Chapter 346: You Dare Strike a God with Your Fist
Recently, having guests at home made Kushina Uzumaki realize something—the small apartment Naruto currently lived in really wasn't suitable as a long-term "home."
Previously, there had only been her and Naruto, plus Satsuki occasionally coming for meals—the space barely sufficed. But recently? First Kakashi, then those two mysterious "performing" travelers.
The living room could hardly turn around. If more guests came, would they all have to sleep on the floor from now on?
This wasn't the "home" she ideally wanted to create for Naruto.
So today, Kushina decided to make a trip to the Hokage building, asking about the ownership situation of that house she and Minato used to have.
She never imagined this ordinary plan would have her directly crash into an assault targeting the Hokage.
Though the Third Hokage's weakened state was Kushina's doing, she wouldn't apologize for it.
More accurately, forget apologizing—she wouldn't feel even a trace of guilt.
However, this didn't mean she could stand by watching this assault unfold!
Whoosh!
Kushina's figure had already vanished from the doorway. Her fist instantly enlarged before Urashiki's eyes, closing in!
Urashiki's face showed some surprise. He couldn't completely evade in time—or rather, based on habitual recognition of human speed, he judged this punch already impossible to dodge through conventional movement.
Thus, Urashiki's blue Rinnegan ability activated. Time was rewound for an extremely brief instant.
To outsiders, Urashiki made an inconceivable, nearly teleportation-like minute sidestep, dangerously letting that violent fist roar past his cheek!
Such fast reaction!
Kushina's heart chilled. She slightly withdrew her offensive, landing back on the ground. She hadn't detected time being rewound—only attributed it to the opponent possessing shocking instantaneous reaction speed or some Body Flicker Technique.
"Oh my? Interrupted by an unexpected person again." Urashiki examined Kushina, especially that vivid flame-red hair. "An unfamiliar new face... The chakra feeling is also quite special. Since you've delivered yourself here, let me 'collect' some more—just right to replenish my earlier 'expenditure.'"
"Kushina! Watch out for his weapon!" The Third Hokage forced himself through weakness, using all his strength to shout. "Don't let that fishhook touch you! It directly pierces the body, seizing all your chakra!"
Almost the same instant the Third's voice rang out, Urashiki moved. That dark fishing rod traced an arc, shooting straight at Kushina!
BOOM—!
Kushina immediately leaped backward sharply.
The fishhook failed hitting its target, viciously smashing into the ward wall behind where she'd originally stood. The hard stone wall instantly cracked and caved in. Large amounts of rubble and dust rumbled up, filling half the ward!
The smoke hadn't yet dispersed—Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several brilliant dazzling golden lights suddenly pierced through the smoke screen!
Adamantine Sealing Chains extended from behind Kushina. They danced wildly, sealing off all Urashiki's possible evasion space from every angle, wrapping and piercing toward him at shocking speed!
The ward wasn't spacious to begin with. Before these suddenly launched Adamantine Sealing Chains, the space was nearly instantly filled. Blue light flashed in Urashiki's eyes—seemingly wanting to use that strange movement again, but the chains came too fast, too densely, blocking all directions up, down, left, right—
CLANG!
The next moment, several Adamantine chains wrapped solidly around Urashiki, binding him from head to toe completely!
"Got you!" Kushina maintained the chains' output, gaze sharp. "Speak! Who are you! What's your purpose coming to Konoha!"
However, the chain-bound Urashiki seemed completely unconcerned about his predicament. He carefully "examined" Kushina. After a moment, he spoke thoughtfully:
"Your chakra aura... feels very familiar. What's your relationship with Uzumaki Naruto?"
"Naruto!?"
The instant this name escaped the enemy's mouth, Kushina's originally merely sharp gaze was instantly covered by killing intent. "You... why do you know this name? Why mention him?!"
Urashiki seemed quite satisfied with his words' effect. Though the chains made breathing somewhat difficult, his voice still carried that condescending mockery:
"Why? Because he's precisely my objective coming to this era. My purpose is simple—to seize the Nine-Tails chakra within 'Uzumaki Naruto's'..."
Before "body" could escape!
BOOM—!!!
No need to hear another word of nonsense. When the words "objective," "seize," and "Nine-Tails chakra" connected, the last trace of interrogation intent in Kushina's heart had been thoroughly crushed.
Maternal instinct made the blood throughout her body nearly flow backward. Replacing it was all-consuming killing intent! Regarding Naruto's safety, any potential threat must be immediately, thoroughly eliminated!
The Adamantine Sealing Chains' golden chains suddenly erupted with even more intense brilliance. The chains abruptly retracted, violently yanking Urashiki like a broken toy toward Kushina's direction!
The distance rapidly closed. Kushina's tightly clenched fist aimed straight at Urashiki's head—she would pulverize this threat to pieces right here!
Urashiki was yanked toward the fist yet still showed no panic on his face. In his understanding, this kind of physical restraint—as long as he used his will to transform his body into red chakra paper cranes, he could easily escape and even launch counterattacks...
However—
Just as his mind turned, attempting to mobilize chakra within his body, his expression changed!
No response! The chakra within couldn't be mobilized even a trace! As though some immensely heavy power had completely suppressed his chakra source, sealed it!
These golden chains are behind this?!
Urashiki instantly understood. These unassuming chains weren't simple binding ninjutsu—they actually possessed the terrifying ability to directly suppress, even seal opponents' chakra! This completely disrupted his escape plan!
WHAM!!!!!!!
The next second, without any fancy moves, the fist condensing all Kushina's fury and strength solidly, completely struck Urashiki's face!
That was tremendous force sufficient to pulverize most hard substances! Terrifying shockwaves exploded with the fist's landing point as center. The air emitted overburdened explosive sounds!
Urashiki's head twisted backward at an exaggerated angle, viciously slamming into the cracked ward wall behind!
CRASH—!!!
The entire wall violently trembled, emitting near-collapse groans. Massive spiderweb cracks instantly spread. Rubble rustled down. The wall's center was even struck into a clear human-shaped indentation!
One could see Kushina's strike was truly without mercy, full strength—only one purpose: kill the opponent!
Crack.
A crisp snapping sound rang out. Atop Urashiki's head, that sole remaining gray square horn—seemingly some organ or decoration—finally completely broke under this heavy strike, dropping to the ground, rolling several times before stopping motionless.
Urashiki's body softly embedded in the wall's indentation, head drooping, life or death unknown. Even though he looked like a dilapidated puppet, Kushina still didn't relax vigilance. Adamantine Sealing Chains still tightly bound him without slightest loosening.
Regarding Naruto, Kushina couldn't gamble on any chance. Even if she had to repeatedly bombard this guy's corpse until thoroughly transformed into blood mist, she'd do so without hesitation.
She manipulated the chains, "lifting" Urashiki's limp body from the wall, suspending him midair, while she carefully approached, wanting to confirm whether this terrible threat had truly ceased living.
However, just as she concentrated on investigating the next moment—
SCREECH—!!!
A sharp piercing cry suddenly erupted from the red fish basket behind Urashiki!
Immediately after, brilliant blue Lightning Style chakra poured from the basket's mouth like burst floodwaters! Chakra flow full of intense interference and chaotic properties! They madly impacted, entangling the Adamantine Sealing Chains tightly binding Urashiki!
Golden chains and blue lightning violently collided. Those stable flowing sealing powers on the chains—under this sudden high-intensity Lightning Style chakra interference—flickered intensely bright and dim.
This very instant!
Whoosh!
The blue Rinnegan in Urashiki's eyes could activate again! Time rewind ability used in a "past" instant to make the "present" best escape choice!
From Kushina's perspective, Urashiki's originally limp body suddenly transformed into countless crimson chakra paper cranes, dispersing from the chains' binding gaps!
The next instant, all paper cranes condensed on the ward's other side. Urashiki's somewhat disheveled figure reappeared. He didn't pause even slightly. Blue light hadn't extinguished in his eyes as he backhanded the fishing rod casting it again!
Precisely shooting toward Kushina's back, which showed a momentary gap due to chain interference!
Squelch.
This time, the fishhook successfully hit. It pierced Kushina's back.
"Mere lower life form from a lower planet..."
Urashiki gasped, face carrying humiliation and fury from being struck by fists, that originally cynical tone replaced by ferocity.
"Bastard! You dare strike a god with your fist! I'll definitely butcher you..."
He awaited the moment the fishhook devoured her chakra, making her collapse limply. Based on experience, once struck by this fishhook, no matter how strong the ninja, they'd instantly lose the vast majority of chakra and mobility.
However—
Before his harsh words finished, something unexpected occurred.
The envisioned scene of Kushina's chakra being drained, weakly collapsing, didn't appear.
Kushina reached back—not attempting to remove the fishhook but grabbing the fishing line connecting it! Immediately after:
WHOOSH—!!!
Tremendous force transmitted along the fishing line! Urashiki's entire person was violently yanked over beyond control by this domineering power!
Vision spun. What he barely saw was the fist once again rapidly enlarging before his eyes—
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