"That's Lord Raikage! Who's he fighting?"
"It's Naruto Uzumaki from Konoha!"
"Him?"
A man's reputation preceded him. By now, no one in the shinobi world was unfamiliar with Naruto Uzumaki's name.
"...The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki... That Naruto Uzumaki can actually fight Lord Raikage head-on?"
"So the rumors were true. How old is he? And he hasn't even used the Nine-Tails' power..."
Yet compared with B, the Kumogakure ninja, Sasuke, who could clearly follow the battle, was even more shocked.
That Raikage can actually fight Naruto without falling behind? He's even... holding the upper hand for now.
"Lariat!"
The Fourth Raikage A roared, the chakra surging around him intensifying another notch. The blue lightning suddenly accelerated even further!
Caught off guard, Naruto had no time to dodge. He twisted sideways, planted his feet in a firm stance, and crossed his arms in front of himself, taking the elbow strike head-on!
The exchange was too fast for him to redirect or dissipate the force. The tremendous impact sent Naruto flying straight into the distance, where he slammed into the lake nearby.
In taijutsu alone, the Raikage isn't stronger than B—Neji with the Eight Gates Released Formation active. But his use of ninjutsu is incredible. So this is Kumogakure's nintaijutsu?
And how did he get used to fighting at that speed? How can ordinary eyes keep up?
Sasuke made his assessment as he watched. He had learned Lightning Release under Kakashi.
Naturally, he remembered the many ways of using Lightning Release chakra that Kakashi had explained when teaching him the Lightning Blade.
Without a dojutsu kekkei genkai like the Sharingan, the speed gained by stimulating the body's cells with Lightning Release chakra would make it impossible for ordinary eyes to track the surroundings.
Yet the Fourth Raikage's ninjutsu stimulated his body and drew out