Innovate (1)

Chapter 33: Pushing New Ideas (1)

"It seems things aren't as they appear on the surface; there's some deeper meaning mixed in," Gaara said softly, his hair smooth.

Hearing this, Boruto reached out and pulled out a specially made kunai, then formed a hand seal: "Flying Thunder God Technique: Mutual Instantaneous Transmission."

The kunai flew out of his hand and disappeared before it hit the ground. Then, the Raikage's soaking wet figure came into view. He was still in a swimming position and, not having reacted in time, fell to the ground.

"A very bold move," someone commented, watching the Raikage's slightly disheveled state.

"The Raikage can swim, right?" Boruto said, his tone sounding a bit worried. But everyone felt like he was kicking someone when they were down.

"We'll go out for a bit," the Raikage said, not reacting to his words, his tone calm. "It's a bit cramped to fight freely here."

"I'm fine with anything." Boruto smiled, his hands forming seals quickly.

--Flying Thunder God Technique: Space-Time Barrier!

A large jutsu spread out, secretly teleporting everyone present to the back mountain of Konoha. This place was usually used for ninjutsu and ninja tool practice, but it was also suitable as a sparring ground at this time.

"Shouldn't you explain a bit? First, you deliberately provoke us, and then you teleport everyone here. Does the Hokage need to use absolute strength to explain some principles?" the Tsuikae frowned.

"That's not it," Naruto denied, then said, "Boruto said he wanted to spar with you Kage. He has some ninjutsu he'd like you to give him some pointers on. If you don't mind, play with my son."

Naruto had a warm smile on his face, as gentle as a spring breeze. After speaking, he instantly moved away from the field.

The other Kage looked at each other, shaking their heads somewhat blankly, their expressions as if to say: I almost believed it.

Gaara approached Naruto and asked, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? With the Raikage's strength, even if Boruto knows the Flying Thunder God Technique, he might not be able to completely avoid the Raikage's attacks."

Only then did the Kage suddenly remember that Boruto was only twelve years old, yet he could already use the Flying Thunder God Technique so skillfully?!

Perhaps Naruto really wanted to give Boruto a chance to prove himself. That's what they thought.

After arriving at the scene, the Raikage's expression didn't change much, and their eyes were still lazy. They casually used lightning to remove the water stains from their body.

Boruto's eyes narrowed slightly. He had already seen the Raikage's mastery of lightning before, and their current performance undoubtedly further highlighted their innate talent in Lightning Release!

In his mind, chakra surged around him, and a brilliant golden lightning emerged from his body surface and quickly surrounded him, like a protective armor.

The Raikage slowly got into position, with faint, dense lightning seeping out of their body surface. It wasn't as obvious as Boruto's performance, but the power of the inner lightning would only be revealed at the moment of their punch!

The next moment, Boruto moved quickly, rushing towards the Raikage. The first collision between the two intertwined in the dense, flashing lightning, and even with the help of the momentum, Boruto still didn't gain an advantage. Golden lightning and purple lightning resisted each other, and for a while, neither could do anything to the other.

The Raikage smiled, as if acknowledging his performance. They quickly amplified the power of the lightning tenfold, and a large amount of lightning devoured the golden lightning, and the situation immediately turned one-sided.

"Kid, there's still a chance to give up now. I don't want people to say I'm bullying a junior," the Raikage said, looking at Boruto's expression with interest.

They didn't see resentment or anger on Boruto's face. His expression remained calm, and his serious blue eyes were slowly analyzing the battle.

"Good eyes," the Raikage said softly.

Boruto snorted softly. After roughly understanding the Raikage's strength, he pressed his other hand on the hand that was clashing with the Raikage, and golden lightning crackled from his palm, gathering all the lightning power that Boruto released.

A golden sword formed in Boruto's hand, and then Boruto immediately released the hand that was clashing with the Raikage, and the other hand slashed the lightning sword over, and the large amount of lightning released by the Raikage was quickly split and decomposed.

Countless arcs of electricity crackled in the air. In the center of the intertwined electric light, the two figures collided several times in a row, and then quickly separated. The two were very fast, so fast that an attack was already completed in the instant the electric arc flashed.

The Kage on the field were shocked, because the strength Boruto showed at this time was not inferior to a Jonin at all.

But this was just a warm-up for the two of them. For the Raikage, they hadn't stretched their muscles yet, and for Boruto, it greatly enhanced his understanding of Lightning Release.

The next collision would be even more violent. If calculated by the power of lightning, from 10,000 volts at the beginning to nearly 10 million lightning bolts now, the scorching lightning carried terrifying high temperatures, and the surrounding air waves seemed to be burning with flames.

"Boruto, hasn't he really graduated from the Ninja Academy yet?" the Tsuikae was shocked.

The crackling thunder continued to hum. Seeing that Boruto had not only not been repelled in the past few encounters, but had become stronger and stronger!

The Raikage maintained a calm expression from beginning to end, and their eyes occasionally showed admiration.

But then the Raikage took the lead in using their full strength, and amazing chakra suddenly emerged from their surroundings and body surface, releasing violently.

It was like a beast suddenly opened its fangs, wanting to destroy everything it saw.

--Lightning Release Chakra Mode!

In this mode, the Raikage's speed and strength would soar to the peak. They didn't explain or remind him, but planned to see Boruto's limit.

"Hey, hey, it's just teaching a junior a lesson, you don't need to use your full strength, right?" Although the Kage were very unhappy with Boruto's attitude, they still knew what was more important.

"Naruto! Are you sure you're not going to stop the fight?" Even Gaara couldn't help but worry.

"Believe in Boruto. If he feels danger, he can still use the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape the battlefield."

"Are you sure??"

The Kage finally felt Naruto's firm attitude at this time. They originally thought that he was just indulging a child's mischief, but they didn't expect that he really planned to use this to spur him on.

Seeing the slightly worried gazes of the crowd, Naruto first looked up at Boruto's situation. The other party didn't feel panic because of this, nor did he show any reluctant emotions.

So Naruto felt relieved and began to explain to everyone: "Actually, all of this is because of the Great Toad Sage's prophecy."

"Prophecy? Could it be that Boruto is the new generation of the Child of Prophecy?" Gaara, who knew Naruto well, immediately guessed.

Naruto nodded, his thoughts returning to the night before the Five Kage Summit, which was last night. Naruto, who had just been discharged from the hospital, was bitterly dealing with complicated documents in the office.

At night, when the lights were dim, Boruto suddenly pushed the door in. The expression on his face was so moving that even Naruto couldn't help but be moved. It was a kind of solemnity after careful consideration.

Naruto, realizing that Boruto had important matters to discuss, even put down the documents in his hand and asked seriously, "It's so late, what's the matter?"

"Yeah, something concerning the future of the Shinobi World," Boruto said.

Seeing that Boruto's expression didn't seem like he was just talking big, Naruto scrutinized him for a moment, then tentatively believed his words. "Tell me about it, maybe there's something I can help with."

Boruto nodded and immediately dropped a bombshell: "Then tomorrow, let me spar with the Kage who are coming. I want to confirm the difference in strength between me and the Kage."

"???" Naruto looked utterly bewildered. "What exactly... are you thinking?"

Boruto was silent for a long while, then suddenly said, "How many of the current Kage do you think truly meet the standard in terms of strength?"

"This..." Naruto was stunned. After a brief moment of recollection, he suddenly understood what Boruto meant and fell silent as well.

It was a feeling of powerlessness, yet also helplessness.

The air became awkward, because among the current Kage, apart from the Hokage, Kazekage, and Raikage, the other two Kage were indeed much weaker than their predecessors.

Some villages even forcibly pushed someone onto the Kage throne, like the Tsuchikage, whose strength was at most at the level of a Jonin.

"That's why I want to use the duel with the Kage to warn them that with this level of strength, they are not enough to fight against the Moon, let alone the Ōtsutsuki clan from outer space," Boruto said in a deep voice.

"What's the specific plan...?"

"It's simple, make my attitude clear."

Seeing Boruto's relaxed demeanor, Naruto secretly thought that he had probably thought out a set of procedures. To this, he could only have expectations, right?

"At tomorrow's Five Kage Summit, we'll create a little unpleasantness to anger the Kage and win me a chance to fight against them."

Naruto was surprised by Boruto's consideration, but still asked relatively objectively, "Are there any other considerations?"

After all, given Boruto's age and status, if it wasn't handled properly and he had an unpleasant encounter with the other Kage, it wouldn't be a good thing for Boruto or the village.

"Of course. So, I will defeat the Kage who fights me, and let them understand that the nobility of the Kage that they hold onto is not even enough to defeat a kid like me.

I believe this shame will be enough to make the Kage clarify their attitude, right?" Boruto stared at Naruto, a confident look appearing on his face.

"Haha, are you sure, Boruto? The strength of the Kage is not to be underestimated," Naruto patted Boruto on the shoulder, seemingly agreeing with his proposal.

Boruto didn't back down at all. "That's just the standard for ordinary Kage. Apart from the Raikage, I don't pay attention to the others."

"So, you want to...?"

"So, it would be best to exchange blows with the Raikage, that way it would have a deterrent effect." As he spoke, the lazy figure couldn't help but appear in Boruto's mind. He was very interested in its Lightning Release, just because he had recently developed a deeper understanding of Lightning Release as well.

There is no better way to test the results than with actual combat.

"But after all, to become a Kage, the practical experience and the amount of chakra are not on the same level," Naruto said worriedly.

"Well, you don't have to worry too much. Tomorrow, in addition to giving you a surprise, I have also initially mastered Sage Mode."

Boruto said lightly.