Torifu waved his hand. "Stop pretending. We are all ninjas. If you had succeeded in conquering Konoha, I'm sure you would have had a lot more fun killing."
The Raikage was almost insane at this point. "Good! Good! Good! I will definitely kill you today! You will join my thirty thousand comrades in death!"
Torifu gave a faint smile. "The one who dies will be you." He then raised his left hand, and countless crystal swords formed behind him!
"Crystal Release - Myriad Swords of the True Self!" Torifu lowered his left hand and pointed at the Raikage! Instantly, all the crystal swords poured down like a waterfall! The sound of them tearing through the air was endless!
[T/N: Don't bother remembering jutsu names, every time it's a new jutsu name. lol.]
The Raikage dodged and weaved through the ruins, and whenever he had a chance, he would smash a hundred or so crystal swords. After a few times, there weren't many crystal swords left. However, Torifu never intended to kill him with this technique. In fact, it was a Ninjutsu Torifu had come up with on the spot. It hadn't been fully developed yet; it just looked intimidating. The main purpose was to weaken the Raikage's physical strength, but it didn't seem to be very effective.
This Third Raikage was arguably the most difficult opponent. His physical strength seemed endless, and his body was incredibly resilient! An ordinary person whose lungs were repeatedly frozen and pierced would have been dead long ago, but the Raikage was acting as if nothing had happened. Torifu felt that his Lightning Release Chakra Mode was likely constantly healing his body's injuries.
"Kid, are you done attacking? It's my turn!" The Raikage extended three fingers, pinpointing Torifu's direction! All the chakra around his body gathered at his fingertips! Then, with a flash of lightning, the Raikage was already in front of Torifu!
Torifu was stunned by his speed again! He didn't even have time to react! Looking at the One-Fingered Nukite that was about to make contact with his body, Torifu quickly turned himself into a cloud and flew away from the Raikage. But at that moment, the Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode suddenly erupted with a powerful electrical discharge, directly disrupting Torifu's cloud form. Torifu didn't expect that the Raikage would attack him in the instant before he could fully turn into a cloud.
After being interrupted, Torifu was unable to float in the sky and fell heavily into the ruins. His white robe was also stained with dust. But Torifu didn't have time to brush it off. He flipped over, stood up from the ground, and turned into a cloud again. This time, the cloud transformation was much faster, and he successfully escaped the ground. The next second, the Raikage's One-Fingered Nukite hit the spot where Torifu had just fallen. Instantly, a massive lightning explosion occurred!
"Kid, it seems you're not without weaknesses."
Torifu's voice rang out of nowhere. "No Jutsu is without weaknesses, but you won't be able to seize my weakness next time." In all these years, this was the first time Torifu had been in such a sorry state, but Torifu hadn't used his true strength yet, while the Raikage had already used his ultimate technique. Torifu now understood that if he tried to wear this guy down, it would probably take two or three hours.
Torifu directly revealed his real body, floating in the air. As soon as he showed up, the One-Fingered Nukite was already in front of him. But with a muffled sound, the Raikage's hand could no longer get any closer to Torifu. A crystal shield had firmly protected Torifu.
"How is it? Is this shield thick enough?"
The Raikage said fiercely, "Don't get cocky, kid!" Then the Raikage pulled back one of his fingers, making it two! Torifu immediately felt the crystal shield shake! Then, tiny cracks appeared! Just as the Raikage's second finger slowly retracted, Torifu proactively detonated the shield.
The huge impact knocked the Raikage back! Torifu's body also disappeared, leaving only a crystal mirror behind.
"The Two-Fingered Nukite is indeed powerful, to be able to even shatter my shield." The lightning around the Raikage's body continuously surged through the entire ruins of the building! The remaining bricks and stones were all pulverized by the electricity!
"Kid! Stop hiding! Fight me head-on!"
Torifu intended to do just that. "Sage Art! Crystal Release - True Self of a Resplendent Crystal!" A massive chakra erupted in mid-air! The powerful shockwave made the Raikage unsteady on his feet for a moment! The houses closest to the building instantly turned to dust under this shockwave! They, along with the people inside, vanished from the world! Half of Kumogakure was affected! In an instant, walls collapsed and houses crumbled, and cries of wailing filled the area!
But the Raikage no longer cared about the villagers. If he didn't kill the person in front of him, the village would only suffer more casualties! The Raikage knew this was a fight to the death! He no longer held back! He fully activated the Lightning Release Chakra Mode on his body! At this moment, the color of his lightning armor had turned a dark red! Just looking at it sent chills down one's spine! Such terrifying lightning would likely turn anything it touched into ash!
The shockwave ended! Torifu appeared in mid-air! The Raikage saw this and in an instant, appeared in front of Torifu! But at this moment, he was stunned!
Torifu's entire body was encased within a huge crystal sculpture! This crystal sculpture was dozens of meters tall! And its appearance was identical to Torifu's! As Torifu opened his eyes, the outer crystal sculpture also opened its eyes!
"Raikage! How about this technique!"
The Raikage gnashed his teeth fiercely. "No need to talk! Only one of us will leave this place alive!"
"Hell Stab!" The Raikage extended two fingers and stabbed them rapidly toward Torifu!
At that moment! A large crystal sword condensed in Torifu's hand! The massive blade swung with boundless momentum! And when it touched the Raikage's fingers, a fierce lightning flash erupted! This was the first time Torifu had ever seen dark red lightning. He wondered if this was the Raikage's unique invention.
After the light, the Raikage was sent flying backward, and the crystal sword was rendered useless! Torifu saw this and immediately condensed another long sword, swinging it down toward the spot where the Raikage had been knocked back! But it was held back! The Raikage had stood up from the ruins again! His two fingers had also become one!
This was the true final kill! The Raikage roared! The dark red lightning on his body all gathered on his finger! If this one finger were to land on him, he would almost certainly die on the spot. The Raikage charged toward Torifu with boundless fury! Torifu swung his long sword to block! But the long sword shattered with a loud bang the moment it made contact with the Raikage!
Torifu was more panicked than ever! He couldn't believe his Ninjutsu was no match for the Third Raikage! How was this possible! The True Self of a Resplendent Crystal was Torifu's backup plan, and there was no way it could be shattered by the Raikage!
But at this moment, the Raikage was unstoppable, and he had reached Torifu's face. All his previous plans of attrition and assassination now seemed like a joke. All that talk of wearing him down and beheading him was just his own arrogance in the end. And this seemingly powerful True Self of a Resplendent Crystal was so easily defeated!
"No! How could I!" At that moment, Torifu suddenly remembered that all he had ever wanted was to live a peaceful life in Konohagakure. Why had things turned out this way?
With Torifu's look of horror! The Raikage's One-Fingered Nukite mercilessly shattered the sculpture! His finger plunged deep into Torifu's heart. Torifu only felt a numbness in his body! Blood gushed out uncontrollably, and he finally lost consciousness. His body still had an expression of unwillingness from the moment he died; he had died with his eyes open.
The Raikage laughed and lifted Torifu with his one finger. "Kid, you are a genius and very arrogant, but you were unlucky enough to meet me." Without Torifu's chakra, the crystal sculpture crumbled, and the Raikage casually tossed Torifu's body onto the ground. Blood continuously gushed from the wound left by the One-Fingered Nukite.
Looking at the unwillingness on Torifu's corpse's face, the Raikage couldn't help but laugh out loud. "What if you were Konoha's genius! I, the Third Raikage, am invincible!"
Just as the Raikage was immersed in this manic joy, a clear cracking sound suddenly echoed in his mind.