Autai was arrogant, and he had the strength to back it up.
After all, training Lightning Release Chakra Mode to this level was no easy feat.
Even within Kumogakure, he ranked as an Elite Elite Ninja and enjoyed a certain reputation and standing.
Had the Fourth Raikage not personally ordered him to hunt down the orphan from the Land of Beasts, he would hardly have bothered.
But once he had accepted the mission, he had never considered failure!
"Lightning Body Flicker!" Autai vanished from the spot.
After activating Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Autai concentrated lightning release chakra throughout his body, covering himself in chakra and electricity while activating his flesh.
At its pinnacle, such as the level attained by the Fourth Raikage, it could rival Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique over a limited distance.
Autai certainly could not compare to the Raikage, but his opponent was no Yellow Flash either!
Shinji saw only a flash of blue before the enemy appeared before him and threw a punch, just as he had when he sent Hidan flying.
Shinji wanted to test his opponent's abilities to gauge the Raikage's strength, so he simply held the Kubikiribōchō in front of himself to block.
The damn thing broke all the time anyway. He had long since stopped feeling bad about it.
(Kubikiribōchō: "So love does change, huh?")
Bang!
Feeling the force transmitted through his hands, Shinji braced the blade, his feet plowing through the ground as he slid back more than ten meters.
"Not bad. Packs a punch."
He shook his slightly numb right hand, already having a good idea of his opponent's strength.
With [Flowing Scarlet Scales: Load] active, his opponent's Lightning Release Chakra Mode was nothing more than that.
Not to mention that he still had a whole bunch of tricks