Ueno Kei's arrival was both expected and unexpected. Given his speed, he should not have been delayed for so long.
Of course, Shikamaru and the others could not have known about Ueno Kei's encounter with Itachi Uchiha on the way. That was why he had arrived a little late—and those brief moments had been the most agonizing for Shikamaru and the others.
"Darui-san, is this person that one from Konoha...?" Samui walked over to Darui's side and asked tentatively in a low voice.
"Yeah, no mistake about it. He's the Konoha monster who fought Lord Raikage and Lord Killer B without falling behind—Blood Asura, Ueno Kei! It can't be anyone else!" Darui replied, narrowing his eyes.
"Monkey—Ram—Horse—Rat—Tiger—Ox!" Ueno Kei rapidly formed hand seals.
"Forbidden Technique—Ten Thousand Seal Lightning Prison!"
"Rumble!" At Ueno Kei's soft shout, the thunderous force in the surroundings instantly gathered, forming six pillars of lightning positioned at the corners of a hexagon.
"Close!"
"Boom!"
The six lightning pillars immediately converged, forming a massive sealed area. This was precisely the barrier technique Ueno Kei had once used to restrict Danzo's movements!
It instantly isolated the entire undead army. No matter how those stone statues rammed against the lightning barrier, even resorting to self-destruction, such paltry destructive power could not shake the barrier Ueno Kei had carefully set up in the slightest.
The result of forcefully charging it was simply being sliced apart with ease. As long as Ueno Kei's chakra was not exhausted, this barrier would remain in place!
"As expected of the young man Lord Raikage praised. What terrifying strength..." A grave look appeared in Darui's eyes. The stronger Konoha was, the worse the news it was for the other ninja villages—especially a village like Kumogakure that aspired to become the ruler of the ninja world.
Though