Faint cracks appeared across the crimson light screen. The four Jonin remained expressionless, but the rate at which they fed in chakra increased considerably as they struggled to maintain the barrier.
After the smoke cleared, A stood where he was. A shallow scratch had appeared on the Lightning Release Armor around his arms, but it quickly condensed again and returned to normal.
He lowered his arms and grinned.
"Is that all? Why don't you dare use Tailed Beast Planet? Is its power too much for even you to handle inside this formation?"
Mirai frowned again.
The destructive power of Wind Release: Rasenshuriken was enough to shred a Jonin to pieces, yet it had only left a scratch on the Raikage's Lightning Release Armor without even breaking his skin.
The defensive power of that armor was truly terrifying, even more outrageous than what had been described in the original story.
In the stands, the spectators began to worry as well.
"Even that technique didn't work? The Raikage's armor is way too tough, isn't it?"
"It's over, it's over! He can't even break through the defense! How is he supposed to fight if he can't break through?"
"Is Mirai Uzumaki going to lose? He doesn't look like he can hurt the Raikage at all..."
"Don't panic. Maybe he's charging up some big move?"
"What big move? That Rasenshuriken was already huge. How much bigger can it get?"
The Land of Fire's daimyo stopped fanning himself. His gaze was fixed on the arena, and his expression turned tense.
Meanwhile, the Land of Lightning's daimyo finally showed his first genuinely relaxed smile of the day. He raised his cup and slowly took a sip.
In the competitors' area, Kushina's nails were nearly drawing blood from her palms. "Mirai... what if he can't break through