Crackle! Crackle!
On the field, Darui, having seen through Kakashi's intentions, hesitated no longer. Chakra surged through his body, and in an instant, Black Lightning wrapped around him as a violent aura burst forth from within.
"Hm!"
"So he noticed!"
Watching Darui's movements ahead, Kakashi raised an eyebrow slightly, a helpless expression appearing beneath his black mask.
Darui had not guessed wrong. Kakashi had indeed intended to wait until the number of Kumogakure ninja reached a certain point before making his move. After all, that would have intimidated them to the greatest extent possible.
There were more than twenty thousand ninja in Kumogakure. It was clearly unrealistic for just the four of them to deal with so many Kumogakure ninja, not to mention that Naraku and the others had no intention of killing them all.
All they needed to do was use overwhelming strength to intimidate the Kumogakure ninja, making them fear Konoha from the bottom of their hearts. Only then could they conquer the Land of Lightning and bring Kumogakure under their control.
That was why Kakashi had wanted to display his strength before more Kumogakure ninja. Unfortunately, Darui had noticed his plan beforehand and ruined it.
"Sigh!"
"Looks like I can only make my move early!"
Kakashi sighed inwardly, then raised his head and looked ahead. His only exposed right eye settled upon Darui, whose entire body was surrounded by Black Lightning.
"Black Panther!"
At that moment, Darui let out a loud shout, and a massive amount of Black Lightning surged from his body.
Boom!
The violent Black Lightning shot forward in the next instant, resembling a thick black bolt of lightning.
Crackle! Crackle!
A dense series of thunderous roars rang out from the Black Lightning.
As the Black Lightning continuously gathered, it gradually condensed in midair into