"Whoosh—"
Natsu Hiraku vanished from the spot in an instant. When he reappeared, a blue sphere spun in his right hand as he shouted, "Sage Art: Great Ball Rasengan!"
"So fast!"
Watching Natsu Hiraku close in on his chest, Suguru Geto hurriedly retreated.
"Bang!!"
A blue Senjutsu vortex appeared, destroying everything it touched. Seeing that he had forced Suguru Geto back, Natsu Hiraku quickly picked up Maki Zenin, who was lying on the ground.
As the vortex faded, a huge crater appeared in the ground. Natsu Hiraku and Maki Zenin had vanished.
"Did he run? No, he probably used the Reverse Cursed Technique to save that girl. What an idiot. He clearly knows how important cursed energy is right now, yet he still wastes it."
Suguru Geto stood where he was, waiting for Natsu Hiraku to reappear.
On a relatively secluded patch of grass.
Natsu Hiraku placed his hand on Maki Zenin's abdomen, only to discover that he could not use the Reverse Cursed Technique while in Sage Mode.
Because his cursed energy had turned into Senjutsu, the formula of negative times negative equals positive no longer held.
He immediately drew all the cursed energy from Shura's body and used the Reverse Cursed Technique.
"Cough, cough!" Maki Zenin pushed away Natsu Hiraku's outstretched hand and said weakly, "I'm fine. You don't need to waste cursed energy using the Reverse Cursed Technique to heal me."
"That guy's target is probably Rika Orimoto. He wants to kill Yuta Okkotsu. Go stop him."
"Don't worry about that. Lie still and shut up. As long as I'm here, I won't let any of you get hurt."
As Natsu Hiraku spoke, he poured everything into the Reverse Cursed Technique, restoring Maki Zenin's legs, which had been violently twisted apart. Once they were healed, he dislocated