But compared to the Nimbus Cloud, this speed was like the difference between a bicycle and a Ferrari-so marginally useful it hurt.
Raito rose into the air on the Nimbus Cloud and was about to retreat when he caught sight of Hidan and Kakuzu out of the corner of his eye, still running around the woods below like headless chickens.
He gave a mischievous grin.
"Sorry, you two, I've already packed up the Seven-Tails and taken him away. Come earlier next time!"
With that, he became a tiny black dot in the sky and vanished deep into the clouds in an instant.
On the ground, Kakuzu abruptly raised his head and stared at the sky in confusion.
Did something just go whooshing past?
A big bird? Wasn't that flying speed a little beyond the limits?
On the way back, Raito sat cross-legged atop the cloud, studying his new ability like a child with a new toy.
Food Chain Supply.
He instantly activated Tailed Beast Chakra Mode. A dark red cloak immediately enveloped his entire body, with seven tails thrashing wildly behind him.
The next second, Raito opened his mouth, and chakra gathered in a frenzy.
Previously, forming a Tailed Beast Bomb had required charging up. Now, with a single thought, the Seven-Tails' chakra rushed into place like floodwaters bursting through a dam.
A black-and-purple Tailed Beast Bomb formed in his mouth, but the power was so violent that Raito felt he had almost failed to control the recoil.
The pipe was too wide, the flow too great, and the demands on his control too high.
Looks like handling this manually makes it a little too easy to crash.
But that was no obstacle for him. He could either train his Fine Control hard, or...
*Great Sage, if I hand you