Shinji's First Akatsuki Kill!

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With a dull impact that seemed to shake the soul, Raiga Kurosuki was sent flying like a kite with its string cut!

Everyone around them saw it clearly: Shinji's punch had landed squarely on Raiga's chest.

With enough force to shatter Susanoo, Shinji's punch would have left an ordinary person with no chance of survival!

"Did he get him?"

"Did Shinji take down an Akatsuki member?"

"That's incredible!"

The Konoha shinobi wore a range of expressions.

After the Akatsuki's repeated attacks, its members in Red Cloud outfits had long since become the very image of ruthless evil in everyone's eyes.

And yet an enemy that terrifying had just been defeated head-on by Shinji!

Just then, Raiga, who had been sent flying, suddenly got back to his feet. Coughing up blood, he swayed as he slowly walked toward Shinji.

Ranmaru, still on his back, could no longer hold back. He shouted, "Stop fighting! Run! You're no match for him!"

Raiga smiled. "You want me to just abandon Kiba and run away with my tail between my legs?"

"It's just a Ninja Blade..."

Ranmaru's voice grew much quieter.

"I've been running for a long time. I don't want to run anymore!"

As he spoke, Raiga slipped off the pack carrying Ranmaru and suddenly hurled it, Ranmaru and all, toward Hiruko in the distance.

Hiruko caught Ranmaru and looked at Raiga in confusion.

Raiga kept walking toward Shinji, but said, "The mission has failed. Take Ranmaru and get out of here!"

"What are you going to do?" Ranmaru shouted.

Raiga slowly raised both arms. "I'm going to make this Uchiha brat pay!"

Shinji remained calm.

With the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and having mastered a pair of Rinnegan and a pair of Red Dragon Eyes, he had already seen through Raiga's physical condition.