Wind and sand lashed against their faces, stinging their cheeks.
A, the Fourth Raikage, looked at the lone figure ahead and laughed in fury.
The muscles on his dark face bunched up, making his smile uglier than a grimace.
"One man, and you dare block my Hidden Cloud Village's army of three thousand?"
A's voice sounded like two sheets of sandpaper grinding together, thick with violent rage.
"Are those country bumpkins from Iwagakure out of people? They sent a brat like you, who doesn't know his place, out here to die?"
Yoru kept both hands in his trench coat pockets, without even changing his stance.
He merely lifted his eyelids and lazily glanced at A.
That look was like he was watching a chimpanzee jumping around in a zoo.
"You're Uchiha Yoru?"
A recognized the face that had appeared countless times in intelligence reports, and the killing intent in his eyes deepened.
"Good. Saves me the trouble of looking for you."
"Arrogant bastard!"
A stomped hard. With a sharp crack, the solid rocky ground beneath him was crushed into a deep, spiderweb-like crater.
"Today, I'll teach you what absolute speed really means!"
"Crackle—!!!"
Blinding blue lightning, like frenzied thunder serpents, instantly enveloped A's entire body!
His bronze muscles swelled under the stimulation of Lightning Release Chakra, and even his hair stood straight on end!
Lightning Release Chakra Mode, at maximum output!
"Roarrr!"
The Hidden Cloud Village ninja behind him erupted into thunderous cheers.
This was their Raikage's strongest combat form!
In this state, the Raikage's speed could even surpass the Leaf Village's Yellow Flash!
"Brat, turn into dust for me!"
A roared.
"Boom!"
The ground beneath his feet exploded, and his entire body transformed into a blue bolt of lightning too fast for the naked eye to follow!
He vanished