"As expected of a man who can directly wrestle with the Eight-Tails Gyuki and even suppress it. This kind of power is indeed brutal!"
Shinichi retracted the Adamantine Nyoi in his hand, planted it firmly on the ground to steady himself, and looked at the third Raikage in the distance while thinking to himself.
At this moment, an unprecedented surge of excitement and blazing heat rose within Shinichi's heart!
The blood throughout his body boiled violently like molten lava, and a surging sense of power flowed endlessly through his limbs and bones, as if a volcano within him, filled with infinite energy, was about to awaken, eager to erupt with terrifying might capable of shaking heaven and earth!
With a twist of the Adamantine Nyoi in his hand, countless winding, flowing crimson patterns suddenly lit up across it, like veins of magma!
Scorching heat rose, distorting the air around the staff. Snowflakes were vaporized before they could even approach!
At this moment, Toroi was the first to arrive beside the third Raikage.
"Keep a close watch on the surroundings! Do not let that annoying Minato Namikaze throw another kunai nearby to interfere with my hunt!"
As soon as the words fell, the ground beneath the third Raikage exploded, and his entire body once again transformed into a dazzling, terrifying bolt of berserk lightning, rushing violently toward Shinichi!
"Come!"
Shinichi's eyes sharpened. Instead of retreating, he advanced, stomping forward as well, transforming into a crimson streak like a lava meteor, charging head-on into the lightning!
One blue-white, one crimson, two figures of entirely different colors yet both radiating ultimate power and speed, like two stars falling in opposite directions, were about to collide in the most primitive, savage, and shocking clash upon the snowy battlefield!
Boom!!!
A terrifying roar, like two mountains colliding at supersonic speed, exploded once more!
The surrounding air seemed to shatter and burst outward in all directions in a spherical blast, instantly clearing everything within several hundred meters!
Snow was completely vaporized, frozen soil was overturned and plowed apart, revealing the black rock layer beneath!
The third Raikage's charging figure suddenly halted, and he looked in surprise at the boy in the distance holding the long staff.
'This kid's strength had actually become even stronger than before!?'
The thought flashed through the third Raikage's mind, only to be replaced by an even more surging killing intent!
"Hmph!"
The third Raikage let out a cold snort. Lightning burst around his body again as he surged forward once more, instantly appearing before Shinichi. From above, he unleashed a downward whip kick!
Raging Falling Thunder Axe!
I see it!
At the critical moment, deep within Shinichi's eyes, countless glass-like glimmers rapidly circulated and flickered. Just as the whip kick wrapped in violent lightning was about to strike him…
Whoosh!
Shinichi's figure shifted with an extremely subtle yet exquisitely precise sidestep, narrowly avoiding that fatal strike!
Immediately after, he planted his foot and raised his hand!
Phoenix Piercing The Flowers!
The Adamantine Nyoi, already transformed into crimson molten form, suddenly expanded again at the front as he lifted his arm!
This time, it extended even faster, and the staff body spun at a high speed invisible to the naked eye, carrying explosive heat and spiraling penetrating force, like a red meteor drilling through all obstacles, thrusting with perfect precision toward the vital chest and abdomen of the third Raikage, whose movement had momentarily stalled after missing his kick!
Bang!
On the surface of the third Raikage's body, the layer of lightning armor known as the strongest shield suddenly produced dense blue cracks like a spiderweb at the point of impact!
"Mm?!"
The third Raikage let out a muffled grunt. Under the tremendous impact, his mountain-like stable body was actually forced back over twenty meters by this strike, his feet plowing two deep trenches into the ground before he barely stabilized himself!
He glanced down at the rapidly fading cracks on his chest armor, then raised his head again to look at Shinichi in the distance, standing with his staff and radiating overwhelming momentum.
The killing intent in his eyes had already climbed to its peak!
"Shinichi!"
At this moment, Minato Namikaze appeared beside Shinichi in a flash and said, "The mission is complete. I'll take you away."
Although his and Shinichi's tactical objectives differed in detail, their core strategic goal was the same: to restrain the third Raikage, the strongest spear, preventing him from continuously launching full-force assaults on Konoha's defensive line.
Now that the third Raikage had been completely enraged by Shinichi and was fully focused on pursuing him, the strategic objective had been achieved. It was time to withdraw after success.
"Senior Minato, you can take me alone, but you can't take everyone." Shinichi slowly shook his head and said.
"Since that guy's attention is entirely on me now, this is the best opportunity. You and my squad members should use this chance to eliminate as many of the Village Hidden in the Cloud's effective forces as possible, especially the elites who charged in with him. If the timing is right, find an opportunity to support me."
"This…" Minato Namikaze paused. He instantly understood Shinichi's intention.
Using himself as bait to completely pin down the third Raikage, creating an opportunity for the other forces to inflict large-scale casualties on the enemy elites and maximize the weakening of this core assault force!
But that also meant placing himself in a near hopeless situation.
"I understand. Take care!"
Minato Namikaze hesitated, but hearing the boy's calm yet resolute tone, he ultimately nodded.
Shinichi still had one of his Flying Thunder God Kunai.
If something truly dangerous happened, he could instantly take Shinichi away from the battlefield.
With that thought, Minato Namikaze's hands turned into afterimages, and dozens of specially made Flying Thunder God Kunai scattered like celestial flowers from his hands across the battlefield, especially toward areas where the Village Hidden in the Cloud troops were densely concentrated!
He intended to once again set up a coordinate network in preparation for subsequent infiltration, harvesting, and possible emergency support.
"Don't even think about it!"
Almost simultaneously, Toroi, who had already been on full alert, let out a sharp shout. His hands rapidly formed seals, and a powerful magnetic field expanded to its limit once more!
Invisible magnetic lines spread like a web, instantly covering a vast airspace. The Flying Thunder God Kunai that had just been thrown seemed to fall into a swamp again, their trajectories becoming chaotic, forcibly drawn together to collide with each other!
And during this brief gap in which Minato and Toroi once again engaged in a contest of coordinates and counter-coordinates, the third Raikage ignored everyone else.
Lightning exploded beneath his feet as his entire body transformed into an even more condensed and violent beam of dazzling lightning, charging straight toward Shinichi while ignoring all obstacles!
"Come!"
Shinichi's gaze was sharp. He swung the Adamantine Nyoi in a powerful horizontal sweep, carrying a heavy rumbling wind and thunder, attempting to block the Raikage's advance and force him to either clash head-on or evade.
However, the third Raikage clearly had no intention of clashing directly this time.
Facing the roaring, heavy staff shadow, his charging figure displayed unbelievable agility at extreme speed. With a sudden dip of his head, the massive Adamantine Nyoi swept past just a hair's distance above him, carrying scorching air!