Sasuke had seen the Fūton: Rasenshuriken with his Sharingan before. He knew the chakra packed into that jutsu was insanely powerful, so he was convinced there was no way it could be thrown.
But Kazama actually pulled it off. That's when Sasuke realized Kazama's control over chakra was leaps and bounds beyond his own.
The thought of being constantly outdone by Kazama made Sasuke furious, his pride stinging. Without hesitation, he unleashed the Chidori that Kakashi had taught him.
"Kazama, ever since I learned this jutsu, I've been itching to face you. Now's my chance! This is an A-rank ninjutsu—I don't believe you can block it!"
With his Sharingan activated, Sasuke, crackling with lightning, charged at Kazama in a flash. By using Raiton to stimulate his body, his speed was now blistering. At this pace, no genin could hope to match him.
But in the face of absolute power, even the fastest speed was just flashy nonsense.
"Kazama-kun, be careful! That Chidori is seriously dangerous!"
"Sasuke, you jerk! How dare you use that jutsu against him!"
Sakura and Naruto tensed up immediately. They both knew Chidori was a technique passed down from Kakashi himself, with devastating power.
Hearing Naruto and Sakura's shouts, Kazama didn't dodge—he advanced instead. He wanted to use this chance to absorb Sasuke's Chidori and show him there's always someone stronger, a sky beyond the sky.
Sure, he'd promised Itachi to protect Sasuke, but Kazama believed the best way to do that was to make Sasuke face reality. Otherwise, Sasuke's ego would only grow, pulling him deeper into darkness.
Ding! Successfully absorbed Raiton: Chidori. Congratulations, host, for obtaining Raiton: Raikiri!
Ding! Absorb seven more ninjutsu to obtain Kyūryū Raigōka!
"Even Chidori got absorbed?"
Seeing his attack rendered useless, Sasuke was stunned. He'd known Kazama could absorb attacks, but he always thought it was limited to weaker ones. His Chidori was so powerful, there was no way Kazama could handle it—or so he thought.
What Sasuke didn't know was that there wasn't a single attack in this world Kazama couldn't absorb.
"Now, let me show you my Raiton—Raikiri!"
With a soft shout from Kazama, a bolt of lightning even stronger than Sasuke's Chidori flared before his eyes.
"No way… how?!"
Thud! Sasuke collapsed to the ground, dumbfounded.
Before Kazama returned, Sasuke had fantasized countless times about crushing him. But now, not only had he failed to overpower Kazama, he'd been utterly dominated instead.
"Your Raiton is strong. I happen to know some other Raiton ninjutsu. If you want to learn, I can teach you."
Kazama's intention was to help Sasuke regain some confidence. But to Sasuke, those words sounded like mockery.
He shot to his feet and roared at Kazama, "I'm a genius of the Uchiha clan! I don't need a loser like you teaching me! Let me tell you, Kazama, just because you're strong now doesn't erase your past as a nobody. You were a loser then, and you'll always be a loser!"
"You jerk!"
Hearing this, Naruto and Sakura each landed a punch, knocking Sasuke flat.
"Sasuke, how could you say that to Kazama?! Have you forgotten the Chūnin Exams in the Forest of Death? If it wasn't for Kazama, we'd have been killed by those Oto-nin!"
"Exactly! Without Kazama, we never would've passed the preliminaries!"
"Shut up! You two are just Kazama's lapdogs. I'm done wasting my breath on you!"
With that, Sasuke stormed off.
"That guy… ugh!"
Seeing Sasuke's attitude, Kazama could only sigh in frustration.
"Maybe it's time to arrange for Itachi to talk to Sasuke. If this keeps up, he's going to get manipulated by the enemy sooner or later."
As Kazama mulled this over, a ghostly figure was already quietly approaching Sasuke in the shadows.