"How is that possible?!" A cry of shock rang out in Li's heart, because Li had started moving—and moving without the slightest stiffness. A ninja's power came from chakra. By normal reasoning, if the chakra within a ninja's body could not circulate properly, then their physical movements should also be restricted. Yet Li's movements did not look restricted in the slightest.
Li stood directly before Hinata. In a daze, the wind and sand stirred up by Shukaku's charge blew against his face, but at that moment, Li felt something deep within his heart surge with restless excitement.
For a moment, Naruto's memories mingled with Li's. Hinata's familiar figure and face from childhood kept flashing before Li's eyes, while the years gone by surged forth without end.
Why did a person become obsessed? Why did they suffer? He drew a deep breath, then slowly let it out. Although he knew he was being affected by Naruto's memories, Li found the feeling rather nice. Yes, how long had it been since he had felt this way? Had that inexplicable feeling of being the sole ruler beneath heaven already devoured his heart?
Between heaven and earth, everything fell silent in a haze.
Of course, the Nine-Tails did not know why Li could move. The reason was simple: Li had just severed the connection between his body and Naruto's chakra. That allowed him to move, but he was now no more than an ordinary person.
Even if he managed to rush over, what could he do? He was merely an ordinary person now. Forget Shukaku's attack—even a strike from an ordinary ninja would likely leave the current Li severely wounded.
Under Shukaku's terrifying pressure, Li felt his knees go weak. Bright red blood flowed from his seven orifices, silently trickling down and dripping onto