His companions exchanged glances, shrugged, and stepped back a few paces.
The Hidden Cloud had already confirmed A as the next Raikage. Whatever he said, no one was going to oppose him.
Besides, they had complete faith in A's strength.
After all, even some Jonin couldn't beat him.
Upon hearing A's words, Yuki Seisui also waved at Minato and Uchiha Haru.
"A one-on-one, just me and him!"
The two looked at each other, then silently stepped back as well.
Seeing this, A laughed heartily.
"You've got guts, I respect that!"
With those words, A immediately formed hand seals and shouted:
"Lightning Style Chakra Mode, Activate!"
Right before Seisui's eyes, lightning crackled and wrapped around A's body.
This was the famed Lightning Style Chakra Mode, a jutsu that boosts physical toughness and speed, essentially transforming the body into a suit of living armor. It was also known as th
"Armor of Lightning."
By focusing lightning chakra across the body, it not only activated every muscle fiber, but also allowed users to move at blinding speeds, like a lightning flash itself.
This mode vastly increased defense, and the internal lightning enhanced neural conductivity. The more lightning chakra used, the faster and tougher the user became.
In this mode, A's speed could rival Minato's Flying Raijin and even dodge Uchiha Sasuke's Amaterasu. He moved like a bolt of blue lightning!
"Hahahaha!" A burst into laughter and vanished in a flash.
"Liger Bomb!"
"Let me show you the secret taijutsu of the Hidden Cloud!"
Under the boost of his Lightning Chakra Mode, A was using pure close-combat techniques.
He focused chakra in his elbow and charged at Seisui like a missile.
Rather than a technique, it was more like a devastating elbow strike.
Seeing this, Yuki Seisui drew his tachi and spun it lightly.
"Rotation Mode, Activate!"
As soon as his chakra mode activated, a misty fog began to rise around him.
This was the Water Style Chakra Mode, based on the constant, flowing nature of water. It enhanced both offensive power and agility.
With a single leap, Seisui dodged A's elbow strike entirely.
A's elbow smashed into the ground, blasting out a crater, an obvious display of his terrifying strength.
Seeing this, Minato and Uchiha Haru exchanged looks and took a few more steps back.
A glanced around when his strike missed, shrugged it off, and casually stood up.
But by then, Seisui had already vanished from sight.
In the next instant, he suddenly appeared right at A's side.
"Iaijutsu: Water Severing Strike!"
His speed under the Water Chakra Mode was astonishing, even Uchiha Fugaku, watching from atop a tree with a single tomoe Sharingan, couldn't track his movement.
"So fast…"
Fugaku muttered in disbelief, "If he wanted to kill us, he could do it with a single strike."
His voice was low, but Hyuga Hizashi and Yuhi Makoto, standing nearby, nodded in agreement.
If even the Sharingan couldn't keep up, then they stood no chance.
Hiashi had the Byakugan, but it was better for chakra detection than dynamic combat.
As for Yuhi Makoto, well, in a world where legendary eyes defined strength, not even having a kekkei genkai was a huge disadvantage.
Back on the battlefield, Seisui's sudden appearance caught A off guard, but he only grinned in response.
After all, the Armor of Lightning was said to be the strongest defense in the world.
A didn't believe for a second that Seisui could break through it.
With that in mind, he went all out with another taijutsu move.
"Liger Bomb!"
He leapt into the air, aiming a powerful overhead kick straight at Seisui.
But Seisui only smiled faintly.
The mist around him exploded, and tendrils of water whipped around A's body, mingling with the lightning chakra surging through him.
"Water conducts electricity, remember?"
In a flash, Seisui vanished upward, appearing above A.
"Iaijutsu: Water Severing Strike!"
The water tendrils manipulated A mid-air, flipping him until his back was exposed.
Seisui grinned.
He brought his blade down in a clean arc, slashing toward A's shoulder, not the neck.
He didn't want to kill.
Because A's father was still in Konoha.
And Seisui wasn't ready to face the wrath of the man known as the "Ultimate Spear and Shield", the previous Raikage.
He knew exactly how that man had died.
It wasn't on the battlefield.
It was from sheer exhaustion.
Surrounded by ten thousand Iwa-nin, he fought until his body gave out.
Seisui's blade was coated in Wind chakra, enhancing its cutting power.
Normally, this would've sliced through anything.
But this time, it was different.
His blade struck A's shoulder, but barely sank in.
The Lightning Armor had blocked most of the force, leaving only a shallow gash from shoulder to chest.
Seisui froze.
He hadn't expected this level of defense.
In his mind, this attack should've at least left A severely injured.
But it was little more than a superficial wound.
A stared at the cut in stunned silence… then broke into an excited grin.
He hadn't been injured like this in close combat by anyone other than his father.
Sure, elite Jonin had hurt him before, but always from a distance, using ninjutsu.
No one dared get in his face.
But now, someone had!
"Father… is this what you meant by a lifelong rival?" A looked at Seisui, his gaze changing.
Seisui noticed the shift and felt a chill run down his spine.
Something wasn't right.
He quickly flipped backward, putting distance between them and keeping a close eye on A.
A slowly stood, feeling the pain in his chest, and grinned wider.
"I acknowledge you as the strongest!"
"No one my age has ever managed to hurt me before!"
Seisui was speechless.
"Why does that line sound so familiar?" It reminded him of something Madara once said to Might Guy.
And being underestimated definitely wasn't his style.
After thinking for a moment, he shot back,
"You want to dance too?"
"Then entertain me!"
With that, Seisui burst out laughing.
"Hahahahaha!"
As he laughed, he quickly formed a summoning seal.
"Summoning Jutsu, Panda Ming!"
In a puff of smoke, a large panda appeared in front of him.
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