The dueling ground between the Fourth Raikage and Kiyosuke was chosen in a forest.
The ancient trees towered into the sky, and the forest was thick with trees so large that it would take more than ten people to embrace them. The ninjas from Konoha and Kumogakure were waiting outside the forest, vigilant against each other.
Kiyosuke sat on the grass, eyes closed, meditating. He could hear voices from the Kumogakure side like "Lord Raikage!" "Lord Raikage will surely win."
Opening his eyes, he saw a strong man walking over, surrounded by people from Kumogakure.
Wearing the Raikage's hat, he was tall and muscular, with a white robe draped over him, his chest wide open, revealing pectoral muscles that could crush someone and an eight - pack.
He looked fierce, with two small mustaches on his lips, adding a bit of comicality to his fierce face. But everyone knew how terrifying this strong man was.
The Fourth Raikage, A!
A man whose short - distance speed could rival Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God. He had once been slightly outmatched by Minato in a battle and inwardly recognized him as his opponent.
After Minato's death, he was sad for a few minutes. Losing his opponent made him feel rather lonely.
However, he was also glad. A ninja like Minato with such high mobility was a great trouble to Kumogakure. His death was of great benefit to Kumogakure. At least, in terms of speed, there was no one in the ninja world who could rival him.
Even that Uchiha kid with the reputation of "Teleportation" was no match for him.
This time, as long as he killed Kiyosuke Asakawa, it would be a great victory for Kumogakure. Killing this young man who was not even twenty would deal a heavy blow to Konoha. At that time, even without a war, they could re - sign the peace treaty and then demand compensation from the weakened Konoha.
He could tell that currently, Konoha was relying on Kiyosuke to hold on. Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, was getting old and was no longer what he used to be. Although he was more calculating, he also acted cautiously and dared not act recklessly.
He probably wanted to pay some price to avoid war, which was also what he hoped for. All he had to do was kill the kid in front of him.
"You're Kiyosuke Asakawa?" The Fourth Raikage sized up Kiyosuke, his voice booming.
Kiyosuke picked his ear. "Why are you shouting so loudly? Can't you speak in a lower voice? I'm him."
"Humph! Arrogant! You'll be defeated by me!"
"Who wins and who loses is still uncertain. Why isn't your younger brother here? I thought you two brothers would come together to deal with me."
"I alone am enough to deal with you," the Fourth Raikage snorted. "The rules are simple. The one who falls first loses."
"Fine."
Kiyosuke patted his buttocks and stood up. He said to Shougo Akuryouin behind him, "It's up to you next. Be on your guard."
"Yes."
"Okay." Nodding, he entered the forest with the Fourth Raikage, who had taken off his Raikage hat.
They came to an open space together. Kiyosuke took a look and said, "This place is not bad."
"It's more than enough to be your burial ground!"
After saying that, the Fourth Raikage's body was instantly enveloped in intense lightning, his hair standing on end as he immediately entered the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
This mode gave the user extremely fast movement speed and high defensive capabilities, allowing for both offensive and defensive maneuvers. Few could rival it.
One could roam freely in the ninja world with this ability.
Seeing the Fourth Raikage using the Lightning Armor, flames rose from Kiyosuke's body. Then the flames penetrated into his body, generating heat energy. An idea he had once conceived had now become a reality.
In the past, he couldn't control the flames well, but after years of practice, he could now handle them with ease.
The heat energy generated by the flames in his body circulated and became a driving force, enhancing his strength and speed.
However, in this state, his body couldn't be elementalized. Once elementalized, he would have to start over, and the energy in his body would have nowhere to vent, causing trouble for himself.
"Die!"
In an instant, the Fourth Raikage disappeared and reappeared behind Kiyosuke. He raised his arm, which was as thick as Kiyosuke's thigh, and slammed it down.
Kiyosuke reacted, raising his arm to block the attack with the enhanced strength. At the same time, he grabbed the Fourth Raikage's arm and threw him over his shoulder, slamming him to the ground.
The Fourth Raikage supported himself with one hand on the ground to maintain balance, and then lashed out with one leg like a steel whip, sweeping towards Kiyosuke with a strong gust of wind. If hit, one would die instantly.
Kiyosuke moved backward to avoid the attack and then spat out a sea of fire.
However, such mere flames couldn't harm this hot - headed Fourth Raikage. He charged through the flames and threw a punch.
"Lightning - Release Battle Fist: Encouraging Blade!"
The muscles in his arm tensed, lightning coiling around it, activating the cells and bringing even more terrifying destructive power.
Kiyosuke turned around and also threw a punch.
Bang!
The two fists collided. Flames and lightning intertwined and clashed, neither giving in. Moments later, a strong gust of wind swept around, and both of them were pushed back by the energy from the explosion in that punch.
Taking a few steps back to steady themselves, they clenched their numb fists. Kiyosuke said, "The Lightning Release Chakra Mode is really a troublesome ability. Besides wearing you down in this state, there doesn't seem to be a very good way."
"If you can do it, then come at me!" the Fourth Raikage roared.
"Then let's give it a try!"
Kiyosuke slightly crouched down, spread his arms, and concentrated all the heat energy in his right leg.
"Hmm?"
The Fourth Raikage sensed something was wrong and was about to attack when Kiyosuke leaped up and kicked towards him.
"Rider Kick!!!"
"Good timing! Lightning - Release Battle Fist: Encouraging Blade!!!"
The Fourth Raikage swung his fist fiercely at Kiyosuke, who was kicking from the air.
Boom!
A fierce explosion occurred. The heat energy contained in Kiyosuke's kick was instantly released, colliding with the Fourth Raikage's attack and creating a terrifying explosion. A large amount of flames spread out in all directions, destroying a large number of surrounding trees.
The Fourth Raikage rolled out of the explosion in a sorry state, steadied himself, and looked at the center of the explosion in horror. "This madman, using such a terrifying move!"
He never expected that an attack without much special effect could contain such terrifying power, which really surprised him. At the same time, he was more certain in his heart that Kiyosuke couldn't be allowed to live. If this kid wasn't killed, he would surely become a great threat in the future!
"Um, this should be comparable to a Nuclear - Blast Kick, right?"
Kiyosuke's body slowly re - formed. After concentrating all the heat energy in the Nuclear - Blast Kick, he could elementalize again. Although his body had exploded in the Nuclear - Blast Kick, it had re - formed without any major issues.
Looking at the Fourth Raikage, Kiyosuke couldn't help but click his tongue. The defensive power of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode was indeed terrifying. It was almost comparable to Susanoo.
If it had the same terrifying destructive power as Susanoo, perhaps the ability of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode would be above Susanoo.
But in some aspects, it was more useful than Susanoo.