He actually... detonated a bomb like that at such close range!
Was this kid trying to kill himself?
Blazing white flames erupted straight at him. The sudden blast knocked him sharply backward, and the black lightning released from his hand shot upward before slashing up along the arc of his backward lean, instantly tearing apart the blazing white fireball and carving a black arc through the air!
"Tap!"
In the next moment, the Third Raikage took a slight step back and steadied himself. The blazing flames crashed against his Lightning Release Chakra Cloak with crackling pops, yet failed to leave even the slightest mark.
Neither the impact of the explosion, the searing flames, nor the immense heat created by their combination could leave any trace upon him.
Yet as he steadied himself, the Third Raikage stared fixedly ahead, his expression suddenly tightening.
Using the blast's force, he not only restrained my movement and attack, but also blew himself away, using the shockwave to increase his speed of evasion and escape my next fatal blow! No... the fatal blow that already hit him? This kid...
Did he truly not know the meaning of giving up?
At this moment, the Third Raikage, surrounded by blazing white flames, slowly lowered his raised hands. With a "tap," he stepped forward, a thought that made an uncontrollable chill rise within him flashing through his mind.
He had faced countless enemies, countless resilient enemies, but this was the first time he had encountered someone who, with no hope whatsoever and practically waiting to die, could still be this ruthless toward himself merely to escape an enemy for a moment.
It was the first time he had seen an enemy struggle so desperately at death's door.
At the same time, it was the first time he felt