A Battle with Raikage A!

"Genji, it seems you've figured something out."

Seeing Genji suddenly talking to himself and laughing happily, Feng couldn't help but ask a question out of curiosity.

"Yes, Lord Feng, you must do your best to show our Kirigakure the view from the summit."

Having figured it out, Genji felt completely at ease and answered with a smile.

"Huh!? What do you mean..."

"Huo Feng! Lord Raikage has agreed to obey the Lord Daimyo's orders and not retaliate against Kirigakure."

But he has one condition: you must tell him the whereabouts of the Kumogakure in this area.

Meanwhile, the Kirigakure Ninja led the team yesterday must spar with him, and the Kumogakure will follow the Daimyo's decree and not pursue the matter.

But as the Shadow, he must seek justice for his fellow villagers.

I wonder what your thoughts are?

Feng enjoys being a riddle teller, but dislikes solving riddles, so he originally planned to ask Genji for advice.

But the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning had already finished arguing, turned to Feng and spoke, interrupting his conversation with Genji.

Since Black Zetsu knew Feng's alias Shita in the Land of Tea, in order to avoid revealing his current situation and conceal his identity, he is now naturally using the alias he used in the Land of Water, the Jonin of Shangren Village: Huo Feng.

"Of the Cloud Ninja stationed here, half died in battle and half were captured. The corpses of the dead were collected by the captured ninjas. If your Kumogakure wants those prisoners, you can exchange them for Ninjutsu or technology."

As for sparring, since the Raikage is interested, I'll play along.

However, my envoys, Ninjutsu is blind. You must guarantee that if there are any casualties, the Kumogakure will not continue to cause trouble.

Otherwise, you daimyo will have to return all the compensation I, the Daimyo of the Land of Water, have paid."

Feng only hesitated for a moment before agreeing to the conditions proposed by the Raikage, as mentioned by the daimyo's envoy.

He also wanted to see what level he was at without using Ninjutsu, and whether he could possibly compete with the Otsutsuki if he continued to train.

In this respect, the Fourth Raikage A, who is also not skilled in Ninjutsu, is arguably the most suitable measuring stick in the Ninja World at present.

If you can't even compare to A, then don't even try to take on Isshiki or other Otsutsuki; otherwise, you're just throwing your life away.

"Haha, judging from your Forehead Protector, you seem to be from Merchant Ninja Village."

You, a mere merchant ninja, dare to overestimate your abilities and interfere in the affairs of Kumogakure and Kirigakure.

So, are you ignorant? Or do you look down on Kumogakure, or Kirigakure just a bunch of nobody?

Unexpectedly, Ai became even angrier when Feng spoke.

"Raikage, watch your words."

Lord Huo Feng is the head of the Guardian Ninja of the Daimyo of the Land of Water. Due to some special reasons, he has now been appointed by my Lord Daimyo to oversee Kirigakure.

"He is Lord Daimyo's approval and, if necessary, can temporarily act Mizukage and take full charge of all affairs in Kirigakure."

Before Feng could even speak to Ai, Genji had already refuted Ai's words, thus also endorsing Feng's identity.

Given Genji's status and position in Kirigakure, the people of Kumogakure really couldn't refute him once he spoke.

"Is that so? Then let me see what makes you think you can represent Kirigakure."

Upon hearing this, Ai remained silent for a moment, then smiled, and slowly walked towards Feng as she spoke.

But there was a hint of bloodlust and cruelty in that smile.

At the same time, Lightning Release Chakra began to cover his entire body, and lightning also surrounded him.

It is the Nintaijutsu passed down through generations of Kumogakure: "Lightning Release: Chakra Mode"!

"Come on." Ai stopped a few steps away from Feng and gently beckoned to him with her finger.

Seeing this, Feng smiled, first drawing his long sword from his waist and then repeatedly stroking it across the surface.

Fire Release: Flame Release Blade, Iron Release: Iron Release Blade, Earth Release: Earth Release Blade

The flames heat up, the iron blade spins at high speed at the edge to enhance its sharpness, and Earth Release adjusts the longsword to the most suitable feel and weight.

Meanwhile, the longsword, now enhanced with three layers of temporary enchantment, was significantly more powerful.

However, this longsword, worth millions, will most likely be ruined after this battle.

Ke Feng didn't stop there. Like Raikage A, he also began to use Lightning Release: Chakra Mode.

As lightning also swirled around him, many of the Kumogakure ninjas opposite him couldn't help but gasp in surprise:

"Impossible! This..."

"You bastard, where did you steal our Kumogakure's secret techniques from..."

"Your name is Huo Feng, right? It seems you have another matter to explain to our Kumogakure."

Among them, Raikage A roared with an unquestionable tone.

"Heh, confess? If you can beat me, of course, no problem."

Feng gave a casual reply, but his hands continued moving.

After maximizing the controllable effects of his Lightning Release: Chakra Mode, he immediately transformed into Saiyan and roared, "Roar...!!"

The Eight Gates Released Formation opens with the Gate of Opening, Gate of Healing... Gate of View, and continues until the Sixth Gate is reached.

This is the highest number of gates Feng has been able to open safely and without taking damage so far, the same as when he dealt with the Kirigakure ninjas yesterday.

"Alright, enough talk, let's see what we've got!"

Feng grinned, speaking as he gripped his sword in one hand, pointing it horizontally at Raikage A opposite him.

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure shot out like a cannonball.

Seeing this, the Fourth Raikage A, A, widened his eyes and charged towards Feng with the same speed.

"Bang! Clang! Bang!..."

The two clashed instantly, their fists and longswords striking each other several times before the sound of their collision echoed like thunder, even creating a considerable shockwave.

"Such immense power!"

Neither side dodged or evaded, relying on the powerful defense provided by Lightning Release: Chakra Mode to withstand each other's attacks. After exchanging blows several times, the Raikage couldn't help but feel secretly alarmed.

Since his father's sacrifice, he has never met anyone who could rival him in strength, speed, and defense, not even his younger brother, the perfect Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

But sensing that the other party's training in Lightning Release: Chakra Mode seemed much weaker than his own, A felt that in the end, he would be the one standing.

"Gekkō Raito Ninja Meets Suzuki Ritsukasa"

Another heavy punch clashed with Feng, sending them flying and creating some distance, but also providing space to build up power for the next move.

"Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop!"

With a loud shout, Ai's figure instantly transformed into lightning, leaping through the air. One hand, shaped like a chopstick, swooped down towards Feng, carrying a concentrated burst of high-intensity electricity.

Feng's eyes narrowed. Because he still needed to conceal his identity, he couldn't activate his Sharingan, let alone his Mangekyou Mangekyō. Right now, his eyes couldn't keep up with either his own speed or the speed of the Raikage opposite him. He could only rely on his senses and physical reactions to cope.

But that's precisely why he agreed to fight Raikage A.

In the future, Feng has no intention of keeping the two Mangekyō in his current eye sockets; he prefers another pair of eyes whose destructive power is arguably the strongest among ninjas.

But those eyes are not known for capturing motion.

Therefore, Feng naturally had to prepare in advance for the significant drop in dynamic vision capture performance after losing the Mangekyō.

Even if you don't want to master something like Ultra Instinct Dragon Ball, where you can fight purely based on physical reflexes, you should at least be able to control the increased speed you gain after activating Lightning Release: Chakra Mode + Eight Gates.

In this respect, the Fourth Raikage A, is doing quite well, and Feng is trying to force himself to gain something through the battle with him.

However, Feng initially hoped to improve by sparring with the Third Raikage, but unfortunately, the Third Raikage who taught him was Impure World Reincarnation using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, which was safe and controllable.

However, since the Impure World Reincarnation he mastered was copied from Hiruzen Sarutobi, its effect was far inferior to the later Orochimaru version, let alone the Sage Kabuto version.

No matter what level of strength is used as a sacrifice, even if Jonin, the person Impure World Reincarnation will at most only have the strength of Jonin.

However, the Third Raikage, who only Jonin, could not put any pressure on Feng, so the improvement effect was negligible.