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Chapter 165 Killer Bee and the Long-Awaited Battle

In the Cloud Thunder Gorge, Killer Bee sat on a large rock, his body crackling with faint electric light.

The dark clouds in the sky intertwined, and rumbling thunder could be heard from time to time. Flashes of lightning would often burst out from the clouds and strike Killer Bee from the sky!

At this moment, Killer Bee's body would suddenly crackle with electricity, and occasionally his muscles would twitch, leaving some burn marks.

Lightning Release Chakra Mode is not a very difficult ninjutsu; at least in terms of difficulty level, it is only ranked B.

The most basic Lightning Release Chakra Mode is indeed not very difficult. There are about a dozen ninjas in the Hidden Cloud Village who can master the basic Lightning Release Chakra Mode. However, advanced training at higher levels is both difficult and dangerous.

In the Cloud Thunder Gorge, honing the Lightning Release Chakra Mode by harnessing the power of lightning can be considered the ultimate advanced training for this Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Normally, only monstrous physiques like the Third Raikage and his son can complete this dangerous training; other ninjas will only end up being electrocuted into charred remains.

Even though Killer Bee has good talent, he is still a bit behind the Third Raikage and his brother A, so it would be very difficult for him to undergo this kind of training.

However, the power from the tailed beast within him made up for this last deficiency. Although the Eight-Tails' chakra was not as special as the Nine-Tails', which allowed Naruto Uzumaki's broken heart meridian to heal, it could still greatly enhance the Jinchūriki's recovery ability.

Thanks to the Jinchuriki's special regenerative abilities, coupled with Killer Bee's own considerable talent, he was able to push Lightning Release Chakra Mode to its highest level. Nevertheless, compared to his brother and the Third Raikage, Killer Bee was still somewhat inferior in terms of pure Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

The Third Raikage possessed the strongest spear and the strongest shield, Killer Bee's adoptive brother A had the fastest physical speed, while Killer Bee himself was relatively mediocre in all aspects.

Fortunately, Killer Bee's true fighting power is not only Lightning Release Chakra Mode, but also the power of the Tailed Beasts. So in a real fight, Killer Bee might not be weaker than the Third Raikage, and might even be stronger.

"And... this guy has been training really hard these past few years!"

Using his space-time ninjutsu, Uchiha Touyu strolled into the Cloud Thunder Gorge as if taking a leisurely walk. He nodded as he looked at Killer Bee, who was training there.

Killer Bee's aura is much stronger now than it was a few years ago, and it's even very close to that of the Third Raikage back then.

Considering the power of the tailed beast within him, the combination of the two makes him even more troublesome than the Third Raikage.

Hidden in the spatial crevices, Uchiha Hiyu didn't reveal any aura, but Killer Bee, as a top-tier powerhouse, still felt the subtle threat of being watched, and frowned as he opened his eyes.

Killer Bee glanced around but didn't find anything. However, the vague sense of threat still felt like a needle pointing at his brow, making him uneasy.

"A strange feeling, like I'm being watched... I'll give it a try!"

Taking a deep breath, Killer Bee formed hand seals and pressed them to the ground, instantly unleashing bolts of electricity from between his fingers:

"Lightning Release - Earth Walk!!"

The so-called Lightning Release: Earth Walk is just a very ordinary Lightning Release ninjutsu. However, with Killer Bee's reckless consumption of chakra and the strange magnetic field and charge amplification of the Cloud Lightning Gorge, the current that should have been as thin as a snake turned into a raging giant python, which instantly crawled all over the entire gorge!

The violent electric current even triggered thunderclouds above Yunlei Gorge. Under the attraction of positive and negative charges, more than a dozen violent bolts of lightning descended from the sky, crashing into the gorge with thunderous booms, further amplifying this ordinary lightning ninjutsu to an unbelievable degree!

"This is Lightning Release: Earth Movement?! Even Sasuke's Kirin wasn't this terrifying!"

Uchiha Touyu, who was trapped in the spatial rift, muttered to himself. However, he knew very well that the reason why this lightning release ninjutsu was enhanced to this extent was partly due to Killer Bee's own skills and chakra, but the biggest reason was the special climate and topography of the Cloud Thunder Gorge.

Otherwise, if any random Lightning Release technique could be enhanced into such a super S-rank ninjutsu, Killer Bee could have faced off against Madara Uchiha head-on!

Unfortunately... Killer Bee's efforts were all in vain. If Uchiha Touyu had been limited to his old genjutsu and camouflage techniques, he might have actually been humiliated or even slightly injured by Killer Bee's move.

However, Uchiha Touyu is now using Kamui, the most overpowered space-time ninjutsu in Naruto. Unless Killer Bee's summoned lightning can cleave space, it won't pose any threat to him.

After a fierce barrage of thunder and lightning, the entire Cloud Thunder Gorge was almost blown apart. Even Killer Bee, who was a ninjutsu master, was charred black all over.

When Killer Bee finally came to his senses, panting, he found the entire Cloud Thunder Gorge eerily quiet, without a single person in sight.

"Strange, bizarre? Is it just my imagination?!"

Seeing the situation before him, even Killer Bee, who had great confidence in his intuition, couldn't help but waver, and even directly asked about the tailed beast within him:

"Hey, you little devil, have you noticed anything amiss?"

"Something's not right!? You mean you just went crazy and blew yourself up?"

Gyuki spoke somewhat impatiently, saying that the senses of tailed beasts and their jinchūriki are connected to a certain extent, especially those of perfect jinchūriki, whose senses are almost identical. When Killer Bee was struck by lightning, Gyuki could also feel the pain!

Moreover, Gyuki is not a special tailed beast like Kurama. Although it has a certain level of sensory ability, it is definitely not as good as Kurama with Sage Mode, and it does not have that kind of emotional perception ability.

Not to mention that Uchiha Touyu was in a dimensional rift. Under such circumstances, even Kurama's perfect Jinchūriki might not be able to sense Uchiha Touyu's presence.

Within the sealed Jinchuriki's body, Gyuki's intuition was far less acute than Killer Bee's, so he naturally felt nothing.

Hearing Gyuki's reply, Killer Bee was not relieved. Instead, he frowned even more. He did not think that he was just being paranoid. A ninja who had survived so many years on the battlefield must have confidence in his own sense of crisis.

The fact that the Gyūki didn't discover it and that the Lightning Release ninjutsu couldn't force it out only shows that the opponent's method of concealment was so powerful that it was almost beyond imagination!

Seeing Killer Bee's wary expression, Uchiha Touyu couldn't help but admire him. Despite such a large difference in strength, the fact that the opponent could still maintain his vigilance even without discovering anything was not very useful, but it still demonstrated his excellence.

"After all, he was able to reconcile with Gyuki, so he can be said to be the first perfect Jinchuriki in the history of the ninja world. Purely in terms of talent, he can be said to have reached the limit of an ordinary person."

There are only four perfect Jinchuriki in the ninja world: Yagura, Yugito, Killer Bee, and Naruto Uzumaki.

Yagura, the perfect Jinchūriki, was most likely created by Madara Uchiha or Obito Uchiha, who controlled both the man and the tailed beast. Naruto Uzumaki, on the other hand, was simply the reincarnation of Ashura. His transformation from a wooden golem to a perfect Jinchūriki must have drawn on a lot of Killer Bee's experience. It can be said that the combined talent of the three of them cannot compare to that of Killer Bee alone.

If Uchiha Tou hadn't used any cheat codes, even if he reached his potential limit and awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, he probably wouldn't be a match for this guy... For example, a certain Haruto, who was badly beaten by Killer Bee!

"Too bad... what can I do when I'm using cheat codes?"

The space spun around, revealing Uchiha Tou's figure. Almost in that instant, Killer Bee transformed into a bolt of lightning, wielding his twin swords and slashing down!

Techniques like the Seven Swords Style are just for fun for Killer Bee. When it comes to actually fighting on the battlefield, it's much more convenient and faster to use one or two swords.

With a clang, the two figures separated, and Killer Bee looked at Uchiha Tou with shock and hatred in his eyes.

"Uchiha Touyu—how dare you show your face in Kumogakure!"

With a slight flick of his wrist, Uchiha Touya smiled as he looked at Killer Bee's twin swords—the swords already had tiny, rice-grain-sized nicks cut into them by the Kusanagi sword.

Killer Bee is now the Fourth Raikage, and the twin swords he wields must be the most durable and sharpest top-tier swords, no less powerful than his original Kusanagi sword.

However, after the Kusanagi Sword acquired the aura of warding off evil, its quality improved even further, which is why it surpassed the other two swords.

"Why don't you dare show your face in Kumogakure? What threat could your Kumogakure pose to me?"

With a nonchalant flourish of his sword, Uchiha Touyu spoke with a faint smile, leaving Killer Bee speechless for a moment.

He was already the strongest ninja in Kumogakure, so strong that it could be said that he was far superior – only Yugito, who was also a perfect Jinchuriki, could barely see his back; the other Kumogakure ninjas were far inferior to him.

However, this does not mean that Killer Bee's strength is invincible. It is only because the Third Raikage and his sworn brother, who were once on par with Killer Bee, have all been killed by Konoha, or rather, by Uchiha Tou!

In this situation, when Uchiha Touyu said that the Hidden Cloud Village posed no threat to him, Killer Bee had to admit that what he said made sense. Even considering the strength that Uchiha Touyu showed during the Third Shinobi World War, he was confident that he could escape unscathed from the encirclement of the Hidden Cloud Village.

Not to mention now, the opponent seems to have mastered space-time ninjutsu again. He doesn't think that Uchiha Touyu has wasted these past few years. On the contrary, considering his age, this period should be the golden stage for the opponent's ninja strength to grow!

Of course, even with Killer Bee's wildest imagination, he couldn't have imagined that in just a few years, Uchiha Tou's strength had skyrocketed to the point where he could suppress the God of Shinobi and the Asura of the Shinobi World. That was simply too un-ninja-like; it was practically a myth.

"Ha! Anyone can talk big. You'd better defeat me first before you talk anything else!!"

Although Killer Bee agreed with Uchiha Tou's words in his heart, he wouldn't admit it verbally. After all, Tou was the murderer who killed the Third Raikage and his brother. No matter what his purpose was in coming here, Killer Bee only wanted to chop him into eight pieces.

A fierce burst of lightning erupted from Killer Bee's body, causing the dark clouds in the sky to tremble once more. Bolts of lightning descended from the sky, striking Killer Bee's body and pushing his Lightning Release Chakra Mode to an unprecedented peak.

Even though Killer Bee's physical body would be injured under such a powerful Lightning Release chakra mode, he could still hold on for more than ten minutes thanks to the continuous chakra support from the Eight-Tails Gyūki within him.

This is a mode that Killer Bee can only unleash in the Thundercloud Gorge, exceeding his own limits and even more powerful than his complete Tailed Beast transformation!

Almost instantly, Killer Bee appeared in front of Uchiha Tou, his twin swords crackling with lightning and carrying intense high-frequency vibrations as they slashed straight down!

A smile appeared on Uchiha Touyu's lips. With his current strength, whether he used Susanoo, the secret technique of Devouring Heaven Demon Art, or even his powerful genjutsu abilities, the various ninjutsu that came with the Rinnegan, he could easily defeat Killer Bee.

However, when faced with Killer Bee's Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Tomo Uchiha chose to activate his own Lightning Release Chakra Mode as well, with crazy lightning once again wrapping around his body.

Although Uchiha Touyu has many abilities, he has truly put in a lot of hard work to train, and his most familiar and proficient technique is the White Fang Blade Technique, which is also close to the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

The Kusanagi sword, gleaming with white light, clashed with the twin blades flashing with lightning. In the short span of a breath, the two swords had already collided more than a hundred times.

The raging lightning bolts from the sky struck down towards the two, but instead transformed into lightning-clad garments on their bodies. With the combined help of the favorable weather and terrain, the power of their Lightning Release Chakra Mode increased almost infinitely, with their speed, strength, and defense all rising relentlessly.

In the end, the two figures could no longer be seen in the canyon. Only two dazzling bolts of lightning could be seen colliding and separating. The entire canyon was ravaged into flat ground by the aftershocks of the battle amidst a rumbling sound. The rocks on the ground flowed like glass under the lightning, and the rocky cliffs on both sides were also shattered into dust by the endless collisions.

With a loud bang, the three swords simultaneously emitted soft cracking sounds as the two collided again. Uchiha Touyu squinted and immediately saw that the Kusanagi sword in his hand and Killer Bee's twin swords had both developed cracks.

The Kusanagi Sword is stronger than Killer Bee's Twin Blades, but Killer Bee's Twin Blades have a strong high-frequency vibration, so neither weapon can withstand the current battle and they show signs of shattering.

(End of this chapter)