The time rewound to a week earlier.
In Thunderlight City's military conference hall, faced with the sudden appearance of an unfamiliar figure, dazzling bolts of lightning instantly erupted from the Second Raikage's body. Every muscle in his body tensed as he prepared to unleash a thunderous strike!
"Don't get worked up, son of the Raikage."
A sinister voice came from beneath the broad hood, making people instinctively frown.
"I am not your enemy. On the contrary, we share a common opponent: the Uchiha Clan."
Crackle—
A tremendous blast suddenly erupted within the hall!
He Wu and the other high-ranking officers of Thunderlight City were startled, only to see the Second Raikage burst forth in an instant, transforming into a blinding bolt of lightning. He smashed through every table and chair in his path and reached the man in black in the blink of an eye!
"Enough with the tricks. Capture him first!"
The attack was so fast that many people had not even reacted before the Second Raikage had already crashed into the spot where the man in black had been standing.
Boom—
Before everyone's horrified eyes, countless fragments of stone and clouds of dust flew into the air. A huge crater had been smashed into the floor, yet aside from the Second Raikage, the man in black was nowhere to be seen.
The Second Raikage looked behind him. Not far away, the man in black slowly emerged from the ground and teased, "I told you not to get worked up. What a waste it would be to break all these tables and chairs."
"You slipped into the ground in that instant. Was that an Earth Release technique?" The Second Raikage scoffed. "Hmph. Let's see how many times you can dodge!"
"Cough, cough... Wait!"
Just as the Second Raikage was