"Okay! Okay!" He patted Shaoyu's shoulder hard, making a loud banging sound. "After integrating Nine-Tails, are you so confident?"
Shaoyu smiled and said nothing.
Raikage put away his smile, and a serious light flashed in his eyes.
"Okay." He said.
"Since you want to be tortured, I will play with you. But the ugly words come first. If you get hurt from being beaten, don't cry."
Shaoyu smiled.
"Old man, you should still worry about yourself."
Raikage snorted.
"Let's go! Training ground!"
Kumogakure Central Training Ground.
This is a huge open space, as big as several football fields. The ground is paved with hard rocks, and has become pitted after being trampled by countless ninjas and baptized by ninjutsu.
It is surrounded by high walls, and several Anbu are standing on the walls to guard.
At this moment, in the center of the training ground, two people stood facing each other.
One is Third Raikage. He took off his outer robe, revealing his muscular upper body.
The body is covered with scars, each one a witness to a piece of history.
His hands were wrapped with bandages, his feet were slightly apart, and his whole body exuded a sense of battle-hardened oppression.
The other one is Uchiha Shaoyu. He is wearing red casual clothes, and his black hair is gently fluttering in the night wind.
His hands drooped naturally and his feet were together, looking casual and relaxed.
But his eyes, those golden eyes, were looking calmly at the old man opposite.
On the wall, several Anbu looked at each other.
"Third and Shaoyu... want to compare notes?"
"It seems so."
"Sir Shaoyu is the person who will succeed Raikage soon. Is Third really willing to do this?"
"What do you know? This is inheritance."
"Stop talking and focus on watching."
In the center of the training ground, Raikage spoke.
"Boy, are you ready?"
Shaoyu nodded.
"Any time."
Raikage took a deep breath, and the Lightning Release chakra in his body began to surge. Blue electric light jumped on his surface, making a crackling sound.
That is Lightning Release Chakra Mode, the secret secret of Kumogakure, Nintaijutsu, which can activate the body to the limit, and the speed and defense can reach terrifying levels.
"Then I won't be polite!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure disappeared.
It's not Body Flicker Technique, it's pure physical speed. Lightning Release Chakra Mode activated his body to the extreme, and his whole body turned into a blue electric light, instantly spanning a distance of tens of feet, and appeared in front of Shaoyu.
The right fist was clenched tightly, holding the thunder and lightning, and hit Shaoyu hard on the chest.
Lightning Oppression Horizontal!
That was Kumogakure's heirloom knife, and it was the move Ai used to attack Chiyo.
At this moment, it was used by Third Raikage himself, and its power was more than twice as powerful as Ai's.
Shaoyu did not hide.
He didn't even move.
He just raised his right hand and opened his fingers to face the fist.
Boom--!
The moment the fists and palms met, a violent shock wave spread in all directions. The ground cracked, gravel flew, and the air seemed to be torn apart.
The shock wave hit the surrounding walls, causing them to tremble.
Raikage's eyes widened.
His fist was blocked.
It was firmly blocked by Shaoyu's right hand.
The fingers of that hand were spread out, firmly holding his fist without moving at all.
"How... how is this possible..."
Raikage looked at this scene in disbelief.
His Lightning Oppression Horizontal is one of the strongest Kumogakure's Taijutsu. His punch is enough to shatter rocks, enough to penetrate city walls, and enough to make any ninja vomit blood and fly backwards.
But Shaoyu caught it with just one hand.
Moreover, he didn't use any ninjutsu or any special abilities, just relying on pure physical strength.
Is this the power of Nine-Tails?
Raikage's eyes flashed with excitement.
"Good boy!" he laughed, "Do it again!"
He retracted his fist and his figure flashed again.
This time, it was no longer a single punch, but a violent storm of combos.
One punch, two punches, three punches, ten punches, a hundred punches - every punch is packed with thunder and lightning, and every punch is fatal.
The speed was too fast to be captured by the naked eye, and only a blue shadow of the fist was left, covering Shaoyu.
Shaoyu stood there, his hands turned into two afterimages, facing those fists.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sound of the fists colliding was like thunder, so dense that it made people breathless.
Every collision will produce a violent shock wave, leaving deep cracks on the ground.
The shock wave became stronger and stronger, and became denser and denser, and eventually cracks began to appear in the surrounding walls.
On the wall, several Anbu were already stunned.
"This... is this the power that humans can have?"
"Third's attacks were all blocked?"
"Master Shaoyu... how strong is he?"
In the center of the training ground, the battle continues.
Raikage's attacks are getting harder and faster, and his speed is getting faster and faster. The light of Lightning Release Chakra Mode on his body is getting brighter and brighter, which is proof that he is going all out.
His face was full of excited smile.
Fighting is fun!
"Good boy! Good boy!" He laughed while attacking, "I have been fighting for so many years, and this is the first time I have met someone who can use his body to take so many of my punches!"
Shaoyu said nothing and just continued to block.
He could feel that his body was adapting to this intensity of fighting.
Those attacks that originally required his full concentration to receive now became clear and slow in his eyes.
He can clearly see the trajectory of each punch, accurately judge the landing point of each attack, and make every blocking movement calmly.
Is this the power of Nine-Tails?
More than that.
This is his own strength.
It is a strength tempered through countless life and death battles.
It is the power that has been raised to the limit after being fused with Nine-Tails.
"Old man." He suddenly said.
Raikage was stunned.
"It's my turn."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shaoyu moved.
His figure flashed and disappeared.
Raikage's pupils suddenly contracted.
So fast!
Before he could react, Shaoyu had appeared behind him, clenching his right fist and hitting his back.
Raikage instinctively ducked to the side, but still half a beat too late.
Bang!
The punch grazed his shoulder. Although it did not hit directly, the wind of the punch still made his shoulder numb. If he had not dodged, the punch would have been enough to seriously injure him.
"What a boy!" Raikage broke out in a cold sweat, "Your speed..."
Shaoyu didn't give him a chance to breathe.
He pounced again, hitting Raikage with his fists like a rainstorm.
This time, it's Raikage's turn to defend passively.
Although his speed is fast, Shaoyu is faster. Although his power is strong, Shaoyu is stronger.
Every punch he threw was easily dodged by Shaoyu, and every punch Shaoyu threw was dodged with great danger.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
There was another intensive collision sound.