Chapter 97: A Surprise for the Raikage: Your Little Brother Is My Summoning Beast Now

On the battlefield, many shinobi noticed what had happened.

Quite a few Hidden Cloud shinobi froze on the spot when they saw their Raikage sent flying by a single punch.

"Am I seeing things? Lord Raikage was actually sent flying?"

"Who is that guy who suddenly showed up? Reinforcements from Konoha? But there’s only one person!"

"It must have been a sneak attack! Otherwise, there’s no way he could be Lord Raikage’s opponent!"

None of the Hidden Cloud shinobi present were willing to believe that their Raikage could have been knocked away by a Konoha shinobi who looked like a teenager!

They could only attribute it to a sneak attack.

Meanwhile, the Konoha shinobi breathed sighs of relief when they saw Reiji arrive.

Their Kage-level powerhouse had finally arrived!

The Fourth Raikage quickly leaped out of the cloud of dust, his gaze filled with vigilance as he stared at Reiji.

He knew better than anyone whether that previous attack had truly been a sneak attack!

Before Reiji’s fist reached him, he had already reacted and prepared himself!

Although he hadn’t used his full strength, the fact that he had still been sent flying with one punch was more than enough to demonstrate the opponent’s strength.

However.

When he heard Reiji say that he was disappointed in him, the Fourth Raikage couldn’t help but become furious.

"You’re... Uchiha Reiji, the one who killed Sarutobi Hiruzen?"

The Fourth Raikage spoke with a gloomy expression.

He had seen Reiji’s portrait among the intelligence gathered by the Hidden Cloud.

Besides, at this age, there should only be one person in Konoha with this level of strength.

Reiji completely ignored him and instead turned to look at the battered Hiashi Hyūga.

"I didn’t expect you two sides to run into each other so quickly. If I’d known, I would’ve used the Flying Thunder God Technique to come straight back."

"Still, it’s not too late."

Hiashi clutched his chest, feeling the intense pain caused by the side effects of the forbidden drug, and spoke with difficulty.

"Don’t underestimate the Raikage. His strength, speed, and defense are all extremely powerful!"

Although Hiashi hated the Fourth Raikage to the bone, he still acknowledged the man’s strength.

He was definitely stronger than Sarutobi Hiruzen!

Even though Reiji had killed Sarutobi Hiruzen, he still couldn’t afford to be careless against the Fourth Raikage.

Moreover, in Hiashi’s opinion...

For Uchiha Reiji to return this quickly, he had probably received news of the situation here while searching for the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki and hurriedly rushed back.

Who knew whether the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki would also come here?

If Uchiha Reiji had to face the A-B Combo alone, whether he could win was still uncertain.

"I understand the Raikage’s strength better than you do."

Reiji casually replied, but there wasn’t the slightest hint of seriousness on his face.

In terms of pure physical strength, after mastering Tsunade’s Chakra Enhanced Strength and experiencing yet another massive increase in his chakra reserves, Reiji was definitely far stronger than the Raikage.

In the original timeline, Tsunade was superior to the Fourth Raikage in terms of pure strength.

Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage had once competed in an arm-wrestling match. The Raikage had been inferior in raw strength and had only won by cheating and relying on his speed.

"Brat, don’t underestimate the Raikage!"

The Fourth Raikage roared.

Lightning erupted around his body, forming a layer of lightning armor that completely enveloped him. His hair stood on end as he charged forward!

"Liger Bomb!"

Powerful Lightning Release chakra gathered around his elbow as he launched a devastating blow at Reiji!

"Don’t be so impatient. I still have a surprise I haven’t given you yet."

Reiji threw out a punch, directly meeting the Raikage’s elbow and effortlessly blocking the attack.

"What?!"

The Raikage’s eyes widened as he stared at Reiji, who had calmly received his attack without even budging.

Then he noticed Reiji’s leg sweeping toward his waist and hurriedly used the Body Flicker Technique to retreat!

Only after putting about ten meters of distance between them did the Fourth Raikage stop.

He stared at Reiji as though he were looking at a monster.

This brat’s strength was very likely greater than his own!

That elbow strike just now—even if the Raikage himself had been the one receiving it, there was no way he could have blocked it so effortlessly!

Behind them, Hiashi Hyūga was almost dumbfounded.

For a moment, he nearly forgot the pain wracking his body.

When Reiji had sent the Fourth Raikage flying earlier, perhaps the Raikage hadn’t been using his full strength.

But this exchange should be enough to prove it, right?

The Raikage’s ferocious attack had actually been blocked just like that?

And so effortlessly?!

Even after taking the forbidden drug, Hiashi couldn’t possibly do something like that!

Just how had Uchiha Reiji trained?

How could someone his age already possess strength comparable to the Raikage’s—or perhaps even greater?!

Reiji glanced back at Hiashi and smiled.

"Come to think of it, Clan Head Hiashi and the Raikage both have younger brothers. You came here this time because you wanted to avenge your deceased younger brother."

"In that case, I suppose this surprise can also be considered a gift for Clan Head Hiashi."

Except...

For Hiashi Hyūga, it really would be a pleasant surprise.

But for the Fourth Raikage, it would probably only make him want to curse someone’s ancestors.

With that, Reiji directly bit his finger. Before the wound could heal, he slammed his palm onto the ground as black summoning formulas spread outward.

"Summoning Technique!"

Poof!

A cloud of smoke erupted.

The Fourth Raikage immediately raised his guard and stared at it.

A summoning beast?

Judging by the size of the smoke, it should be a human-sized summoning beast.

As long as it wasn’t some gigantic summoning beast, it would be much easier for him to deal with.

The smoke dispersed.

"..."

The Fourth Raikage’s entire body went rigid.

Killer B?

Why was Killer B here?

No!

Something was wrong with Killer B’s condition!

His expression was dull, and the way he looked at Uchiha Reiji was incredibly respectful.

Wait, that wasn’t right either!

Why had Killer B been summoned by him?!

"Lord Raikage, what do you think of the new summoning beast I just acquired?"

Reiji smiled mischievously as he patted Killer B.

"S-Summoning beast?"

The Fourth Raikage muttered those words before quickly realizing what had happened!

Killer B had been captured alive by this bastard!

Not only that, he had even been placed under genjutsu!

And even worse!

This damned bastard had actually signed a summoning contract with his younger brother and was using Killer B as a summoning beast?!

"BASTARD! DIE!"

The Fourth Raikage instantly erupted in rage!

The lightning around his body intensified to an astonishing degree as he shot forward like a cannonball!

Reiji didn’t even move.

He simply gave Killer B an order.

"Activate your Tailed Beast Cloak and stop him."

Killer B immediately obeyed.

Red Tailed Beast chakra enveloped his entire body as he threw a punch to meet the Fourth Raikage head-on.

Boom!

Even in his Tailed Beast Cloak, Killer B was sent stumbling backward by the Fourth Raikage’s full-powered punch!

"B! Wake up! Damn it, what the hell is the Eight-Tails doing?! Why isn’t it breaking the genjutsu?!"

The Fourth Raikage cursed furiously.

Wasn’t Killer B a Perfect Jinchūriki?

How had he still fallen under someone’s genjutsu?

The Raikage tried to inject chakra into Killer B to dispel the genjutsu for him, only to be blocked by the Tailed Beast Cloak surrounding his body.

"Forget it. Come back. You’re still a little too weak."

Reiji shook his head and recalled Killer B.

Even after activating the Tailed Beast Cloak, Killer B was still somewhat inferior to the Fourth Raikage.

"In that case, go deal with the ordinary Hidden Cloud shinobi instead."

"Go. Kill as many as you want."

Reiji gave the order in an indifferent tone.

"Yes."

Killer B respectfully obeyed before charging straight into the ranks of the Hidden Cloud shinobi and beginning a massacre!

"Lord B! You’ve got the wrong people!"

"Lord Killer B is being controlled by genjutsu! Hurry and help him break free!"

"We can’t! There’s a layer of chakra blocking us!"

"Isn’t Lord B a Perfect Jinchūriki?! How can he still be controlled by genjutsu?!"

"Damn it! Someone stop Lord B!"

The Hidden Cloud shinobi immediately descended into chaos.

If they attacked seriously, they would be attacking one of their own—and not just anyone, but the Raikage’s sworn younger brother.

But if they tried to stop him...

They simply didn’t have the strength!

Although Killer B in his Tailed Beast Cloak wasn’t a match for the Fourth Raikage, against ordinary Hidden Cloud shinobi, he could practically take one down with every strike!

For a time, the pressure on Konoha’s forces dropped dramatically!

"Damn it! B, stop!"

The Fourth Raikage roared furiously and immediately tried to rush over to stop Killer B.

"Your opponent is me."

Reiji moved in front of him, blocking his path with a smile on his face.

"Lord Raikage, are you satisfied with my surprise?"

Off to the side.

Hiashi Hyūga was laughing so hard that tears nearly came out.

Hadn’t the Raikage just said that Hiashi had failed to protect his younger brother because he wasn’t strong enough?

Now it was the Raikage’s turn to be unable to protect his own younger brother!

Watching the Fourth Raikage’s furious and helpless expression, Hiashi felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction!

What goes around comes around.

Retribution had finally arrived!

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