The battle had only just begun

Shikai Nara stood upright, his piercing eyes fixed on Jura, while arcs of electricity danced around his arms. Jura, for his part, wore a confident smile, his body surrounded by a luminous aura of Raiton.

— "Shikai Nara," Jura said, his tone slightly mocking. "They say you're a legend, heir of Minato Namikaze but let's see if your reputation is deserved."

Shikai didn't respond, remaining focused. He activated a *Cellular Activation* technique, instantly increasing his speed and physical strength.

— "Don't underestimate the ninjas of Konoha," Shikai replied, his voice cold.

Jura opened hostilities with a lightning-fast movement, disappearing from his position to reappear in front of Shikai in the blink of an eye. He delivered a direct blow reinforced by Raiton, aiming at Shikai's face.

Shikai blocked the attack with a backhand, the lightning crackling around the impact. Without losing a second, he counterattacked with a swift hook towards Jura's ribs. Jura dodged at the last moment, stepping back before launching a leg sweep.

Shikai jumped, avoiding the blow, and attempted an aerial knee strike. Jura intercepted the attack with his forearm, electricity erupting violently between them.

— "Not bad," Jura admitted, taking a slight step back.

But Shikai didn't give him time to breathe. He followed up with a series of precise and rapid strikes, each movement reinforced by his Raiton chakra. Jura parried and dodged with disconcerting ease, his body almost blurred thanks to his body scintillation technique.

The battle intensified. The two combatants seemed to dance in a furious exchange of taijutsu. Each blow, each dodge, was punctuated by lightning that illuminated the clearing.

Jura attempted a feint by creating several electric clones around Shikai. The clones attacked simultaneously, their movements synchronized to disorient their opponent.

— "Do you think you can trap me with that?" Shikai said, a mocking smile on his face.

He activated an electric pulse from his body, dissipating the clones in an instant. Taking advantage of the opening, he charged directly at Jura with surprising speed, his fist charged with yellow Raiton chakra.

*Yellow Flash*

The blow struck Jura in the chest, propelling him backward. But before Shikai could capitalize on his advantage, Jura used his own speed to stabilize himself and counterattacked with a series of rapid strikes.

The two adversaries were perfectly matched in speed and power. However, Shikai began to integrate a more subtle strategy into his attacks. He observed Jura's movements attentively, looking for weaknesses in his combat style.

Jura delivered a lateral kick reinforced by Raiton.

Shikai grabbed Jura's foot, making him spin before sending him flying against a tree. But Jura recovered with impressive agility, using the tree as a springboard to leap towards Shikai.

The two warriors met again at the center of the clearing, their blows resonating like explosions. Each impact was a blend of brute force and technical finesse, the Raiton amplifying their power.

Shikai intensified his *Cellular Activation*, further increasing his speed and regeneration. His strikes became more precise, faster, forcing Jura to adopt a more defensive approach.

— "Are you starting to tire?" Shikai taunted, launching an uppercut that Jura dodged at the last moment.

— "Tire? Not yet," Jura retorted, creating a new clone to distract Shikai.

The clone attacked from the left flank while Jura rushed from the right. But Shikai, anticipating the attack, used an electric pulse to neutralize the clone and struck Jura with an elbow to the face.

Jura stepped back, wiping a slight cut on his cheek, his smile still intact.

— "I must admit, you're impressive. But you've seen nothing yet."

Jura moved with even more incredible speed, using body scintillation to create the illusion that he was attacking from several directions at once. Shikai, though experienced, struggled to follow his opponent's movements.

Suddenly, Jura appeared behind Shikai, delivering a palm strike charged with Raiton. Shikai turned around at the last second, blocking the attack with his forearm. But the impact was such that he was propelled backward.

— "You're tenacious," Jura admitted, advancing slowly.

Shikai got up, breathless but determined. He concentrated a massive amount of Raiton chakra in his hands, which took the shape of a scalpel, ready for an ultimate assault.

— "Don't think I'll let you win," he declared.

The two combatants charged towards each other, their blows striking with titanic force. The ground cracked under their feet, lightning illuminated the night, and each impact resonated like a thunderclap.

Despite their power, neither seemed to gain a decisive advantage. Their mastery of taijutsu and Raiton placed them on equal footing.

The battle had only just begun

...

The battle, until then dominated by an exchange of taijutsu reinforced by their elemental affinities, took on a new intensity.

Shikai, agile and calculating, leaped backward to create distance, quickly executing a series of mudras before invoking:

— "*Suiton: Vortex Water Wall!*"

A gigantic water wall emerged from the ground, deploying into a protective vortex around Shikai. Jura, however, was not impressed. He combined two affinities with disconcerting speed:

— "*Katon: Supreme Fireball!*"

An immense fireball erupted from his mouth, fused with a Fūton gust that amplified its power. The collision between the aquatic vortex and the fireball created a deafening explosion, propelling a shockwave across the clearing.

Shikai took advantage of the confusion to slip into Jura's shadow. Activating his secret Nara technique, he murmured:

— "*Kagemane no Jutsu!*"