Chapter 690: Disastrous Injuries!

Chapter 690: Disastrous Injuries!

A few hundred kilometers to the East of the Village Hidden in the Clouds, a huge forest fire was spreading in the Land of Lightning. In one part of this forest fire was a large dome-shaped barrier containing nearly 400 ninjas, who were anxiously waiting. In another part was what looked like a gigantic blue cat who seemed to have been brutally tortured. Next to it were four injured ninjas.

Yugito looked carefully at the flames burning in the skies, attempting to look for their opponent. C approached Jin and began healing him. Darui and Samui walked next to him and asked, "Where is he?"

As he healed Jin, C answered, "I'm not sure. His chakra disappeared moments after that Lightning sphere suddenly appeared on the ground."

Darui and Samui frowned. Jin finally stopped spasming. Using all his strength, he said, "I saw him using the Reverse Summoning jutsu just when that sphere exploded. He escaped..."

The reason why Jin had been slower was because he kept an eye on Fujin. Among the five Kumo ninjas, he had been the only one to do so.

Samui, Darui and C had complicated expressions. On one hand, they were upset that the murderer of their comrades had escaped scot-free. On the other hand, they were relieved that he left. Otherwise, they could have died as well. With them out of the way, the entire army could've been annihilated.

Finally, Darui sighed and said, "Sorry, old man. You had to suffer due to my incompetence."

Jin just chuckled and said, "Don't worry. I have to work my old bones occasionally."

He thought, 'Besides, I can't really blame you. After all, I should have been the one to spot that deadly trap.'

Hearing their words, Yugito finally took back Matatabi's chakra and appeared next to them. Just like the rest, her clothes were covered in blood as well. She asked, "How did that slow-moving technique suddenly appear on the ground?"

C replied, "I'm not sure. That sphere just disappeared and appeared in front of us almost instantly. I'm not sure how he did it, but the speed of that sphere was definitely greater than Raikage-sama's speed."

Darui thoughtfully said, "He said that Lightning has to be wild and unpredictable to be most effective. That jutsu is the embodiment of his words. It first moved slowly and then surprised us with a speed that we couldn't even track. I haven't seen a more unpredictable jutsu..."

Samui replied, "Even so, there must have been some reason why his jutsu was able to move in such a manner."

Darui nodded and replied, "Yes, but I suppose it could be explained considering that the jutsu was made of Lightning. Real Lightning moves at a speed that even Boss can't reach. I guess he somehow managed to incorporate that into his jutsu along with a way to hide its chakra signature temporarily. That is probably why we couldn't track it."

Samui thought for a bit before sighing. She said, "His methods of manipulating Lightning were really something else. Though it doesn't make any sense, his words might have been true. An ancient expert who somehow resurfaced in the current times. We need to dig up more information on him. Did you get his name?"

Darui agreed and said, "Yes. He said he used to be called Akuro."

Yugito frowned and asked, "Akuro? It suits him. However, considering how he put it, this might be a name others gave him."

Darui and the rest nodded solemnly. C continued healing them to the best of his abilities.

A couple of kilometers from Kumogakure, Fujin stood next to a small hill while looking at a massive barrier. He thought, 'Saisho no Hikari... It's the result of my attempts to infuse Lightning chakra into the Rasengan. Just like the Rasenshuriken, this jutsu has some devastating effects as well.

The Rasenshuriken consists of countless microscopic wind blades. They're so dense that every cell in the victim's body is pierced several times and destroys their chakra network as a result.

Though different, the devastation caused by Saisho no Hikari is just as crazy. When the jutsu explodes, it unleashes a bright light in every direction. This light is nothing but highly concentrated Lightning.

If it falls on anyone, it'll destroy the flesh and nerves at and around the area of impact, effectively handicapping them. Even though the wounds are treatable, it'll be a long process and the pain will likely stay for decades. Not to mention, if Lightning penetrates up to the bone, then that body part will forever be unusable.

Therefore, if anyone takes the entire blow of the jutsu, then surviving is pretty much impossible. I believe that even Orochimaru would fall. The only one who might have a good chance of survival is Ay.

However, even if anyone dodges the jutsu, completely avoiding it is extremely difficult as Lightning is discharged in every direction. This is an edge this jutsu has over Rasenshuriken. Kakuzu wouldn't be able to interfere with it like he did against Naruto and Pain's bodies wouldn't be able to dodge it entirely. However...'

A wry smile appeared behind Fujin's mask. The advantage itself was a lethal disadvantage. The jutsu was less of an attacking jutsu and more of a suicidal jutsu!

[A/N: No double today. Will try to do it tomorrow.]

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