[263] : A Sneak Attack Unworthy of the Stage

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BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Killer B lay on the ground like a rag doll, and the Fourth Raikage was also lying on the ground—seriously injured, just like Killer B.

"It seems you guys are too weak. I can't even use you to test the puppet's strength," Shin couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment.

He only used the Third Raikage's standard Ninjutsu and Taijutsu, and he directly beat Killer B and the Fourth Raikage to a pulp.

"Don't get cocky! I'm not done yet!"

Killer B's injuries rapidly healed, thanks to The Eight-Tails's chakra.

"Hachibi-sama, I'm going full Tailed Beast Mode!" Killer B called out mentally.

"Fine. I'll play along. Though honestly, I'd rather never see that man again." The Eight-Tails sighed. It lent Killer B its full power.

Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails.

"Long time no see, Eight-Tails. I've missed you." Shin smiled at the massive beast, and The Eight-Tails inwardly shuddered.

Eight-Tails was speechless. You 'miss' me? I don't want you to miss me. The memory of being controlled by Shin's Sharingan filled it with dread.

Perhaps with Killer B's interference, it could resist Shin's Genjutsu this time? It felt a flicker of hope—then, remembering Shin's overwhelming ocular power, its confidence crumbled.

"Hachibi-sama, don't lose your nerve! CHARGE!!" Killer B shouted with enthusiasm.

"Come on, Third Raikage. Let's see if you can really brawl with a Tailed Beast."

Shin controlled the puppet, charging forward recklessly. He didn't care if the puppet was damaged, it was expendable.

The puppet, cloaked in Lightning Release Chakra Mode, unleashed its strongest attack—the Hell Stab One-Finger Nukite—The Eight-Tails didn't have time to form a Tailed Beast Ball, the puppet was too fast.

Besides, a Tailed Beast Bomb wouldn't be effective unless it landed a direct hit. And unless Shin deliberately made the puppet a target, that wasn't happening.

The Puppet's one-finger strike sent The Eight-Tails, despite its massive size, flying hundreds of meters, leaving a deep gouge in the earth.

"Impressive. The rumors were true."

Shin couldn't help but applaud, genuinely impressed. Excluding Hashirama Senju, the Third Raikage was one of the strongest Kage in history.

"Shin Uzumaki, DIE!—Lightning Release: Lariat!"

A—enveloped in [Lightning Release Chakra Mode], charged towards Shin, aiming a powerful blow at his neck.

This technique, when used in tandem with another Shinobi, was called the [Lightning Release: Double Lariat]—a Kumo secret technique where two users simultaneously attacked a single target from opposite sides, severing their head.

It required perfect coordination—only A and Killer B could perform it. Now, A was using it alone—a sneak attack on Shin.

He deliberately hidden himself, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. He could almost taste victory, picturing Shin's head being ripped from his body—

—Then, his attack passed harmlessly through Shin.

A whipped around, staring at Shin in disbelief.

"Why… why didn't it work?"

"A sneak attack? Really? Did you think you could actually kill me with that?" Shin looked at him as if he were an idiot.

Even if A attacked him for eternity, he wouldn't be able to harm Shin.

A, frustrated, attacked again, but his attacks continued to pass through Shin, unable to connect.

"Genjutsu? Are you using an illusion on me?" The Fourth Raikage suspected he had been caught in a Genjutsu, despite his precautions.

Shin didn't bother explaining.

Obito's Kamui was quite effective.

The Fourth Raikage was already doubting his own sanity.

Shin kicked The Fourth Raikage in the face, sending him flying like a toy. Given The Fourth Raikage's durability, he probably wouldn't die.

The Fourth Raikage's body skidded across the ground for hundreds of meters before crashing into a cliff face, the impact leaving him embedded in the rock and the surrounding stone riddled with cracks.

"That was a casual kick. If you died from that, you're just too weak to live," Shin said indifferently.

That "Casual Kick" had the force of a Speeding Truck-kun—perhaps even greater.

Shin sensed that A was still alive, though barely—like a flickering candle flame about to be extinguished.

"Too weak. I need a real challenge." Shin looked up at the sky, longing for a worthy opponent.

Fortunately, Shin's personality itself wasn't that of a battle maniac, Otherwise—He would probably be bored to death.

He glanced at the Eight-Tails, which was being pummeled by the Third Raikage puppet. Under Shin's control, the puppet was far stronger than it had been in life.

The original Third Raikage could only fight The Eight-Tails to a standstill, even if he could gain a slight advantage at times.

"What's going on? Is that thing on drugs?" The Eight-Tails wondered, struggling against the puppet's relentless assault.

It knew that puppets, even those controlled by powerful Shinobi, rarely surpassed the original's strength.

However, The Third Raikage puppet was different. It was like a Six Paths of Pain puppet.

Nagato's Six Paths of Pain weren't inherently strong. Yahiko—the Deva Path, had only been an elite Jōnin in life, yet as a puppet, he could access power beyond even Kage level.

Of course, that was mainly due to the Rinnegan.

The Third Raikage puppet was similar. Its chakra came from Shin. And because Shin's chakra was so potent, the puppet was far stronger than the original.

Its Lightning Release Chakra Mode, fueled by Shin's chakra, was far more powerful than the original's.

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