Just as I thought!
As he looked at the completely dissipated smoke and the figure revealed after it vanished, a dark gleam flickered in Dodai's eyes. His slightly tensed body relaxed, but an involuntary bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He had almost... almost been bluffed by this brat again! This battle was not a desperate struggle for them because Little Monster's strength had surged and posed a threat to them. Rather...
This brat was making his final desperate struggle!
They were the ones holding the advantage in this battle! Not this brat! At that moment, everything became clear to him, leaving him both helpless and bitter.
Having Lord Third Raikage clash head-on with this brat was precisely playing into the brat's desired situation.
All they needed to do now was wait for this brat to burn himself to death! "Th-This..."
As a series of thoughts flashed through his mind, the green glow on his forehead slowly faded. Those warm, slender hands gradually moved away, followed by a low cry of disbelief and alarm.
The middle-aged female Medical Ninja who had treated Dodai first widened her eyes at the youth now revealed before them, her face tightening.
The others, too, more or less wore expressions as though they had been frightened.
Reflected in their slightly widened eyes was the youth whose entire body, save for his left hand, had been engulfed by burning Black Flames, making him look like a human figure made of black fire.
Within the blazing flames, they could no longer make out the youth's face, but they could imagine the agony of having his entire body burned.
Is this brat... truly a monster? He did not utter a single sound amid flames like these!
As they watched the youth burn, a sense of