"Finally getting serious?"
Shinichi's expression grew somewhat grave.
In that case, he couldn't hold anything back either.
In this state, even a casual punch or kick from the Fourth Raikage posed a lethal threat!
"Die, brat!"
Just then, the Fourth Raikage closed in before Shinichi even realized it. His speed was terrifying, far beyond what the naked eye could react to.
Lightning Release! Lariat!
This Lariat was unleashed at his absolute peak, its power countless times greater than before!
Even with his sage body, Shinichi might not be able to withstand it.
"Hmm?"
Yet the Fourth Raikage felt as though he had struck thin air. There was no sensation of impact at all.
His eyes flew wide open as he witnessed something utterly shocking.
He had indeed struck Shinichi's body, but his arm and chakra had passed straight through it!
What was going on?
At last, he noticed the change in Shinichi. At some point, the three tomoe in his Sharingan had transformed into a shuriken pattern!
The Mangekyō Sharingan!
This was the first time Shinichi had revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan to outsiders!
"Kamui!"
A confident smile curled at the corners of Shinichi's mouth.
The incredible ability that had let Obito run wild through the shinobi world for so many years without dying really was that absurd!
No matter how powerful your attacks are, Fourth Raikage, if you can't hit my body hidden in another dimension, all you can do is stand there and glare!
"This is Space-Time Ninjutsu?! And those eyes of yours..."
The Fourth Raikage finally realized just how badly he had underestimated Shinichi. This fellow wasn't merely an elite jonin-he was a genuine Kage-level powerhouse!
And this Space-Time Ninjutsu alone made him unbeatable. Even a Kage-level fighter couldn't hurt him!
A monster!
How could a monster like this exist?
And of all things, he wasn't from Kumogakure, but a damned Konoha ninja!
"It seems I won't be able to kill you today."
The Fourth Raikage snorted and withdrew his arm. "With a ninja like you in Konoha, it looks like Kumogakure can't start a war on a whim anymore. What rotten luck. What did Konoha do to deserve this? You keep producing genius ninja, one after another..."
First came Konoha's White Fang, then the Sannin, followed by Minato Namikaze, whose abilities were a particularly effective counter to his.
Now there was Hatake Shinichi, an even greater freak than all of them.
Konoha really was enviable!
"Are you admitting defeat?"
Shinichi chuckled.
His Kamui was different from Obito's. Thanks to his overwhelmingly powerful dōjutsu power, he could remain intangible for as long as half an hour!
In other words, as long as he wanted, no one in the entire shinobi world could hurt him.
"Admit defeat? Don't make me laugh, brat!"
The Fourth Raikage sneered. "I can't hurt you, but you can't break through my defenses either! At most, this fight is a draw. What right do you have to demand that I admit defeat?"
Indeed, the Strongest Lightning Release Armor offered such absurd defensive power that he had absolute confidence Shinichi couldn't penetrate it.
Unfortunately, Shinichi was someone who simply couldn't be judged by ordinary standards.
Someone with cheats didn't have to play fair!
"I can't break through your defenses? Are you sure about that?"
Shinichi sneered.
Mangekyō Sharingan!
Tsukuyomi!
In an instant, the Fourth Raikage was dragged into the Tsukuyomi Space. A deep crimson full moon hung overhead, lending the entire space an eerie air. Its chilling atmosphere sent dread creeping through the heart.
"This is... genjutsu?"
The Fourth Raikage exclaimed in shock.
"That's right. This is my Tsukuyomi Space."
Shinichi had appeared without him noticing, with an assortment of brutal torture instruments arranged behind him. He smiled teasingly. "This world belongs entirely to me. You have absolutely no way to resist. And time flows differently here. Outside, less than a second has passed."
"It's only genjutsu. What does it matter if I let you torture me however you like? Do you think my will is that fragile?"
The Fourth Raikage spoke coldly.
Indeed, the Fourth Raikage wasn't Kakashi from the original story. Even if he were tortured in the Tsukuyomi Space for three days and nights, Shinichi didn't think his mind would break so easily.
No one who reached Kage level was a pushover.
Unfortunately, Shinichi wasn't Itachi from the original story either. His Tsukuyomi Space didn't last merely three days, but thirty!
"Let's take our time enjoying this next month, Lord Raikage!"
Shinichi made no attempt to conceal his malice, his signature villainous smile appearing once more.
On a personal level, Shinichi had no real grudge against the Fourth Raikage. But the man just had to go looking for trouble, planning to wage war on Konoha and disrupt Shinichi's peaceful life.
So, to make Kumogakure abandon any thought of war for good, he had to teach the Fourth Raikage a lesson he would never forget!
Crack.
The Tsukuyomi Space shattered, and both men's consciousnesses returned to the real world.
The Fourth Raikage's eyes rolled back, and he immediately passed out.
"Here, catch!"
Shinichi hadn't taken his life, of course. Instead, he hoisted the hulking man up and kicked him toward the Kumogakure ninja.
He had to admit, the Fourth Raikage was one tough man. Kakashi had nearly died after enduring three days of that mental torture in the original story, yet this fellow had managed to hold out for over ten days!
If Shinichi hadn't been worried about actually reducing the Fourth Raikage to a mindless wreck, why would he have ended the Tsukuyomi Space early?
After all, he wanted to beat the man into submission and frighten him, not take his life.
"Lord Raikage! What happened to you?"
"You damned Konoha ninja! What did you do to Lord Raikage?"
The Kumogakure ninja glared at Shinichi in fury.
"Relax. He's not dead."
Shinichi couldn't be bothered with them and said coldly, "He'll just be unconscious for a while. Take him home and let him rest, and he'll recover. But you'd better watch your attitude. You have one minute. Get the hell back to the Land of Lightning!"
"Otherwise, if I change my mind, none of you will be leaving this place!"
A terrifying, ice-cold killing intent began to spread.
The Kumogakure ninja shuddered, finally realizing that he wasn't joking.
They hurriedly fled with their tails between their legs.
What a joke. Even the Fourth Raikage, the strongest among them, had been left half-dead. Could the few of them really defeat that freak, Hatake Shinichi?
They hadn't forgotten the battle they had just witnessed. That Lightning Release Ninjutsu alone, which had seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth, could have killed them countless times over!
Staying would only mean throwing their lives away!
One thing was worth noting: whether they were Kumogakure ninja or Konoha ninja, everyone who had watched the battle that day knew the name "Hatake Shinichi" would likely sweep through the entire shinobi world like a storm before long!
After Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, the Hatake Clan would produce another, even more powerful legend!
His name was Hatake Shinichi!
Defeating the Fourth Raikage single-handedly-what an astonishing feat!
Most staggering of all, this legend was still only a chunin!
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