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Chapter 113 Using the Raikage's Power to Fuse the Bloodline Limit

Taking advantage of Xia Zuo's paralysis and sluggish reaction, the Fourth Raikage unleashed his strongest attack with all his might.

But Xia Zuo managed to block this full-force punch with his left arm.

Moreover, no matter how you looked at him, there was no sign of injury; he was just standing there, lost in a strange daze.

The Fourth Raikage was filled with confusion and bewilderment, not understanding what kind of enemy he was, nor whether he was strong or weak.

Just as the Raikage was hesitating whether to deliver a follow-up punch or use a stronger ninjutsu attack, Xia Zuo's expression suddenly changed, his face turning as white as paper after losing all color.

Xia Zuo pointed at the Fourth Raikage, trembling, "Wow, that was a powerful punch. Luckily you didn't use the [Four-in-One Piercing Hand], or I really wouldn't have been able to block it."

Then he vomited a mouthful of blood.

However—the blood didn't smell bloody at all; instead, it had a faint sweet tomato aroma.

The Fourth Raikage: "————"

After a second of silence, he roared in fury, "You bastard, how dare you humiliate me?!"

Raikage swung his fist, crackling with electricity, once again.

This time, Xia Zuo did not block the Raikage's attack. He also swung his fist, going all out on offense and not defending.

The two sides entered a brutal, hand-to-hand combat mode.

Xia Zuo continuously unleashed his inner power, his fists using the explosive force to violently pound the Fourth Raikage, quickly producing a thud. Where there is sound, there is vibration, and vibration means injury.

The Raikage was very uncomfortable from the beating, but Shazam was beaten even worse.

The Raikage's fist was exceptionally heavy, imbued with powerful lightning release, and in just a moment, Xia Zuo's entire body was covered in bruises and charred black.

But all the injuries were just superficial; Xia Zuo's muscles, fascia, and bones beneath his skin were intact and did not affect his combat ability in the slightest.

Once he was certain that the Raikage was already enraged and wouldn't easily give up the attack, Xia Zuo focused his attention and refined Fire Release chakra and Lightning Release chakra within his body.

Fire Release chakra transforms into a highly compressed, stable ionic state, while Lightning Release chakra transforms into the finest, discrete magnetic field. Then, the two violent chakras converge into the heart.

The surging heartbeat was like a giant hammer, hammering the two most explosive chakras into one, and then, with the help of the gravitational pull from the bloodline limit virgin core, they fused into fire release chakra.

The moment the Fire Release chakra appeared, the gravity of the illusory core manifested as a repulsive force, attempting to tear apart the newly fused Fire Release chakra.

Just then, an attack from the Fourth Raikage entered Xia Zuo's body, dispersing the repulsive force of the illusory core.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xia Zuo integrated that wisp of Fire Release chakra into his heart, and then continued to integrate new Fire Release chakra into his heart.

The heart inside his body was like a hammer, creating fire chakra, while the Fourth Raikage's fist outside his body was like an electric hammer. The combined force from inside and outside forced the fire chakra into his heart.

As the Fire Release chakra enters the heart, the information of Fire Release leaves an imprint in the genetic code and is rapidly perfected.

The ninja's fighting pace is very fast. In just 2 minutes, Xia Zuo beat the Fourth Raikage so badly that his mouth was full of the taste of rust. He himself was also beaten so badly by the Raikage that his face was unrecognizable and his body was covered with charred lightning marks.

But Xia Zuo, in a sorry state, finally succeeded in fusing the last bloodline limit.

Magnet Release, Explosion Release, Storm Release, Lava Release, Boil Release, Ice Release, Scorch Release, Swift Release, Wood Release, and Flame Release—these five chakra undergo qualitative changes and pair up to form a small balance of Yin and Yang by assisting their corresponding internal organs.

Then, using the five internal organs as a bridge, the ten bloodline limits formed a great balance within Xia Zuo's body.

The previously encircling bloodline limit nascent core shattered, and the bloodline limit that had achieved balance was now connected end to end, forming a circle.

This structure perfectly matches the original meaning of the word "chakra": ring.

Having successfully completed a crucial step in his plan, Xia Zuo was overwhelmed with uncontrollable elation.

However, his elation turned to sorrow, revealing a huge flaw that the Fourth Raikage seized upon to gain the upper hand.

The Raikage grabbed Xia Zuo's left hand and left shoulder, lifted them high, and poured in violent lightning chakra, causing Xia Zuo's limbs to spasm uncontrollably.

Then, with all his might, he slammed Xia Zuo downwards and attempted to detonate the lightning chakra he had previously injected.

【Thunder Bomb】

Just as Xia Zuo reached the highest point and was about to fall, his body suddenly erupted with a terrifying chakra storm.

The chakra storm acted like an air cushion, forcefully lifting the Raikage's fingers, allowing Xia Zuo to break free from the Fourth Raikage's control.

The lightning chakra that was about to explode within him was also expelled from his body along with the storm.

Then, Xia Zuo nimbly flipped in the air, glided to a distance of 40 meters, and landed lightly on the ground.

The Fourth Raikage's most lethal ninjutsu, known as the "one who gets hit, dies" technique, was broken by Natsuki.

Raikage raised his hands high, staring blankly at Xia Zuo, his face filled with disbelief.

It was indeed unexpected that Xia Zuo broke free from his control, but the terrifying power that Xia Zuo displayed during the process was the real reason that left the Fourth Raikage stunned.

The Raikage poured a large amount of Lightning Release chakra into Xia Zuo's body. At the moment this chakra was expelled, it still had a subtle connection with the Raikage.

He then sensed some of the conditions within Xia Zuo's body.

Putting everything else aside, the sheer amount of chakra he possessed was enough to terrify the Fourth Raikage.

He had never seen a ninja with such a massive amount of chakra; even his younger brother Killer Bee and the Eight-Tails Gyūki combined didn't have that much.

Chakra is the foundation of a ninja, but simply having a large amount of chakra will not frighten the Raikage, nor will having any more.

Both the Fourth and Third Raikage engaged in numerous hand-to-hand battles with the Eight-Tails, Gyūki. Despite possessing less than one-tenth of the tailed beast's chakra, they still managed to defeat it decisively.

This is why the power of a Jinchūriki far surpasses that of a Tailed Beast.

But the Raikage knew that this Konoha ninja was different.

He is a ninja who has awakened the Wood Release bloodline limit. Wood Release is the bloodline limit that consumes the most chakra known in the ninja world, and it is also the bloodline limit that is most suitable for making use of the advantage of having a large amount of chakra.

Xia Zuo completely covered the forest of the Cloud Village camp with the Wood Release secret technique. He also killed hundreds of Cloud Village ninjas and captured more than 8,000 Cloud Village ninjas alive during his battle with the Fourth Raikage.

He proved with his actual battle record that he was the second Hashirama Senju, a terrifying existence who could wipe out an army of tens of thousands of ninjas with just one ninja.

The Fourth Raikage is unaware that Xia Zuo has already ousted the Third Hokage, but he understands perfectly well that Xia Zuo has won the war and will replace the Third Hokage once he returns to Konoha.

If we can't kill Xia Zuo here, the situation of the First Hokage ruling the ninja world will be repeated.

The Fourth Raikage stared at Xia Zuo with a fierce look in his eyes. The lightning on his body surged again, his blood vessels bulged even more, and a blood vessel on his forehead even burst, spurting out a stream of dazzling blood.

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