The Raikage Comes to the Rescue

"Argh!"

A heart-wrenching scream erupted from Darui's mouth.

Blood burst from Darui's leg like a fountain, staining the ground beneath him red.

Having suffered such a grievous injury, rage flared within Darui.

With a furious roar, dense black lightning surged from his body.

The black lightning swirled and danced around him with crackling sounds before lunging toward Kyōkotsu.

Kyōkotsu failed to dodge in time, and the black lightning grazed his body.

In an instant, intense pain and numbness washed over him like a tide, making his body tremble uncontrollably.

Darui grunted, enduring the agonizing pain in his thigh as he forcefully pulled his leg free from Kyōkotsu's spike.

Blood splattered out once more, staining his clothes red.

He staggered backward.

Dropping to one knee, his face was filled with pain, but his hands remained tightly clasped together, his nails nearly digging into his palms.

Beads of sweat the size of soybeans rolled down his forehead. Gritting his teeth against the searing pain coursing through his body, he used every ounce of his strength to unleash a ninjutsu.

"Storm Release: Boiling Sky Prison!"

He then forcefully spewed out vast clouds of mist.

Like surging waves, the mist was instantly scorched into high-temperature steam upon coming into contact with the blazing flames on his body.

The scorching steam rapidly spread, turning the surrounding area into a vast expanse of white fog in the blink of an eye.

The fog was as thick as heavy cotton, tightly wrapping everything around it and making it impossible to see what lay within.

Within the vast white mist, bolts of white lightning darted about like agile dragons, crackling continuously.

Standing not far away, Kyōkotsu looked at the sudden thick fog and revealed a disdainful sneer.

He slightly raised his chin and said scornfully, "Using mist in