Since the battle with Whitebeard, Raikage had never felt such pressure.
Especially when the tall man in front of him raised a fist, he felt goosebumps all over his body!
Raikage didn't have Observation Haki, but years of combat experience and awareness told him that danger was imminent!
At that moment, Katakuri's swift and powerful right fist was already smashing towards Raikage.
The pressure and sense of crisis brought by this punch were at their peak!
Raikage's pupils contracted, and he immediately raised his arm to block.
He had a very thick metal armguard on his arm, and he thought he should be able to block this man's punch.
But when Katakuri's fist collided with Ai's armguard, Raikage's expression changed dramatically.
It felt like being hit by a mountain, and Raikage was instantly sent flying towards Kumogakure Village!
The speed of his flight even surpassed the speed of sound, forming a sonic boom cloud and causing a sonic boom.
Raikage quickly executed a swift spinning kick, hitting Katakuri's throat.
Every word he spat out was filled with disdain for him as the Raikage!
Whether Katakuri really thought that way, Raikage didn't know.
But Raikage's kick went right through him.
A large amount of lightning ravaged the ground, creating a huge crater.
Whitebeard being this strong is somewhat understandable.
Katakuri took a few steps back, and given his ridiculous long feet, a few steps meant a dozen or twenty meters.
As a result, the Kumogakure Village ninjas watched as the somewhat disheveled Fourth Raikage climbed out of the rubble.
Katakuri even took the initiative to introduce his abilities to Raikage: "My ability allows me to turn my body into mochi, create mochi out of thin air, and even transform surrounding objects into mochi."
He gritted his teeth, "Damn pirate, don't underestimate the ninjas of Kumogakure Village! Today, I will prove the strength of the Kumogakure ninjas to the world!"
He finally crashed heavily into the Raikage building.
But the tall guy who appeared out of nowhere was only slightly weaker than Whitebeard in terms of strength!
Even from a distance, Raikage could clearly see the expressionless face of Katakuri, as if he never took him seriously.
The group of Kumogakure Village ninjas also noticed the battle.
His body crashed into the buildings of Kumogakure Village, destroying several houses in the process.
Raikage was utterly bewildered.
It was as if the opponent knew in advance which part he was going to attack and controlled his body to disperse in that direction.
Katakuri finally stretched his wrists and neck and continued, "You are clearly no ordinary person if you can see through my abilities. I'll take you a bit more seriously."
An Anbu ninja wearing a mask hurriedly stepped forward to help Raikage.
"My name is 'A', pirate, what's your name?" A suppressed his anger, his face darkening.
This left the group of people dumbfounded; no one expected it to be the Raikage!
"Raikage-sama, what are you doing?!"
Unprovoked anger and irritability surged within A.
Raikage angrily shook off the helping hand.
Raikage's serious and vigilant gaze fixed on the tall figure in the distance. His only remaining arm trembled slightly, and the arm guard had long been shattered.
This big pirate was almost unavoidable!
"You're quite impressive, being able to analyze the characteristics of my fruit ability so quickly." Katakuri saw through Raikage's thoughts at a glance, but his expression remained unchanged. "Unfortunately, knowing it won't help you."
Seizing this close moment, Raikage quickly formed hand seals with his single hand.
"Lightning Release: Pseudo-Dark Beast!!!" Raikage roared, and the Lightning Release chakra transformed into five wolf-shaped thunder beasts, biting at five different parts of Katakuri's body.
"Thunderstorm Steel Explosive Whirlwind Kick!!!"
The Raikage building, several stories high, trembled, and a large amount of rubble fell continuously.
A flash of lightning instantly streaked past, reaching Katakuri in the blink of an eye.
As long as he could envelop the opponent's entire body with his attack...
A large number of Kumogakure ninjas began running towards the gate of Kumogakure.
He couldn't imagine why the people of the Whitebeard Pirates were so powerful?!
If it weren't for the protection of this steel armguard, he felt that one of his hands might have been crippled by the pirate!
Anyway, he thought this pirate's tone was too arrogant!
But Katakuri's neck had proactively formed a hole in advance.
Some ninjas hurriedly looked to see what had suddenly attacked the Raikage building.
Raikage's forehead veins throbbed because he felt this guy was too pretentious.
Raikage's speed soared to an unbelievable level.
As the Fourth Raikage, he was indeed best at Lightning Armor + Taijutsu but that didn't mean he wasn't skilled in other Lightning Release Ninjutsu.
"That move again!" Raikage's eyes narrowed, he was already prepared, and he snorted coldly, "I don't believe your strange body, is immune to all attacks!"
Seeing Katakuri dodge the attack, Raikage became more convinced that this pirate's strange body wasn't completely immune to any attack.
He wanted to know the pirate's name.
"My name is Katakuri." Katakuri answered every question, his tone very calm, without any emotional fluctuation, "Charlotte Katakuri."
Charlotte Katakuri?
What a strange name!
"Katakuri..." Raikage took a deep breath, staring at the man in front of him, "You are the second person, besides Whitebeard, in the Whitebeard Pirates, worthy of my full strength in battle!"
As he finished speaking, Raikage suddenly let out a roar, and the chakra within him surged wildly into every cell of his body, the lightning on his skin becoming more dazzling and brilliant.
The visible blue chakra enveloped his entire body.
Strands of hair were constantly fluttering.
As the true aura of the Fourth Raikage finally fully unfolded at this moment.
This was Raikage's most powerful state.
The legendary "Strongest Lightning Release Armor"!
"Hmm?" Katakuri let out a slightly surprised sound, his Observation Haki clearly sensing that the aura of the Fourth Raikage in front of him had become slightly more dangerous than before.
For the first time, a slight change appeared on his expressionless face.
Katakuri's eyes showed a hint of surprise, and the ferocious mouth hidden under his scarf suddenly curved into a smile.
"Interesting, I respect your decisiveness. In that case..."
Under Raikage's astonished gaze, Katakuri slowly regained his expressionless face and continued, "I've decided not to use Observation Haki in our fight, nor will I dodge any of your attacks. This way, I think the battle will be fairer."
Raikage didn't know what Observation Haki meant, but he could tell that this pirate intended to go easy on him!
What a joke?
He had already used his strongest form, ready for a life-and-death battle with this pirate, and the opponent wanted to go easy?
Yet, the pirate's tone was very serious, as if he genuinely wanted a fair fight.
For the hot-tempered A, this was like adding a blood rage buff out of thin air.
He was utterly furious.
"Pirate! Don't look down on me!!!"
A instantly charged at Katakuri in a rage, leaping high and raising his lightning-infused fist for a powerful punch.
"Thunder Fist Ninja Art: Lightning Blade!!!"
This thunderous punch was like a sharp blade aimed at Katakuri's head.
Without using Observation Haki to foresee the future, it was indeed impossible to catch the astonishing speed of the Fourth Raikage with the naked eye.
But Katakuri's years of combat experience were not for nothing.
The few simple exchanges earlier had made Katakuri understand that this Raikage tended to attack the upper body and chest area.
Katakuri instantly crossed his arms in front of him, forming an X. His muscular forearms were like a solid shield, covered with a layer of black Armament Haki.
Coincidentally, Raikage's thunderous punch landed right in the center of Katakuri's crossed arms!
Boom!!!
The collision of flesh and flesh produced a roar no less than an explosion of Explosive Tags.
Katakuri's body leaned back slightly, less than ten degrees, his legs firmly planted on the ground, not retreating a single step.
An eye peeking from behind his arms flashed with a cold light: "Your speed is sufficient, but your strength is lacking."
Katakuri, almost at lightning speed, tried to grab Raikage.
Raikage was so shocked that his hair stood on end, and he quickly dodged backward.
Katakuri's movement changed, turning the grabbing motion into a forward punch.
His arm was also wrapped in Armament Haki, and the power of this punch was astonishing!
"Horn Mochi!"
Katakuri's punch was incredibly fast, and A, feeling the crisis, hastily dodged backward again.
Boom!!!
When Katakuri's punch slammed into the ground below, the entire mountain where Kumogakure Village was located shook!
This was a move that could even hurt Luffy in his Fourth Gear Snake Man form!
The ground cracked with hideous fissures spreading towards Kumogakure Village.
The houses in the entire village trembled and quaked.
"This guy named Katakuri..." A glanced back at the village, cold sweat dripping from his forehead, "His strength is terrifyingly great!"
Raikage could hardly imagine, if he hadn't dodged that blow, would he have been paralyzed by a single punch?!
Even though he was very confident in his "Lightning Release Armor."
Facing the power of this punch, Raikage suddenly felt a bit unsure of himself.
Just as Raikage was about to make a move, his expression changed, and he looked down.
He saw that the ground beneath his feet had somehow become very strange and extremely soft.
So soft that it felt like he was stepping on clouds.
Moreover, he found that his feet were a bit stuck!
The ground had not only become soft but also very sticky!
He suddenly remembered the strange ability Katakuri had mentioned earlier.
"The ground... turned into mochi?!"
Raikage was shocked. What kind of strange Ninjutsu was this?
Could it be a Kekkei Genkai?
Mochi Kekkei Genkai!?
That's too weird!
"Mochi Tsunami!"
Katakuri lightly touched the ground with one hand and sRaikaged expressionlessly.
The ground, which had turned into white mochi, suddenly began to undulate.
A large mass of sticky mochi rose up, forming a hundred-meter-tall mochi tsunami, rushing towards the Fourth RRaikagekage!
"Damn!"
Raikage's pupils shrank to pinpoints.
He could dodge Katakuri's punches and kicks, but if he dodged this attack, the village behind him would be in danger!
Raikage gritted his teeth.
His muscles tensed, veins bulging on his skin, and the chakra fluctuations on his body intensified.
"Righteous Thunder Explosive Chiyo Dance!!!"
Raikage roared, raising his lightning-covered arm and charging towards the mochi tsunami.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...
At this moment, several figures came to support from Kumogakure Village.
"Raikage-sama, we're here to help you!!!"
These people were Kumogakure Village ninjas, and each one was at the Jonin level.
They could all see that the battle outside the village was not something ninjas below Jonin level could participate in.
One by one, the Kumogakure Village Jonin formed seals simultaneously.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Spear Technique!!!"
The blinding lightning almost illuminated the entire village, and the lightning clashed with the mochi tsunami, piercing through the powerful mochi tsunami.
The Fourth Raikage, along with a dozen Kumogakure Village Jonin, finally blocked Katakuri's awakened fruit ability attack!
"Tsk, I overestimated you."
Katakuri withdrew the slight respect he had for Raikage earlier. Even though there were a bunch of Kumogakure Village ninjas standing in front of him, his expression remained unchanged.
Katakuri said expressionlessly, "I thought you were the kind of man who would fight to the death one-on-one, even if you knew you were no match."
"But now it seems... you ninjas are still far behind the heroes of the sea."
...
On the other side.
The battle between Vista and Killer Bee also meet interference from Kumogakure Jonin. While Vista and Killer Bee were engaged in close combat, ten Kumogakure Jonin launched a swift attack from different directions.
Fortunately, Vista's Observation Haki wasn't too weak.
After quickly retreating to avoid the ninjas' assault...
Vista held his sword in his right hand and rested the other on his shoulder. He raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Ha, more ninjas, huh!"
The smile on his face gradually turned ferocious and bloodthirsty.
The killing intent of a great swordsman slowly spread, and the intense killing aura was visible to the naked eye, causing ripples in the air!
"In that case, I won't hold back my killing intent!"
"Ninjas!!!"
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