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Biodata

Abilities & Skills

Lightning Release Chakra Mode

A channels violent blue lightning around his body to heighten his close-range combat power.

• Uses the Lightning Release Chakra Mode in battle. 208
• Combines extreme speed with powerful physical strikes, producing afterimages and airbursts. 210
• His lightning-enhanced blows are portrayed as capable of vaporizing steel. 210

Cloud Village-Style Taijutsu

A fights with the Cloud Village’s inherited close-combat methods, employing direct and relentless physical attacks.

• Uses punches, kicks, elbows, and knees with mountain-crushing force. 210
• His One-Finger Nukite is regarded by Neji as a threat that his defenses may not withstand. 183
• Favors head-on exchanges rather than evasive combat. 210

Story Role / Major Arcs

Lightning Decapitation Plan

Neji identifies A as the sole target of an assault on the Third Raikage’s remnant camp in the western Land of Lightning. The Sky Fortress bombards the camp while Neji’s ANBU squad infiltrates; Neji teleports directly above A’s damaged command tent. 209

Battle with Neji

A confronts Neji using the full force of the Cloud Village’s lightning-infused taijutsu. Neji answers with Three-Phase Immortal Power and Mystic Crystal Heavy Armor, meeting A’s attacks directly rather than avoiding them. 210

Relationships

• Neji Hyuga — Enemy and target of Neji’s Lightning Decapitation Plan; engages Neji in direct combat. 209 210
• Cloud Elite Jonin bodyguards — Three guards stationed at A’s command tent attempt to stop Neji before his confrontation with A. 209