But that brief obstruction had already let Lan open up the distance.
He hovered in the air, lowering his head to look down at A on the ground, who was practically beside himself with rage. The corner of his mouth hooked into a mocking smile.
"So this is the so-called second-strongest of the Raikage, 'Fourth A'?"
"Your chakra mode is pretty good. I had a lot of fun, but sadly, time's up."
"I hope the next time we meet, you can bring me even more entertainment."
A's footsteps abruptly stopped. He looked up at Lan hovering in the air, a flash of astonishment crossing his eyes, only for his fury to burn even hotter. His hair stood on end in the wind.
His whole body looked ready to burst with rage, yet there was nothing he could do.
No matter how strong Hidden Cloud's taijutsu was, it was ultimately limited to the ground. Against an enemy who could move freely through the air, his speed advantage vanished completely!
"Get down here!" A roared, gathering lightning-natured chakra in his feet before stomping hard on the ground. A huge pillar of lightning shot into the sky, trying to strike Lan in the air.
This was a variation of "Lightning Release: Earth Flow" that he had used in his desperation. It was enormously powerful, but comparatively slow.
But Lan's Flying Technique was extremely agile. With a sway of his body, he had already dodged it, flying off into the distance at the same time.
He could feel that Fourth A's strength truly was extremely formidable.
Especially his speed on the ground. Aside from a few players with cheats, he had already reached the peak of the current shinobi world.
His strength was also tremendous. Lan estimated that aside from himself, the only people