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"Bang!"

"Lord Raikage!"

"Dad!"

When the Cloud Ninja saw the Raikage fall, they rushed over. They were originally going to catch Raikage, but the Raikage stopped them with a gesture.

Just kidding. At that speed, even if they caught it, they would be seriously injured. It's better not to catch it at all. Anyway, his defense is strong, and this level of attack can't hurt him.

Sure enough, even after falling from such a height, leaving a large crater in the ground, the Raikage emerged unharmed from the thick dust.

After emerging from the crater, Raikage glanced unwillingly in the direction Shiro and the others had flown off, shook his head, and turned to walk towards A.

The Cloud Ninja nearby could also tell that the Raikage wasn't in a good mood, so they simply followed silently beside him.

As they were walking, Raikage suddenly asked, "Who is that man in the green clothes?"

"Huh? Oh, his name is Might Duy, he's from Konoha, Genin." He spoke very softly when he said the word Genin, because he still couldn't believe that such a man could only be a Genin!

"Huh? Genin?" The Raikage also found it unbelievable. That was the man who could stop him, how could he just be Genin!

You have to understand, he's the strongest Raikage. If Genin in Konoha are about the same level as him, then what's the point of playing? They might as well just surrender.

Therefore, Raikage stopped and turned to confirm with him again.

"Yes, Lord Raikage, there isn't much information about him in the intelligence reports, but we do have a title for him."

"Title? What title?"

"Eternal Genin."

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The Raikage and the many Cloud Ninja stared at him speechlessly, hoping he would confirm it again, because it was simply too unbelievable.

They understand that he can't become Jonin, since Jonin requires more than just strength. However, he is fully qualified to be Special Jonin, at least in terms of attack power, he can surpass Elite Jonin leaps and bounds.

But the truth is, he wasn't even Chunin.

Seeing so many people staring at him, he panicked a little and quickly flipped through the documents in his hand, saying, "This, let me see, I found it."

"Because the Chunin Exams also test Ninjutsu, and the intelligence indicates that he only Taijutsu, he won't pass the Chunin Ninja Exams."

"Taijutsu ninja. No wonder." Hearing this, the Raikage finally understood.

"Lord Raikage, shouldn't we make some changes in this regard?"

The other Cloud Ninja also cast interested glances, clearly harboring a sliver of hope that perhaps their own villages possessed such talent. Unfortunately, the Raikage was very rational and decisively refused.

"No way! The exam standards not only can't be lowered, they have to be raised! I need elites!"

"Single-skill Taijutsu has a fatal weakness. That man has a special Ninjutsu. In that state, Genjutsu cannot affect him, and Ninjutsu cannot hit him."

"We don't have his kind of Ninjutsu; going to the battlefield would just be suicide, unless you can find a similar Ninjutsu."

After saying that, the Raikage continued walking forward.

However, he was just saying that casually. Even if they found it, the Raikage wouldn't change his ways. Relying solely on Taijutsu still leaves many weaknesses.

For a ninja, the fewer weaknesses the better, because your opponent is just as good at finding weaknesses as you are. Therefore, for a ninja, being an all-rounder doesn't necessarily mean being very strong, but it certainly means living a long time.

Why was Kakashi able to become a renowned figure in the Shinobi World even when his Chakra was heavily restricted? It was because he knew thousands of Ninjutsu!

Although he can't unleash that much Chakra, his tactical advantage is enormous; he can counter whatever elemental Ninjutsu you're good at.

In contrast, specializing in one skill may still result in decent combat prowess, but the weaknesses are too obvious. Just like Master Chen's son, he was targeted and killed because he only knew Taijutsu.

Having received personal instruction from Master Chen, his strength was certainly not lacking; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to pass the ninja exam solely based on Taijutsu. However, because his weaknesses were too obvious, he died on the battlefield.

Therefore, Raikage could not possibly agree to this, and he also knew that they were just provoked by Dai and acted impulsively, and would understand once they calmed down.

At this moment, Raikage walked to Ai's side, looked at the wound on his chest, touched a similar wound on his own chest, and silently pondered.

He felt that the improvement of this Ninjutsu needed to be accelerated. There was no shortage of people in the world with even faster reactions than them, and if this problem wasn't solved, it would have a huge impact on them.

This means that the Strongest Spear will not appear in their battle.

Because for them, any enemy capable of forcing out Hell Stab can also do the same thing.

No matter how renowned or powerful Hell Stab may be, it's meaningless if the Strongest Spear cannot be used!

However, this matter cannot be rushed. Ever since the Eight-Tails incident, Raikage has been thinking about how to improve this technique, but unfortunately, he has not made any progress. On the other hand, the Lightning Armor has become a little stronger.

"How is Ai doing?" (Ai's real name, I only noticed it now, it may have been overlooked in the previous dialogue. At this point, the real Ai is the Third Hokage, so there will be a distinction in the dialogue.)

Raikage shook his head, setting those thoughts aside for the time being, and turned his concern to Ai's injuries, after all, Ai was different from him.

He had collapsed from exhaustion and was unfortunately stabbed; the wound wasn't deep. But Ai was different. Ai's thrust was retaliated at an accelerated speed, almost piercing through his chest!

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and managed to shift his right hand, avoiding his heart; otherwise, he would have died. However, he's not much better off now.

"Reporting to Lord Raikage, Lord Ai's injuries have stabilized, but it will take a long time for him to fully recover, and he cannot engage in any strenuous activity."

Therefore, it's possible that I won't be able to return to the village for some time.

Raikage watched Ai ponder for a moment, then waved behind him.

"You will be responsible for protecting Ai here until his injuries heal. Bi, come back to the village with me first; we need to begin that kind of cultivation."

"Yes, Father (Lord Raikage)."

Afterwards, the Raikage and Killer B escorted A and the others to one of their Cloud Ninja strongholds, gave them some instructions, and then returned.

Meanwhile, after defeating Raikage, Shiro and Dai suddenly fell backward and landed on the back of the giant bird.

Shiro is alright; it's just a routine overload of his Magic Circuits. He'll get used to it. As long as he doesn't use Chakra, he'll be fine. With a little rest and without using Projection, he'll be fine. Shiro is already familiar with this process.

Compared to Shiro, Dai was in a much worse situation. He wasn't very proficient with the Gate of Wonder of the Eight Inner Gates yet, and was struggling a bit. He already had a heavy burden, and he had persisted for so long.

Therefore, Dai can be said to be seriously injured now!