Boom!
Susanoo threw a punch. This time, Yagura failed to dodge and took it head-on. His ribs were nearly pulverized, and many of the organs in his chest had shattered as well.
Yet he still did not die.
"I can keep this up with you all day."
Like Captain America, Mizukage Yagura stood in front of Uchiha Mai, denying him any chance to pursue the Kirigakure forces.
His wounds and blood-smeared face could not conceal the heroic spirit in his eyes. A true hero indeed.
Boom!
Susanoo smashed down with another punch, crushing Yagura's raised arms and blasting him backward along the ground for more than ten meters.
"What about now?" Uchiha Mai asked.
With his chest and ribs shattered, Yagura was crippled in the truest sense, even more badly injured than Son Goku had been when he fought Piccolo in Dragon Ball.
Yagura braced himself against the ground with his shoulder. Relying on his powerful core strength and balance, he staggered back to his feet and smiled. "Con...tinue..."
"Ha."
Uchiha Mai sighed. He activated Innate Time Control, darting behind Yagura with ghostlike movement. With his back turned to Yagura, he gripped his blade in reverse and thrust it out.
Swish!
The famous blade Izumi no Kami Kanesada pierced through Yagura's chest and heart. Uchiha Mai remained expressionless as he slightly twisted the hilt.
"Pfft..."
Yagura spat out a mouthful of blood. His limbs and body gradually lost strength, and he could not help falling backward, leaning against Uchiha Mai's back.
Uchiha Mai pulled out his blade. Blood sprayed like snowflakes as a trace of regret appeared on his face. "If you had been born twenty years later, we would surely have become good friends."
"What... do you... mean..." Yagura's eyes gradually lost focus. He no longer spoke of keeping