Chapter 257: Chapter 258: Shock ~ Long-Distance Attack
The roar echoed through the forest.
The light spread in all directions.
At this moment, Kimimaro, standing at the cave entrance, widened his eyes as he looked toward the foot of the mountain in the distance. There, a sudden black lightning bolt descended from the sky.
He could hardly believe what he was seeing.
Lord Sasuke!
From this position, he launched an attack?
The lightning struck directly at that location?
How far could that be?
Three kilometers? No, the straight-line distance might even exceed three kilometers!
Such an attack was simply unbelievable.
Could anyone launch a Lightning Release attack over such a vast distance of several kilometers?
It was unclear whether it had accurately hit the enemy.
But recalling Sasuke's earlier use of the Mind Net for reconnaissance, the enemy's location must have been precisely determined by Sasuke.
This meant the attack couldn't have missed.
Because Sasuke knew exactly where the enemy was!
'What a terrifying attack…'
Setting aside its power, the mere fact of such a long-distance lightning strike was beyond what any ordinary ninja let alone a Jōnin could achieve.
The chakra expenditure required for such an attack was undoubtedly immense.
Kimimaro could no longer find words to describe Sasuke.
A genius!
But that term was reserved for extraordinary individuals among ordinary people.
Lord Sasuke clearly surpassed the realm of a mere genius.
When the roar subsided, and the black lightning disappeared from the forest
What remained!
Was a crater with a diameter of about two meters.
It was still emitting black smoke.
On the walls surrounding the crater, red molten lava slowly dripped down.
This alone illustrated the terrifying power of the Lightning Release attack.
At this location, heavy breathing could be heard from all around.
Kakashi and Might Guy stood on either side of the crater.
Looking at the dark pit before them, waves of shock surged through their hearts.
They hadn't even located Sasuke yet, but he could already launch an attack against them.
Black lightning.
There was no doubt it had to be Sasuke.
"Neji, with your Byakugan, can you spot Sasuke Uchiha location?"
Might Guy asked.
Neji shook his head. "No, he's not within my field of vision!"
Hearing this, Guy's face twitched slightly. "Neji's Byakugan currently has a range of about a kilometer. If even Neji cannot see him, this means…"
Guy didn't finish his sentence.
But everyone understood his implication.
This meant Sasuke had launched the attack from beyond a kilometer away.
And he had precisely targeted Kakashi's location.
If Kakashi hadn't dodged quickly just now, he might have been hit. Against such a powerful attack
Even Kakashi might have been severely injured in an instant.
It was unimaginable what kind of monster could achieve such feats: attacking from beyond a kilometer, accurately targeting enemies, and delivering such devastating power.
Chiyo's heart was pounding violently.
'Uchiha…'
'What a terrifying individual!'
Now even Chiyo used the word "terrifying" to describe Sasuke. This single strike revealed how astonishing Sasuke's strength was.
It was undoubtedly on par with Kage-level power.
In other words, if she were to face Sasuke Uchiha alone, it wouldn't necessarily be an easy battle.
And now she understood why Konoha had dispatched two elite Jōnin.
Not just any elite Jōnin, but Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy.
Because only these two, working together, could reliably suppress a Kage-level ninja. No other elite Jōnin could handle such a task.
The other Sunagakure Jōnin were now beginning to think about retreating.
Could they really win against such a monster?
Attacking from beyond a kilometer and unleashing power capable of instantly killing enemies.
Such a monster… they did not want to face it!
"From this distance… launching an attack directly, is Sasuke trying to force us… to leave?"
Sakura's voice trembled as she spoke.
Hearing this, everyone's hearts tightened. If that were the case, continuing forward would likely invite even more terrifying attacks.
Amid the group, Sai's hands trembled slightly.
Originally
He had thought that Sasuke Uchiha was just a talented individual.
His strength shouldn't be much greater than his own. Replacing Sasuke in Team Seven
He believed he could accomplish whatever Sasuke could, with a little more effort.
But now
At this moment
Sai suddenly realized the gap.
An insurmountable chasm, so vast that even looking up at it felt like an unattainable luxury!
"Heh."
Sai suddenly let out a laugh.
Everyone turned to look at him, puzzled by why Sai was laughing at such a moment.
But Kakashi paid no attention to Sai. Instead, he raised an eyebrow.
"No!"
"This isn't Sasuke trying to drive us away. Instead…"
Kakashi lifted his head and looked forward in the direction where Sasuke was.
It was as if their gazes pierced through thousands of meters of forest and collided directly.
"He thinks our pace… is too slow."
Everyone froze upon hearing this.
Too slow?
He was dissatisfied with their speed, so he attacked?
What kind of logic was that?
Urging them to hurry?
Who even uses such a method to urge others to speed up?
"Neji! Hinata! Use your Byakugan to scout ahead as much as possible. Don't worry about any ambushes!"
Kakashi smiled.
"With Sasuke's personality, he probably wouldn't bother with ambushes or traps!"
"It's not that he can't use them; he simply doesn't care to."
"Because… he doesn't need to."
Hearing Kakashi's words, Might Guy felt a surge of confidence or more precisely, arrogance.
A kid who was incredibly confident in himself.
And he had every reason to be confident, having even mastered the Eight Gates technique…
This was the aspect Might Guy found most baffling.
If someone was gifted in ninjutsu, it didn't necessarily mean they'd excel in the Eight Gates technique.
Mastering this taijutsu required numerous specific conditions. For someone not specialized in taijutsu, they couldn't even begin to learn it.
How had Sasuke accomplished this?
Might Guy couldn't figure it out, but he wanted to see it with his own eyes.
"Everyone! Full speed ahead… Target: Sasuke Uchiha!"
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