certainly have been caught by it.

But times had changed. Mingyou was no longer trash; he was now a jonin with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

"Trying to ambush me?"

"Ninja Art: Mind Body Switch Technique!!"

A smile curled across Mingyou's lips. He flipped backward at high speed, retreating as he formed an upside-down heart shape toward the short, fat ninja with both hands.

Bzzzz—

As Mingyou fell to the ground, the short, fat ninja suddenly felt his body stiffen violently.

The ultimate technique whose seals he had just completed erupted with lightning before him, crackling currents condensing into an enormous dragon head.

As the dragon head appeared, its body and tail instantly formed as well. An eight-meter-long lightning dragon coiled before him.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Dragon!!"

The short, fat ninja shoved both hands forward, sending the lightning dragon flying toward the tall, thin ninja with a piercing crackle.

"Yota!! What are you doing?"

The tall, thin ninja's face went pale in shock. This was his companion's most proficient ninjutsu, an A-rank technique.

If the lightning dragon hit him, even if it did not kill him outright, it would probably take half his life.

"I don't know what's going on. My body won't listen to me at all."

The short, fat ninja looked utterly bewildered. Though he remained conscious, he felt as if he had been possessed.

You copied a portion of overflowing Lightning Chakra. Lightning affinity constitution +59

Your Lightning affinity constitution has been fully acquired. You have obtained Lightning Release affinity abilities.

You copied a Lightning Release ninjutsu: Lightning Release: Lightning Dragon.

Even though Mingyou's soul was currently attached to another ninja's body, the system continued to function.

"Damn it!!"

The tall, thin ninja cursed and hurriedly concentrated a large amount of Chakra beneath his feet, trying to escape the lightning dragon's attack range.

But unfortunately, although he evaded the frontal impact, the lightning dragon suddenly exploded beside him.

A dazzling mass of lightning detonated through the area. Crackling arcs of electricity shot everywhere, splitting the surrounding tree trunks apart.

Even the ground was blasted into a massive crater.

In an instant, dirt sprayed throughout the area, reducing visibility to nearly zero.

After feeling a wave of numbness spread through his body, the tall, thin ninja began to convulse violently as intense pain tore through him.

Whoosh—

A gentle breeze drifted past, and the swirling dust settled back to the ground, while the finer particles were carried farther away by the wind.

Looking over, the tall, thin ninja lay face down on the ground without moving. His entire body had been scorched black, every strand of hair stood on end, and white foam spilled from his mouth. It was impossible to tell whether he was dead or alive.

"Release!!"

Mingyou formed the hand seal to release the Mind Body Switch Technique, and his soul returned to his own body.

Only then did the short, fat ninja come back to his senses. Seeing his companion in such a miserable state, his heart filled with guilt as he staggered toward him.

"Hashimoto!! How are you!!"

Looking at his handiwork, Mingyou felt a surge of delight.

The Yamanaka clan's secret technique was truly useful. It could make an enemy fall for it so easily.

But when Mingyou thought back on it now, he could not help feeling a lingering fear.

If a third enemy had appeared just then, Mingyou would surely have faced certain death while his body was completely unconscious.

It seemed that in the future, without companions to protect him, Mingyou could not casually use the Mind Body Switch Technique again.

It was far too risky.

"Bastard!! Go die!"

Seeing that his companion was already on the verge of death, the short, fat ninja felt a rage unlike anything he had ever known.

He grabbed his Ninja Tachi and charged at Mingyou at high speed.

"Why are you so angry? You were clearly the one who attacked him, so why are you taking it out on me?"

Mingyou held a kunai and engaged him in battle. Calmly parrying his attacks, he did not forget to taunt him.

That only made the short, fat ninja even angrier. Though he did not know what strange technique Mingyou had used to rob his body of control,

everything that had happened just now had undoubtedly been caused by Mingyou.

"Bastard!!"

The short, fat ninja gathered the Chakra within his body between his hands. In an instant, a brilliant layer of lightning covered the blade of his Ninja Tachi.

When Mingyou's kunai collided with the Ninja Tachi, he immediately felt a powerful current surge through his palm.

At the same time, the Ninja Tachi became abnormally sharp, slicing Mingyou's kunai cleanly in two with a single strike.

"Die."

The short, fat ninja did not let up. As he cut through the kunai, the Tachi's sharp edge swept toward Mingyou's neck.

Mingyou rolled backward in a sorry state, barely avoiding the fierce attack.

At the same time, shock filled his heart. This fat bastard's Lightning Release abilities were so powerful that he could already coat his weapon with Lightning Release.

"Looks like close combat puts me at a disadvantage."

Mingyou muttered inwardly as he swiftly retreated, opening a considerable distance between them.

For a Lightning Release user who could wield Lightning Release to that extent, close combat gave him almost every advantage.

Although Mingyou had now gained a Lightning affinity constitution as well, there was no way this newly acquired ability could match the other man's mastery.

Coating ninja tools with Lightning Release like that short, fat ninja did was undoubtedly a technique that required extensive research and training to master.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Dragon!!"

After opening a distance of roughly five meters from his opponent, Mingyou no longer chose to keep retreating and dodging.

He formed several complicated hand seals, and crackling currents began to emerge between his hands.

As Mingyou poured a massive amount of Chakra into his palms, the currents before him evolved into arcs of electricity.

An enormous dragon head formed from lightning had already condensed.