The Eyes That See Chakra

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While Sanshō's curry shop was not in the middle of the village, there were still people living nearby. Raiga's appearance and our clashing killing intent made them scramble madly. That was for the best. If they stayed, they would become collaterals.

I was confident in my strength, but I didn't want to risk it with someone of Raiga's caliber. Gai's dad died fighting this guy and Ibiki suffered PTSD because of him. Although he could never kill me, I didn't want to suffer a grievous injury. As such, I immediately tapped into Kurama's Chakra. The corrosive Chakra coursed through my body, bringing out more feral features of my body.

"Jinchūriki, huh? Is that where your confidence comes from?" Raiga waited for a response and got nothing. "Hmph! Whatever. My blades shall free you from this world."

Covered in lightning, Raiga rushed at me. Tightening my hold on my tantō, I coated it with Wind Chakra. Our blades clashed soon after. His lightning did its best to shock me, but my wind negated it. We traded a few blows before knocking each other backward. Raiga was slightly above me in terms of speed and I was stronger than him.

"I guess three tails are not enough. Kurama, let's up it to five."

'You are in control, Kit; not me.'

"I know. I just want to rub it on you."

Kurama didn't seem amused by my stunt and that brought a smile to my face. My senses became sharper as I accessed more of Kurama's Chakra. My nails became sharper and longer meanwhile my tantō felt more useless. Nevertheless, I didn't let it go. I couldn't let myself get overly reliant on Kurama's Chakra.

Boom!

My oversensitive senses and sharp instinct allowed me to dodge the lightning strike that Raiga sent from afar. I kicked the ground and instantly appeared in front of him. Shocked by my speed, he couldn't properly block my kick. Ranmaru's eyes might allow him to process everything faster, but it would be useless if you didn't have the physical capability to catch up to that.

Raiga flashed through several hand seals as he skidded backward before planting Kiba into the ground. As his body stopped, several thunderbolts rushed at me from Kiba.

"Raisō: Ikazuchi no Utage!"

One of the infamous Lightning Burials was thirsting for my blood. I countered it with Futon: Daitoppa which was enough thanks to Kurama's Chakra enhancement. Not stopping there, however, Raiga crossed Kiba and sent two bolts of lightning into the sky. Multiple lightning bolts descended into the ground in succession, all trying to hit me but failed miserably.

It seems he has figured out that fighting me head-on is a lost cause.

I clicked my tongue in annoyance at Raiga's careful approach. As a battle-thirsty psychopath, I thought he would have more pride. Changing my approach, I created two clones. Both of them were also covered in Kurama's Chakra cloak which surprised me a little. I thought I had to do something more complicated to share Kurama's Chakra with my clones.

"We are like-minded, so you should know what I want you to do."

My clones nodded silently in unison. In the blink of an eye, red lightning sparkled around them. The scene brought a little smile to my face. It was nice to have myself to rely on, which was something I couldn't do back on Earth. As the two rushed at Raiga, I entered the ground and moved toward Raiga from below.

My clones weren't meant to keep Raiga busy. Even though they were enhanced by Kurama's Chakra, they were still fragile, after all. A few hits from Raiga would be enough to dispel them. Their sole purpose was to redirect Raiga's lightning to make the underground safe. Given how smooth it was for me to get below Raiga, they did a good job.

Poof!

However, plans rarely go as one wishes. My clones dispelled after enduring Raiga's lightning strikes for the umpteenth time. It was earlier than expected, but at least one of them managed to throw a kunai that nicked Raiga's cheek. I could take that as a consolation prize.

"Besides…"

As lightning invaded the ground, the kunai that my clone had thrown earlier turned into another clone. By the time Raiga realized something was wrong, I traded places with my clone. As his lightning devastated the underground I had been in a moment ago, I snatched the bundle on his back. Raiga turned around in a flash and tried to snatch the bundle back. Unfortunately, I was way faster than him.

"Give it back!" Raiga shouted as I appeared a few meters away from him.

"You are surprisingly protective of this one," I commented idly. "I wonder what is inside." That being said, my eyes met a pair of cold red eyes—my target.

"I will enjoy burying you! Raigeki no Yoroi!"

An armor of lightning covered the entirety of Raiga's body. The Jōnin had decided to get serious, so I couldn't be idle. I created a clone and handed Ranmaru over to him. Not a moment after, Raiga appeared before me. I was caught off guard but still managed to block his strike. I bled for the first time. My Chakra cloak and enhancement failed to protect my skin.

A throaty laugh escaped me. My more feral side gained an edge over my rational side. My grin threatened to split my face. Every inch of my body was thirsting for blood. I pushed my foot downward and stopped skidding. Kicking the ground, I shot myself toward Raiga. We clashed and immediately traded blows.

Lightning occasionally struck the ground as my tantō parried Kiba. I couldn't destroy Raiga's lightning armor, but my tantō always chipped it every time it hit it. That made me wonder just how long he could keep it up. Given the amount of Lightning Chakra nature provided him, though, it would be a long time.

"Fuck this, I am going the classic way!"

I threw my tantō at Raiga, making him cross the lightning-covered Kiba to block it. I faced my palm upward and formed a Rasengan. It was red as opposed to its usual blue color thanks to Kurama's Chakra. It got as big as a soccer ball. Seeing that, Raiga formed lightning balls around him and sent them to me.

I created two clones and they immediately sent a combined Futon: Daitoppa at the lightning balls. As the Jutsu negated the lightning balls, I rushed forward. Raiga did the same. At the same time, my clones sent two fireballs at the Wind Jutsu that hadn't yet dissipated. The fireballs combined and turned into a bigger one as it was enhanced by the Wind Jutsu.

Confident in his armor's strength, Raiga forced through the gigantic fireball. He came out of the fireball unscathed. Soon enough, our special attack clashed. My Rasengan failed to negate the lightning that was concentrated on Kiba which he crossed to protect himself from my Rasengan. An ecstatic smirk appeared on his face until he realized the Rasengan had a different color.

"Surprise, Motherfucker!"

As Raiga realized that he was facing my clone, I descended from the air and thrust Rasengan at him. He managed to turn around before Rasengan hit his head and crossed Kiba to protect himself from an instantaneous death. Regardless, Rasengan managed to destroy his lightning armor.

"Keugh!"

"Not so tough, now, huh!?"

I couldn't stop myself from cackling. It was madly entertaining to see the despair in his eyes. He must be unable to accept that he was going to die soon. He shouldn't have relied too much on Ranmaru. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been fooled by such foolish trickery. Be reliant on your tool and you would dull yourself.

Putting more strength into my hand, I drove Rasengan into Raiga's chest. The psychotic Jōnin grunted before letting out a painful scream. I could feel Rasengan grind his bones into fine dust and tear his flesh in a spiral. It was cathartic.

Ah, I might get addicted to this feeling. I think I am more frustrated than I like to admit.

With a final push, Raiga was sent spiraling backward. He bounced off the ground a couple of times before stopping. His body spasmed but was unable to get up. I let go of my Chakra cloak and walked to the dying man. He was conscious but could only groan.

"I don't have any grudge against you, but I want these things." I took the twin swords that Raiga had let go. "Kiba would be a perfect replacement for the Raijin no Ken that a pedophile snake had destroyed. Ah, rest in peace in advance, by the way."

"B- Bury me…" Raiga groaned. "From the earth to earth. Let me embrace death in peace."

I mulled over the request for a moment. "Nah," I decided eventually.

As I pointed Kiba at Raiga's neck, Ranmaru ran over to us while screaming his name. My clone seemed to have a sick sense of humor. Shrugging, I drove Kiba into Raiga's neck before severing his head. Ranmaru's scream was heart-wrenching, but I was more interested in the shadow peeking behind the tree in the corner.

"Your job is finished, Tora. You can report to the Hokage that Uzumaki Naruto has managed to get his hands on Kiba."

I received no response, but the shadow disappeared soon. I was finally left alone.