The Third Raikage, A, was hailed as the strongest man in the ninja world, capable of suppressing the rampaging Eight-Tails in hand-to-hand combat. He had single-handedly blocked tens of thousands of Iwagakure shinobi, fighting fiercely for three days and three nights before finally dying of exhaustion.
Even in death, the Iwa ninja failed to leave a single wound on the Third Raikage's body. Throughout his entire life, his only scar was self-inflicted—a result of accidentally falling onto his own attack after exhausting himself brawling with the Eight-Tails. Relying purely on raw physical strength, no one in the ninja world could compare to the Third Raikage.
The Fourth Raikage, who inherited his father's name, was celebrated as the fastest shinobi alive before Minato Namikaze made a name for himself. With his incredible strength and speed, if Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique wasn't such an overpowered spatial displacement jutsu, he might not have actually been a match for the Fourth Raikage.
The powerful physiques of the successive Raikage weren't innate; they were forged bit by bit through relentless training. The Lightning Release Body Forging Secret Technique was the ultimate physical conditioning jutsu passed down through their lineage.
Thinking that he too could possess a physique as powerful as the Raikage, Jie Uchiha felt a surge of anticipation.
In terms of ninjutsu, after three years of Anbu settlement rewards, the number of jutsu Jie had mastered far exceeded even Kakashi, the renowned Copy Ninja of Konoha.
As for his ocular powers, his Mangekyo Sharingan was already a peak-level combat force. The third form of his Susanoo was enough to cure anyone of their arrogance.
In genjutsu, the Uchiha clan was already naturally proficient, and he had just acquired Kotoamatsukami—hailed as the ultimate illusion—along with the Light of Kotoamatsukami.
In taijutsu, his seamless combination of Hatake Clan Kenjutsu and Uchiha Style Kenjutsu allowed him to calmly dismantle the vast majority of enemies.
Ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu—in all three aspects, Jie had already reached the absolute pinnacle of the current ninja world. But there was exactly one area where he still fell severely behind: his age.
He was simply too young. Youth meant insufficient physical development. Even with his Intermediate Sage Body, it only narrowed the gap between him and fully grown adult shinobi. In terms of raw physical strength, Jie was still lacking.
But now, with the Lightning Release Body Forging Secret Technique, he had a method to solve everything.
Recalling the training instructions from his mind, Jie immediately focused his attention, eager to try it out.
'The Lightning Release Body Forging Secret Technique is divided into three stages,' Jie recited internally. 'The first stage uses Lightning chakra to stimulate the skin cells, enhancing the surface strength of the body. A small amount of chakra will also seep into the flesh and blood, slowly enhancing muscle strength in preparation for the next step.'
'Once the skin is strengthened to a certain degree, I can enter the second stage. This involves pushing Lightning chakra past the epidermis, thoroughly refining the flesh and blood from the outside in, completely strengthening the entire body. During this stage, the refined muscles and internal organs will burst with stronger vitality, nourishing the skin cells from the inside out so everything progresses simultaneously.'
'And when the entire body is mostly refined, I can move on to the third stage. However... the third stage is still too far off for now. I'll wait and study it later.'
Jie gathered a sliver of Lightning Release chakra, carefully controlling the energy as it flowed across the surface of his skin. Although he had fully mastered both the shape and nature transformations of Lightning chakra, and his chakra control was incredibly precise, he still needed to be cautious during his first attempt.
Crackle! As the Lightning chakra danced across Jie's skin, arcs of electricity immediately sparked and flickered to life. The intense numbness and stinging pain brought by the lightning attribute sent a sharp thrill through his body.
'This feeling is quite stimulating!'
Jie couldn't help but sigh internally. However, the effects brought about by this stinging pain were extremely obvious. He could clearly feel that the skin where the lightning arcs had traveled was undeniably much tougher than before.
And this was only his first time training with it. Although the degree of enhancement would naturally decrease with each subsequent session, Jie was completely satisfied. Feeling the clear changes in his body, he calmed his mind and continued practicing the secret technique.
Time slipped away amidst the dancing arcs of lightning.
Early the next morning, Jie walked out of his room, stifling a yawn and sporting faint dark circles under his eyes. After experiencing the strengthening effects yesterday, he had gotten carried away and trained entirely through the night.
Practicing the Lightning Release Body Forging Secret Technique wouldn't increase the chakra capacity in his body. On the contrary, it consumed massive amounts of Lightning chakra to stimulate his physique. Training all night long had drained his reserves, leaving him looking exceptionally exhausted.
Seeing Jie's appearance, Mikoto Uchiha's heart ached with worry.
"Jie, you're still young. You have to take good care of your body," she scolded gently. "The village and the Uchiha clan still have your father looking out for them."
Fugaku Uchiha, standing nearby, nodded repeatedly in agreement. In his eyes, Jie's current state was obviously the result of overdrawing his chakra and visual prowess during the consecutive intense battles last night. Even after a full night of rest, it clearly hadn't been enough to replenish his reserves.
"Jie, just rest well for the next few days. Don't worry about the village or the clan," Fugaku said solemnly. "Leave everything to me."
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Jie blinked, momentarily failing to understand what Fugaku was talking about. However, if he didn't need to manage anything and could just rest, Jie was naturally happy to enjoy the leisure.
After all, for Fugaku to have been the clan head for so long, his own abilities certainly weren't lacking. Furthermore, last night's battle had finally made Fugaku completely realize the true relationship between the Uchiha clan and Konoha's upper brass. It was absolutely impossible for his father to allow the clan to continue backing down and suffering losses.
Because of this, Jie wasn't worried that his hard-earned results from last night would be overturned by Hiruzen Sarutobi to further suppress the clan.
After eating breakfast, Jie returned to his room to catch up on some sleep. It wasn't until noon that a fully energized Jie finally emerged.
The moment he stepped out, Jie saw Izumi Uchiha sitting in the living room, a slight look of worry on her face despite chatting happily with Mikoto.
"Jie, you're up! Izumi has been waiting for you for a long time," Mikoto said with a smile, standing up and slowly walking into her own room to give them space. "Izumi and I have chatted long enough. You young folks should go out into the village and relax."
"Izumi, do you have a day off from the Academy today?" Jie asked casually as he walked over to her.
"Jie, are you alright?" Izumi asked hurriedly, her face filled with concern. "I heard from the clansmen that you fought with the Hokage's Assistant last night. You're not hurt, are you?"
Jie felt a warmth in his heart and smiled.
"A mere Danzo couldn't possibly hurt me."
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