Electroshock Therapy

"If you haven't even heard of our Celestial, you're either ignorant or out of your mind.

It seems you're in need of treatment."

Extracting chakra, Electromagnetic Force, activate!

Rasa let out a low sigh, extended one hand forward, and whispered, "Electric Shock Therapy: Electric Shock Wave."

When in doubt, use Electric Shock Therapy!

Before the Iwagakure ninja could react, a current generated by high voltage flashed from Rasa's hand, striking several of them in the blink of an eye.

The ninjas hit by the high-voltage shock experienced instant muscle contraction, convulsions, and ventricular fibrillation as the current was conducted throughout their bodies by metal ions in their organs and bodily fluids.

Their hair stood on end, the heat instantly charred their skin, their hearts stopped beating, and the vast majority of their cells were destroyed—they were dead beyond any doubt.

There was no pain; all the damage was dealt in a single instant. This was the true destructive power of high-voltage current on biological organisms, far beyond the reach of the watered-down Lightning Style created by chakra.

"Now, if you want to leave, you've lost your chance," Rasa said, tilting his head as his lab coat whipped in the wind and sand.

Silence.

Higashi Shito was utterly shocked. He had only felt a slight fluctuation of chakra, followed by a flash of light, and three of his subordinates had already departed this world.

Hand-seal-less ninjutsu had always been a subject of intense research for every major village, yet after countless experiments, everyone had reached the same conclusion.

Performing hand seals was a ritual for connecting with chakra and constructing the framework of a ninjutsu; without this process, the power of the technique would drop to an extremely weak level.

Unless one possessed a massive amount of chakra and used it to brute-force the power of the technique, the effectiveness of hand-seal-less ninjutsu was simply not worth mentioning.

What was he seeing now?

Just by raising his hand and causing a slight fluctuation in chakra, he had summoned several bolts of electricity. They didn't look particularly flashy, yet their power was at least equal to an ordinary B-rank ninjutsu.

When had such an Kage-level powerhouse appeared in the Shinobi World?

Higashi Shito felt immense pressure. When Kage-level powerhouses fought each other, a winner could certainly be determined.

But that wasn't the key to evaluating whether someone was Kage-level; being able to cut through ordinary ninjas like vegetables was enough to be considered a Kage-level powerhouse.

"You must have other accomplices. Dozens of you invaded my territory at once.

Once I finish with you, I'll send them to join you on your way. Don't worry, you won't be lonely on the road to the afterlife."

As if intentionally provoking the Iwagakure ninjas, Rasa unleashed his full presence.

Higashi Shito gritted his teeth and made a decision. Resigned to death, he roared in a low voice, "Ryotaro, Go find Captain Mahiru and Captain Hunter quickly. Perhaps only by joining forces can they contend with the person before us.

At the very least, make them withdraw from this area immediately!"

"But!" The young ninja, Ryotaro, was slightly stunned. He hadn't expected his captain, who had been lecturing him just moments ago, to be willing to act as a rear guard now.

He wouldn't be a match for this person; victory was absolutely impossible.

"No 'buts.' I am a Jonin; perhaps I can hold him off for a few dozen seconds. If it were you, you might not even last a single second!"

Higashi Shito was filled with heroic spirit, having cast aside all thoughts of his own survival.

"Discussing who will hold me back right in front of me—have you considered my feelings?"

Rasa adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and pointed a finger at Ryotaro, firing off a high-voltage current.

"Run!"

The moment he saw Rasa raise his hand, Higashi Shito let out a sharp shout, quickly performing hand seals and slamming his hands onto the ground.

"Earth Style: Earth Wall."

Rumbling, a stone wall without the usual dog-head carving rose from the ground, blocking the path in front of Ryotaro. The high-voltage current slammed into it, kicking up a cloud of smoke.

Rasa narrowed his eyes, discovering a weakness in his ability: while high-voltage current's destructive power against biological organisms rich in water was far superior to watered-down Lightning Style, its destruction of mixtures like soil, rock, and inorganic matter could not compare to the standard Lightning Style.

Unless he increased the level and transformed the high-voltage current into an electromagnetic cannon or a beam cannon.

Ultimately, his ability was physics-based, while the Shinobi World's Lightning Style was magical realism—it was called Lightning Style, yet it could produce all sorts of miscellaneous explosions.

Ryotaro gritted his teeth, looked at Higashi Shito, and shouted, "For Iwagakure!"

Then he fled. There were no dramatic, tearful goodbyes like in the dramas; this was the decisiveness of a ninja.

"Everyone, attack together! Buy time for Ryotaro!"

At Higashi Shito's command, he and his two remaining subordinates lunged at Rasa. He had noticed a detail: every time Rasa released electricity, he performed an action like raising his hand.

"Earth Style: Earth Style: Rock Fist Technique!"

A Chunin performed hand seals, and chakra surged out, forming a layer of rock that encased his arms, torso, and every part of his body except for his face and joints.

Usually, the Rock Fist only formed a stone fist on the arm, but this was a flexible application of ninjutsu; only green Genin wouldn't know how to adapt.

"Lightning Style counters Earth Style.

However, I've discovered that your Lightning Style is different from the ordinary kind; it has almost no restraining effect on Earth Style. That is your weakness.

Don't underestimate the ninjas of Iwagakure! Die, brat!"

The Chunin let out a shout, swinging his rock-hard fist toward Rasa.

Lightning Release counters Earth Release; that was Kishimoto's setting, and Rasa was almost too tired to complain. It was true that soil contained organic matter and could conduct electricity to a weak degree.

But the Earth Release you're using is literally solid rock. The main component of rock is silicon dioxide; unless it's heated to a plasma state, it won't conduct electricity.

Since I'm in someone else's world, I have to follow their rules. Just accept it.

Rasa tilted his head slightly and smiled. "My Lightning Release is indeed a bit special."

"However, have you ever heard of the legendary Nintaijutsu?"

The Chunin's expression froze. Nintaijutsu—isn't that the signature Lightning Release style of Kumogakure?

Electromagnetic Force, activate!

High-voltage current and magnetic force enveloped Rasa's entire arm, stimulating and strengthening his muscle tissue as he threw a punch.

"Electrotherapy: Lightning Fist!"

The immense power shattered the rock on the Chunin's abdomen. As the high-voltage current made contact with his body, the fist punched straight through his torso, scorching all his internal organs to charcoal with the electric heat.

"I'm not particularly talented, but I happen to know this ninjutsu as well!"

Rasa pulled his fist back and whispered. The next instant, he felt his legs being restrained.

A pair of hands emerged from beneath the earth, grabbing his ankles and pulling him downward with force.

Double Suicide Decapitation Technique. The name is quite flashy; Second Pillar was once planted in the ground like a radish by Kakashi using this very move.

"Electrotherapy: Discharge."

Rasa let out a cold snort. A layer of high-voltage current appeared on the surface of his body, surging down along the underground ninja's arms, blasting him to death and leaving him buried beneath the earth forever.

Higashi Shito was struck with horror. So, gestures like raising a hand weren't actually a prerequisite for this man to unleash his Lightning Release.