Hell Stab, Raikage's Action

Ryosuke felt something rapidly draining from within his body.

But a surge of power soon refilled the darkness in his heart.

The passive skill, High-Speed Regeneration, had finally activated.

As his physical wounds healed rapidly, Ryosuke was surprised to find that his chakra and stamina were also recovering at the same speed.

Although it didn't restore him to his peak state, he had recovered more than half.

This left him both surprised and delighted.

Did the system want him to become a masochistic pervert?

Ryosuke shook his head, casting the thought aside.

Meanwhile, the Cloud Village Jonin was still howling at the sky, venting his grief for his fallen comrade.

A perfect opportunity.

This time, without worrying about chakra consumption, Ryosuke immediately activated Lightning Release: Lightning Armor and the Eight Inner Gates.

"Hmm?"

The Cloud Jonin's sensory perception was astonishing.

He sensed the danger almost instantly.

He used the Substitution Technique at the same time.

Ryosuke's usually infallible killing blow only sliced through a piece of wood.

Ryosuke stood where he was and shook his head helplessly.

I miscalculated. I forgot to activate my Sharingan, and because I was moving too fast, I couldn't even track my target.

Under the super-buff of Lightning Release: Lightning Armor, Ryosuke's body was activated to an unprecedented degree.

So much so that his two-tomoe Sharingan couldn't even keep up with his own speed.

That was why he hadn't noticed the target using the Substitution Technique at the last second.

However, by comparison, the Cloud Jonin was even more shocked.

"How are you not dead? And how do you know the Raikage's techniques?"

He asked in astonishment.

This Uchiha brat had given him too many shocks.

It wasn't just that the boy held his comrade's weapon; he also knew the unique ninjutsu of their Cloud Village.

"You're only just noticing that? I'm genuinely curious how you even became a Jonin. Is the Cloud Village really that desperate for people?"

Ryosuke mocked him.

"Uchiha brat, how dare you mock me!"

"Lightning Release: Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite!"

The Jonin extended four fingers on his right hand, with lightning-attribute chakra coiling around them.

[Ding! System detected S-rank ninjutsu, Lightning Release: Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite. Added to library.]

Damn, isn't this the signature technique the Third Raikage is famous for?

How does this guy know it too?

The system's notification didn't make Ryosuke happy; instead, it gave him a fright.

This move was similar to Hatake Kakashi's Chidori, but its power was on a completely different level.

This technique of the Third Raikage was also known as the "Strongest Spear," which, along with the "Strongest Shield" known as the Lightning Armor, formed the foundation of the Cloud Village's ninjutsu-taijutsu system.

This could be considered an upgraded version of the "Lightning Release: Piercing Technique" that Ryosuke had just learned.

Ryosuke didn't dare to be careless and retreated rapidly, putting some distance between them.

"Uchiha brat, you have successfully enraged me. Now, I will let you witness the signature technique of the Third Raikage!"

With that, the Cloud Jonin lunged toward Ryosuke.

But his speed couldn't keep up with Ryosuke at all.

The two began a game of chase.

This left Ryosuke feeling both amused and annoyed; the guy was acting so cocky despite only having learned a superficial grasp of the Third Raikage's techniques.

As a result, the moment he lost focus, the opponent caught up in a straight line and pierced through his chest once again.

However, this time, Ryosuke suddenly burst apart, transforming into countless crows that vanished into thin air.

"What is this? Genjutsu?"

The Cloud Jonin paused in confusion.

Then, a voice rang out from above him.

"Let me show you the true power of the move the Third Raikage called the 'Strongest Spear': Hell Stab: Three-Finger Penetration!"

Ryosuke's entire body was enveloped in a mass of electric light as he leaped toward the Cloud Village Jonin at supersonic speed.

"What? How is this possible?"

The Cloud Village Jonin found the situation before him impossible to accept.

Is this the power of the Sharingan?

To think that after seeing a technique only once, he could not only copy it but also upgrade it?

A burst of lightning exploded behind the Cloud Village Jonin.

It pierced through him once more, even though he had already used a Substitution Technique to dodge the initial strike.

"To think I would be defeated by a brat from the Uchiha... cough..."

The Cloud Village Jonin spat out a mouthful of blood in frustration before collapsing to the ground, dead.

[Congratulations to the host for killing an enemy. Randomly plundering one ninjutsu.]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the ninjutsu: Lightning Release: Lightning Snake Thrust.]

Ryosuke curled his lip; he was not very satisfied with this harvest, as it wasn't the "Hell Stab" technique he had hoped for.

He then plopped down onto the ground.

He had forcibly used the "Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite" he had just recorded, and had even forced an upgrade upon it.

He hadn't expected that simply retracting one finger would double the chakra consumption.

Combined with the Lightning Release: Lightning Armor, Sharingan, and Eight Inner Gates he had been using, he had burned through two-thirds of his chakra.

The majority of the chakra he had just recovered was bottoming out once again.

It seems that techniques involving shape transformation, even the simplest ones, are still too much for me to handle right now.

Ryosuke muttered to himself while drinking some water.

As for the "Hell Stab" skill, known as the "Strongest Spear," he feared he wouldn't be able to learn it.

While he couldn't rule out the possibility of other ninjas in the Cloud Village knowing the technique, he doubted they would ever act alone again after this incident.

Ryosuke felt it was a bit of a pity.

He considered whether he should find an opportunity to learn the Chidori from Hatake Kakashi.

But he had yet to find a way to master other elemental chakra natures.

Cloud Village, Raikage's office.

"What? Three more Anbu squads have lost contact? What are you all doing? A bunch of useless fools!"

The Fourth Raikage smashed his desk into splinters with a single punch.

Mabui, the secretary standing behind him, shook her head helplessly. "Raikage-sama, this is the fifth desk you've broken this month. Please stop wasting the village's resources."

Surprisingly, when the white-haired kunoichi spoke, the notoriously hot-tempered Fourth Raikage did not get angry.

"Mabui, how many decoys are left?"

"There were twelve groups in total, but six have already lost contact. The speed of these losses is truly bizarre. Raikage-sama, you should consider whether this is a conspiracy by Konoha to use this opportunity to weaken us."

Mabui analyzed the situation calmly.

"Impossible. That old man, the Third Hokage, doesn't have the guts. It seems we underestimated the Sharingan, especially the power of Uchiha Shisui. Mabui, prepare the Heavenly Transfer Technique. I am going to meet Uchiha Shisui myself."

As the Fourth Raikage spoke, he began to strip off his Raikage attire.

"Raikage-sama, doing this is far too risky. We could easily dispatch more Jonin; you should remain in the village to oversee the overall situation," Mabui urged.

"I am the Raikage. I cannot sit idly by and watch the village's elites be slaughtered one by one by the enemy. Obey my command."

"Yes."