Chapter 414: The Black Lightning of the Ninja World

Black lightning.

At the moment the black lightning appeared, due to the sheer amount of concentrated black thunder,

it instead produced a blinding white light.

Only the surface had black lightning dancing across it.

The center of the thunder pillar was an overwhelmingly dazzling white light.

In today's ninja world, black lightning represents one person.

The black flash of the shinobi world.

Uchiha Sasuke!

Hailed as "the most genius existence in the shinobi world!"

And as a cold voice rang out, the roaring thunder at this moment seemed to be suddenly suppressed.

It could even be said that the thunder vanished.

All the ninjas abruptly raised their heads.

At this moment, Jugo, Karin, and Suigetsu all smiled.

Thud! Thud!

Two dull impact sounds echoed.

Human Path Pain and Asura Path Pain were simultaneously sent flying by something.

And a figure cloaked in black lightning appeared beside Kimimaro.

Crack!

Kakashi, who had lost the pull of the Universal Pull, also fell from mid-air.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, the black thunder pillar disappeared.

Otherwise, Kakashi might have plunged headfirst into it due to inertia.

Kakashi, lying on the ground, gulped.

He stared at the pitch-black, enormous crater before him.

This was... the destruction caused by the thunder pillar just now.

It had blasted a crater with a diameter of about ten meters!

Lightning Release emphasizes penetrating power, yet the most destructive is Dust Release.

But to unleash this level of destructive power solely with Lightning Release, only that monster in the entire shinobi world could achieve it.

'Uchiha... Sasuke!!'

Kakashi looked up, gazing at Sasuke standing beside Kimimaro in the distance.

The black lightning gradually faded from Sasuke's body.

Sasuke slowly crouched down, pulling out the black rods one by one from Kimimaro's body.

Kimimaro's expression was grim. "I'm sorry, Lord Sasuke, I couldn't defeat the enemy!"

"He's Uzumaki Nagato, possessing the Rinnegan. It's normal that you're no match for him!"

"Are you alright?"

Kimimaro nodded.

He slowly stood up. Though somewhat weakened, relying on the regenerative effects of his Shikotsumyaku and the tailed beast chakra,

Kimimaro would fully recover before long.

"Leave the rest to me."

Sasuke slowly turned, facing the reassembled Six Paths of Pain.

The six stood together, their aura even more imposing than when they were last seen at the Five Kage Summit.

A somewhat familiar fluctuation surged from their bodies.

Sasuke frowned.

As he observed the Six Paths of Pain, Nagato was also scrutinizing Sasuke.

'Truly remarkable!'

'Compared to our last meeting, his presence seems even more profound, and... the chakra fluctuations from his body feel even more turbulent!'

It was like facing an endless ocean, with no visible horizon.

What a terrifying amount of chakra.

'Is it an illusion?'

Nagato began to doubt. He was now the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, not only gaining a massive increase in chakra but also reducing the strain on his Rinnegan due to the tailed beast chakra.

For Nagato, his power had grown significantly.

Yet, facing Sasuke, he still felt an indescribable, intense pressure.

This feeling was even stronger than before.

How could this be?

He had clearly grown stronger.

Becoming the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki should have been a massive boost. Even if Sasuke had grown stronger, it shouldn't make the pressure he felt from Sasuke even greater.

What exactly... is going on?

"Black lightning."

"A ninja capable of unleashing black lightning!"

Just as Nagato was feeling puzzled and wary,

suddenly, from the crowd of White Zetsu, the voice of the Second Mizukage rang out.

"Are you the ninja who just clashed with me from a distance?"

"I never expected it to be such a young brat of a ninja!"

"Truly impressive! What's your name?"

The Second Mizukage's voice abruptly made the atmosphere on the quiet battlefield turn eerie.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist looked at the ninjas before them. They seemed... frightened?

Earlier, there had been no such emotion, but suddenly, it was as if they had seen something terrifying.

Though they didn't retreat, the fear in their eyes couldn't be hidden.

Among the Seven, Zabuza stared intently at Sasuke.

'Though his appearance has changed, this aura, this gaze... there's no mistake...'

'This guy is... Uchiha Sasuke!'

Looking at the now-grown Uchiha Sasuke, feeling his horrifying, overwhelming presence,

it was as if one person's might had shaken the entire Allied Shinobi Forces.

Fifty thousand Allied Shinobi Forces, actually intimidated by Sasuke alone... this was truly... an unbelievable level of terror!

Recalling the time he had fought Sasuke in the past,

compared to now... it was like heaven and earth!

"Because of that person?"

"Just by appearing, he directly intimidated fifty thousand people? What kind of background does this guy have!"

"Who is he? A rising star? From which village?"

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen were all deeply curious about Sasuke.

At this moment, Sasuke turned his gaze to the Second Mizukage.

"Uchiha... Sasuke..."

Uchiha?

Just these three words made the Second Mizukage's expression turn grave.

In his era, any ninja would have heard the legends of that Uchiha man.

Now... another Uchiha?

And from the looks of it, this Uchiha seemed to be no less than that man!

Do monsters always emerge from the Uchiha?

"Damn, I really want to test you, to see how strong this Uchiha is!"

The Second Mizukage spoke with some regret.

Yet, in the next second, Nagato smiled.

Deva Path Pain raised his hand. "You are permitted to engage Uchiha Sasuke in battle!"

Hearing this, the Second Mizukage felt as if his body was now under his control.

But in the next moment, when he tried to attack Kakuzu beside him, his body didn't respond.

'Am I restricted to only being able to act freely against that Uchiha?'

'To have control strengthened to this extent, even the Second Hokage couldn't achieve this, right?'

Though he couldn't deal with those who treated him like a puppet,

being able to spar with the suddenly appearing Uchiha Sasuke seemed quite interesting.

"Uchiha brat... your black Lightning Release is quite unique. I never expected a ninja with a Kekkei Genkai to have such mastery over Lightning Release!"

"Though it's unfortunate, it seems now isn't the best time to fight you, but I apologize!"

"Being controlled, I have no choice but to reluctantly engage you in battle!"

Unexpectedly, the Second Mizukage seemed somewhat concerned for Sasuke.

Just as Sasuke was about to respond,

suddenly, the Second Mizukage activated the Body Flicker Technique.

His body flickered rapidly, crossing nearly a hundred meters in a single breath, charging straight at Sasuke.

As expected of a Mizukage forged in war.

Just this level of mastery over the Body Flicker Technique was no small feat!

But in Sasuke's eyes... it was too slow... far too slow...

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