Chapter 318: Solo Raid on Hidden Cloud

"B, let's go at him together. This guy isn't an ordinary ninja..."

After surrounding Yu from the front and back with Killer B to form a pincer attack, the Fourth Raikage said with a grave expression. From the brief exchange just now, he knew that he couldn't take down such an opponent by himself.

Especially with the Birdcage in the sky continuously cutting and closing in. If they didn't deal with this guy quickly, just as Yu had said earlier, the entire Hidden Cloud Ninja Village would be sliced into pieces.

"OK... Yugito is on her way too..."

Killer B still maintained his weird tone of broken rap, but a flash of sharpness that was hard to notice appeared on his black sunglasses. "The A and B combo is on the move! Oh yeah! Killer B, the great one, will beat the opponent to a pulp. Idiot, jerk!!"

As soon as the words fell, a layer of deep red Tailed Beast Chakra bubbled up from Killer B's body, quickly forming a Tailed Beast Cloak with a Chakra tail swaying behind him.

Unlike other ordinary jinchūriki, as Hidden Cloud's perfect jinchūriki, Killer B can communicate with the Eight-Tails Gyuki inside him and freely borrow its vast Chakra at any time.

"Lightning Release: Double Lariat!!"

After bursting out with the Tailed Beast Cloak, the Fourth Raikage and Killer B each took up their unique offensive stances, locking Yu in the middle.

With powerful Lightning Release Chakra surging from their bodies, they shouted simultaneously, transforming into two streaks of lightning. In the blink of an eye, they had already sprinted to Yu's front.

"Such speed..."

"Is this the secret dual attack Nintaijutsu of the Land of Lightning...?"

Facing the thick arms of the Fourth Raikage and the tailed beast-transformed Killer B attacking from front and back, Yu felt as if time around him had frozen at this moment.

He knew that this move was a very famous joint Taijutsu in the ninja world. In the story, the Fourth Raikage and Killer B used this move to directly twist off the head of Hoshigaki Kisame's White Zetsu substitution, so fast that there was no time for anyone to react...

According to the traditions of Hidden Cloud Ninja Village, each Raikage would choose someone compatible to be their right-hand man. Killer B was the one chosen for this role. Though they were not related by blood, their bond was as close as that of real brothers. The 'A and B combo' they formed had once dominated the ninja world during the Third Great Ninja War.

"In that case..."

"Let me bring this show to its climax!!"

As the arms of the Fourth Raikage and the tailed beast-transformed Killer B were about to converge and twist off Yu's head, in the instant between life and death, a strange and inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of Yu's mouth.

What is this?!

Noticing the strange curve at the corner of Yu's mouth, both the Fourth Raikage and the tailed beast-transformed Killer B, who were performing the Double Lariat, hesitated simultaneously, a sense of unease suddenly flooding their hearts.

"Sage Mode: Activate!!"

At the critical moment, Yu, who was caught between the Fourth Raikage and the tailed beast-transformed Killer B, stood still with his eyes closed and hands in a prayer gesture. Instantly, an indescribable, mysterious Chakra erupted like a volcano, the powerful impact shattering the ground in front of everyone.

A strong gust of wind blew, raising clouds of dust around. Upon closer inspection, Yu was now covered in a layer of dark purple Chakra that continuously burned. There were even several Chakra currents resembling dragons or snakes swirling around his body.

His white hair, now spiky like flames, stood on end, and a dark purple, mysterious Sage mask appeared on his face, showing an eerie pattern. In this adversarial situation, Yu naturally chose to use his most proficient and least energy-consuming regular Sage Mode.

"Let's begin now..."

Simultaneously activating Second Stage Armament Haki and Sage Mode, Yu's white hair, like flames, moved despite the absence of wind. His face was perfect but his expression was cold, and a sinister smile curved at the corner of his mouth. "If you don't defeat me... I'll kill everyone in your entire village..."

"What... what on earth is happening?!"

"The Chakra on this guy... it's actually increased again?!"

Seeing the immense Senjutsu Chakra that erupted from Yu's body just by entering Sage Mode, completely dismantling the combined Double Lariat attack of himself and the tailed beast-transformed Killer B, the Fourth Raikage could hardly believe his eyes.

Swish!!

But before the Fourth Raikage and Killer B could react, Yu, with his body covered in dark purple Senjutsu Chakra flames, lightly stepped on the ground and disappeared from his original spot in an instant.

"Ahhh!!"

In the next moment, a series of screams erupted. Yu had already appeared among the surrounding Hidden Cloud ninjas, launching a frenzied slaughter.

Using inhuman Taijutsu combined with the ability of the Thread-Thread Fruit, Yu massacred these so-called elite ninjas of Hidden Cloud as if he were killing chickens and dogs. In the blink of an eye, a dozen ninja bodies were sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground and leaving long trails, blood spilling from their mouths as they lost their breath.

"Damn it! All of you, scatter!!"

Not expecting that Yu would target the other Hidden Cloud ninjas around him, the Fourth Raikage was nearly in tears of rage upon seeing so many of his subordinates being slaughtered like wheat by Yu. 

Understanding that with Yu's strength, these ordinary ninjas were merely cannon fodder, the furious Fourth Raikage and Killer B quickly ordered most of the ninjas around Yu to disperse and then simultaneously charged at him.

"Genjutsu: Lightning Illusion Flash of Lightning Pillar!!"

However, after all, this was the Hidden Cloud, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages. Among the ninjas being massacred like chickens and dogs by Yu, there were indeed some outstanding ones who organized an effective resistance.

A young Jonin named C, standing among the crowd, quickly formed hand seals, and his entire body released an intense electric light that covered the entire area. In an instant, Yu's movements paused, as it felt like a blinding sun had suddenly appeared before him.

"So that's it..."

"Using Genjutsu with Lightning Release... what a cunning guy..."

Instinctively closing his eyes against the intense light, Yu immediately realized through his Observation Haki that this was a Genjutsu created by C. The bright flash was meant to mislead opponents into thinking it was a vision-obstructing Ninjutsu, trapping them in the Genjutsu.

"Storm Release: Laser Circus!!"

Sure enough, just as Yu fell into C's Genjutsu, Darui, who had been lurking in the crowd and cooperating seamlessly with C, quickly dashed out. Forming hand seals, he unleashed his Kekkei Genkai, Storm Release, which transformed into multiple powerful laser beams aimed directly at Yu!

"Storm Release... what a coincidence!!"

Even with his eyes closed, Yu's Observation Haki clearly detected the incoming Storm Release lasers from Darui. A peculiar smile appeared on his face as his body swiftly shot into the air.

Crash!!

No one understood the properties of Storm Release better than Yu. Just as he expected, after leaping into the air, the Storm Release lasers unleashed by Darui immediately curved upward, relentlessly chasing him like a shadow!

"It hit him!!"

Seeing Yu's body in mid-air, with no way to dodge, Darui's eyes focused, abandoning his usual laid-back demeanor.

"Are you sure?!"

But just as Darui spoke, a voice from above made his expression freeze.

In the air, with no way to dodge the rapidly approaching Storm Release lasers, Yu's hands became a blur as he quickly formed hand seals. In an instant, a massive thundercloud vortex formed in front of him, highly concentrated with blinding lightning lasers!

"This is... Storm Release?!"

Recognizing the Ninjutsu Yu was performing at a glance and feeling the immense, familiar yet far more powerful energy, the expression on Darui's face was beyond words.

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