The fiery blaze of the Fanned Flame Great Fire had done little to harm the young A.
With his Lightning Style Armor wrapped around him, in this world of high offense and low defense, he could truly claim to have absolute defense.
The Lightning Armor's durability was only one level below Susanoo itself.
"Damn it!"
Climbing up from the ground, the young A brushed the dirt from his body as lightning crackled around him.
The scorched branches and leaves beneath him had already ignited, flames spreading wildly.
If no one stopped it, a forest fire could easily break out.
Seeing this, young Killer Bee rushed over to put out the flames, grumbling as he went.
"Idiot bro! You're gonna set the whole forest on fire, ya fool!"
"Bee, stay back."
A ignored him, his eyes fixed seriously on Uchiha Haru, who stood before him holding the Uchiha clan's fan.
"As expected—you're strong."
"But I'm not someone to be underestimated!"
With a fierce shout, A's body vanished, reappearing ghost-like above Haru as his hand sliced downward.
"Lightning Style: Lightning Slash!"
"This is my inherited weapon—sharpened through countless battles, honed until it shines like lightning itself!"
A roared, swinging down with full force.
But Haru didn't panic.
She and Minato often sparred with Seisui; she'd long since learned the composure to remain calm even as mountains crumbled before her.
"Uchiha Return!"
A's speed was incredible—but hers was faster still. She predicted his move the instant he disappeared.
The moment he appeared above her, Haru raised the fan high.
"Impressive," Minato murmured, swallowing hard, a hint of envy in his tone.
"That fan… it's really strong."
"It can absorb all ninjutsu and physical force. In other words, as long as she reacts in time, no attack—be it ninjutsu or taijutsu—can harm her."
Seisui nodded. "Indeed. That fan's completely broken."
But thinking about it, that made sense. After all, it was forged from the a sacred tree's branches.
Still, the Gunbai Uchiwa had one natural weakness—natural energy.
Sage Chakra, which combined chakra with nature's energy, could easily bypass it.
While Seisui and Minato talked, A had already crashed heavily onto the fan once again.
As expected, Haru effortlessly absorbed the impact, redirecting the gathered energy and lightning chakra into a blazing dragon-shaped whirlwind that blasted A backward.
"If you like using lightning so much, then try this!"
Haru's eyes gleamed as she spoke, forming a Rasengan in her hand. Lightning crackled through it as she altered its nature transformation.
The Rasengan was a neutral jutsu—it changed depending on the chakra infused.
Infuse wind chakra, and it became the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken.
Infuse lightning chakra, and it became an invisible, undetectable Lightning Rasengan.
"Hahaha!" A laughed as he saw the swirling orb. "Can't break my armor, can you? I don't know what that strange fan is—but it can't protect you forever! Come on!"
Hearing his words, Seisui gave him a strange look. He doesn't realize… that fan really can keep doing this endlessly.
"Enjoy the feast of my Rasengan!"
Haru smirked and hurled the Lightning Rasengan forward.
The instant it left her hand—it vanished.
It hit the ground and disappeared from sight.
As A charged forward—
BOOM!
The Lightning Rasengan erupted beneath him, expanding into a massive spinning sphere that engulfed him completely.
"Damn it, bro!" Killer Bee froze for a second, then shouted, "Don't you die on me, fool!"
When the blast faded, A's figure reappeared—but this time, he looked miserable.
"Cough… cough… I'm fine, Bee."
Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, his body covered in countless wounds.
Seeing that he was still alive, Bee let out a relieved sigh.
Wiping the blood from his lips, A forced a grin. "The gap between us… just keeps growing, huh?"
"But I'm still A…"
"The next Raikage!"
He roared, lightning bursting even more fiercely around him. His hair spiked upward, his entire body glowing with raw energy.
This was his true form—the Lightning Style Chakra Mode at full power.
Seisui narrowed his eyes slightly. A was a few years older than them, and right now, his growth rate was explosive.
He wasn't quite as strong as he would be in the future—but not far from it.
Seeing his full power, Haru grew serious as well.
Without the Gunbai Uchiwa, even with her Mangekyo Sharingan, she would have been about evenly matched with him.
But reality couldn't be denied—she did have the fan.
"Then witness this—Lightning Style: Liger Bomb!"
A vanished once more, his speed now so fast that even the Mangekyo could only catch his afterimage.
Before Haru could react, he was right in front of her, his hand crackling with devastating lightning as he struck toward her face.
"What?!"
Startled, Haru's eyes flashed scarlet—chakra burst from her body, igniting into a blazing crimson aura.
A colossal red figure formed around her—the fearsome Susanoo.
Two streams of blood ran down from her eyes—the unavoidable backlash of the Mangekyo.
Every time she used its power, her vision deteriorated further.
Fortunately, as long as she didn't overuse it, her ocular power would slowly recover… over years.
But in the shinobi world, who could afford years of rest?
And once you'd tasted the power of the Mangekyo, few could resist using it again.
Sasuke went blind so fast because he brought it on himself.
He'd use it once, rest a bit, then rush into another fight and use it again.
Who wouldn't go blind that way?
A's overwhelming strike hit Susanoo with a thunderous BOOM, but it barely made a dent—only a small crack that instantly healed.
Realizing the futility, A tried to retreat, but inside the flaming Susanoo, Haru raised her right hand.
"Kunitsukami: Thousand Pull!"
A sudden, crushing gravitational force surged toward him, dragging him helplessly back.
No matter how he struggled, he couldn't resist—this was a true ocular power of the Mangekyo.
Within her line of sight, Haru could manipulate attraction or repulsion at will.
She called these two powers Kunitsukami and Kunitsukami
Simple names—but terrifying in effect.
Within her gaze, she controlled gravity itself.
As A was yanked toward her, Haru commanded the fiery Susanoo to raise its massive arm—then smash it down.
BOOM!
A's Lightning Armor flared, but it wasn't enough.
Under Susanoo's overwhelming might, he was slammed deep into the ground, the impact carving a vast crater.
The moment Susanoo's hand connected, A felt the world spin. His insides twisted painfully as blood gushed from his mouth in a scarlet spray.
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