"That dragon form again!"
The Third Raikage's pupils contracted slightly. He remembered catching a glimpse of a similar state during the encirclement in the Land of Lightning, but this time, it felt more complete!
"Cheap tricks! Before absolute power, they're all futile!"
Suppressing a trace of uncertainty, the Third Raikage roared and charged again as a streak of blue lightning, throwing a punch!
Facing a punch powerful enough to split mountains and shatter stone, Lin Ze advanced instead of retreating!
"Chakra Enhanced Strength!"
Lin Ze combined Azure Dragon Power with Chakra Enhanced Strength. His scale-covered right fist tore through the air, meeting the Third Raikage's fist head-on!
BOOM-!!!
Like two massive mountains colliding, a visible shock wave burst outward, shearing a layer off the ground for dozens of meters around them!
Several nearby ninja were hurled away by the blast!
Lin Ze shuddered violently and slid back several meters. Waves of aching numbness ran through his dragon claw, and a faint taste of blood rose in his throat, but he forcibly swallowed it down.
And the Third Raikage actually faltered under that tremendous force, retreating a slight half step!
"What?!"
For the first time, disbelief appeared on the Third Raikage's face. Though he had seen Lin Ze's transformation, he had not expected such an enormous increase in strength!
He had actually been forced back half a step in a contest of pure strength?
This was an utter disgrace!
The surrounding Kumogakure ninja were even more dumbfounded. That Konoha ANBU could actually clash head-on with Lord Raikage?!
"Interesting! It seems you've hidden even more strength than I imagined!"
Instead of growing angry, the Third Raikage laughed, though his smile was filled with brutality. "But it's still not enough!"
He erupted into action again, faster and stronger, violent lightning release chakra winding