Takemi took the opportunity to leap backward, effortlessly deflecting this sneak attack.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Accompanied by several whooshing sounds, the Fourth Raikage and the others stood in front of Takemi.
"Takemi!"
The Fourth Raikage growled in a deep, booming voice. The Third Raikage was already enveloped in lightning.
"Although this old man finds you somewhat interesting, this is no place for your arrogance. And we have a score to settle."
"Brat, I wonder how you compare to Tobirama back then?"
The Gold and Silver Brothers also gazed at Takemi, their spiritual tools glowing.
"Ha…"
However, Takemi gently shook his head. His gaze swept over the four individuals present one by one, then he sighed and said, "Honestly, I'm really confused. Why do you always have this illusion that if you just try a bit harder, you can defeat me? Actually, I really want to ask—"
"What exactly is it that gives you such a strange illusion?"
He asked this, but he knew that this was the mentality ninjas were bound to have after a thousand years of war in the Ninja World.
After all, without such a mentality, how could they have the courage to face those powerful enemies?
It was just that, when such a thing happened to him, it would be somewhat annoying.
"Forget it, talking nonsense with you dead people is meaningless. It's better to send you off as soon as possible."
"You're really confident." The Third Raikage frowned.
The Fourth Raikage snorted coldly. "Now I'm fully recovered, and in this state, can you kill me again?"
"Hmm?"
Takemi was somewhat speechless, then he laughed disdainfully.
"What, you're still so arrogant after dying? And—"
As he spoke, a vast amount of Chakra instantly began to surge, and in the next moment, fierce flames poured out.
"How are you so sure that even if you're Edo Tensei, I can't deal with you?"
The surging flames covered the sky and earth, like a volcanic eruption, instantly dyeing the entire sky a fiery red.
"This!?"
Looking at the flames that filled their vision and the intense heat that assailed them, the Ninja Alliance members in the distance were all stunned.
They had seen powerful Fire Release before, and many of them were quite skilled in it. But a Fire Release like Takemi's, unleashed so casually yet resembling a natural disaster, was something they had never witnessed before.
"Dodge!"
The Third Raikage instantly felt something was wrong. There seemed to be some special power within these flames threatening them.
In fact, he didn't even need to remind them, the other three had already flashed away in an instant.
Boom!
A huge roar erupted in an instant, and the fierce flames had already covered most of the battlefield. And the White Zetsu within it let out desperate wails, the fierce flames swallowed them almost instantly.
"What exactly is going on?"
The Fourth Raikage and the others quickly dodged, their speed incredibly great, avoiding being engulfed by the flames.
But such flames exceeded their imagination. However, before they could think too much, another powerful force erupted above their heads.
"Careful, that guy's coming again!"
Looking out, they saw several fire dragons in the sky let out terrifying roars.
Takemi was in mid-air, accompanying these fire dragons as they fiercely charged towards them.
Boom—
Boom—
Boom—
Huge roars echoed across the land, and the extreme flames made the sky even redder.
The earth was almost shattered by the giant dragons of flame at this moment, and Takemi had already flashed and charged towards the Fourth Raikage.
"You—"
The Fourth Raikage hadn't expected Takemi's target to be directly on him.
His eyes narrowed, and he was about to counterattack, but in the next moment, Takemi's figure had already vanished.
"Don't you know that even if you die, the Flying Thunder God Mark remains?" And at the same time, Takemi's voice rang in his ear.
"Damn it!"
This voice made his face contort. He almost instinctively swung his left arm to counterattack, but a blade had already sliced across his arm.
"And didn't you say you recovered? This is much better now."
The Fourth Raikage was shocked. He looked in disbelief as his left arm was once again severed.
This time there was no blood splattering, but this time, it made him even more terrified, because he inexplicably felt as if he had completely lost his left arm.
Bang!
With another dull thud, his abdomen was heavily struck. Even though he felt nothing, his body instinctively curled up.
And Takemi gave the Fourth Raikage no chance to react, reaching out and grabbing his neck, lifting him whole.
"So…"
The Fourth Raikage still wanted to struggle, but just then, Takemi's voice rang out once more.
"Are you, too, going to dance?"
"You—"
The Fourth Raikage was being choked. Since he was an Edo Tensei, he felt no sense of suffocation. However, the extreme humiliation made his hatred almost reach its peak. He, of course, knew Takemi was strong.
'But how did he get this strong? My body can't even regenerate. What exactly happened after I died?!'
The Akatsuki only saw him as a 'pawn,' and no one would tell him about Yin-Yang Release. Of course, even if he knew, it wouldn't matter. After all, even the Akatsuki members felt that these two were not on the same level at all.
"Die!"
However, just as Takemi was choking the Fourth Raikage, the Third Raikage let out a roar.
Buzz—
Enveloped by lightning, he instantly seemed to transcend space. His fingers aligned, striking directly at Takemi.
"Hell Stab, huh? I think I can use that jutsu too."
Takemi glanced at the Third Raikage and chuckled. The hand choking the Fourth Raikage's neck tightened.
His Chakra also began to surge, and then he spoke leisurely, "You must have heard how I destroyed your Kumogakure, right? If you know, why don't you learn your lesson?"
"You—"
The Fourth Raikage was choked and couldn't speak. He was also shocked to find that the power within his body was being suppressed.
As an Edo Tensei, he couldn't even gather a single bit of Chakra, which made his face even uglier.
But Takemi ignored him. Just as the Third Raikage was about to rush in front of him, a giant Wood Dragon suddenly roared and burst out of the ground.
"What?!"
The Third Raikage's face froze when he saw the Wood Dragon, but he couldn't stop his attack now. He could only fiercely stab at the Wood Dragon.
However, the Wood Dragon's abilities were extraordinary, it wasn't something he could easily break through.
"I heard you can deal with Tailed Beasts. I wonder if you can handle this Wood Dragon."
As Takemi chuckled, the Third Raikage's Hell Stab heavily collided with the Wood Dragon.
Boom!
A dull roar echoed wildly in the flames, and the turbulent vortex carried thick smoke upwards.
The surrounding flames were stirred into a frantic dance by the invisible shockwave, and the violent aura brought misfortune to many White Zetsu who hadn't been burned to death.
Bang!
The Third Raikage fell heavily to the ground, his entire right arm shattered. The Wood Dragon's head also developed cracks.
However, these cracks healed in an instant, while the Third Raikage's recovery speed was much slower.