"Phew… I'm back among the living!"
The food was converted into chakra, which slowly nourished Aoi's body. Within a single day, he had recovered enough to move around normally.
Yet…
"Can I really break through this storm cloud?"
Aoi's gaze held a flicker of doubt. It sounded simple enough in theory, but just moments earlier he had come within a hair's breadth of losing his life.
Ding — Actually, you already know what to do, don't you?
Fight lightning with lightning!
Lightning Armor: (100/100)
Tempered and refined by that single strike of white lightning, the technique had finally reached its perfect form. It now doubled both his strength and speed.
To put that in perspective: such a massive increase in power was equivalent to opening the Sixth Gate — the Gate of Joy — in the Eight Gates Formation…
And unlike that technique, Lightning Armor inflicted no damage to his body whatsoever; it only consumed chakra!
"Lightning Armor!"
Deep blue electricity wrapped around his entire frame. Aoi flicked his finger lightly, and the lightning moved in perfect unison with his body.
It formed a spear of pure energy that instantly turned a passing seabird into a charred husk.
This was the complete form of Lightning Armor — attack and defense merged into one, doubling the power of both his jutsu and physical strikes…
Even the most fearsome master of lightning manipulation could do no better!
But there was still a flaw…
"Its intensity is still too weak."
Though the bird had been killed, its body remained largely intact.
If this had been any bolt from the storm clouds — even the lowest‑ranked purple lightning — it would have been reduced to ash in an instant.
To push the technique further…
Aoi's eyes drifted back toward the roiling mass of thunder and lightning. Only the power within those clouds could temper his armor to an even greater level.
Dangerous as it was, there was no such thing as retreat in Aoi's life.
"Come on then — show me just how terrifying you really are!"
Gritting his teeth, he dove straight back into the storm, the Lightning Armor clinging tightly to his skin.
Crackle, crackle!
The moment he reappeared, the purple lightning reacted as if an alarm had been triggered. Dozens of bolts gathered and surged toward him all at once.
Gulp…
Aoi's pupils widened. He swallowed hard, thinking: If I've guessed wrong, these bolts will tear me apart in a fraction of a second.
Maybe I can still turn back now…
"To hell with it!"
Aoi roared, standing his ground without shifting an inch even as thousands of lightning strikes converged upon him.
ZAP!
The first purple bolt slammed into his armor. Tremors rippled outward, but the barrier held firm — it deflected the strike and began absorbing its energy.
Then came the second bolt. The armor flared brightly, and a faint violet hue began to spread through its deep blue surface.
Third… fourth…
By the time dozens of bolts had struck, the entire armor had turned a vivid shade of purple.
The lightning now under Aoi's command clashed endlessly against the wild, untamed energy of the storm.
A faint stench of burning flesh drifted through the air…
Under the crushing pressure of these two mighty forces, the outer layers of Aoi's skin and muscle were scorched black, making him look like a tree trunk charred by a thunderbolt.
Yet through it all, his eyes remained clear and burning with resolve…
"Administer one bottle of Energy Potion every five minutes."
Following the System's instruction, vials of restorative fluid were pumped into Aoi's body one after another.
His flesh was continuously burned away by the electricity, only to heal and regrow itself moments later…
Second by agonizing second, each moment became a cycle of torment and rebirth.
It was just like the myth of Prometheus — his liver torn out and devoured by eagles every day, only to grow back overnight, repeating endlessly.
For the first time, Aoi truly understood what it meant to suffer a fate worse than death.
Countless times, he wanted to give up… but then…
"I refuse to admit defeat!"
His eyes snapped open wide. The strain was so great that tiny blood vessels burst across his face, staining his vision red.
"I worked so hard just to arrive in this world — I will never back down now!"
He threw his head back and screamed at the top of his lungs:
"I will become… The Supreme Lord of the Ninja World!"
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