At that moment, the two armies faced each other. The Konoha side remained still, so the Cloud ninja side naturally would not foolishly stand there doing nothing. Thus, as the Third Raikage raised his hand, the Cloud ninja prepared to charge over at any moment.
However, before he could give the order, he saw that frail figure at the very front of the enemy forces use a Body Flicker Technique to arrive before the formations, then raise a hand and slowly remove his mask.
The Third Raikage did not know what trick the other side was trying to pull, but human curiosity took over in that moment. Many Cloud ninja actually looked at that mysterious enemy at the same time.
"Eternal Daylight."
As the mask was removed, a handsome and delicate face was immediately revealed before the Cloud ninja side.
The newcomer's eyes showed two different colors. The left eye was entirely gray white, while the right eye was a terrifying bloody red. The moment everyone saw that strange blood red spiral eye, a trail of blood tears also began to flow down from it at that moment.
'This is... Not good!!!'
The Third Raikage's heart shook violently, his expression suddenly changing.
Once they clearly saw the true face of the newcomer, a group of Cloud ninja also immediately realized something was wrong.
"Ah..."
A group of Cloud ninja standing at the very front line suddenly collectively let out a scream.
Even the Third Raikage, who had an image of a tough man, subconsciously cried out in pain. The moment he saw that 'great sun', his head felt as if it had been struck hard with an iron hammer. The pain made him instinctively clutch his head with a painful expression.
"Kill!!!"
The commander of the Konoha side and Tsunade, seeing that Ryun had succeeded, immediately issued the attack order.
A life and death battle was about to begin. The Cloud Village suffered a major setback, allowing the Konoha side to seize the initiative on the battlefield first.
Those Cloud ninja elites injured by the Mangekyō Sharingan would most likely face dire odds against the fiercely attacking Konoha ninja army.
In this situation, retreating was not an option, nor was not retreating. Retreat would mean morale collapse and certain defeat. Not retreating meant mental trauma, struggling to exert even fifty percent of their strength on the battlefield, and most likely still ending up dead at the hands of Konoha.
"Do not panic, I am here, everyone attack!"
The Third Raikage, enduring severe head pain, shouted loudly to stabilize morale.
However, as he roared, two streams of blood immediately flowed from his ear canals.
Most Cloud ninja only panicked momentarily. Seeing their Raikage was fine, they quickly stabilized and rapidly launched a counterattack against the Konoha ninja army.
"Uchiha Ryun, you damn guy, clearly already treated as an abandoned piece, why did you still come to help Konoha!" The Third Raikage stared at the young man's lower body, gritting his teeth in anger.
"Enough nonsense. Coming here today is simply to settle accounts with Kumogakure. Haven't you always wanted my life? Then bring it on!" Ryun directly issued a challenge.
"Since you are in a hurry to die, then I will grant your wish!"
The Third Raikage directly activated his Lightning Release Armor. In that instant, a visible layer of lightning chakra enveloped his body, with electric currents continuously coiling around him.
Seeing the Third Raikage immediately use his ultimate move, Ryun also instantly activated the dragon pearl within his body, directly entering Sage Mode.
Two dragon horns emerged from his forehead, and his body surface grew a layer of extremely defensive fine dragon scales. Next, his canine teeth lengthened, his nails became sharp, and his entire dragon transformation completed its metamorphosis in the blink of an eye.
By the time he finished preparing, the Third Raikage had already taken the initiative to attack him.
A Lightning Body Flicker brought him to Ryun's face almost instantly. But facing such instantaneous speed, Ryun appeared calm and unhurried. The moment he raised his hand, he directly met the Third Raikage's fist head on.
One thick and one slender iron fist fiercely collided, causing a sound of air explosion. Chakra, substantial as if real, intensely clashed together at that moment.
The Third Raikage's entire arm swelled up, covered with countless dense lightning forces, seemingly intent on crushing that slender arm to pieces.
Ryun's fist also gathered a large amount of high quality senjutsu chakra. Along with his extreme chakra control ability, the senjutsu chakra on his fist was instantly released, forming a terrifying strange force.
As the two fought with full strength, a clear and horrifying sound of bone fracture rang out the next moment.
The moment this unusual sound appeared, the Third Raikage lost control of his entire body and was sent flying backwards.
The lightning iron fist executed with Lightning Release Armor ultimately could not match the strong fist executed under Sage Mode.
In their first direct exchange and hard clash, the Third Raikage, who had overall advantage in size and age, actually fell into a disadvantage.
After rolling on the ground dozens of times, the Third Raikage quickly stood up again as if nothing was wrong. However, the look he gave Ryun finally held a trace of caution.
"Damn it..."
This young boy before him, though small in body, possessed infinite strength. He had actually fallen behind in terms of power.
After one blow, the Third Raikage again chose to close in. Ryun immediately counterattacked without a second thought. The two then engaged in a close quarters melee, fist to flesh.
After entering Sage Mode, Ryun's physique and taijutsu received enormous boosts. Combined with the extreme speed of the Lightning Body Flicker Technique, he instantly completely suppressed the Third Raikage.
The strong fist strikes pounded the Third Raikage's thick body with loud bangs, yet the other side still appeared alive and kicking even after taking several of his attacks.
Sometimes he would even adopt a fighting style of exchanging injury for injury. During one attack, Ryun used Chidori to stab at his heart. However, the power of 'Sage Art: Chidori' only managed to break through the Lightning Release Armor and a shallow layer of skin and flesh, still unable to pierce through his body.
The Third Raikage also launched a counterattack at that moment. A strong arm strike solidly smashed into Ryun's body.
The powerful force instantly sent Ryun flying. The moment he landed heavily, he could not help but cough up a mouthful of blood.
At this time, his chest showed a red swollen area. Taking that solid hit from the Third Raikage had injured him quite severely.
However, upon getting up, he was not disheartened by this. Instead, after wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he looked at the panting Third Raikage who was half kneeling on the ground and revealed a strange smile.
"Bastard... What did you do to me!"
The Third Raikage clutched his chest, feeling exceptionally difficult to breathe. Ryun's lightning thrust clearly did not hit his heart, so why did his heart feel such terrible pain.
Ryun only stared at him with a wicked smile, having no intention to answer his question at all.
The moment he used Sage Art Chidori to break through the other's armor and flesh defense, he had quickly executed a medical ninjutsu.
The Chakra Scalpel formed quickly and simultaneously stabbed a corner of the Third Raikage's heart in that instant.
Unfortunately, the time was too rushed, and the Third Raikage's counterattack too fast. Ryun did not manage to sever his entire heart in the first moment.
But even so, the Third Raikage, whose heart was stabbed, suffered injuries ten times more severe than Ryun's current wounds. He still held an absolute upper hand.
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