There is a question: how can one effectively defend against Lightning Style?
According to the theory of chakra nature restraint, Wind Style counters Lightning Style. But "countering" is an entirely different concept from "defending."
What about Earth Style, which possesses universal defensive properties? That won't work, because Lightning counters Earth; Earth Style defenses often get poked full of holes by Lightning Style attacks.
Water Style? Sorry, Water Style ninjas generally aren't good at dealing with Lightning Style ninjas; the former usually suffer terrible luck when running into the latter.
As for Fire Style, in a general sense, it has no defensive moves and can only substitute offense for defense.
The absolute best way to defend against Lightning Style... is still Lightning Style. Lightning Style is best defended against using Lightning Style—but the premise is that both possess similar strength, otherwise it just results in one side weakening the other.
Moreover, the way Hagoromo used "Lightning Style" was actually a completely deceptive facade. His ability was purely electric current, not the same thing as traditional Lightning Style at all.
Although he was in an advantageous position regarding intelligence, this didn't mean Hagoromo would have an easy time facing Killer B. In reality, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was incredibly tricky.
To describe Killer B's awesomeness in a single sentence: this was a guy who had also been promoted to Jonin at the age of twelve.
The opponent first struck a one-legged pose, then held swords in his hands, his mouth, the crooks of his elbows, his armpits, his waist, and between his knees. His posture made him look like a hedgehog; he looked prickly just standing there.
And this was absolutely not just a juggling act. This was a kenjutsu unique to Killer B. According to intelligence, it was incomparably swift and possessed astonishing lethality. Even the Uchiha's Sharingan struggled to keep up with his movements, and even if the eyes could track him, a ninja's physical body had limits and simply couldn't react in time.
At this moment, Hagoromo really wished his luck had been a bit better—that he had drawn the Rumble-Rumble Fruit instead of being an Electromaster. Although Mikoto could effortlessly pressurize herself to a billion volts, and Enel could only reach a fifth of that, Enel could turn his body into an element, which was practically invincible.
If one were to compare them, Enel himself was lightning, while Hagoromo was just a flesh-and-blood flashlight, meaning he was fragile and had to be handled with care.
To defend against Hagoromo's lightning, the seven chakra blades on Killer B's body lit up simultaneously. It looked quite spectacular, like a fluorescent tube repairman covered in glowing lights.
The first to make a move was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
His body visibly relaxed for a fraction of a second, and then instantly, every muscle tensed up. The seven blades spun like a hurricane.
Although it might be a bit inappropriate to say about a grown man, he was indeed dancing. A dance of death.
Too fast.
Killer B's swordsmanship could exceed the speed of sound. Strictly speaking, his Lightning Style chakra blades were also high-frequency vibration blades. But just as Hagoromo had no intention of engaging him in a true close-quarters fight, the opponent really shouldn't be playing with vibrations against Hagoromo either.
Seriously, you can't out-vibrate him...
But unfortunately, no one gave Killer B this friendly warning beforehand.
When the opponent launched his attack, Hagoromo moved as well. However, he didn't advance to clash with Killer B; instead, he rapidly retreated, attempting to open up some distance.
He held the Iron Sand Sword in his hand, but that didn't mean he truly only had one sword.
Eight iron sand whips instantly shot out from behind him with the extreme speed of electromagnetic propulsion, striking directly at Killer B.
With this method of attack, it was really hard to tell who the real octopus was.
Unrelated to things like chakra, the high-frequency vibrating iron sand produced an even more ear-piercing hum. The pitch-black color and the overclocked, vibrating chainsaw-like edges posed a purely physical threat.
This was the ultimate physical attack method, and simultaneously a truly unblockable move. One could only dodge.
Even a non-ninja, an ordinary person, could tell at a glance that this thing absolutely could not be touched. Even a Jinchuriki was the same. Even a Tailed Beast was the same.
Killer B was naturally no fool. He didn't force a frontal charge. His rapidly spinning body wove through Hagoromo's iron sand whips with inconceivable agility and high speed, continuously closing the distance.
But why were they called iron sand whips? Because the eight chain-belts were as flexible as slithering snakes. If they remained perfectly straight, they would merely be eight forty-meter-long swords.
Killer B was caught in the gaps between the iron sand whips—or rather, this could be called Hagoromo's encirclement strategy.
Next, Hagoromo began controlling the iron sand whips to undulate erratically in chaotic, wave-like motions.
With this unpredictable lashing, it was impossible for Killer B to escape completely unscathed, especially since his maneuvering space was constantly shrinking as he advanced.
Blood began to spray from his body.
No matter how you looked at it, he was at a disadvantage right out of the gate. 'A' had warned Killer B not to screw up, but it seemed he had screwed up immediately.
So, 'A' made his move.
In almost an instant, a fist sparking with Lightning Style and carrying the force of a thunderbolt appeared right before Minato's eyes.
The distance at that moment might have been a mere 0.01 centimeters.
But an "instant," however brief, is still a unit of time. And so, the Minato in front of 'A' vanished.
This was the Space-Time Ninjutsu that made the Yellow Flash famous, having no equal in the entire ninja world: the Flying Thunder God.
This was a spatial displacement that ignored the time gap. Using "an instant" couldn't accurately describe it, because he simply disappeared from here and appeared there, without a single frame of delay.
Minato vanished from 'A's sight, then appeared at a Flying Thunder God coordinate embedded in a tree trunk, and immediately after, appeared at the location of a Flying Thunder God kunai hanging mid-air behind 'A'.
Compared to Minato, even with 'A's extreme speed, he appeared completely stationary at this moment.
Minato held the kunai in his left hand, while an azure Rasengan lit up in his right.
The kunai thrust straight toward the opponent's nape, while the Rasengan was pressed against the center of 'A's back. Even though he had previously warned his teammates not to deal a killing blow, he himself was clearly launching a fatal strike.
Killer B's situation was equally critical, but he still had to rush to save the day!
A massive octopus tentacle shot out from his back, attempting to ram 'A' and knock him out of his original position.
However, this was a two-on-two.
An iron sand whip directly pierced through the Eight-Tails' fleshy tail, followed immediately by Hagoromo thrusting the Iron Sand Sword in his right hand forward.
With its current length, it originally couldn't reach the Eight-Tails' tail, but iron sand erupted from the tip of the sword, instantly extending it into a literal forty-meter-long blade.
This wasn't an Iron Sand Sword; this was a final Getsuga Tensho.
What did it feel like to cut meat with a high-frequency vibrating particle knife designed to cut an A.T. Field? In short, Hagoromo lifted his right hand, and the Eight-Tails' tentacle was cleanly severed at the base without any resistance.
With a massive "boom," on the other side, 'A's lightning-sparking figure was slammed directly into the ground by Minato.
At this moment, Killer B had already dashed right in front of Hagoromo. He clearly realized that if he didn't deal with the man in front of him, he would have absolutely no time to care whether his brother lived or died.
He was bathed in blood, but thanks to his extreme reaction speed, he hadn't suffered any substantial, heavy injuries.
The seven Lightning Style: Supervibrato Lightning Release Swords slashed right before Hagoromo's eyes like the dancing scythes of a grim reaper.
But for ninjas, combat sometimes boils down to a competition of intelligence. The higher the level of the duel, the truer this becomes.
An Iron Sand Shield instantly blocked in front of Hagoromo. The opponent's first six swords slashed against it sequentially, and sequentially snapped upon impact.
Because at this moment, Hagoromo was expending considerable energy to maintain high-frequency vibrations on this shield as well, the opponent naturally couldn't break through such a defense.
However, he still broke through.
As the opponent's final sword thrust forward, Hagoromo's eyes—whose expression no one could discern—flickered.
The Iron Sand Shield in front of him instantly lost its defensive capabilities.
He had actually given up resisting, and it was a completely subjective, conscious inaction! Even though Killer B hadn't fully transformed into the Tailed Beast, Hagoromo clearly held the upper hand due to his intelligence advantage.
It was incomprehensible. Suicide? Self-destruction? Giving up? Chakra exhaustion?
The long sword pierced right through his chest. The tremendous force sent him flying backward along with the blade, the impact slamming him ruthlessly against a large tree.
Blood gushed from his chest. He coughed up blood from his mouth.
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