Perfect Sage Body, Forcibly Clashing with the Lightning Release Chakra Armor

The sky was as black as ink.

A deafening thunderclap tore through the thick clouds, and a bolt of lightning as thick as a water vat struck the broken peak a hundred meters away.

The cliff collapsed, and the rubble fell like a waterfall.

A towering, imposing figure landed with a thud, stepping on a shower of stones. The Fourth Raikage, A.

Extremely violent Lightning Release Chakra transformed into azure arcs of electricity, leaping wildly across his muscular body. The air within a hundred meters instantly became viscous and scorching hot.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of dark figures broke through the rain and silently landed behind him.

Killer B, carrying seven Ninja Blades on his back, blew a bubble. The elite Anbu of Hidden Cloud lined up in a fan shape, their hands on their sword hilts, their killing intent locked on what lay ahead.

The intense sense of oppression was like a tangible hill crashing heavily into the bottom of the abyss.

Samui, Karui, and Omoi immediately sheathed their swords and knelt on one knee.

Sasuke and Sakura were overwhelmed by the overwhelming aura, making it difficult for them to breathe. Sasuke suddenly took a half step back, his fingers gripping the Kunai, feeling a chill.

The Raikage did not look at his subordinates who were kneeling and bowing.

His bloodshot eyes, like copper bells, swept across the ruins like a hawk's.

The charred rock face, the completely destroyed underground Lightning Ore.

And... standing in the center of the rubble, wearing an ill-fitting, oversized, tattered coat, with her bodysuit torn in several places, her face pale and blood trickling from the Yugito.

Finally, his gaze was fixed on the blond boy in front of Yugito.

The boy had his hands in his pockets, and even his posture exuded a nonchalant air.

The veins on Raikage's neck throbbed, and his muscles were as hard as cast iron.

"Hidden Leaf brat."

A deep, rough sound echoed through the valley, mixed with the roar of Lightning Release, causing the cliff walls to shed dust.

I need an explanation.

A strong wind carrying the smell of burning flesh rushed towards us.

Naruto didn't even lift an eyelid when facing the Fourth Raikage, who was renowned throughout the Shinobi World.

He pulled out his right leg, lifted the scarred leader, who was bound hand and foot and unconscious, off the ground, and kicked him hard like a sandbag.

Bang!

Scarface rolled more than ten meters across the rough rocks, stopping precisely in front of Raikage's iron boots.

Also thrown off were half a blood-stained diagram of the Uzumaki seal and a densely packed list of black market transactions on the back of the diagram.

"Explain?"

Naruto raised his chin slightly, his young face filled with an arrogant and overbearing demeanor.

"The explanation is right here. You Hidden Cloud can't even control your own mad dogs, so they come to the Land of Fire to steal things, and you even plan to tear your Jinchūriki apart and sell them on the black market."

Naruto scoffed, "I'll break his legs for you. Whether you watch or not is up to you."

The surrounding air suddenly turned cold.

The Hidden Cloud ANBU's ANBU members simultaneously drew half of their Ninja Blade, the sound of metal scraping against metal filling the air.

The Raikage didn't even glance down at the person on the ground. He was the Raikage; he would never lower himself in front of a Genin.

Beside him, Killer B, wearing sunglasses, crouched down.

He picked up the blueprint, scanned its contents, and a hint of seriousness flashed in his eyes behind his sunglasses.

"missing-nin stole the scroll and caused an explosion; this is no simple matter, yo..."

He habitually swayed his shoulders and uttered half a line of rap.

"Shut up!" Raikage roared.

Killer B immediately fell silent, stood up, and handed the blueprints to the Raikage. At the same time, he subtly pressed his thumb heavily on a special code in the corner of the list.

That was a unique communication marker used by certain radical factions within the Hidden Cloud Sect's upper echelons.

Killer B acted swiftly, signaling to his elder brother that there was indeed a mole involved, and that the mole was quite significant.

Naruto keenly noticed this subtle movement and chuckled inwardly.

I'll conduct a thorough investigation and uncover all the money you've laundered on the black market. What are you pretending to be so high and mighty for, Old Deng?

Samui then stood up and strode forward.

"Lord Raikage."

She recounted the entire process quickly and objectively, from the spy's infiltration to the explosion during a black market transaction, to the Two-Tails being controlled by the insidious Cursed Seal and going berserk, and finally Naruto suppressing the Tailed Beast with his bare hands and saving the three from Hidden Cloud.

There is no bias, only facts.

Raikage listened to the report, his gaze swept over Yugito.

Yugito was standing behind Naruto at this moment, in an extremely delicate and protected position.

She gripped Naruto's tattered jacket tightly with her fingertips, her knuckles turning blue.

Faced with Raikage's extremely imposing gaze, her throat tightened, and she subconsciously looked away, not kneeling on one knee to report as she usually did.

A strange light flashed in Raikage's eyes. He knew Yugito all too well; this woman, who had always ingrained the principles of Hidden Cloud weapons into her very bones, was reacting very strangely at this moment.

Sizzle!

Lightning surged in Raikage's palm, instantly burning the crucial blueprint and the black market list to ashes.

Leaving no substantial evidence is an act of arrogance by those in power.

"Leave this missing-nin here, and we'll call it even." The Raikage stared at Naruto, his tone leaving no room for doubt. "That's the end of today's matter."

This was his bottom line. He was in the wrong, but he had to take the person away and deal with them internally; he would never allow Hidden Leaf to interfere in Hidden Cloud's internal affairs.

Cancel it all?

Naruto smiled.

His smile was extremely cold, revealing an undisguised brutality.

"Is this the end?" Naruto pulled his hands out of his pockets, interlaced his fingers, and cracked his knuckles.

"Your people blew up Hidden Leaf's walls, my civilians were used as human shields, and my brothers almost lost their lives."

Naruto stared directly into the Raikage's eyes, and the golden aura emanating from his Perfect Uzumaki Sage Body began to surge and rise.

"You think you can just wipe the slate clean and get rid of me like that?"

Naruto stretched out his right hand and pointed his index finger at the Raikage's broad chest.

"Want the person? Fine. Bring enough compensation and come to the Hokage Building to talk on your knees!"

Boom!

"Arrogant brat!"

The Raikage was utterly enraged. His azure Lightning Release Chakra Armor instantly expanded to its limit.

The hard Rocky Ground cracked wildly like a spider web.

The Raikage's massive body vanished in a blinding flash of lightning.

That's too fast.

Sasuke's Two-Tomoe Sharingan spun wildly, even oozing blood, but he could only catch a blurry blue afterimage on his retina.

There were no Hand Seals or any pre-cast Ninjutsu.

With a sonic boom, the Raikage instantly traversed dozens of meters and appeared directly in front of Naruto.

Heavy Style: Lariat!

That elbow, thicker than an adult's waist, carrying lightning capable of shattering everything, slammed straight into Naruto's face.

The air pressure was compressed wildly, forming a terrifying semi-circular wall of air.

"Big brother!" Sasuke's heart skipped a beat.

Yugito's breath hitched, his body reacting before his mind could process it, and he lunged forward to block him.

But it was too late.

Naruto didn't retreat at all.

If he took a step back, he wouldn't be Naruto Uzumaki.

Under extreme pressure, the perfect-level Sage Body's cells frantically pumped out liquid-like Yang Release Chakra.

He stepped back with his right foot, creating a deep crater half a meter deep in the rock. His abdominal muscles tightened suddenly, he twisted his waist, and thrust his shoulders forward.

Facing that thunderous elbow, Naruto threw a straight punch in an extremely simple and savage manner.

Their fists and elbows collided.

Thump--!!!

There was no crisp sound of flesh colliding, only a deep, muffled boom like the sound of a great bell.

Immediately afterwards, a visible, violent shockwave exploded from the point of contact between the two, sweeping out like a Category 12 hurricane.

A layer of soil was scraped off, and gravel shot out in all directions like bullets.

Samui drew his dagger to shield himself, but was still thrown back more than ten meters.

The smoke and dust cleared.

Two figures were locked in a fierce struggle within the deep pit.

Raikage's pupils contracted sharply.

His Heavy Style: Lariat enough to smash a hill, was actually stopped!

The blond boy in front of him, who was only the Genin, had bulging arm muscles, and his golden blood energy withstood his Lightning Release slash.

Moreover, Raikage even sensed a terrifying recoil force that was constantly building up from that fist.

"Old man."

Naruto raised his eyes, his golden pupils filled with arrogance and defiance.

"Your fist isn't as hard as mine."

Click.

A crisp sound came from inside Naruto's body as a lock snapped.

Eight Gates, Gate of Life, Open!

A violent green aura shot into the sky like a volcanic eruption, following Naruto's fist, and pressed back towards the Raikage's face with overwhelming force.