Looking at the divided battlefield, the Third Raikage A blocked a shuriken aimed at his eyes, then turned to look at the other side of the battlefield.
In the sea of fire, a blue figure stood resolutely.
Seeing the same Lightning Release Armor on that figure as on himself, A's mouth curved into a long-absent smile.
"My B has finally returned!"
In the flames, the lightning-wreathed figure raised his right arm high. Seeing this, the Third Raikage A smiled knowingly and also raised his right arm.
This time, his target was pointed at the Iwagakure commander standing on the high wall erected in the center of the battlefield.
The next second, terrifying battle cries exploded simultaneously.
"Lariat!"
In an instant, two blinding streaks of lightning simultaneously traversed the entire battlefield. Killing intent had completely locked onto the Iwagakure commander.
At this critical moment, a tall, fat man beside the commander suddenly pushed him away, formed hand seals, and quickly slapped the ground.
"Earth Release: Moving Earth Core!"
Instantly, the earth shook and mountains trembled. The originally towering earth wall rose brutally higher once again.
Thunder roared as the rapidly rising earth wall barely dodged the two streaks of lightning rushing toward each other.
"BOOM~"
Accompanied by the tremendous roar of crumbling rocks, the earth wall collapsed.
Two muscular arms broke through layers of obstacles, carrying the power of primordial beasts, and violently collided.
"Old bro, you're getting old!"
Looking at the still fierce Third Raikage before him, Rinjin teased with a smile.
Seeing this, A grinned, a vein immediately bulging on his forehead. His arm exerted force again, instantly sending Rinjin flying.
"BANG~"
Another tremendous crash.
Rinjin rolled far away, raising large clouds of dust. Soon after, Rinjin emerged from the dust and smoke, patting his dirty clothes with an exasperated expression, complaining irritably:
"Old man, don't you know how to hold back a little?"
In terms of pure strength, forget the Third Raikage—even Tsunade wasn't his match. But with Kumogakure behind him, to give Raikage-san some face, Rinjin decided he could endure this slight grievance.
But the matter of borrowing the Amber Purifying Pot to play with for a while wasn't over yet.
Muttering to himself, Rinjin looked toward the two people who had landed on the distant wall.
He didn't recognize the commander, but wasn't that burly man Ōnoki's son Kitsuchi?!
Perfect timing—capture him and extort that old bastard Ōnoki! Maybe he could even kidnap Kurotsuchi while he was at it. That way, the Third Tsuchi... cough cough... Amegakure would have one too.
Without thinking, the electric light on Rinjin's body became blinding once again.
Knees slightly bent, gaze firmly locked on Kitsuchi, Rinjin extended his palm.
"A! One each—I want that burly guy!"
On the other side, the Third Raikage, whose blood was beginning to boil, grinned, revealing sharp canine teeth, and roared:
"Then I'll take that leader! Don't make me wait too long, B!"
"Yo~ Here we go!"
Ignoring the overwhelming attacks from the Iwagakure forces, both men leaped simultaneously, charging toward the sky.
Kitsuchi in the air naturally wouldn't sit idle. His hands rapidly formed seals again. This time, he was going to use his ultimate technique to take out both these old bastards at once.
"Everyone fall back!"
High in the air, Kitsuchi roared, his eyes fixed on the two men rapidly breaking through the air toward him.
Can't worry about anything else now!
With this thought, Kitsuchi slammed both hands onto the ground.
"Earth Release: Sandwich Technique!"
Chakra exploded, and the ground immediately began to tremble violently.
Seeing this, Rinjin immediately frowned.
Isn't this jutsu for dealing with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path? How is he using it against me and Raikage-bro?
If we get caught in this, I'd be fine, but if Raikage-san gets restricted, he'll become a sitting duck~
Without much thought, to prevent Raikage-san from losing face in front of Kumogakure, Rinjin immediately brought his hands together with a low shout.
"Multi-Size Technique!"
The next second, a massive figure suddenly appeared on the battlefield.
The giant Rinjin spread his arms wide, forcefully blocking the two huge hemispheres rapidly closing together.
It had to be said, in terms of jutsu scale, Kitsuchi'sSandwich Technique definitely ranked among the top. Rinjin's hundred-meter height appeared particularly small before the two massive hemispheres.
Conservative estimate—these two hemispheres definitely exceeded three hundred meters in height.
Looking at the hemispheres three times his height, Rinjin sighed helplessly, stirring up a gale.
Although the Multi-Size Technique enhanced his strength, and blocking the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path would be no problem at all.
But! He just envied big things!
Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands: Top Transformed Buddha, you know... Grabbing the Nine-Tails with one hand, you know...
Fighting while daydreaming, Rinjin drooled with emotion...
On the other side, the Third Raikage A extended four fingers, wildly stabbing at the Iwagakure commander and Kitsuchi, the giant outputting damage frantically.
To prevent this hot-tempered old brother from exhausting himself to death, Rinjin simply threw away his shame.
Shaking his thick green hair, his deep roar echoed across the entire battlefield.
"Sage Art: Needle Jizō!"
Clearly, he had truly thrown away all shame.
As his words fell, countless javelin-length green hairs shot out densely, wildly sweeping toward the ground.
The Iwagakure troops that had just charged up to assist their commander were immediately beaten into howling retreat.
Rinjin didn't strike to kill. He was just here to provide support—there was no need to completely offend Ōnoki. After all, future Iwagakure would be the main force of the Fourth Shinobi War!
The Iwagakure coalition was forced to retreat once again, the earth bristling with dense green javelins. Even the Third Raikage got stabbed a few times unexpectedly. Only because he was rock-hard did he avoid injury.
With the war developing to this scene, many people recalled the painful memories of when Rinjin had ambushed Iwagakure. Morale quietly collapsed.
Kitsuchi on the other side was being attacked by A. While dodging, his hands left the ground, and the Sandwich Technique lost control.
Rinjin, now free, immediately used a move called "Monkey Steals Peach," instantly catching the jumping Kitsuchi in his palm.
After that, the Third Raikage, no longer having to worry about the rear and no longer conserving chakra, pierced through the Iwagakure commander with one move: Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite.
With both leaders successively captured, the Iwagakure forces' morale collapsed. Large numbers of ninjas began frantically fleeing toward the southwest.
Facing the escaping Iwagakure ninjas, the Third Raikage holding the commander had no intention of pursuing. The front lines were still at war, and the village's main combat forces were all on the Lightning-Fire battlefield. He had to protect the village well.
On the other side, Rinjin released the Multi-Size Technique and casually threw the unconscious Kitsuchi in front of the Third Raikage.
Looking at the slightly breathless Raikage-san, Rinjin thought to himself:
Old bro, your stamina isn't that great either! You should step down early and let the young people take over. Who stays crown prince for thirty years?
Hearing this, the nearly fifty-year-old Third Raikage unusually didn't refute, but instead nodded:
"You know what, I've been thinking the same thing. Once this war ends, I'll pass the Kage position to my son."
"Hehe, father-son succession—are you planning to monopolize the Raikage position?"
Facing Rinjin's mockery, the Third Raikage not only wasn't embarrassed but looked proud:
"Tch~ You're just jealous! My son has the biggest fists among the younger generation. If he doesn't succeed, who will?"
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