Just as Uchiha Sasuke was feeling shocked by this, Renya seized the opportunity and lifted his leg, kicking Sasuke hard in the stomach.
Caught completely off guard, Sasuke was instantly sent flying backward.
Jūgo saw this and immediately rushed forward, catching Sasuke while he was still in midair.
"Sasuke, are you okay?"
"Get lost, this has nothing to do with you!" Uchiha Sasuke shook him off and said irritably.
He hadn't expected the person in front of him to be this strong—he hadn't even had time to react before being sent flying.
"So strong..."
Suigetsu Hōzuki wore a look as if he'd seen a ghost; he hadn't even seen clearly how that samurai made his move just now.
The Fourth Raikage A looked at Renya in confusion.
"Hey, are you really a samurai from the Land of Iron?"
He had finally realized that Renya was anything but ordinary—definitely not someone from the Land of Iron.
"I already told you, just continue fighting. Don't mind us."
Renya sheathed his blade, spread his hands, and said helplessly.
"As for my identity? Just an utterly ordinary samurai."
Everyone: "..."
Of course, no one believed Renya's perfunctory words. For a moment, none of them had any desire to continue fighting.
With a powerful person whose depth they couldn't gauge watching from the sidelines, how could they possibly fight as casually as before?
If this guy suddenly made a dirty move from behind, it would be extremely dangerous!
"Hey, since you're unwilling to say it yourself, I'll beat it out of you."
Uchiha Sasuke picked up the Kusanagi sword embedded in the ground, his eyes locked tightly onto Renya clad in iron armor.
The power this guy had shown earlier was indeed extraordinary, but Sasuke didn't believe he was truly no match for him.
He had just been careless before, that was all.
"Raikage, are you really just going to stand there and watch?"
Facing arrogant Sasuke, Renya couldn't help feeling a headache and looked toward the Fourth Raikage for help.
Wasn't this guy supposed to hate Sasuke to the bone, swearing to avenge Killer B?
Although Killer B wasn't actually dead, the current Raikage had no idea.
Renya was only here to watch the show—he had zero interest in playing house with kids.
"Hmph. When you can't handle Uchiha Sasuke anymore, I'll naturally step in to help!"
The Fourth Raikage A crossed his arms and looked at Renya with interest.
He was just as curious about this samurai's true identity. Anyway, Uchiha Sasuke was right here—he couldn't escape.
Intervening later wouldn't make any difference.
And he could also take the opportunity to see this samurai's true strength.
Besides, he felt an indescribable sensation toward the samurai in front of him...
Simply put, he had no good feelings toward this guy at all!
He didn't know the exact reason, but his gut feeling wouldn't be wrong.
"Oh my, you look thick-browed and big-eyed, but who would've thought you'd be so scheming."
Renya had already guessed that the Raikage wanted to use Sasuke to probe his strength.
"I'll make you willingly reveal your identity!"
Uchiha Sasuke raised the Kusanagi sword, its tip pointing straight at Renya.
"Kid, do you really want to make a move on me?"
Renya said helplessly.
He had originally just come to watch the show, with no intention of joining the fight, but ended up being latched onto by Sasuke.
Looks like he could only make Sasuke face reality now.
"Fine, I'll give you a lesson you won't forget..."
Renya slowly placed his right hand on the hilt of the blade at his waist.
A flash of killing intent crossed Uchiha Sasuke's eyes as he stopped wasting words.
His figure surged forward like a ghost, the Kusanagi sword wrapped in lightning carving a streak of blue light through the air as it slashed straight for Renya's neck!
The speed far exceeded that of an ordinary jōnin.
"Clang!"
Sparks flew as Renya's tachi was already drawn, steadily bracing against the incoming Kusanagi sword.
The tremendous force transmitted through the blade caused the stone slabs beneath Renya's feet to crack slightly, yet the hand holding the sword remained steady as bedrock.
"Heh, not a bad angle."
Renya's voice came from within the helmet, tinged with a dull resonance.
"Unfortunately, your power is too weak."
Current Sasuke wasn't nearly as strong as he had imagined.
In the original story, if Gaara hadn't intervened in time, the Fourth Raikage would have killed Sasuke at the cost of losing an arm and a leg.
Uchiha Sasuke's pupils shrank—this guy's strength was even greater than the Raikage's!
Since they had already clashed once before, he didn't freeze for long this time. His left Mangekyō eye sharply focused.
"Amaterasu!"
Pitch-black flames instantly appeared in front of Renya. Just as they were about to cling to the armor, his figure vanished without any warning.
When he appeared again, he was already standing beside Danzō Shimura.
"What?!"
Uchiha Sasuke's face filled with shock.
How did this guy instantly disappear and reappear like that...
Even his Mangekyō Sharingan hadn't captured Renya's trajectory!
The others hadn't seen how he vanished either—only the Fourth Raikage stared fixedly at Renya, who had suddenly disappeared and reappeared.
This technique felt somewhat familiar.
In his mind, an image of a blond-haired figure involuntarily surfaced...
Flying Thunder God Technique?
Not sure—better keep watching.
If it could be confirmed that the samurai was using the Flying Thunder God Technique, then it would mean he was someone sent by Konoha to stop Uchiha Sasuke!
"Genjutsu activated through line of sight is indeed hard to guard against."
Renya stated calmly.
"Unfortunately, your activation speed is too slow."
Amaterasu was indeed a powerful dōjutsu, but there was a delay between activation and full combustion.
As long as one was fast enough, it could be avoided.
Even if he hadn't dodged just now, he could have immediately discarded the armor.
"Damn it!"
Uchiha Sasuke clenched his teeth—this guy not only knew the abilities of his dōjutsu, but could pinpoint its weaknesses with surgical precision!
"Oh right, using the Mangekyō Sharingan too much carries the risk of blindness."
Seeing Sasuke use his ocular powers so recklessly, Renya honestly couldn't say he wasn't envious.
Back when he didn't have the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, he couldn't even use his eye abilities more than a few times a year.
All he could say was—being able to inherit big brother's legacy really made a difference.
"Tch, that's none of your business!"
Uchiha Sasuke noticed that this guy always spoke to him in the tone of an elder, which made him extremely irritated.
"Chidori Senbon!"
Countless lightning-thin needles shot explosively from his hand, instantly covering both Renya and Shimura Danzō.
Danzō: "..."
"Relax, I've got you."
Renya stood in front of his good brother, swinging his tachi and easily blocking every attack.
"So, how is it—don't you feel a great sense of security?"
Danzō: "..."
If you hadn't come over here, I wouldn't have been attacked at all.
Seeing that Renya didn't take him seriously at all, Uchiha Sasuke instantly flew into a rage.
"You bastard, die!"
As he spoke, he launched another attack at Renya.
"Enough talking. I'll go knock that kid flat first—otherwise this will never end..."
Renya gave his good brother a quick heads-up, then directly met Sasuke's attack head-on.
"Kid, playing house ends here."
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