Die! Pfft! Ugh

With a thunderous BOOM, Nawaki seized the Third Raikage in a grapple and drove him headfirst into the ground. The earth shattered into countless cracks, and a storm of broken stones sprayed outward.

But Nawaki knew very well that seemingly solid ground was no different from tofu to the Third Raikage. Even the Lightning Release Chakra Mode poured into the Lightning Bomb could not inflict any real damage on him.

After burying the Third Raikage's upper body underground, Nawaki stopped attacking. In the brief three minutes just now, he had unleashed hundreds of attacks at full force. Even with the Kaio-ken's enhancement, it was becoming difficult to sustain, and his breathing grew ragged.

The Third Raikage, meanwhile, was practically an unsteamed, unboiled, unflattened, unbreakable "copper pea." Even after such a brutal barrage, he had not suffered any serious injuries.

With a rustle, the Third Raikage sprang from the ground and shook the dust from his body. Other than some red swelling and abrasions, he had no wounds at all. Though he looked somewhat bedraggled, it did not affect his combat strength, and he was even in better condition than Nawaki, who had unleashed so many techniques. Grinning viciously, he said, "Now that was satisfying! Why did you stop? Don't tell me you're already out of strength? How can a young man like you have worse stamina than an old man like me?"

"Whew..." Nawaki let out a long breath, smiling as he said, "When it comes to taking a beating, I really can't compare to Lord Raikage! I once heard that the older a turtle shell gets, the tougher it becomes. I didn't believe it at first, but after seeing Lord Raikage, I have no choice but to believe it."

"Hmph!" The Third Raikage's face darkened at Nawaki's mockery. "Enough