Village Orders

"Did I survive?"

Minato Namikaze lay sprawled on the ground, looking utterly wrecked as he stared at the moon overhead. He had no idea how much time had passed.

Kazan hadn't landed a single blow, but the pressure alone had nearly suffocated him.

He had felt like a mouse being toyed with by a cat.

Worse, he couldn't break through Kazan's defenses.

His signature Rasengan hadn't even come close to hitting Kazan.

"Looks like I still have a lot of work to do."

Minato thought of the technique he had yet to complete.

If he could add a change in Chakra nature to the Rasengan, he could push its destructive power further.

Only then might he have a chance of breaking through Kazan's Conqueror's Haki defense.

As for Kazan...

He stood where he was, clenching his fists.

"I've got the basics of Lightning Release Chakra Mode down, including how to weave in Senjutsu Chakra."

"Not bad!"

The lightning around him faded, and the ripples of energy died away. Kazan smiled.

"Looks like you've mastered Lightning Release Chakra Mode."

Jiraiya and the others came over.

The sight of Kazan filled Jiraiya with excitement.

At this rate, Kazan might really recreate the First Hokage's legend of invincibility.

"It's a shame we can't recreate the Third Raikage's Strongest Lightning Release Armor," Uchiha Fugaku said, his heart racing.

Kazan was becoming an ever more powerful ally. Thank goodness the Uchiha had backed him early.

"Lightning Armor wouldn't do much for me."

Lightning Armor's main purpose was defense, using the lightning surrounding its wielder to vaporize enemy Ninjutsu.

The Fourth Raikage's Lightning Armor was less durable than the Third's.

That wasn't because the Fourth Raikage was less skilled at the technique than his father. The Third Raikage's defense hadn't relied on Lightning Armor alone; he