Chapter 16

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The sounds of incessant explosions echoed across the plains, the Mist Shadow Technique employed by Raiga now illuminated into a bright orange by the intense flames.

The scorching flames made the mist denser, but it was clear that the thick fog was no longer a place one could stay.

With the continuous bombardment by Kaito, Raiga could no longer bear it, and he burst out of the dense fog that had completely changed color, looking somewhat disheveled.

At that moment, he combined his twin blades and wrapped his body in the protective Lightning Release chakra, which prevented him from being burnt by the flames.

However, he was well aware that if he continued to stay in the thick fog, his situation would not improve. In such an environment, he simply had no way to fight back.

"That damn guy!"

Raiga silently cursed in his mind, his thoughts drifting back to the Sky Ninja who had been wiped out by Konoha during the Second Shinobi World War. Those guys who flew in the sky, dropping exploding tags onto the ground.

However, Konoha did have commendable air defense capabilities, relying on the Aburame clan's insects to literally destroy the flying devices of those Sky Ninja, leading to their decline.

He himself was not without air defense abilities, but he was suppressed by Kaito's Fire Release before he could even use them, even transforming his Mist Shadow Technique into a fiery haze.

This directly deprived him of the possibility of hiding. Staying in there could potentially lead to severe burns, even the chance of being suffocated by the smoke was not impossible.

"Oh, the rat has come out?"

Kaito, hovering in the sky, couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of Raiga's disheveled state. Yet, there was not the slightest pause in his hand movements.

Given his temporary air superiority and the opponent's lack of significant air defense capabilities, how could Kaito possibly stop there?

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

With his hand seals formed, a gigantic fireball was conjured within seconds, roaring directly towards Raiga.

"Hmph!"

Raiga gave a cold huff, his body making a slight movement as he swiftly leaped backward. This fireball stood no chance of hitting him.

Though he had lost the cover of the thick fog and could not stop Kaito's Sharingan.

Without the restriction of the fog in a more open terrain, he seemed much more agile.

After evading Kaito's fireball, he took advantage of the pause before Kaito launched the next attack to quickly counter.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Fang!"

His twin blades crossed, covered with powerful Lightning Release chakra.

And when he unfolded the blades again, the ferocious Lightning Release chakra shot directly towards Kaito in the sky.

Seeing the ferocious Lightning Release chakra attacking him, Kaito lightly controlled his own body and chakra, forming seals while simultaneously dodging the strike.

The flexibility of the Flight Technique was beyond doubt, and even in the air, Kaito could easily control his own body.

"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"

Once again, Kaito used the Great Dragon Fire Technique, but this time he summoned three fire dragons all at once.

The three fire dragons came from three different angles, roaring as they quickly moved towards Raiga's position!

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Accompanied by three intense sounds, along with the rapid spread of flames and thick smoke, Kaito found that Raiga had once again easily evaded his attack.

This made him shake his head slightly, clearly somewhat dissatisfied with the result.

He did indeed have air superiority, and even forced Raiga to continually evade through his carpet bombing strategy.

However, the issue was that his current approach was akin to using a cannon to kill a fly, his target was too small, and the opponent was too agile.

If Kaito had employed this strategy on the battlefield, the effect might have been excellent.

However, in a one-on-one situation, his approach seemed somewhat wasteful.

"But I've achieved my goal, at least this guy dares not use the Mist Shadow Technique anymore, though I should replenish my Fire Release after going back."

Kaito thought to himself, swiftly landing on the ground. If he continued to fly and unleash Ninjutsu bombardments, his chakra might not withstand the strain.

Moreover, the purpose of using the Flight Technique was to evade the Mist Shadow Technique. Having achieved that, there was no need to continue.

As for replenishing Fire Release, that was inevitable. If he held air superiority, he needed to utilize it fully.

For example, techniques like the Grand Fire Annihilation and Grand Fire Destruction, even the Dragon Flame Singing Song Technique must be mastered. These techniques were indeed the best weapons to pair with the Flight Technique!

Upon landing, Kaito quickly drew several kunai. However, just then, a giant dragon flashing with lightning and constantly rotating came rushing crazily towards Kaito.

"Lightning Release: Dragon Twister," Kaito recognized the technique with a glance. He quickly threw the kunai in his hand, then dodged the lightning dragon with a Body Flicker Technique.

However, Raiga clearly wasn't going to miss this opportunity. Although the lightning dragon didn't hit Kaito, it certainly plowed the ground.

Such plowing also divided the flames left by Kaito on the ground, giving Raiga a larger space to maneuver. In a blink of an eye, he was in front of Kaito.

"Die!"

Raiga roared, his two ninja swords brimming with vigorous Lightning Release chakra, stabbing fiercely towards Kaito!

"Clink!"

Kaito's Sharingan eyes spun slightly, and in an instant, two more kunai appeared in his hands. With the aid of the Sharingan, he accurately blocked Raiga's ninja swords.

The harsh sound of metal collision echoed, but a smile appeared on Raiga's face, because in the next moment, Lightning Release had been transferred to Kaito through the kunai!

Amidst the surging current, Kaito's body began to glow, the Lightning Release chakra quickly covering his entire body.

"Kunai conduct electricity, don't tell me you didn't know that?" Raiga said with a touch of pride, but soon the smug look on his face froze.

Because the Kaito in front of him, with a 'pop', turned into a cloud of smoke, leaving only two kunai falling to the ground.

"Shadow clone? When did he...?"

"Do you really think I wouldn't know?"

Just then, Kaito's voice came from another direction, accompanied by the sound of tearing through the air and the slightly harsh noise of metal impact.

Raiga immediately became extremely alert. He promptly turned and leapt backward, understanding from the sounds that this was the unique throwing technique of the Uchiha clan.

"Thud, thud, thud, thud!"

His movements were fast and concise, in quick evasion and dodging, the falling kunai from the sky all landed beside him, sticking straight into the ground.

But not a single kunai managed to strike him directly. Seeing this, Raiga let out a slight sigh of relief, but just then, Kaito's voice came through once again.

"You've already lost, Raiga," Kaito slowly emerged from the shadows of the flames, his crimson eyes were particularly chilling.

"I've lost?" Hearing Kaito, Raiga couldn't help but reveal a ferocious smirk, "Kid, you really know how to bluff!"

"Whether it's bluffing or not, you'll find out soon enough." Kaito chuckled lightly, not paying mind to Raiga's expression, "You dodged quite gracefully, but do you know that I never intended to finish you off with kunai in the first place."

While speaking, Kaito had already started forming hand signs. His audacious approach of forming signs directly in front of Raiga instantly gave Raiga a glimpse of opportunity.

However, just as Raiga was about to lift his ninja blades to counter-attack, he was stunned to find a trace of pain appearing in his body at that moment, and he suddenly couldn't make any significant movements.

Looking down slightly, only then did he realize that his body was, at some unknown point, entwined with nearly invisible thin wires.

And these wires were attached to the scattered kunai all over the place, all leading back to Kaito!

"You..." Raiga's face turned ghastly. He didn't anticipate this scene at all, and then he started struggling desperately.

"Don't forget, I'm an Uchiha!"

However, Kaito didn't give him a chance. As his chakra burst forth, his jutsu was already complete.

"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"

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