Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 114 Raikage is the Best Fellow Daoist

Xia Zuo's face showed a mixture of relief and lingering fear.

Just now, when Raikage lifted him up high, Xia Zuo's body was indeed paralyzed, and he couldn't make any struggling movements at all.

He subconsciously embraced the human elixir again, but as soon as the thought arose, the bloodline limit ring residing in his lower abdomen reacted.

With the Bloodline Limit Ring as its core, Xia Zuo instantly completed the process of embracing the Great Core and compressed a sufficient amount of chakra.

Even the violent lightning chakra that the Raikage infused into his body was contained and compressed by the Great Dan.

The compression of the Great Core was completed in an instant. Xia Zuo was so shocked that his mind went blank. He subconsciously detonated the Great Core that had been compressed to its limit, creating a chakra storm on his body.

As he released his Lightning Release chakra, he regained control of his body and broke free from the Raikage's control.

After regaining his freedom, Xia Zuo felt a lingering fear.

Just one second away, he was about to be hit squarely by the Fourth Raikage's [Lightning Bomb], and under that absolutely fatal blow, Xia Zuo would have been forced to reveal his long-hidden Asura form.

It really was just a hair's breadth away.

But Xia Zuo wasn't angry; instead, he burst into hearty laughter.

Influenced by the shared memories, Xia Zuo also yearns for visceral, hand-to-hand combat deep down.

However, the ninjas in the ninja world are too fragile in their physical form and too agile and slippery in their movements, making it difficult for them to land a punch on their enemies during battle.

After entering Swift Escape mode, Xia Zuo was able to easily hit his enemies, but his own strength was severely limited; at most, his punches could only knock out a few teeth.

What kind of "flesh-on punch" is it if it can't even be lethal?

Instead of wasting time on this, it would be much more satisfying to slice the enemy to pieces with a ninja sword.

Now that Xia Zuo has completed the Bloodline Limit Ring, his physical attributes have undergone a qualitative change. He has initially resolved the suppression of his power by Swift Release and can finally fight without restraint.

Even better, his enemy was the Fourth Raikage, the most resilient ninja in the ninja world.

none of them.

Moreover, this guy just gave Xia Zuo a sound beating, and almost got his true form blasted out by Xia Zuo's [Thunder Bomb]. Xia Zuo is still seething with anger.

Several factors combined to fully activate Xia Zuo's long-suppressed desire for hand-to-hand combat, which he could no longer suppress.

In any case, he's going to have a good fight today.

Xia Zuo stopped talking, pushed off the ground with his left foot, and used the sudden burst of speed from his Swift Escape technique to rush towards the Fourth Raikage.

Halfway through the sprint, Xia Zuo instantly gathered his inner energy and then unleashed his power!

At this moment, the Fourth Raikage also unleashed unprecedented power.

In his burst state, the Fourth Raikage's blood pressure was extremely high, and after the blood vessels in his forehead ruptured, blood gushed out like water from a water gun.

In the blink of an eye, half of Raikage's face was stained red with blood, but he didn't care about this minor injury. He focused on Xia Zuo and raised his right hand.

But just before he launched the desperate [Hell Thrust - Four-Handed Strike], he suddenly felt a strong palpitation.

The Fourth Raikage unconsciously and quietly withdrew some of his power.

Then, like a ferocious ghost, surrounded by hundreds of bolts of lightning, he rushed towards Xia Zuo.

Neither of them dodged, defended, or parried; instead, they each struck the other's face, chest, and lower abdomen.

Boom! ...

The fight between the two was not like two people punching each other, but like Mount Tai colliding with Mount Lu, and the resulting roar was like an earthquake.

Especially Xia Zuo, the way he withstood the Fourth Raikage's heavy punch and penetrating hand was not by directly taking it, but by first sensing the location of the enemy's attack, and then unleashing his inner energy to counter with the same or even stronger power.

The resulting terrifying shockwave caused trees dozens of meters away to fall in droves, breaking huge trunks that would take ten people to encircle, and even uprooting some of them.

Even the Eight-Tailed Gyūki and Susanoo, who were fighting not far away, could not withstand such a terrifying storm and had to retreat to a more distant place.

Sensing the aftershocks of their leader's battle, Killer Bee and Shisui Uchiha were both shocked and lost interest in continuing the fight.

Why bother fighting? It doesn't matter who wins!

The Fourth Raikage won; with Killer Bee's help, he was able to easily destroy Uchiha Shisui's Susanoo.

Xia Zuo won, and could easily trap the Eight-Tails like a dumpling, making it difficult for him to die.

Although Shazam's Wood Release doesn't have the ability to absorb chakra, nor does it have the First Hokage's natural ability to suppress tailed beasts, he still has more chakra than the Eight-Tails. How can Killer Bee possibly fight against that?

Killer Bee, thinking of this, looked up at Uchiha Shisui, who was wearing Susanoo, and was surprised to find that his eyes were full of boredom.

【So you don't want to play anymore after all!】2

Thus, the two colossal beings became entangled, seemingly competing with each other, but in reality, they were concentrating on waiting for their respective leaders to decide the victor.

After the Fourth Raikage unleashed his power, his speed and strength increased several times over.

Although Xia Zuo had completed the Bloodline Limit Ring and used the Power Burst Technique, he was still overwhelmed by the Fourth Raikage and was quickly beaten into a sorry state.

Therefore, Kirabi was convinced that his older brother would win.

However, Uchiha Shisui noticed that although Lord Xia Zuo looked disheveled, he had not broken any skin or bled.

Shisui knew that Natsu had a miraculous self-healing ability that he called "ninjas never die in battle".

Xia Zuo will not use his self-healing ability if there is no bloodshed in the battle, which means that he does not use his full strength at all.

However, the Fourth Raikage was clearly fighting desperately, so Uchiha Shisui was convinced that Lord Natsu would win!

[Once Big Brother/Lord Xia Zuo wins, this guy won't be able to escape!] 2

Just as they were thinking this, the situation suddenly changed.

Suddenly, the Fourth Raikage went from having the upper hand to a stalemate. The stalemate lasted only a few seconds before Xia Zuo turned the tables and took the lead.

The turn of events was not due to the Fourth Raikage making a mistake, but because Xia Zuo's power was increasing, increasing rapidly.

According to the "True Explanation of the Five Elements Battle", Xia Zuo knows that completing the Bloodline Limit Ring can improve physical attributes.

But he didn't expect the improvement to come so quickly and the intensity to be so great.

Firstly, because this is the ninja world, and the environment densely packed with chakra is more suitable for the bloodline limit ring.

But more importantly, the Fourth Raikage unleashed a powerful force that, despite the risk of damaging his own body, shattered Xia Zuo's body like a hammer.

Stimulated by this, the full potential of the Bloodline Limit Ring was unleashed.

The Fourth Raikage is truly a perfect fellow cultivator.

His desperate measures not only failed to defeat Xia Zuo, but actually saved Xia Zuo two years of hard work.

When Xia Zuo's strength suddenly increased, the Fourth Raikage knew that he was powerless to turn the tide.

As soon as he let out that breath, the backlash from the Raikage's outburst beyond his limits erupted.

The out-of-control Layton chakra raged within him, destroying everything in its path.

Fortunately, he had withdrawn some chakra earlier, so the Raikage was able to barely protect his heart and other internal organs, thus saving his life.