Chapter 175: Thunder Body Tempering (Part 2)
"And then, die at the funeral I've meticulously arranged, marking a beautiful end to your life!"
"Wait!"
"That brat... why isn't that brat dead yet?"
Controlling the Thunder Sword, as he struck down the second bolt of lightning, Raiga, who was constantly monitoring Koshino's condition, noticed early on that Koshino was struggling to hold on.
Indeed!
When Koshino initially set his sights on eliminating his target, Raiga, the wielder of the Thunder Sword, wasn't it precisely because he feared Raiga's terrifying mastery of Lightning Release jutsu?
In a situation where Koshino could fight flexibly, Raiga's Lightning Release jutsu posed no threat at all.
However, under the Spore Technique of the White Zetsu clone, Koshino was in a situation similar to Guy, Genma and Ebisu, or even worse, becoming a perfect target.
In such circumstances, the greatest threat was undoubtedly Raiga!
Otherwise, how could the other members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, like Jūzō Biwa and Jinin Akebino, trust Raiga to handle Koshino?
And as Raiga used the Thunder Sword's abilities, showcasing the terrifying strength of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, with the first and second bolts of lightning striking down, Jūzō and the others were very satisfied with Raiga's methods, silently waiting for him to torture Koshino to death.
But Raiga, the one who truly understood lightning!
Seeing Koshino's life force not only not extinguished but even growing stronger after the third bolt of lightning, Raiga, who loved to get to the bottom of things, bit his lower lip and struck down a fourth bolt, wanting to prove his mastery of Lightning Release in the face of Koshino's increasing vitality!
However, what Raiga couldn't imagine was that the fourth bolt he intended to use to prove himself and kill Koshino didn't cause further harm!
When that fourth bolt struck Koshino, intensifying the pain he had to endure, Koshino astonishingly achieved a miraculous breakthrough!
As the saying goes, opportunity favors the prepared!
That couldn't be more true!
And if applied to Koshino, it fits perfectly at this moment!
Raiga's first Lightning Release jutsu, called Lightning Release: Thunderball, severely injured Koshino, turning him into something akin to charcoal!
But when the second bolt struck him, enduring both physical and mental torment, Koshino roared and shouted in his heart!
And with Koshino maintaining his unyielding will, the initially opened human body's hidden potential suddenly displayed a miraculous effect!
Moreover, when Raiga's third bolt struck, Koshino, combining the opening of his body's hidden potential, entered a profound state!
The physical torment continued!
Yet the intense pain throughout his body, under the influence of the opened hidden potential, gradually led Koshino into a process of cultivating this hidden potential!
It was precisely at that moment that Raiga's controlled fourth bolt struck!
That fourth bolt intensified the pain Koshino had to endure!
But instead of causing Koshino to grit his teeth and roar again, it "awakened" him!
The previously unconscious Koshino, who had been maintaining the opening of his body's hidden potential, suddenly completed the process of consciously cultivating this ability!
"This feeling... It's so strange!"
"Clearly, Raiga's Lightning Release jutsu carries an astonishing aura of destruction. For an ordinary person, just touching it would mean certain death or severe injury, but..."
"But why is it that after enduring the pain of the lightning strike, I suddenly feel another inexplicable force surging within me, not only erasing the pain I endured but also rapidly healing my body?"
"Could it be that the anomaly in my body is due to the opening of my hidden potential?"
"Could it be that the lightning formed by Raiga's Thunder Swords also has the miraculous effect of accelerating the opening of my hidden potential?"
On one hand, he was enduring endless pain, while on the other, he was immersed in the rapid opening of his hidden potential.
In the moment of this miracle, Koshino was truly experiencing both pain and joy!
Moreover, when Raiga, unwilling to give up, struck down the fifth bolt of lightning, determined to kill Koshino with it, Koshino felt a "boom" in his head. First, he was invaded by the lightning and briefly lost consciousness. Then, just as his vision began to darken and he was on the verge of fainting, two mysterious forces surged from his mind and body, once again restoring his consciousness!
Almost at the instant Koshino regained consciousness, he noticed the changes within his body regarding the opening of his hidden potential!
40% 50% 60%!
Sensing the anomaly within his body, Koshino utilized his semi-transformed spiritual energy to suddenly realize that the opening of his hidden potential had soared to 60% in an instant! Just 20% more, and Koshino's hidden potential would reach the ultimate 80%!
No mistake, no hesitation, everything was clear in the 69th chapter of the book!
After that, as long as Koshino practiced the first gate of the Eight Gates, he could fully open his hidden potential and unlock 100% of his brain's limitations. What a terrifying advancement that would be!
As for why Koshino could sense with his spiritual energy that his hidden potential had reached 60%, it was undoubtedly thanks to Might Duy's teachings! Long before Koshino understood that opening the hidden potential was the foundation of Eight Gates training, Might Duy had explained to Koshino the various changes that occur as the hidden potential gradually opens!
Now, even though Koshino was under the restriction of White Zetsu's spore technique, White Zetsu's clone couldn't possibly restrict Koshino from using spiritual energy to investigate, right?
So, relying on the perception of spiritual energy, Koshino had just realized that his hidden potential had opened to 60%, and the once dim eyes once again shone with a peculiar light! Especially with the hidden potential opened to 60%, it brought not only a change in strength but also renewed hope for the once despairing Koshino, causing a confident smile to reappear on his face!
Immediately, all the power in his body concentrated at a single point!
Suddenly, with a "crack," Koshino, relying on the strength of his own body, managed to break through White Zetsu's spore technique even with his chakra completely depleted!
The white swelling substance shattered bit by bit, and his entire body was filled with dazzling lightning!
Despite the pain brought by the lightning, breaking through White Zetsu's spore technique gave Koshino a chance to turn the tables. Then, feeling the chakra within him rapidly recovering, Koshino used the little chakra he regained, quickly formed hand seals, and slammed his hands onto the ground! "Even if there's a risk of backlash from the secret technique, I must seize this one chance for survival!"
"Nara Clan's S-Rank Secret Technique!"
"Shadow Realm Descent!"