'This... jealousy drives people mad...'
Takumi was a bit speechless.
But putting himself in that position, he could understand.
Having lost that ability himself, yet seeing his dream girl with an older guy on a date...
If you didn't have the power, you'd have no choice but to endure it.
But now, having become lightning, even if something happened, no one could trace it back to you.
So what was there to fear?
Of course.
Understanding is one thing.
This kind of behavior is still inappropriate.
Not very positive.
[After delivering divine punishment to Asuma, you seem to become addicted to this method.]
[You see Naruto clutching his stomach, rushing to the toilet. Viciously, you send down a lightning strike, blowing up the toilet and exposing Naruto, pants down, to the public.]
[You see Jiraiya peeping on the women's bathhouse, so you send down a lightning strike, smashing the bathhouse wall and watching him get furiously chased by a group of enraged women.]
[You see Danzo, the Darkness of the Shinobi World, strolling down the street, and immediately target this mastermind behind many incidents in Konoha.]
[Continuous lightning strikes kill the unprepared Danzo, not even giving him a chance to use Izanagi.]
[You throw Konoha into chaos, yet no one can fly into the sky to trouble you.]
[This feeling of freedom captivates you, and you become immersed in it, unable to free yourself.]
'This mindset, it feels like...'
Takumi frowned slightly.
But then he thought.
Who could possibly trouble lightning in the sky?
So, his brow relaxed.
[In the following days, you devour every Lightning Release Ninjutsu you encounter. Occasionally, you survey the land from the sky, sometimes delivering thunderous punishment.]
[During Sasuke's defection and his final battle with Naruto at the Valley of the End, you forcibly restrain your urge to devour Sasuke's Chidori.]
[If your impulse caused Sasuke to be defeated by Naruto and brought back to Konoha, Sasuke would never learn other Lightning Release Ninjutsu.]
[The Kirin you've long coveted would be out of the question.]
[So, you watch as Sasuke defeats Naruto and then defects to Orochimaru.]
[Next comes a long wait.]
[Three years later, the moment you've been waiting for arrives.]
[The final battle between Sasuke and Itachi unfolds before you.]
[When Kirin, which harnesses natural lightning, appears before you, you, having long anticipated this moment, become a colossal thunder beast and devour Kirin in one gulp.]
[Leaving Sasuke staring dumbfounded at Itachi's Susanoo.]
[At this moment, Sasuke is utterly hopeless.]
"Haha."
Takumi chuckled lightly.
From Sasuke's face, he could clearly sense his hopelessness and helplessness.
His ultimate Ninjutsu, his trump card, disappeared for no reason before it could even be used against his enemy.
Anyone would find that hard to accept.
Especially on such a crucial battlefield.
But clearly, Itachi would never truly harm Sasuke.
Everything he did was for Sasuke.
[Sasuke's Kirin Ninjutsu contains natural lightning. After devouring Kirin, you finally confirm that you can now devour lightning from nature itself.]
[So, on a stormy night, you swim against the current, surge into the clouds, and return to the thunderclouds.]
[Around you are countless roaming thunderbolts, some large, some small. They dart about mindlessly, occasionally striking the ground with deafening roars.]
[You are extremely excited, but mindful of your initial encounter, you don't recklessly devour those powerful thunderbolts.]
[You target thunderbolts smaller than yourself and devour them without hesitation.]
[Compared to the Lightning Release Ninjutsu absorbed on the ground, the thunderbolts in the clouds are like an endless feast.]
[You devour ravenously, continuously, making your body stronger and stronger.]
[Without you noticing, you seem to gain control over this vast thundercloud.]
[When you come to your senses, you find that within the entire thundercloud, only one thunderbolt remains – you. You are like a huge thunder dragon, roaming through the clouds.]
[Your colossal body looms faintly within the thundercloud; even the exposed tip of the iceberg brings immense pressure.]
'This... this improvement is too great.'
Takumi was somewhat astonished.
Within the huge thundercloud, the dragon's body loomed faintly, occasionally revealing a dragon's claw.
The dragon's body, composed of lightning, carried an incomparably solemn dignity.
Compared to before, it was like heaven and earth.
[Jiraiya goes to the Land of Rain to gather information and engages in a fierce battle with the Six Paths of Pain.]
[You quietly appear and unleash a massive lightning strike, saving Jiraiya at a critical moment.]
[Countless lightning strikes shatter the bodies of the Six Paths of Pain, leaving Nagato unable to pursue the fleeing Jiraiya.]
[During the Five Kage Summit, Sasuke, now aware of the truth, attacks Danzo but is taught a harsh lesson by the Five Kage.]
[Out of curiosity, you devour the Fourth Raikage's Lightning Release Armor, but find it does little to increase your power.]
[However, as a dessert, the taste is quite good.]
[During the Fourth Shinobi World War, among the many people summoned by Edo Tensei, you specifically target the Third Raikage. His Lightning Release Armor is incredibly strong, known as the strongest shield and strongest spear.]
[After devouring his lightning, you must admit that his Lightning Release is second only to Kirin among all the lightning you've consumed so far.]
[But Kirin is extremely difficult to perform, requiring combination with Fire Release, while the Third Raikage's Lightning Release Armor was tempered over many years and can be used freely.]
[Later, Madara appears. He is thrilled to be back on the battlefield after so long.]
["Shall you dance as well?" A faint expression adorns his face; he doesn't take the tens of thousands of Allied Shinobi Forces seriously.]
[He leaps from the high cliff, preparing to charge into the crowd for slaughter, when suddenly the sky darkens with clouds, and countless thunderbolts rain down.]
[Under the stunned gaze of everyone, all these thunderbolts strike Madara alone.]
'Tens of thousands of people staring blankly, that's quite a sight.'
Takumi smiled, especially watching Madara, the focus of such attention, a glint of joy at someone else's misfortune appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Seeing others in trouble always brings joy.
Especially when you really dislike the person in trouble – double the joy!