The Third Raikage reacted incredibly quickly, swiftly turning sideways to evade Mo's incoming right hand.
Just as the strike was about to miss, the tomoe in Mo's eyes slowly spun, and he suddenly changed moves. His right foot slid fiercely across the branch beneath him, then his ankle twisted. His entire body abruptly torqued at the waist as he thrust the pitch-black Chidori toward the Third Raikage's chest!
The Third Raikage's pupils contracted sharply. He no longer had time to make any move.
"...So fast!"
"Pfft... Bang!"
Accompanied by a shrill eagle cry, the tall, dark-skinned, muscular man was instantly sent flying. His body streaked through the air like a black line before smashing heavily into the trunk of a large tree below!
The attack had landed, but Mo showed no joy. Instead, he frowned slightly.
That strike possessed immense penetrating power. Under normal circumstances, it should have pierced straight through a ninja's body, then let the White Flame burn and further expand the damage. Yet the Third Raikage had been blasted away instead. That meant...
The tree trunk trembled. The Third Raikage lay beneath it expressionlessly, his gloomy gaze fixed on Uchiha Mo.
His body remained completely intact, with only a shallow scar on his chest. White flames rapidly burned over it, but they extinguished before expanding the wound much further.
This showed that White Flame formed from chakra of that volume and quality had already reached its limit against his body...
The Third Raikage slowly pushed himself upright, his mind racing.
"For now, the Blood Ninja's physical strength is considerable. He is faster than me and more agile as well, but his offensive and defensive power still cannot compare to mine..."
With that thought, the Third Raikage lowered his head and glanced at the shallow black scar