Chapter 22
Chapter 22
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: [Unknown]
Chapter Title: Fierce Clash at the Raikage Building
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If they had been ordinary elite jonin—even a few more of them—it might not have pushed the Hidden Cloud Village of the Land of Lightning, one of the Five Great Shinobi Nations, into dire straits.
But this mysterious masked man was far beyond a typical elite jonin, and his abilities were utterly bizarre and unpredictable.
Floating combat alone had crushed ninety-nine percent of all ninja. Only the Hidden Cloud Village's perch atop towering mountains allowed its ninja to leap from the Raikage Building and nearby peaks into the air to launch attacks.
Ordinary ninja probably couldn't even get close.
And that mysterious figure wielding the scythe could absorb chakra. Once struck by his scythe or the "wind blades" it whipped up, a ninja's chakra would be drained in an instant—death or crippling injury inevitable!
In their initial clash, under the command of Darui, Shi, and Mabui, the Hidden Cloud ninja had paid the price of two jonin and twelve chunin casualties to force the two floating enemies into one spot.
Yet once the two masked men stood back-to-back in formation, they became even more troublesome.
Darui and Shi led several elite jonin in attacks from multiple directions, but each was dismantled. The battleground fell into a deadlock.
Keep in mind, in any shinobi village, jonin were the absolute pinnacle of combat power. Even at the peak of the Hidden Leaf Village, their numbers never exceeded fifty.
Konoha today had only about thirty registered jonin, with a similar proportion of special jonin specialized in particular fields.
The Uchiha Clan was hailed as the "Number One Clan in the Shinobi World" precisely because they consistently maintained over ten jonin-level fighters.
Once they awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, every one became an elite jonin powerhouse!
Yet now, a scene the Fourth Raikage A would never forget unfolded in the heart of the Hidden Cloud Village.
Beneath the half-collapsed Raikage Building, as the smoke gradually cleared, the two masked men hovered in midair, back-to-back against ten times their number in Cloud elites—and they weren't falling behind in the slightest!
This was no ordinary level of strength!
In response to the Raikage's call, Mabui handed command of the battlefield to the newly arrived Samui.
This was a blonde bombshell about Mabui's age—calm, knowledgeable, and one of Killer B's swordsmanship disciples.
"Raikage-sama!" Mabui rushed to the Fourth Raikage A's side.
"The communications team has called for reinforcements! Yugito Nii will arrive soon!"
The Hidden Cloud Village had two jinchuriki, both perfect ones. Once Yugito Nii and more Cloud ninja arrived, the tide would surely turn!
"Bi! Use Tailed Beast Mode!" The Raikage immediately issued his tactical orders, growling to Mabui, "Prepare to teleport me and Bi to Cloud Lightning Gorge!"
Receiving his big brother's command, Killer B directly tapped into the Eight-Tails' chakra. A surge of blood-red tailed beast chakra cloaked his body, extending eight writhing crimson tails.
The tailed beast cloak massively boosted Killer B's abilities. He charged forward with his blade, clashing once more with the mysterious masked man.
The Fourth Raikage A's lightning chakra crackled around him, tearing the air as he became a bolt of thunder, striking from the opposite direction toward the mysterious masked man.
"Double Lariat!" Their elbows gathered massive chakra, aiming to shred the enemy's neck!
But just as the "Double Lariat" was about to connect with the mysterious masked man...
Boom—!
A violent dark-red chakra erupted from the mysterious masked man, instantly forming a chakra cloak around him that brutally blocked the assault!
Bang!
Killer B's tailed beast cloak and the Fourth Raikage A's lightning chakra halted mere centimeters from the masked man's neck, erupting in a fierce collision.
"Yo fool~ what's the deal~!" Killer B's rap carried shock as he understood the Eight-Tails Gyuki's earlier warning about this guy's abnormality.
The mysterious masked man's chakra cloak was identical to his own tailed beast cloak, and that violent, sinister chakra surpassed even the Eight-Tails Gyuki!
"Mabui!" the Fourth Raikage A shouted!
Nearby, Mabui's expression grew grave as her hands flew through seals. "Heavenly Transmission Technique!"