Perhaps.
He also knew that the Third Raikage had reached his limit.
Gui naturally had no intention of going up and landing a hit on the Third Raikage.
Because...
How could a body that even heavenly lightning could not harm be injured by the attack of a mere Jonin?
Hadn't they seen it?
No matter what Earth Release technique they used—no, none of the other elemental Ninjutsu used by the Rock Ninja army could injure the Third Raikage's perfect body.
"..."
Hyuga Sho, hiding in the shadows, narrowed his eyes and thought rapidly.
"Gui came to assess the situation... If the Third Raikage dies, he can naturally confirm that I've made 'a great contribution.'"
That great contribution would not be easy to claim.
Before I returned to the village.
Darkness of Shinobi · Shimura Danzō would certainly send people to boast about and publicize my achievements.
They would praise me as someone who could only exist in heaven.
Something like: hammering the Yellow Flash with my left hand and Fugaku of the Fierce Eyes with my right.
Crushing Ino-Shika-Cho with my front foot.
Blasting Hiruzen Sarutobi apart with my back foot.
Finally... returning to the village, becoming too accomplished for my lord, being shot in the back, and dying by suicide.
Therefore.
"The Third Raikage must survive. If he survives, I won't need 'a great contribution.' Besides..."
Hyuga Sho also understood the principle of "killing the donkey once the millstone is ground."
When an enemy who was too powerful disappeared.
That was when the meritorious servants were killed.
In my previous life.
After countless dynasties stabilized, incidents of killing meritorious servants were common.
Even in this life.
Hatake Sakumo's suicide was still a warning from the past.
The next moment.
Hyuga Sho stepped out of the shadows and punched Gui,