"Bastard, do you think this is enough to defeat me?"
The Third Raikage gritted his teeth and forced himself to stand up from the ground. The aura around him did not diminish but instead intensified in the next moment.
"!!!"
Seeing that this man could still endure after taking a hit to the heart, Ryun secretly cursed him as a monster in his thoughts.
In the next moment, the tall and burly humanoid beast charged fiercely toward him again, raising four sharp fingers on his hand.
"Hell Stab, Four Finger Nukite!"
Facing the Third Raikage's all-out killing move, Ryun seemed to have no intention of dodging. His palm instantly gathered a terrifying amount of lightning power, even more fearsome than before. His entire hand was dyed a deep blue by the high-energy lightning.
"Sage Art, Lightning Cutter!"
Seeing the youth gathering powerful Lightning Release to engage in a life-or-death struggle, the Third Raikage felt secretly pleased. His original four fingers swiftly and quietly retracted, becoming one.
"Hell Stab, One Finger Nukite!"
Just as the Third Raikage completed his change of move, Ryun also sprang into action in the next moment. The two collided head-on!
At the critical moment when the hand blade and finger were about to clash, the Third Raikage suddenly noticed the youth's figure flicker. He had forcibly altered his attack trajectory in an instant!
Witnessing this, the Third Raikage's eyes widened in disbelief.
Such an action seemed simple, but in reality, it was impossible to achieve with human reaction speed and physical capabilities. This kind of extremely perverse body flexibility was something the Third Raikage could not comprehend.
In truth, Sage Mode itself provided an exaggerated boost to reaction capabilities. Moreover, Ryun practiced the Ryūchi Cave Sage Art, so his body already possessed the special flexibility of a dragon or snake. Forcibly changing attack trajectories in combat was not difficult for him.
Having knowledge of the original story, he fully understood the power of the "Strongest Spear," the One Finger Nukite. As someone who held the advantage in speed, he naturally wouldn't foolishly engage in a direct hand-to-hand clash.
If the Sage Art Lightning Cutter were to forcefully confront the One Finger Nukite, the most likely outcome would be mutual destruction.
Ryun forcefully turned his head to avoid the One Finger Nukite. In the next moment, his Sage Art Lightning Cutter aimed directly at the Third Raikage's heart!
That spot had already had its defense broken once by him. If he struck there again, Ryun believed he could finish off the Third Raikage with one move.
Unfortunately, just as the Lightning Cutter was about to hit the heart, a large, thick, sturdy palm moved to protect it at the critical moment. Ryun's sharp, hand blade struck directly on the back of the Third Raikage's hand.
The terrifying force of the lightning thrust instantly pierced through the Lightning Release Armor. The sharp nails subsequently tore through skin and flesh, piercing into the hand bones. A large amount of blood spilled out in an instant.
This was the second time Ryun had used physical means to break through the Third Raikage's "Strongest Shield."
The "Strongest Shield" was ultimately not as strong as the "Strongest Spear." As long as the force level was comparable to the "Strongest Spear," the Lightning Release Armor could not be called the "Strongest Shield."
Unfortunately, the Third Raikage's bones were extremely hard. After breaking through numerous defenses, Ryun's hand blade became lodged in the hand bones, unable to advance further. Seizing this opportunity, the Third Raikage quickly launched a counterattack.
Because the two were positioned extremely close together, and due to Ryun's slender build, the One Finger Nukite could not be used for a reverse thrust. Therefore, the Third Raikage, taking advantage of the situation, forcibly pulled Ryun into his embrace.
The Third Raikage tightly locked one arm around Ryun's neck, his entire body pressing down on Ryun's slender frame.
"Die!"
The Third Raikage roared ferociously. While using his arms and legs to constrict Ryun, a terrifying black lightning surged from within his body in an instant.
This was Storm Release Black Lightning!
Ryun was completely locked in place, the terrifying force threatening to crush him to death.
At this moment, his face turned deep red, and his mouth gaped open wide, seemingly due to lack of oxygen.
The Third Raikage could clearly feel something unusual emanating from within Ryun's body, but he paid it no mind. He only needed to exert all his strength to crush him to death!
Just as he was applying more force with this thought, Ryun's body suddenly shriveled up...
A small black dragon with horns on its head and scales covering its body suddenly shot out from the wide-open mouth. It twisted its body at extreme speed, putting a safe distance between itself and the Third Raikage.
After the black dragon left, Ryun's original body turned into a human skin. The black dragon, after moving some distance away, quickly transformed back into Ryun's appearance.
Witnessing this, fine sweat beads appeared on the Third Raikage's forehead. The surging black lightning on his body subsided in the next moment.
The Uchiha Ryun opposite him still appeared to be in good condition. This troublesome enemy made the Third Raikage feel immense pressure.
"What other tricks do you have? Bring them all out!"
Ryun stared at him coldly. In the next moment, he saw the other man suddenly clutch his chest and kneel on the ground.
'Just as I thought. I knew someone who got stabbed in the heart couldn't just act like nothing happened...'
Ryun looked at the kneeling Third Raikage and smiled coldly. He had started to think this man was truly an indestructible monster!
"Raikage-sama!"
Seeing the Raikage at a disadvantage, the two ANBU bodyguards could no longer focus on killing enemies. They urgently broke away from their opponents and rushed to the Third Raikage's side.
And it wasn't just the bodyguards; several other elite Cloud ninja also saw the situation and, disregarding the danger, moved to gather around the Third Raikage.
Ryun also moved into action at this time. He quickly formed hand signs and then spat out from his mouth a black dragon phantom carrying a dragon pearl.
"Sage Art, White Rage Technique!"
The black dragon phantom, carrying the dragon pearl, shot above the group of Cloud ninja and then began rapidly circling around the pearl.
As the black dragon phantom completely merged into the dragon pearl through its circling motion, the entire pearl immediately erupted with an intensely dazzling bright light!
Accompanying the light was an extremely sharp, piercing sound and a terrifying high-frequency air vibration!
"Ah..."
Under the bright dragon pearl, the Cloud ninja covered their ears and let out a series of pained screams.
Under the influence of this powerful sage art, they couldn't even attempt to use ninjutsu to destroy the dragon pearl.
At this moment, it wasn't just the Cloud ninja affected by the dragon pearl; this large-scale sage art also caught quite a few Konoha ninja in its area.
"Although this open terrain isn't very suitable for using this sage art, it should be sufficient just to deal with these people!"
Ryun muttered to himself quietly, then decisively rushed at high speed toward the suffering crowd!
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