Chapter 92: The Palm Strike from Heaven
Inside the Raikage Building, a strange silence descended.
Masahiko's "Draw your grandmother" remark clearly confused the two in the room, but it didn't sound like anything nice...
"You..." The Second Raikage slammed the table and stood up. Just as he was about to speak, Masahiko interrupted:
"You what? I'm not in the mood to play with you two anymore. Goodbye!"
Masahiko punched through the wall beside him and flew out.
"A flying ninja? Mū! You dare to disguise yourself and infiltrate Kumogakure! Then don't think about leaving!" The Second Raikage finally reacted and shouted.
"B! Stop him!"
Masahiko's heart stirred. "Mū?" He secretly formed seals, transforming into the bandaged Second Tsuchikage. Then he formed more seals. "Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
"It really is you!" The Second Raikage shouted. At the same time, the Raikage Building vanished into dust.
"Unharmed? How did he dodge that?" Masahiko frowned. B had rushed out of the building beforehand, but the Second Raikage clearly hadn't.
Sensing more and more Kumogakure ninjas surrounding him, Masahiko didn't stay any longer. He sighed. "Chūsuke-kun is more important right now. I'll kill those two brothers first..." He flew away rapidly.
"Big Brother!" Seeing Masahiko leave, B, who had been on guard, rushed into the ruins of the Raikage Building.
"I'm fine! B! Pfuh!" The Second Raikage spat out a mouthful of dust.
"B, you're faster. Go after him first and stall him outside the Land of Lightning. We can't fight inside the village. I'll bring men and follow immediately!"
Mid-air, Masahiko was flying at high speed. He cursed himself inwardly: "Everything I've done on this trip has been stupid! I should have noticed something was wrong when the caravan wasn't attacked in the Land of Rivers... I hope Chūsuke-kun is okay."
"Hmm?" Masahiko frowned, sensing a strong wind approaching from behind. He quickly descended.
After landing, a massive figure smashed into the ground behind him, creating a huge crater.
Masahiko looked at him, then at the sky, his mouth twitching. "Isn't that a bit exaggerated? I was flying nearly a hundred meters high just now. You can jump that high?"
The arrival was B, who had chased him from Kumogakure. Just outside the border of the Land of Lightning, he had jumped up to attack Masahiko.
"Then what if I fly again?" Masahiko rose into the air again, continuing toward the Land of Hot Water.
"Stay!" B shouted and jumped again. Masahiko frowned and parried a punch. B fell back down, but Masahiko rose even higher.
High in the sky, Masahiko rubbed his arm. Looking at B, who had smashed another crater, he sighed. "Although if I go a little higher, you won't be able to reach me... I'm really annoyed right now. Have you ever heard of a palm technique that descends from the heavens?"
Focusing slightly... Sage Mode: Activate! Eight Inner Gates: Seventh Gate, Gate of Wonder: OPEN!
Masahiko dove headfirst, extending a palm straight toward B.
B was clearly confident in his taijutsu and physical toughness. He didn't dodge. Black lightning surged around his body as he threw a punch to meet Masahiko's palm.
Just before impact, Masahiko chanted in his mind, "Earth Release: Super Hardening Technique! Earth Release: Super Weighted Boulder Technique!"
BOOM!
After a loud bang, Masahiko stood to the side, deactivating the Eight Gates and Sage Mode. He rubbed his arm and looked at the bottomless human-shaped hole in front of him, his mouth twitching. "Accidentally used too much force... hit him too deep..."
"With his physical defense, he shouldn't die... But even my Earth Release probably can't dig that deep. Dust Release... forget it. Consider him lucky."
Masahiko sighed and flew away quickly.
Ten minutes later, the Second Raikage arrived with a group of elites and saw the human-shaped pit.
"B!" The Second Raikage shouted down. He looked around but didn't see Masahiko. Sighing, he ordered the elites to start digging.
It took nearly an hour to finally dig B out. B looked miserable. His right arm was twisted at an unnatural angle, and there was a faint palm print on his chest. He was unconscious.
The Raikage checked him and breathed a sigh of relief. It was just external injuries.
He fell silent for a moment, thinking, "Is the Second Tsuchikage really this strong?"
"Lord Raikage, what do we do now..." a Jonin asked from the side.
The Second Raikage frowned. "You two, take B back for treatment! The rest of you, follow me to find Kinkaku and Ginkaku. That damn Tsuchikage has gone too far!"
By this time, Masahiko had flown over the Land of Hot Water. The once prosperous streets had turned into ruins. Some Earth Release ninjas were clearing the debris, preparing to build Yugakure.
"Mind's Eye of the Kagura!"
Masahiko activated his sensory ability. A moment later, his brow furrowed tightly.
"No chakra reaction from Chūsuke-kun. Damn it..."
Masahiko kept the Mind's Eye of the Kagura active and circled the ruins of the Land of Hot Water, but he still didn't find Chūsuke's chakra.
"Did he go to the Land of Rivers?" Masahiko could only comfort himself with this thought.
Flying back a bit, he still didn't find Chūsuke's chakra, but he sensed familiar signatures.
"Nine-Tails chakra... Kinkaku and Ginkaku are here. Finally found you... That's a lot of chakra. Combined, it's almost more than mine. So these two brothers really aren't as weak as they were when they were reincarnated (Edo Tensei)? Either one of them is probably stronger than the current young Third Raikage. Plus their special unit... their strength is decent..."
"I'll search for Chūsuke-kun one more time. If I can't find him, today is your death date... These guys might have taken down Tobirama, but I'm not scared at all." Masahiko sighed and scanned the entire Land of Rivers from high altitude.
"Nothing?" Masahiko landed at the border of the Land of Rivers and sat on the ground, murmuring.
"Maybe Chūsuke-kun fled to another country... Even in the Land of Hot Water, facing Kinkaku and Ginkaku, surely he wouldn't fight to the bitter end, right?"
Masahiko thought for a moment and smiled bitterly. "That kid is just that stubborn..."
"Then, Kinkaku, Ginkaku... your time has come!"
Just as Masahiko stood up, he frowned. Another familiar chakra fluctuation appeared.
"The Second Raikage? Why did he come to the Land of Rivers? And with so many Jonin."
"I'm very curious about how he defended against, or dodged, my Dust Release earlier..." Masahiko glanced at his status bar. After all this running around, he had less than 70% of his chakra left. He needed to find a place to recover. Then he could probably kill all three of them together.
Thinking this, Masahiko froze. "Why have I been fighting alone lately? Why do I always think about killing the three of them by myself? Kinkaku and Ginkaku have declared war on Konoha. I should go back and find Tobirama. Two against three... no matter how strong they are, we'll win, right?"
Masahiko's face twitched. He scolded himself secretly. At my age, why am I still trying to be a lone hero, thinking I can solve the Land of Lightning's problems all by myself?
"To hell with being a lone hero! I'm going back to Konoha to gather a gang for a brawl!"
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