The solemn voice echoed above the ruins.
After witnessing Uchiha Kenji kill hundreds in a single move, Kazemura Cangwu and the others finally felt a glimmer of hope.
However, the infamous A-B Combo—Raikage A and Killer B—still standing tall and staring them down, made Kazemura's nerves tense again.
"Kazemura-senpai, should we help?" Shizune asked anxiously.
Kazemura looked at Kenji and shouted, "Uchiha Kenji, we're here to support you!"
"No need," Kenji replied with a warm smile. "You can all come at once. I want to know just how strong I really am."
"Hah! You brat. Still acting arrogant?" Raikage A laughed mockingly, his face quickly turning dark.
"I'll make you suffer a fate worse than death!"
Bang!
A stomp echoed as lightning chakra exploded around Raikage A like a tidal wave.
His first move? A signature ninjutsu:
Lightning Chakra Mode!
If Minato Namikaze was golden lightning, Raikage A was a raging blue storm.
With a crack of the earth, he vanished—appearing right in front of Kenji in an instant.
His speed was so incredible that Kazemura and the others' pupils shrank in shock.
To them, Kenji hadn't moved at all. He just stood there… as if frozen.
"Brat, you can't even follow my speed, and yet you dare act so smug? Die!"
Raikage A grinned viciously, clenching his fist as lightning burst from his arm.
Without any flair—just raw power—he struck straight at Kenji's face.
Thunder Fist!
Bang!
The air exploded. The massive fist flew at Kenji… but stopped short—just inches away.
It struck something invisible—an iron wall of chakra—and was halted instantly.
Lightning surged, winds roared, and the ground shook.
Raikage A's face twisted in disbelief.
Then he saw it—Kenji's eyes had turned blood red. Nine tomoe swirled wildly.
Scarlet chakra formed ribs before Kenji.
"What the hell is this?!"
"That's… That's the monster from the illusion!"
"That Sharingan… No, the pattern's completely different! It's not the single-tomoe, double, or even triple-tomoe Sharingan of the Uchiha clan!"
Nine-Tomoe Mangekyō Sharingan.
Kenji's chakra may have been low, but his pupil power was nearly untouched.
And against the brute speed of Lightning Chakra Mode, Susanoo was the perfect counter.
"It's my turn," Kenji said calmly.
The Nine-Tomoe Sharingan spun violently.
Scarlet chakra surged like a tidal wave. A violent gust of wind exploded outward from Kenji.
Fwoosh!
A skeletal arm of Susanoo burst from the ribs and slapped at Raikage A like lightning.
"Watch out!" yelled Killer B, rushing forward.
Raikage A, sensing danger, flared his chakra and leapt back.
Boom!
The ground shattered. Another arm followed, smashing down.
The massive Susanoo, now 13 meters tall and cloaked in dancing crimson flames, loomed over them.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two skeletal arms slammed down again and again, kicking up storms of dust.
Even wrapped in lightning, Raikage A was being overwhelmed.
"Haha, is that all you've got?" Kenji mocked with a smirk.
In the world of shinobi, few could wield chakra like this.
Lightning Chakra Mode required mastery over chakra and a beast-like physique.
Even in Kumogakure, only a few had learned it.
But for Uchiha Kenji, with his one-click max-level system, it was merely a matter of acquisition.
Still, he needed to figure out how to extract and replicate the technique from Raikage A.
"You arrogant brat! You think hiding in a turtle shell makes you invincible?" Raikage A snarled.
Then—boom!
Lightning surged again as Raikage A appeared in the air, above Susanoo's head.
Liger Bomb – Heavy Flow!
Raikage A's rib-cage chakra condensed into a massive axe of lightning as he dove down.
Kenji's eyes narrowed. His Sharingan spun faster.
He had upgraded his Mangekyō Sharingan to full power just before this.
It was his first time using it—but even now, he could clearly read Raikage A's movements.
Kenji didn't counter with his body. Instead—Susanoo moved.
Its massive hand rose with a roar and intercepted the axe mid-air.
Bang!
A thunderous explosion cracked the sky.
Lightning sprayed like fireworks. Raikage A was launched backwards, crashing into the earth.
"He's down!"
"He used Heavy Flow… and still lost the clash?!"
"Gods… that thing doesn't even have a crack in it!"
Raikage A tumbled, coughing slightly, his right hand in pain.
He stared at Kenji's Susanoo—nearly untouched—and felt a chill.
"I warned you both to fight me together," Kenji said with a cold smile.
"If you don't… you won't stand a chance."
Even in the original timeline, Uchiha Madara's Susanoo took all five Kage to bring down.
Kenji's might wasn't yet at Madara's level—but with a full-power Mangekyō Sharingan, Susanoo was already a nightmare to face.
"Hmph! Just because you hide in a shell doesn't mean you've won!" Raikage A snapped.
"Let's see how long you can last."
Whoosh!
Another sonic boom echoed—Raikage A's figure vanished once more and reappeared before Susanoo