Fugaku stared intently at the tall, burly man leading the group opposite him.
He had dark skin and pale yellow hair, and his powerful arms were clad in heavy armor that looked indestructible.
An enormous metal belt encircled his waist, resembling a championship belt, with a lifelike beast's head engraved on it.
Green shuriken-shaped emblems were tattooed on his shoulders. All of this indicated his special and important status.
This man was none other than Fourth Raikage A!
Standing behind A were Kumogakure's elite forces.
Among them was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer B, who possessed tremendous strength;
there was also the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, Yugito Nii, an elite ninja whose strength could not be underestimated.
In addition, there was Shi, an all-round ninja skilled in genjutsu, medical techniques, and sensory techniques.
The Magnet Release ninja, Toroi.
The Lava Release ninja, Dodai.
And numerous other Cloud Ninja experts proficient in Lightning Release and Nintaijutsu.
Kumogakure's strength truly was beyond what Sunagakure and Kirigakure could compare to.
"Uchiha? You dare intercept us with so few people?"
Looking at the force of only around a thousand before him, A raised the corners of his mouth slightly in a cruel smile.
Suddenly, a faint blue chakra glow enveloped A, accompanied by dazzling flashes of electricity.
His hair stood on end, and he stamped hard on the ground.
In the blink of an eye, he charged forward like a human-shaped bolt of blue lightning.
"Lariat!"
A's voice echoed through the air.
A concentrated Lightning Release chakra in his elbow and struck at Fugaku.
"Eight Gates: Fourth Gate, Gate of Pain, open!"
"Uchiha Style: Wave Strong Fist!"
Raimei had already been thinking of challenging A, a renowned taijutsu expert in the shinobi world, to a one-on-one fight.
He had recently hit a bottleneck and needed a little