Saitama had always held a deep respect for Rasa's strength. Back when he was still weak, Rasa was someone he could only look up to as the Kazekage.
The blade in Saitama's hand slowly rose, crackling with surging electricity, glowing with a blue-white light in the dim yellow air.
Rasa stared at Saitama. His right hand clenched, and the iron sand beside him began to condense, taking on various shapes—cubes, cones, and spheres.
An unseen pressure spread outward from Rasa's body. Saitama immediately recognized it—it was his unique Kekkei Genkai... [Magnet Release].
Boom! A massive crater exploded in the sand pit, sending countless grains flying in all directions. Saitama's figure vanished from the ground, rocketing straight toward Rasa midair.
[Magnet Release - Iron Sand Rain]
With a wave of his right hand, the hovering iron sand shifted shape again, transforming into countless small iron spheres.
Chuu! Chuu! Chuu!
The black spheres blended into the dusk, nearly invisible. Luckily for Saitama, he wasn't one to be caught blind!
Even midair, Saitama twisted and turned with remarkable agility to dodge.
But Rasa's assault was too intense. In the end, he had no choice but to gather a solid shield of [Lightning Release] in front of him.
The moment the iron balls touched the electric current before Saitama, they completely lost control, losing momentum and falling like black iron sand.
A changing magnetic field induces electric current, and vice versa—that was something Saitama learned back in middle school. Though most of it had faded over the years, that one line still lingered faintly.
Still, disrupting the trajectory of those spheres with chaotic electric waves should help—at least somewhat.
Saitama narrowed his eyes. Seeing his method actually produce some strange effect, he allowed himself a slight smile.
But he didn't stop moving. Flipping his body midair, he landed on the ground, then pushed off once more.
This time, he closed the distance between himself and Rasa. Unconsciously, Rasa's danger increased severalfold.
Standing atop the sand, observing Saitama's movement midair, Rasa instantly perceived his intent, his brows knitting tightly together.
Because no matter how much he used his sand techniques, Saitama was simply too fast—he couldn't land a hit.
He'd need to use large-scale ninjutsu. The moment the thought crossed his mind, Rasa knew just the wide-area technique for the job!
His hands clamped shut, and chakra surged from his body, radiating an even stronger magnetic force outward.
As he moved, wisps of golden color began spreading across the surrounding sand. Under the glow of the setting sun, it emitted a dazzling brightness, shining like gold beneath sunlight.
[Magnet Release - Gold Dust]
Furrowing his brow toward the center of his forehead, Rasa molded his hands into ninja seals. His body lowered slightly, stepping firmly onto the now golden sand.
"Hm?" Saitama paused mid-step. He noticed how Rasa's sand had changed from black to golden. By all the laws of battle manga, this meant the villain had just leveled up—becoming far more dangerous!
Swinging the blade forward, lightning crackled with a sizzling sound, sweeping away the incoming gold dust.
Body sinking, Saitama took a deep breath, tensed all his muscles, and pushed off the ground with his feet. Seeing Rasa at less than ten meters away, he cast a cold gaze.
Boom! The sand exploded again as Saitama shot toward Rasa like a cannonball.
[Magnet Release - Gold Dust Tsunami]
Rasa extended his right hand, pointing directly at Saitama.
Boom! Between the two men, the desert erupted. Countless golden grains erupted from below, surging upward at Saitama midair.
"Hmph!" Saitama glared with his Sharingan, electricity erupting all over his body as well. Unwavering, he charged straight forward!
Why bother thinking so much? Just go all out! Saitama thrust his blade forward. At its tip formed an extremely powerful Electric Shock, blackened from the intense compression.
But not purely black—this shock had a slight purple hue, very similar to the color of Truth-Seeking Balls that he remembered.
Zzt! Like raging waves crashing ashore, the golden sand slammed into Saitama, yet he showed no fear, charging headlong into that ocean!
The sword's edge struck the golden sand, producing a sharp metallic sound.
Slish! With a forceful push of his arm, just like slicing through a curtain, he pierced the golden wall before him.
After cutting through the golden sand, Saitama prepared to move past it—only to realize how foolish that hope was.
Boom! Golden grains swarmed around him like dough wrapping tightly around a filling.
[Magnet Release - Gold Dust Binding Coffin]
Stepping on the sand, Rasa first spread open his right palm. Witnessing Saitama trapped inside his encirclement, he smirked while violently curling his five fingers inward, clenching them into a fist.
Boom! The golden sand instantly gathered together, wrapping tightly around Saitama, continuing to compress further.
Pressure came from all sides. Saitama struggled a few times but found absolutely no use.
In his last glimpse before darkness swallowed him, Saitama saw Rasa's cruel smirk.
Soon, the golden sand completely engulfed him. His struggles grew weaker and weaker until they vanished altogether.
[Susanoo]
Falling into darkness, Saitama closed his eyes, his ocular power stirring within. A complicated pattern appeared upon his pupils.
Boom! While Rasa still smiled, the next second the golden sand exploded. A giant figure covered in striking blue-and-white musculature abruptly emerged exactly where Saitama once stood, forcefully pushing aside the enclosing sand particles!
"What... is this thing?" Surprised, Rasa didn't stop moving though. Instantly after the giant appeared, he landed directly down, both hands pressing firmly onto the ground.
Inside the chest cavity beneath the throat of the [Susanoo], Saitama stood emotionless.
I was planning to fight you with simple ninjutsu alone—but since you've gone this far, I have no regrets about doing this now!
On the red flaming blade in his left hand, scorching flames burned even more intensely under Saitama's control. Around the outermost edge of the flame, a faint black layer began spreading outward.
"So this is your trump card?" Saitama glanced downward, seeing the swirling desert beneath his feet.
Gold and yellow blended together, momentarily making it hard to tell them apart. That's why Saitama hadn't noticed when Rasa had already spread his gold dust across this area.
"Be buried by me!" Rasa's voice was low as he pressed both hands deeply into the sand.
Boom! A golden ocean surged once again—this time even more intense and widespread!
[Magnet Release - Golden Sand Burial]
The ground beneath roiled as golden sands surged in from every direction. Yet Saitama remained expressionless, simply commanding his Susanoo to cross its weapons over its chest.
Swish! Red and blue—two distinct colors—began radiating across the Susanoo's body.
Above, a towering sand wall blotted out the sky and moon; below, a sinking sea of sand rose from beneath.
So these techniques are indeed passed down through generations? Rasa can use them too?
Saitama tightened his lips. His Susanoo slightly bent its knees. The blue-white muscles on its body were clearly defined, exuding immense strength.
Here it comes! The golden sands surged toward Saitama. As the heavens-shrouding grains descended upon him, the massive frame of the Susanoo was simultaneously dragged downward from below.
Swish! The two weapons swung into motion, starting from the chest. Powerful chakra roared into the blades, causing them to emit two distinctly "styled" effects.
One was fiery red—blazing hot like a burning furnace, edged with traces of black flame at its outermost edge; the other was blue-white, crackling with surging electricity, also lined with arcs of black lightning at its densest points.
Boom!
The incoming stream of golden sands was sliced apart by the Susanoo. The danger Saitama faced was constantly being neutralized.
Rasa's expression shifted. Once more, chakra burst forth from within him as he increased his control and cohesion over the golden sands.
"Techniques like these won't work on me, Kazekage-sama!"
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