At that moment,
Kakashi, watching from the sidelines, was stunned once again.
Because right at that instant,
He had personally witnessed Kyo fire two equally powerful moon-shaped slashes within the span of a single second!!
'How is this possible?!'
Kakashi was instantly bewildered.
He couldn't help but recall his earlier deductions.
'W-What's going on...'
'My inference... should have been completely correct...'
'At that time, the Kitsune Ogre's Getsuga Tensho moon-shaped slashes had a certain interval between uses...'
'But what's happening now?!'
'Could it be that since that earlier "Getsuga: Serious Tensho", he has once again altered the state of his technique??'
'Is it some kind of special technique like "Getsuga: High-Speed Barrage" or "Getsuga: Wild Salvo"...?'
Kakashi pondered deeply.
But he could never have imagined that back then, Kyo was deliberately holding back.
...
And at that moment,
Kyo slowly turned around, his gaze solemn.
'The speed of the Fourth Raikage truly lived up to its reputation.'
'It was almost as fast as Space-Time Ninjutsu movement.'
'Hitting him with a simple slash would indeed be very difficult.'
'He truly deserves the title Blue Lightning.'
The Fourth Raikage is certainly a bit more troublesome than any opponent Kyo had faced before this.
Of course, only a little bit.
However,
Looking at it now, if he didn't want to use Hado, he would need to find another method to restrain him...
Kyo's eyes glimmered slightly.
He certainly couldn't use any Kido right now.
After all, there was still that masked man, Obito, watching this place like a hawk from afar.
Using Hado would inevitably create an opening.
In other words,
He had to devise a different tactic to restrain the Raikage.
"..."
Suddenly, an idea sparked in Kyo's mind.
In just a moment, he immediately thought of an excellent strategy.
'Hmm.'
'Definitely worth a try!'
With this in mind, Kyo gently raised the sword in his hand, looking towards the Raikage before him.
Then, he suddenly chuckled lightly and spoke clearly:
"Tsk tsk..."
"Raikage-dono, what's going on here?"
"Didn't you just say something like 'the battle might end in an instant'?"
"So how come now, you're the one constantly dodging?"
"Is this the fighting style of Kumogakure's Shinobi? It seems... not as brave as Konoha's."
Kyo deliberately used a sarcastic and provocative tone to deliver these words.
The level of provocation was maxed out, clearly that of a veteran provocateur.
Sure enough!
Upon hearing this, the ever-irascible Raikage opposite him instantly darkened his expression, his gaze narrowed!
The anger within him ignited in an instant!
The lightning around him visibly became more violent, crackling violently!!
His gaze darkened as he gritted his teeth, staring fixedly at Kyo, and then roared with suppressed fury:
"Brat, what did you say-?!"
"Our Kumogakure's Shinobi aren't as brave as Konoha's?!"
"Nonsense!!!"
"I, the Raikage, will show you the power of Kumogakure here and now...!!"
"I'll crush you head-on!!!"
The moment the words fell,
Boom!!!
The lightning around him erupted skyward as if exploding, even his light yellow hair standing on end!!
The violent power of the lightning around him was more than three times greater than before!!
Without a doubt... he was truly enraged!!
"!!"
And at this moment, seeing this scene, the members of the Kumogakure's intelligence team in the distance all changed expression instantly!
None of them had ever seen the Raikage this angry before!
Clearly,
It was that statement about Konoha that had provoked the Raikage's strong aversion!
Kakashi, Guy, and the others nearby also showed expressions of utter shock, their pupils contracting as they stared at him.
Unbelievable!'
'This terrifying sense of power...'
'Could this be the true strength of A, the Blue Lightning Raikage...?!'
The bounty hunters in the distance,
Upon seeing this scene,
One by one, a chill ran down their spines, utterly shocked!
The Raikage in an enraged state... the pressure was simply too immense!
Completely different from before!
And just then,
Suddenly, in an instant-
The Raikage's body transformed into a flash of lightning, vanishing from the spot in an instant!
The next moment, he appeared directly before Kyo!
The speed at this moment even surpassed his previous speed!
The moment he appeared, his attack was already launched!
Upon his palm, incredibly sharp blue lightning erupted, adhering like a blade, violent and explosive!
Lightning Strike: Horizontal Chop!!
Boom!!!
This fiercely powerful knife-hand strike was swung directly, head-on, towards the mask on Kyo's face!!
Raikage's eyes blazed with fury, his hair standing on end, without a moment's hesitation!!
He decided to use this move to completely shatter the mask of the brat before him!!!
In the blink of an eye, his palm was already before the mask, just three centimeters away!
But at that moment... an unexpected change occurred once again!
Just as his palm was about to hit the mask, it suddenly... came to a grinding halt!!!
It froze there in mid-air!!!
"!?"
Raikage's pupils contracted sharply, his breath catching in his throat!
At some point, Kyo had suddenly extended his hand and grabbed hold of his right arm!
A colossal, mountain-like force instantly transmitted from the arm, forcibly interrupting his technique!!
"!!"
Seeing this scene, not just Raikage,
Everyone present was instantly struck dumb, their expressions changing dramatically in an instant!!
'How is it possible-?!?'
'With just his bare hand, he managed to catch the Raikage's powerful technique?!'
'And... with his left hand?!!!'
However,
Before they could react, suddenly,
Kyo raised his head slightly, lifting the moon-white sword in his right hand, gazing at the Raikage with a light smile, and said:
"As you said, the battle truly will end in an instant-"
As the words faded,
Kyo hesitated no more, instantly swinging the blade in his hand, slashing fiercely at the Raikage before him. The moon-white Sword Pressure surged outward!!
"--!?"
The Fourth Raikage's expression changed drastically, instinctively trying to evade using his high-speed Lightning Release movement!
But then, he suddenly realized that due to the pull of that immense force from Kyo's hand gripping his arm,
He was now completely unable to move an inch!!
The Raikage's pupils contracted sharply!
!?
In that split second, the white moon-shaped slash had already struck his body, instantly and forcibly breaching the layered defenses of Lightning Release Armor around his body!
Boom!!!
The Raikage's body, as if struck by a giant mountain, was instantly sent flying backwards!!
He flew back dozens of meters before crashing into a pile of rubble!
Thud!
At that moment,
The entire scene... fell dead silent!