The extremely sharp and destructive Lightning Release pierced the Wood Dragon as smoothly as a hot knife through butter, instantly severing Naoki Senju's Wood Dragon.
Moreover, the Fourth Raikage was unwilling to stop. After confirming Naoki Senju's location, he stepped on the remains of the Wood Dragon, changing his original downward trajectory and charging towards Naoki Senju again with terrifying destructive power.
Strands of lightning crackled across the Fourth Raikage's body. The Lightning Release Armor armor gave the Fourth Raikage the confidence to ignore all attacks, but soon, this confidence would turn into self-doubt.
" Naoki Senju, Wood Release Kekkei Genkai..."
The immense profits made the Fourth Raikage restrain his Chakra somewhat, lest he accidentally sever his Wood Release Kekkei Genkai completely.
This was actually Mei Terumi's little scheme. Although she had informed Iwagakure and Kumogakure of some information, she had not told Ōnoki and A about Naoki Senju's true strength or his feat of sealing the Three-Tails on his own.
This led to the Fourth Raikage's misjudgment of Naoki Senju's strength. After all, Naoki Senju looked about the same age as Minato Namikaze back then. Could Konoha possibly produce a second Fourth Hokage?
The Fourth Raikage watched without any reaction, as if Naoki Senju had been stunned into silence. He then pointed his fingers like a sword and slashed at Naoki Senju's arm, knowing that losing an arm wouldn't affect the continuation of his Wood Release Kekkei Genkai.
But suddenly, the Fourth Raikage felt the Lightning Release Armor on his chest collapse...
Before the Fourth Raikage could even look down to check his condition, Naoki Senju's voice boomed in his ears, and an irresistible force surged through him.
" Monster Strength Fist!"
The Lightning Release Armor shattered layer by layer, and the unparalleled Superhuman Strength slammed head-on into the Fourth Raikage's chest. The Lightning Release Chakra collided head-on with Naoki Senju's Chakra, bursting forth with intense light.
But before the light had faded, the Kumogakure saw their Raikage plummet from mid-air, crashing heavily to the ground. Dust billowed up instantly, and the impact of the Raikage's fall created a large crater.
" Lord Raikage!"
The Kumogakure nearby were worried about the Fourth Raikage's life or death, but the battle area between the Eight-Tails and the Toad was too vast, and those who were not strong enough dared not approach the Kage's battlefield.
"Don't come any closer!"
The Raikage's roar came from the thick smoke and dust, and then the Fourth Raikage's tall body, clutching his chest, crawled out of the crater.
"Cough cough..." The Fourth Raikage coughed twice, spitting out blood and foam from his mouth, his eyes fiercely fixed on Naoki Senju who was falling from the sky.
At the same time, he secretly cursed the Mizukage Mei Terumi for having ill intentions, implying that Naoki Senju was just a second Hashirama Senju who had just awakened Wood Release and had not yet grown up. But if anyone dared to say that now, he could tear their mouth apart.
The force of that punch reminded him of someone familiar, one of the former Sannin, now the Fifth Hokage — Princess Tsunade.
The current Naoki Senju is no less powerful than the Superhuman Strength Princess Tsunade of yesteryear, and may even surpass her in some ways...
After dissipating the force in mid-air, Naoki Senju landed slowly. He was quite surprised to see that the Fourth Raikage was almost unharmed. His strength was no less than that of Tsunade, who had trained in the Monster Strength Fist for decades. However, the Fourth Raikage, who had taken a punch head-on, did not seem to have broken any ribs. It must be said that the Lightning Release Armor's defense was indeed excellent.
" The Fourth Raikage, A Yotsuki, attacked Konoha; his crime deserves death!"
"Snort!"
Although he was at a disadvantage in terms of Taijutsu in the first battle and the place where he was hit still hurts, how could the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure retreat without a fight!
The Lightning Release Armor on his body swelled again, and what was originally a thin layer on the surface of his body was now more than two inches thick, with constantly leaping lightning that inspired awe.
" The Senju Clan's Wood Release, the legendary God of Shinobi —let me see what you're made of!"
The Fourth Raikage vanished from sight in an instant, leaving only a blue trail, like a blue lightning bolt that could not be seen with the naked eye!
When the Fourth Raikage, with his hair standing on end, reappeared, he was already beside Naoki Senju. This time, he held back, delivering a vicious chop to Naoki Senju's neck.
With the enhancement of the Lightning Release Armor, the Fourth Raikage's hand blade was comparable to the sharpest Ninja Blade. Even the Eight-Tails could not withstand this attack. The missing left horn of the Eight-Tails Gyuki, was severed by the Fourth Raikage.
Moreover, the Fourth Raikage was confident that with his speed, Naoki Senju would definitely not be able to dodge this attack. If he were hit, he would either die or be crippled!
Naoki Senju did not dodge; he simply blocked it completely in a way that the Fourth Raikage had not anticipated.
Tailed Beast Cloak!
The Fourth Raikage gritted his teeth. He never dreamed that Naoki Senju would not only awaken Wood Release but also become Jinchūriki.
Looking at the hard tortoise shell, the Fourth Raikage knew that Mei Terumi, that little vixen, had been hiding too much from them.
The Three-Tails is clearly Tailed Beast of Kirigakure. Although its Jinchūriki is dead, the Three-Tails is still under the control of Kirigakure. There is no reason for it to be sealed by the Senju Clan of Konoha.
This also suggests an even more terrifying possibility: Konoha and Kirigakure have long been allied, and this operation is nothing more than a trap set by the two allies!
They and Iwagakure were all deceived prey!
Thinking this through, the Fourth Raikage lost all will to continue fighting. If it really was a trap set up by Konoha and Kirigakure, and it just so happened that Tsunade and Mei Terumi weren't on the battlefield... continuing to fight would be foolish.
But he was just a reckless fool, not a stupid one!
Seemingly sensing the Fourth Raikage's intention to retreat, Naoki Senju, whose entire body was covered in a Tailed Beast Cloak and who had conjured a square Naoki Senju resembling a tortoise shell, directly blocked the Fourth Raikage's retreat.
" A Yotsuki, what do you think Konoha is, a place you can come and go as you please?"
At this moment, the Fourth Raikage was furious, and the lightning crackling around his body became even more violent, appearing extremely aggressive.
But the Fourth Raikage did not immediately launch an attack; instead, he shouted with all his might:
"Bi, take care of that Toad and lead the troops in a retreat. Leave the rearguard to me!"
Although it didn't understand why they had to retreat suddenly, Killer B chose to trust its brother. With the four tail legs that had just regenerated, plus the original four, the power of the eight tail legs was enough to defeat Gamabunta. Then, taking advantage of the moment when Gamabunta was unsteady, Gamabunta up tightly.
For an octopus, the successful hunt is declared complete once its tail tentacles are fully entangled with its prey.
The same applies to the Eight-Tails; by simply applying force and tightening the restraints, it can strangle the Toad wielding the katana to death.
The suckers on the tail feet can also prevent prey from escaping, and can also prevent prey from exerting their full strength due to pain.
The Eight-Tails is currently performing this step, which could even prevent the Gamabunta from returning to the Summoning World.
Jiraiya had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed and had not been distracted during the battle, finally opened his eyes. Although his eyes had been closed, they had a clear understanding of the situation and therefore chose to rescue the Gamabunta immediately.
" Senjutsu: Frog Song."