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Chapter 47: Lightning Release Chakra Mode
The Shadow Clone began a rapid sweep of the area.
Ronin's main body wasn't idle either.
His training in En hadn't reached the level where he could use it for area scanning.
Currently, Ronin's En only extended two or three meters.
This was because he hadn't focused on training it.
The size of one's En didn't strictly determine a user's strength, but a user with a massive En was undoubtedly strong.
However, Ninjutsu offered several sensory techniques.
For the current Ronin, the most useful one was the Sharingan.
Yes, the Sharingan. The other sensory Jutsu he knew required at least A-Rank difficulty to learn.
Like the Third Hokage's Telescope Technique (A-Rank).
Or Nagato's Rain Tiger at Will Technique (A-Rank).
Karin's Mind's Eye of the Kagura was a Kekkei Genkai, so he couldn't use it. The Byakugan was also a Kekkei Genkai. Malice Sensing was Kurama's ability.
Then there were the Aburame clan's bugs, the Inuzuka clan's dogs/smell, Gaara's sand, etc.
They either had high learning requirements or were secret techniques requiring specific tools or bloodlines.
So, in the end, Ronin relied on his Sharingan.
The dolls possessed Nen. As long as he activated the Sharingan, the aura within a certain range couldn't hide from his sight.
The Sharingan's insight was second only to the Byakugan; compared to ordinary vision, it was superhuman.
Using the Sharingan, the Shadow Clone located the hidden Nen users.
The dolls weren't just Nobunaga. Many more were hidden in the dark. They had no eyes and looked plain, almost identical, like mass-produced factory goods.
Ronin marked the locations of every doll detected by the clone on a map, along with the Nobunaga doll's route.
Kurapika stared at the map, analyzing Omokage's likely hiding spot based on Ronin's intel and the markings.
Soon, he locked onto the church on the outskirts of the city.
"Here. He didn't even try to hide it much!" Kurapika pointed at the church solemnly.
"It's a trap!" Ronin agreed, then shifted his tone. "Trap or not, the priority is to seize the Scarlet Eyes from the Nobunaga doll!"
"Are you confident?" Kurapika worried.
The prophecy hung over their heads like the Sword of Damocles; no one knew when it would fall.
"Yeah." Ronin gave a simple answer and left the room.
The Shadow Clone targeted the hidden dolls, while the main body targeted the Nobunaga doll.
In a long alley, a tall, thin doll hiding behind the Nobunaga doll was ready for combat.
But as it passed a graffiti-covered wall, a streak of lightning suddenly crashed down from above!
Lightning Release: Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop!
It was the Fourth Raikage's signature move. With a single strike, the immense power severed the doll's neck before it could turn its head.
The doll's eyeless head flew into the air. Before it hit the ground, balls of fire followed up, incinerating it mid-air!
Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu.
As the doll's body fell, more dolls rushed toward the location of Ronin's Shadow Clone.
Hiding on a rooftop, the real Ronin activated his Sharingan. He looked around, then down, and suddenly stepped off the edge, freefalling from five stories up.
Five stories was nothing to him now.
Ronin landed at the entrance of an alley. Inside, the Nobunaga doll with the Scarlet Eyes was walking slowly.
No unnecessary words. The moment he landed, lightning crackled around Ronin's body.
The number of dolls Omokage controlled exceeded Ronin's expectations.
From the Shadow Clone's fights with the mass-produced dolls, Ronin realized that apart from the special ones modeled after Troupe members, the rest were only slightly stronger than ordinary humans.
But they all shared one trait: Eye contact at close range steals the target's eyes!
The Shadow Clone had tested this result with its "life"!
Specialist abilities truly defied common sense.
But having figured out the mechanic, Ronin, jumping from the building, had only one thought: As long as I'm fast enough, those hidden dolls can't catch me, let alone make eye contact!
Lightning Release Chakra Mode!
Ronin formed seals, converting the Chakra in his body into Lightning nature.
This was a secret technique passed down in Kumogakure. The Third Raikage used it to fight the Eight-Tails to a draw. The Fourth Raikage used it to achieve speeds second only to the Flying Raijin.
Only the Fifth Raikage (Darui) seemingly failed to master it due to insufficient Chakra.
For Ronin, Chakra wasn't the issue, but he couldn't sustain it for long.
One minute.
That was the optimal duration Ronin had calculated after multiple tests.
After one minute, he would exit the mode, retaining some Chakra without overloading his body.
And one minute in Lightning Release Chakra Mode was enough!
This was the ability known as the "Strongest Lightning Armor"!
The moment Ronin landed, the Nobunaga doll sensed danger. It lowered its body, mimicking the real Nobunaga's Iaijutsu stance.
But in the next second, the figure wrapped in lightning at the alley entrance vanished.
Without En, the Nobunaga doll didn't know how much of Nobunaga's Nen ability it actually possessed.
But a Nobunaga without En was imperfect!
The doll's movements appeared incredibly slow in Ronin's eyes.
Ronin's hand, wreathed in electric arcs, grabbed the Nobunaga doll's head.
Rip.
With a flash of lightning, Ronin tore the doll's head off effortlessly.
The powerful Lightning Release Chakra Mode not only boosted his speed but also stimulated his cells with lightning chakra, drastically enhancing his physical strength.
The doll was like paper in his hands!
Only after Ronin stopped deep in the alley did the Nobunaga doll's sword slash toward the entrance.
Thud.
The doll's body collapsed. Ronin glanced back, then vanished again in a flash of lightning.
On nearby rooftops, dozens of dolls appeared rapidly. But seeing the headless Nobunaga doll below, they stopped moving, as if they had crashed.
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