chapter 91 part 6
"What?"
Troy's eyes widened. Very quickly, his neck was bitten by Araki of the Sand, then violently tugged. Blood splattered, and Araki of the Sand immediately retreated.
Troy fell down in disbelief.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that when these corpses attacked them, some directions had many while others had few. This was intentionally guiding their positioning; the countless fallen corpses were all for this most crucial attack.
"It's done. All that effort was for this moment." Tsukasa Kaede's lips curved into a smirk. Witnessing this, A, the future Fourth Raikage, was completely enraged. He charged forward frantically, like a wild bull.
A could feel that he was getting closer and closer to Tsukasa Kaede; the coordinate points Tsukasa Kaede could move to were becoming fewer and fewer!
"Hey, if you want to turn me into your puppet, you'll need a certain amount of time. The stronger the ninja, the more time and Chakra you'll consume. How much Chakra and time do you have left now?"
Amidst the shouts of alarm from the remaining Kumogakure ninja, Troy collapsed, clutching his neck. He stared with bloodshot eyes, showing no fear, only exhilarating satisfaction.
"Even if you successfully hunted him, what then? You, the jutsu user, are about to die."
"Even if I don't use jutsu, boss's magnetic force will last for a while, enough to keep these numerous ninja tools entangled... And you, you're out of time."
Troy felt that he should be able to witness Tsukasa Kaede's death. Once Tsukasa Kaede died, if he received a little more medical treatment, perhaps he could even return to the Hidden Cloud Village alive.
He watched with his peripheral vision as A once again approached Tsukasa Kaede. In the darkness, A was the only, most dazzling light; he himself was the greatest hope.
Thwack!
One punch.
Troy saw it, and all the surviving Kumogakure ninja saw it.
The zombies that had been attacking them suddenly became motionless, incredibly quiet.
The originally chaotic and despairing battlefield instantly fell into silence. Only the Lightning Style on A's body still emitted bursts of rumbling.
"Ha, he hit him." Blood flowed from Troy's mouth. He was breathing rapidly, already a bit oxygen-deprived, but he smiled.
One punch, through the chest. The internal organs of his chest were shattered. The large amount of lightning that blasted into Tsukasa Kaede's body would also rapidly spread, immediately destroying Tsukasa Kaede's physical form.
"Did we... win?"
"The enemies aren't moving anymore, we definitely won!"
"Hurrah! As expected of Lord A! He used this method to kill the Leaf Devourer!"
"We survived! We really survived, sniffle, sniffle..."
"Don't cry, you idiot! How can a man of the Hidden Cloud Village cry? Not even to express your joyful emotions!"
"Sniffle, sniffle, you're telling me off, but aren't you crying yourself?"
The surviving Kumogakure ninja didn't even care about the fact that they were in the Land of Fire. One after another, they let out cheers of survival. Some even fiercely kicked the zombies in front of them to vent their emotions.
"Lord Troy, I'll treat you!"
A lucky survivor, a sensor ninja, used crude medical ninjutsu to stop the bleeding from the gruesome wound on Troy's neck. If he was lucky, Troy might still survive.
"You've worked hard." Troy felt that this battle had been truly too difficult, but victory belonged to Kumogakure! On the other side, A was also staring at the man in front of him, the corner of his mouth subconsciously twisting into a fierce smile, but he quickly reined it in bit by bit, filled with respect for a powerful enemy.
"You are very strong, Tsukasa Kaede of Konoha. I acknowledge you. You are the first person to force me into such a predicament. Although we are enemies, I will remember you my entire life."
As A spoke in a deep voice, a large number of card shuriken were stuck in his broad, muscular back, all blocked by his Lightning Release Armor.
Tsukasa Kaede's slightly lowered head now lifted a little, and blood constantly flowed from the corner of his mouth.
"So that's it, a member of the Yotsuki Clan. It's truly an honor to receive your acknowledgment. But you were careless. You caught me, but haven't I also caught you..."
Tsukasa Kaede showed no signs of severe injury that a normal human would after being punched through the chest. He suddenly reached out a hand and pressed it onto A's thick arm.
A's heart sank. Seeing Tsukasa Kaede's other hand complete the last hand sign of a certain jutsu formula at that moment, he immediately realized something was terribly wrong, but it was already too late.
At extremely close range, it was already enough for Tsukasa Kaede to activate that jutsu. He had waited so long, seeking an opportunity from the very start of the battle—and it wasn't just an opportunity to attack Troy!
"Die," Tsukasa Kaede spoke.
Corpse Release: Reaper Death Seal!
(end of chapter)