Third Party!

Unbelievable...

At that moment, time seemed to slow. In the eyes of the burly Iwagakure captain, Maki, was reflected the flushed profile of an unfamiliar face. His already wide eyes seemed to open wider bit by bit, his gaze and expression filled with shock!

It was... a child! Feeling the palm blocking the full force of his punch, as well as the surging upward airflow that rushed past their arms, the burly Iwagakure captain and Maki's hair lifted slightly. Yet the expressions on their faces gradually froze, and they even began to grit their teeth.

I never thought... he could...

Block my punch! Their hearts, like the looks in their eyes, were filled with horror and shock! They had thrown that punch intending to land a decisive blow, perhaps even accomplish something in one strike. They had not held back much strength at all. They had never imagined that their fists would be blocked so easily.

At that moment, between them, amidst the posture of their bodies suspended in midair as they threw their punches with all their might, violent Chakra currents surged. The unfamiliar boy had his eyes closed, veins bulging at his temples, his skin flushed red and his hair floating upward. His arms were crossed before his chest, one to each side, his palms steadily blocking their fists. His clothes flapped with sharp "papapa" sounds under the Chakra currents.

"That's impossible..."

Almost simultaneously, in that second, at that instant, beneath identical expressions, they slowly uttered those four words in disbelief.

The moment their words sounded, time seemed to return to normal. The three figures frozen in midair rapidly descended under the pull of gravity.

"Tap!"

The sound of the three landing at once merged into one. Their bodies sank slightly as they landed firmly on the ground.