Chapter 492 - 491 - Raikage vs Sasuke!!!

A new day dawned over the Hidden Cloud’s temporary encampment.

Inside the main command tent, the Fourth Raikage stood over a spread-out map, brows furrowed in a deep frown.

At the last war council, Mabui had proposed a way to circumvent Hinata’s Byakugan using her Heavenly Transfer Technique.

The Heavenly Transfer Technique was a space–time ninjutsu, capable of teleporting objects over long distances. However, teleporting a living shinobi placed terrifying strain on the body; only someone with an exceptionally strong physique could withstand it.

At present, in the entire Hidden Cloud, only the Fourth Raikage met that condition.

On top of that, he possessed Lightning Release Chakra Mode, had enormous chakra reserves, and could operate the Chakra Cannon alone.

The plan was simple in theory: Mabui would use the Heavenly Transfer Technique to send both the Fourth Raikage and the Chakra Cannon directly to a chosen location.

The flaw was obvious. At best, this would only slip past Hinata’s Byakugan for a brief moment. Once she reacted, she would still be able to locate the teleported Raikage and the Cannon.

So Mabui had proposed two supplementary measures.

First, have Cloud shinobi pin down Hinata in battle—she couldn’t allow herself to be distracted while fighting.

Second, create chaos: prepare multiple body doubles of the Raikage and several fake Chakra Cannons so that, at a glance, she wouldn’t be able to tell which were real.

Right now, the Fourth Raikage was wrestling with a single question:

Where should Mabui send him?

Before he could reach a decision, Dodai and several others burst into the tent.

"Lord Raikage!"

Mabui’s expression turned grave. "A large number of Konoha shinobi are moving straight toward our main camp!"

"What do you mean?"

The Fourth Raikage’s expression tightened in surprise. "They’re planning a direct, decisive battle with us?"

"That’s most likely their goal." Mabui drew in a slow breath. "According to the Anbu report, Uchiha Fugaku is personally leading the force this time."

"Prepare for battle!" the Fourth Raikage ordered without hesitation.

"Yes, Lord Raikage!"

Dodai stepped outside and fired a shrill signal flare into the sky.

The entire Cloud encampment exploded into motion.

Units formed up with practiced speed and, under the Fourth Raikage’s lead, marched out to confront Konoha’s First Ninja Force.

But to their surprise, Fugaku’s army halted as soon as they reached visual range of the Cloud’s temporary station.

"What’s going on?" the Fourth Raikage muttered, puzzled.

Mabui and the others were just as confused.

Then Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata stepped out from Konoha’s ranks.

Between the two armies stretched an open field nearly a kilometer wide—an empty buffer zone. The three-person cell walked alone into that space, instantly becoming the focus of every gaze on the battlefield.

"It’s Kitazawa’s three students," Mabui said at once.

Not that anyone needed the reminder. The Fourth Raikage and the other veterans had already recognized them.

The new "Sannin" of Konoha were anything but obscure—and with a teacher hailed as comparable to a god of the ninja world, their names were known everywhere.

"Has Kitazawa come as well?" the Fourth Raikage asked, scanning the Konoha formation.

"I don’t know." Mabui paused, then added, "But if he had made a move, things wouldn’t look like this."

The Raikage fell silent for a moment. Her words were hardly encouraging for the Cloud, but he couldn’t deny they made sense.

"Are you the Fourth Raikage?" Sasuke stopped at the center of the field, his gaze locking onto the massive figure who towered above the surrounding shinobi.

"I am," the Raikage replied with a nod.

"Good." Sasuke drew the Thunder God Sword, lightning crackling faintly along the blade. "Today is the day you die."

At those words, the shinobi of Konoha and the Hidden Cloud fell silent.

"Arrogant!"

"Bastard! How dare you speak to Lord Raikage like that?!"

"Didn’t your teacher teach you any manners?!"

The Cloud-nin erupted, faces dark with anger.

The Konoha-nin, however, reacted very differently.

"As expected of my son."

Fugaku couldn’t help the satisfied smile tugging at his lips.

Beside him, Itachi only shook his head. He knew Sasuke too well; there was no deeper meaning in his words—he just wanted to show off.

"As a genius of our Uchiha, this is only natural," Yashiro said approvingly.

It wasn’t just him. All the Uchiha present were visibly excited.

This was the proper arrogance of an Uchiha.

"How did you get ahead of me?!"

Naruto immediately protested, "No way, the Fourth Raikage is mine! I heard he’s a really strong taijutsu ninja!"

"I’ve already reserved him. I’m not giving him up," Sasuke replied, expression calm.

"Enough!"

Just as Naruto was about to argue back, the Fourth Raikage’s furious roar cut him off.

He glared at them, his face livid.

He was the Fourth Raikage—a famed powerhouse of the ninja world—yet two brats were arguing over him like he was some prize. Where was his dignity in that?

Hot-tempered to begin with, he was completely enraged by Sasuke and Naruto’s exchange, his anger blazing.

Lightning flashed.

The Fourth Raikage vanished.

In the next instant, he appeared in front of Sasuke, right arm raised, elbow dropping with the weight of a falling hammer.

"Good timing."

Sasuke’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan spun to life.

He tracked the Raikage’s movements perfectly but didn’t move from his spot.

A massive purple hand materialized in front of him, interposing itself as a shield.

The Raikage’s elbow crashed into the spectral hand with a heavy thud.

Lightning Release Chakra Mode!

Terrifying chakra erupted.

Lightning flared to life, wrapping the Fourth Raikage in crackling light.

Sasuke’s expression tightened slightly. He could feel the danger surging toward him.

Lariat!

The Raikage concentrated Lightning Release chakra into his right arm.

With a sharp crack, he punched straight through the giant Susanoo hand and drove his attack on toward Sasuke without losing momentum.

Lightning Release: Chidori Blade!

Sasuke twisted his wrist, angling his thunder-sheathed sword toward the Raikage’s right arm.

The Fourth Raikage’s brows knit, and he was forced to pull back.

Even with Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his right arm was still flesh and blood.

"Your speed is quite fast," Sasuke said, eyes narrowing.

Once the Raikage activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his speed felt on par with the Flying Thunder God Technique.

It fit with what Sasuke remembered.

Back then, the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, first made his name by clashing with this very man—single-handedly holding off the Cloud’s infamous A-B Combo, the Fourth Raikage and Killer B.

"Lord Raikage!"

Mabui stepped forward hurriedly. "Uchiha Fugaku and the others just split their forces. Judging by their route, they’re preparing to encircle us."

"Encircle us?" The Raikage snorted coldly. "Our numbers are double theirs. Have they lost their minds?"

"Their aim is for Sasuke and the other two to pin us down from the front," Mabui analyzed.

"They really don’t take us seriously at all," the Fourth Raikage growled, laughing in fury.

In all his years, he had never been treated with such blatant disrespect.

"Lord Raikage, the strength of those three is extremely high," Mabui reminded him quietly.

"No matter how strong they are, they’re still just three people."

The Fourth Raikage drew in a deep breath, then gave his order. "Mabui, you take five thousand men and deal with Fugaku and the others. Leave this place to me."

"Yes, Lord Raikage."

Mabui nodded immediately and moved to carry out his command.

"Naruto, don’t let them split their forces."

Seeing the Hidden Cloud ninja begin to reposition, Sasuke quickly called out, "Our mission is to hold everyone here."

"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Naruto roared.

In an instant, more than three thousand Shadow Clones exploded into existence at his sides, stretching out in a dense formation.

The eyes of the Hidden Cloud ninja widened in disbelief.

Even the Fourth Raikage and the others couldn’t hide their shock.

Before the Hidden Cloud forces could recover from the sight of Naruto’s three thousand clones, Sasuke and Hinata moved.

A piercing whistle split the air.

The surrounding temperature plummeted.

Sasuke’s figure vanished, replaced by a colossal martial god towering like a mountain. Clad in heavy armor, wings flaring from its back and a giant sword in its hand, it radiated a cold, crushing pressure.

Perfect Susanoo.

Near its lower left side, Hinata was no bigger than an ant in comparison, yet the purple radiance around her did not pale beside the giant.

Hinata slowly lifted off the ground.

Her entire body was wrapped in a cloak of purple chakra. One hand gripped the Moon-Chasing Bow, the other raised as seven Truth-Seeking Orbs circled her like planets.

Tenseigan Chakra Mode.

[Current Mission: Three students speedrun the Hidden Cloud Village.]

[Mission Reward: Takamimusubi.]

[Accept?]

Watching from the sidelines, Kitazawa was momentarily taken aback by the sudden system prompt.

This time’s reward, Takamimusubi, originated from ōtsutsuki Momoshiki. Its effect was to absorb a target’s technique, amplify it, and then reflect it back.

The only limitation: each technique could only be amplified once.

For example, if it absorbed a Rasengan the first time, it could strengthen that Rasengan and send it back. But if it absorbed a Rasengan a second time, it could no longer amplify it.

Kitazawa accepted the mission and refocused on the battlefield.

Naruto’s Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, Sasuke’s Perfect Susanoo, and Hinata’s Tenseigan Chakra Mode—

With all three unleashed at once, not only were the Hidden Cloud ninja stunned, even the shinobi of Konoha were struck speechless.

For most of them, this was their first time witnessing such powers.

They didn’t know what "Susanoo" or "Tenseigan" meant, but the instinctive fear rising in their chests told them these were extremely dangerous.

Hinata’s gaze quickly locked onto the Chakra Cannon hidden within the Hidden Cloud headquarters.

She clenched her left hand. The seven Truth-Seeking Orbs merged together, compressing into a single golden sword of light.

Hinata swung it down toward the Chakra Cannon.

A blazing golden slash tore across the sky.

"Stop it!"

The Fourth Raikage roared.

His shout snapped the Hidden Cloud ninjas back to their senses.

They hastily formed hand seals and hurled jutsu after jutsu into the air. Streams of chakra in five colors surged upward to meet the descending golden blade—only to be cleaved through with ease.

Gritting his teeth, the Fourth Raikage sprang into the sky.

"Guillotine Drop!"

He focused all his chakra into his right leg and kicked upward.

The Fourth Raikage’s expression changed sharply.

It felt like his leg had slammed into a solid iron plate.

The golden sword beam didn’t move an inch—but he was knocked out of the air, falling uncontrollably.

Boom!

The golden sword beam finally crashed into the chakra cannon.

The impact triggered a violent explosion. Sparks and shockwaves tore through the area, and the entire Hidden Cloud Village headquarters was wiped out in a single strike.

"Damn it!"

Only then did the Fourth Raikage fully grasp Hinata’s objective.

But beneath the fury was an even deeper shock.

Is that really a ninja from the Hyuga Clan?

That is definitely not the Byakugan!

Mabui stood frozen in place, stunned.

At this point, no matter how high her IQ was, there was no better plan.

All that remained was a fight to the death.

Before they could react, the giant Susanoo moved.

Sasuke felt a twinge of regret.

He’d been a step too slow—and Hinata had stolen his thunder.

Yasaka Magatama!

Sasuke’s Susanoo seized three massive magatama and hurled them down.

"Defend!"

The Fourth Raikage shouted urgently.

The Hidden Cloud ninja immediately formed hand seals.

Defensive ninjutsu erupted in succession, and thick chakra walls rose one after another.

Lightning Oppression Horizontal: Chiyo Mai!

A blinding flash split the sky.

The Fourth Raikage shot forward toward one of the magatama, his right hand wrapped in dazzling lightning.

His hand chopped into the magatama, and a tremendous explosion followed an instant later.

Amid the rolling thunder, violent chakra currents spread in all directions.

The Fourth Raikage couldn’t help but let out a quiet breath of relief.

But when he turned, he saw the other two magatama had also detonated.

Even though the Hidden Cloud ninja had done everything they could, many were still injured.

Fortunately, the overall damage was still within an acceptable range.

The Fourth Raikage immediately looked toward Team Seven.

For a moment, he didn’t know which one to attack.

The bitter truth was that in all of Hidden Cloud, he alone could stand against Team Seven.

But he could at best hold off one of them—and Team Seven had three.

"Leaf Whirlwind!"

"Rasengan!"

"Konoha Gale!"

At that moment, Naruto led his Shadow Clones in a direct charge into the Hidden Cloud forces.

All of them wore green jumpsuits.

From the Konoha ninja’s perspective, it was like a single green blade cutting straight through the Cloud ranks.

For a time, the sounds of battle and screams overlapped without pause.

The Fourth Raikage’s eyes narrowed.

The combat power of Naruto’s Shadow Clones far surpassed his expectations.

He had thought those three thousand clones were just for show, since the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu splits chakra evenly.

He never imagined that even divided into three thousand parts, Naruto’s clones would still possess jonin-level strength.

In the blink of an eye, they had forced a stalemate with ten thousand Hidden Cloud ninjas.

But the Fourth Raikage no longer had the luxury to worry about anyone else—Sasuke had already locked onto him.

The air warped.

Susanoo swung its colossal sword down at him.

The Fourth Raikage drew a deep breath, his muscles tensing, and slipped past the descending blade like a streak of lightning.

Lightning crackled around his entire body as he lunged at Sasuke like a living spear.

Lightning Release: Lariat!

Sasuke’s heart jolted.

But his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan still tracked the incoming bolt of lightning headed straight for him.

Lightning Release: Chidori Current!

Sasuke’s hands blurred through a string of seals.

A piercing web of lightning exploded outward, racing along Susanoo’s surface and wrapping the giant in crackling light.

Boom!

The Fourth Raikage slammed straight into the lightning.

He forced his way through the Chidori Current’s defense by sheer speed and power—only to be stopped cold by Susanoo’s massive frame.

Amenotejikara!

Sasuke’s lips curled into a faint smirk, and his figure vanished from where he stood.

The Fourth Raikage instinctively skidded to a halt.

An instant later, the shrill cry of a thousand birds screeched from directly behind him.

Lightning Release: Double Chidori!

Sasuke’s hands lunged forward like twin lightning-tipped spears.

Strongest Lightning Release Armor!

In that critical moment, the Fourth Raikage roared, his chakra surging as he barely twisted away from the Double Chidori.

This was his ultimate Lightning Release: the Strongest Lightning Release Armor.

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NEW NARUTO FANFIC!!!!

Naruto - I HAVE KAMUI!!!

The MC gets reborn as an Uchiha. He’s the same age as Sasuke.

He doesn’t have a system but GOD grants him a random ability every birthday.

On his sixth birthday he gets KAMUI!!!

AN : The main character here is set as a sadistic little brat. He won’t go out of his way to pick fights, but once someone targets him, his counterattacks will have no bottom line. He’ll use some very cruel, mentally crushing methods. Some readers will enjoy this, but some will definitely feel uncomfortable. Everyone knows you can’t please everyone, so I’ll say this upfront: if you’re a "righteous guardian of morals," you might want to drop this later. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!

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