Chapter 132: Coincidence
In the northernmost part of the Land of Whirlpools, the sounds of collisions, weapons scraping, and screams mixed together. Masahiko finally experienced the sensation of Taijutsu combat.
He almost wanted to say, "Do you want to dance too?" just to feel the thrill of Madara's posturing.
Although, it wasn't him hitting others directly; rather, they were hitting each other.
Gentle Fist completely discarded rigidity, and the remaining softness allowed him to utilize the principle of using an opponent's force against them.
"Big Brother, we can't go on like this," the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki said gravely, arriving beside A.
"This old guy's Taijutsu is really troublesome. It wasn't like this ten-plus years ago," A said hatefully. He had tried to seize opportunities twice just now, but both times nearly resulted in him killing his own men. He retreated and dared not advance again.
"Raikage-sama, order the ordinary ninjas to retreat. If this continues, we won't even be able to drain his chakra!" the Two-Tails Jinchuriki stepped forward.
A hesitated for a moment, then shouted, "Everyone fall back!"
Many in the Cloud Village troops breathed a sigh of relief. They had had enough of a battle where they constantly worried about injuring their own comrades.
However, a sudden attractive force caused the squad that had just retreated to involuntarily walk back and start "killing each other" again.
"Didn't I tell you to retreat!" the Third Raikage shouted anxiously.
No one had time to answer him, but Masahiko responded with a smile, "I didn't say they could retreat."
A's expression changed several times. "B!"
"Got it!" the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki responded.
A huge Eight-Tails tentacle extended, but not toward Masahiko. Instead, it wrapped around the ninja troops in front of Masahiko and moved them behind him.
Masahiko was startled. He dares to use the Eight-Tails' power? Isn't it unstable? Isn't he afraid of going berserk?
"Die, Uzumaki Masahiko!" Unable to control himself any longer, A shattered the ground beneath his feet and instantly appeared in front of Masahiko.
"Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite!" Lightning Release chakra concentrated at his fingertips. Without testing the waters first, A directly used his "Strongest Spear."
"This power and speed..." Masahiko hadn't adjusted yet and only managed to deflect A's trajectory.
Stabilizing his stance, A let out a long laugh. "That weird Taijutsu really has a limit!" He retracted one finger.
"Whether there's a limit or not, you can try and see..."
As Masahiko spoke, he frowned. The two Jinchuriki appeared behind him simultaneously, thrusting two kunai toward his back.
"Shinra Tensei (Almighty Push)!" With Masahiko as the center, a powerful repulsive force sent the two tumbling backward.
"Sneak attacks are a no-go! I'll deal with you two first."
Masahiko ignored A and used Body Flicker to chase after them.
"Lightning Release: Earth Flash!"
"Water Release: Water Shockwave!"
The two Jinchuriki formed seals separately. The combination of Lightning and Water Release increased the power. At the same time, crimson Tailed Beast cloaks draped over their bodies. As if they had no fear of the Tailed Beasts going berserk, both entered a semi-Tailed Beast transformation state.
Masahiko paused briefly, emitting an invisible repulsive force that dissipated the ninjutsu before it reached him. However, in this short moment, A had already caught up to him.
"Three-Finger Nukite!" The fingers had reduced to three, and both power and speed had increased.
Masahiko raised his hand and gently brushed it aside; A passed him by.
Although he missed, A revealed a triumphant smile. His fingers reduced to two, clearly believing Masahiko's Taijutsu had reached its limit.
"Two-Finger Nukite!"
Masahiko looked "nervous," as if using all his strength just to shift A's fingers slightly away. A almost grazed Masahiko's clothes.
"Die!"
"One-Finger Nukite!"
Facing A's renewed assault, Masahiko's expression changed completely, and he sighed.
"Goodbye, Third A..."
Combining gravitational force, an even greater pulling force appeared at Masahiko's fingertips. The Gentle Fist guided A's right hand toward his own left chest. In an instant, blood splattered.
"Did he pull back his strength at the last moment?" Masahiko frowned, looking at the Third Raikage half-kneeling before him. The One-Finger Nukite, which should have instantly pierced through him, had only created a wound two centimeters deep.
"However, this merely delays death. This position... it should have damaged the heart. Let me send you on your way..."
"Black Jade Rasengan!" A Rasengan formed instantly, aimed straight at the wound.
"Big Brother!" The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki arrived late with a shout. His eyes turned crimson as the Tailed Beast began to go berserk, but it was clearly too late.
"Raikage-sama!"
Worried shouts came from all directions. Before Masahiko, A suddenly raised his head, black lightning erupting from his body.
"I'm not that easy to kill!"
A swinging right fist came from below, directly dispersing the Rasengan Masahiko had just formed. caught off guard and unable to use Gentle Fist in time, Masahiko could only block with his arm and was knocked back dozens of meters.
"He still has this kind of strength?" Masahiko frowned.
"Lightning Release: Thirty-Two Pillar Lightning Prison!"
With a synchronized shout, some elite Jonin of the Cloud troops formed seals simultaneously. Before Masahiko could stabilize himself, 32 pillars of earth trapped him inside.
The earth pillars were filled with jumping lightning, which, pulled by his own gravitational force, surrounded him. He didn't want to experience the feeling of being electrocuted.
The berserk Eight-Tails Jinchuriki instinctively gathered chakra. Simultaneously, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki fully transformed into its Tailed Beast form, and both fired Tailed Beast Balls at the same time.
In Masahiko's perception, the two Tailed Beast Balls actually spiraled and fused together, their power multiplying several times over.
"Two Tailed Beast Balls can fuse? How did they do that?" Masahiko still had time to speculate on the principle of the opponent's technique. At the same time... Sage Mode — Activate!
Masahiko took a deep breath and went all out. "Shinra Tensei!"
The sixteen pillars binding Masahiko shattered instantly. With Masahiko as the center, an area hundreds of meters in diameter was torn apart, and the fused Tailed Beast Ball dissipated into nothingness. Several screams rang out as the Cloud Jonin who cast the lightning prison were blown back a hundred meters, and the two Tailed Beasts rolled away several times.
When everything calmed down, Masahiko looked up. The spot where he stood was now the lowest point in the vicinity. The Shinra Tensei just now had covered an area roughly one-fifth the size of what Pain unleashed on Konoha.
"Is this the extent of what I can achieve by mobilizing Senjutsu and going all out? The Rinnegan is indeed formidable." Masahiko leaped out.
"Raikage-sama, are you alright!" Two obvious medical ninjas supported A from left and right, administering emergency treatment.
Some ninjas who were outside the range of his technique guarded the side, watching him vigilantly. However, since they were furthest away, most were Chunin or Genin.
The Two-Tails and Eight-Tails Jinchuriki hadn't taken too much damage and were already standing up.
Just as Masahiko was about to continue his attack, his expression suddenly changed. In his perception, a large number of unfamiliar chakra fluctuations appeared in the east of the Land of Whirlpools.
"Hidden Mist ninjas?" Masahiko frowned. As expected?
"A, no wonder you had the courage to attack our Uzumaki clan. So you hooked up with the Hidden Mist."
A raised his head, pushing away the medical ninjas supporting him. "What Hidden Mist? What attacking the Uzumaki clan! I came here this time solely for revenge against you! Even if it costs my life today, I will slay you here!"
Masahiko was startled. Seeing that the other party didn't seem to be faking it, his face darkened.
"It's actually a coincidence... That is way too coincidental!"
Masahiko muttered to himself, unaware that this was not a coincidence, but something he had orchestrated himself.
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