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Chapter 99: Sandstorm Trio — Magnet Style Ultimate
"Ahem!"
Rasa's eyes showed exhaustion, but a crazy smile played on his face.
"Finally got you..."
The sand of the Three Kazekages completely ensnared Yuichi.
Gold Dust wrapped around his body, while the Third Generation's Iron Sand and Gaara's sand wrapped around his left and right hands respectively. They also imprisoned his legs.
Shunpo could not be cast. Yuichi exploded his Reiatsu, but he couldn't break through the shackles of the three Magnet Style users instantly.
The sand gradually engulfed Yuichi's body.
At this moment, the eyes of Garp and the others dimmed. "Not good..."
"Is there no way to break free?" Sengoku asked.
Whitebeard answered solemnly, "It's too late! The power of the sand from those three is not weak!"
If only Rasa's sand were entangling him, Yuichi could break free without issue. But Gaara and the Third Kazekage had responded instantly, controlling his limbs. With his movement sealed and his Reiatsu suppressed by the combined weight of three Kage-level attacks, immediate escape was impossible.
Seeing Yuichi's entire body wrapped in a ball of tri-colored sand, Akainu and Kizaru at Naval Headquarters felt a sense of foreboding.
The strength of the opponents was legitimate. If they had to deal with these Kages, it would be difficult to win in a one-on-one situation. That sand offered both offense and defense. Neither Akainu's magma nor Kizaru's lasers had an absolute elemental advantage.
The Marine soldiers watched with their hearts in their throats.
However, the Three Kage were not finished.
They separated suddenly, forming a triangular formation in the sky.
Sand continued to pile onto the sphere. Inside, Yuichi was blasting Reiatsu and Haki with all his strength, trying to break their control.
"This is our only chance!"
Gaara shouted violently, spreading his hands.
"We must kill him!!"
As Gaara's roar echoed, the Third Kazekage and the seriously injured Rasa's eyes turned red.
Chakra erupted from them, creating terrifying ripples in the air. The wind grew swift and violent!
BOOM!!!
A massive amount of sand shot up into the sky from Sunagakure.
Veins popped on Gaara's face as he pointed his hands at the sand ball. Terrifying waves of sand rushed to pack onto the sphere.
Boom!!
Rasa's Gold Dust followed closely, forming a second layer.
Then came the Third Kazekage's Iron Sand. Densely packed spikes of black iron pierced into the huge sand ball, turning it into a giant floating cactus.
A massive shadow enveloped most of Sunagakure.
The ninjas looked up at the terrifying sphere in the air. If this amount of sand fell, the village would be submerged instantly. Even blocking Deidara's explosive clay in the original trajectory hadn't used this much material.
This time, Sunagakure's Three Kage acted together, mobilizing an amount of sand likely unprecedented in history.
A huge sphere, hundreds of meters in diameter, slowly formed.
The moment it was fully complete, Gaara, Rasa, and the Third Kazekage clasped their hands tightly.
"Sandstorm Funeral Trio!!!"
Boom Buzz!!
The moment their Chakra surged, the massive sphere shrank rapidly. The iron spikes drove crazily toward the core.
Looking at the sand ball shrinking to almost half its size in an instant, countless ninjas watched with wide eyes, mouths agape.
It was hard to imagine the terrifying pressure created by that contraction.
I'm afraid Yuichi, wrapped inside, will end up...
Even Garp and Sengoku looked grim.
These three joining forces! To use sand like this...
Shrinking, grinding, crushing.
Any object wrapped inside—even a human with a body of steel—would surely be twisted into meat paste by the amazing pressure!
Things were not looking good for Yuichi.
The Third Kazekage was sweating profusely, drops sliding down his face. He slowly unclenched his fist, a smile appearing.
"This is probably the most astonishingly powerful Magnet Style technique ever performed!"
Although Rasa was exhausted and blood flowed from his mouth, his eyes shone with excitement. "The unprecedented Sandstorm Funeral Trio... not even the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, could stop this!"
Gaara panted. "The limit of Magnet Style... If there is no way to defeat him like this! Then Sunagakure has no other options..."
The blow had cost almost all of the trio's Chakra.
Sand began to fall from the compressed sphere. It had been pressed into solid blocks of rock. The outer gold nuggets fell away, and the sand inside, compressed into hard earth, cracked and peeled off.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the remnants of the sphere.
Yuichi!
What was his status? Was he killed?
"Yuichi-kun..."
"You three bastards dare to harm my beloved... I will never... never forgive you!!"
Hancock, besieged by ninjas in the distance, emanated a strong killing intent from her beautiful eyes. Haki surged wildly around her body.
Sensing Hancock's aura, the three Kage in the air slowly turned to look in her direction.
"We have solved the most difficult problem. Now we deal with the rest. The battle is not over yet!" The Third Kazekage said wearily.
Gaara's condition was poor, and Rasa was in the worst state, barely able to hold on.
"The hardest guy has been dealt with. We can handle the others slowly! They cannot take the One Tail away!" Gaara gasped softly.
BOOM!!!
Suddenly, a roar sounded.
Everyone immediately looked at the peeling sand ball. But there was nothing unusual about it.
BOOM!!
Another roar came from behind them.
The faces of the Three Kazekages changed suddenly.
This feeling... this aura...
They were no strangers to this feeling!
This is... the Chakra of the One Tail Shukaku!
They turned around abruptly.
White smoke wrapped around the One Tail, emanating from Smoker's upper body.
Smoker, cigar in mouth, frowned at the beast in front of him. "This thing... it's awake!!!"
Smoker had sneaked to the One Tail's side, planning to use the power of the Smoke-Smoke Fruit to transport the Tailed Beast away by himself. But just as he was about to succeed, the creature woke up.
Looking at the One Tail with its eyes open, cold sweat broke out on Smoker's brow.
"Hey, hey, hey!! Why did this thing suddenly wake up?"
The awakening of the One Tail made everyone freeze.
Shukaku looked at the smoky man in front of him.
"I am the great..."
"I am not something you bastards can fight over... DIE!!!!"
BOOM!!
Astonishing Chakra fluctuations erupted instantly.
The majestic Tailed Beast Chakra wave blasted Smoker away.
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