Blown Away with One Punch

The force of the punch was so intense that it sent Yeyu's hair whipping violently through the air.

Anko couldn't even react in time; her eyes couldn't keep up with the movement.

Yeyu merely glanced at the incoming strike and clenched his fist.

"Armament Haki"

An invisible suit of armor enveloped Yeyu's fist.

"Hum~"

"Bang~"

A violent collision echoed out, sounding as if two meteorites had smashed into each other in mid-air.

Sparks flew in all directions, and the ground for hundreds of meters around the two shattered completely, sending pulverized rock and sand dozens of meters into the sky.

Fist met fist in a collision of pure power.

Two terrifying forces instantly tore the air asunder.

Naruto had slammed into Yeyu with a head-on strike.

The moment their fists collided, an even more terrifying force shredded the Tailed Beast Cloak covering Naruto's arm.

Yeyu didn't budge an inch.

Naruto, however, was sent flying, turning into a streak of red light that slammed into a small island thousands of meters away.

The horrific impact nearly sank the island, which spanned several hundred meters in diameter.

The sea surrounding the island surged with turbulent waves, rising five or six meters high.

A cloud of dust rose dozens of meters into the air above the island.

Only then did Anko and Asama Sandayu, standing behind Yeyu, realize what had happened.

"Yeyu... Yeyu actually sent the rampaging Naruto flying?"

"That guy just swatted Kakashi away with a single tail swipe."

"A Tailed Beast that even Kakashi couldn't withstand for a single exchange was actually sent flying by Yeyu!"

Anko couldn't believe that the assistant the Third Hokage had assigned to her possessed such terrifying strength.

Asama Sandayu, meanwhile, became even more convinced that this mission commission was worth every penny.

Yeyu was definitely an existence that surpassed a Jonin.

With him as a bodyguard, Kazahana Koyuki's safety would at least be guaranteed.

After Yeyu sent Naruto flying with a single punch, he began to walk slowly in Naruto's direction.

"Sister Anko, Mr. Asama, I'm going to take care of the trouble ahead. Wait here for a moment."

With that, he leaped off the bridge.

The bridge had already been shattered for hundreds of meters by the previous impact.

Yeyu stood at the edge of the bridge, facing empty space; the bridge deck had been completely pulverized during their clash.

After jumping off the bridge pier, Yeyu began to sprint across the surface of the sea.

Anko wanted to go and help. "Yeyu, be careful! Do you know any sealing jutsu?"

Anko shouted from the bridge pier.

Yeyu did not answer.

Anko felt a pang of worry and was about to jump down to assist Yeyu.

Asama Sandayu stopped her.

"Jonin Anko, I believe Mr. Yeyu wishes for us not to interfere in this battle."

"Judging by the strength Mr. Yeyu displayed just now, I fear that if you go, you will only become a burden to him."

Anko was about to snap back—she, a burden to Yeyu?

But then she remembered how Yeyu had caught Naruto's attack with such nonchalance and sent him flying thousands of meters away.

It seemed that if she went down there, she really would just be getting in his way.

She didn't know any powerful sealing jutsu, and her strength was only that of a Special Jonin; she lacked the overwhelming power Yeyu possessed.

Going there would indeed only increase the burden on Yeyu.

She would become a liability and a weakness for him.

Anko watched Yeyu, who had turned into a streak of light skimming across the sea, her expression solemn. "I've become someone else's burden again."

At that moment, Anko recalled how Orochimaru had abandoned her in the past, and she clenched her fists.

Yet, she did not let her emotions get the better of her and rush forward.

"But does Yeyu really know sealing jutsu?"

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has lost control; the fourth tail is already starting to emerge."

Asama Sandayu glanced toward the sea on the other side.

"Anko, I believe the only thing we can do now is fish those Konoha ninjas out of the water."

Anko turned her head to look in the direction of Kakashi.

She saw Sakura struggling to drag Kakashi's body as she swam toward the shore.

At this moment, Sakura was still several hundred meters from the coast, burdened by a man who had lost all ability to move.

Even if 12-year-old Sakura managed to do it, she would likely collapse from exhaustion for days afterward.

Without further thought, Anko used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside Sakura and Kakashi.

Sakura, who was straining to pull Kakashi, suddenly saw a woman appear on the water surface beside her.

To her surprise, the woman could stand on the sea just like Kakashi.

Looking at Kakashi's dying state, Anko teased him, "Kakashi, I never thought I'd see you in such a sorry state."

Kakashi's vision was blurry, but he would recognize Anko's voice even on his deathbed.

"You... how are you here?"

"What about Naruto?"

Anko hoisted Kakashi onto her shoulder.

She also grabbed Sakura, tucking her under her other arm.

She began to walk slowly across the sea toward the shore.

"That kid is your student, right? You let him go berserk; you aren't exactly a competent instructor."

"Once we get back, the Third Hokage is definitely going to lecture you."

Kakashi didn't care about that; he said anxiously, "Quickly send a distress signal to the village. Have them send sealing ninjas to provide support."

Anko shook her head. "I don't think that will be necessary. The Hokage Assistant is currently suppressing your student."

Hearing the title Hokage Assistant, Kakashi's gaze sharpened, and a name he knew all too well instantly flashed through his mind.

"Is it Yeyu?"

Sakura, tucked under the other arm, turned her head; she had also heard the name Yeyu.

She had been very curious about Yeyu lately, as he had been promoted directly to Chunin without even serving as a Genin, and had attained such a high-ranking position as Hokage Assistant.

Sakura was very curious about what was so special about Yeyu that the Third Hokage would favor him so much.

Anko gestured to the side with her eyes. "Who else could it be? As the Hokage's confidant, you should know him well."

"Besides him, who else could summon Rashomon of this caliber?"

Kakashi looked toward the side.

When he saw three massive Triple Rashomon standing over a hundred meters tall on the sea, he was stunned. "He... he finally left the village. Is this reinforcements?"

Kakashi assumed the Third Hokage had been worried about Naruto and had sent Yeyu and Anko to follow them in secret.

Anko smiled and explained to Kakashi, "We were on our way to execute another mission and just happened to run into this."

"You're lucky. You barely left the village with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki before a rampage occurred. If Yeyu and I hadn't been passing by..."

"If the Nine-Tails had fully broken free from the Jinchuriki's body, dying a hundred times wouldn't be enough to pay for it."

Kakashi looked ahead. "Can Yeyu handle it?"

"I don't think he has learned any powerful sealing techniques."

Although Yeyu was very strong, he didn't know sealing arts, and Kakashi worried that Yeyu wouldn't be able to seal Naruto and might get hurt instead.

Anko reassured him, "Don't worry. I was shocked myself at how strong that guy is; he was even able to cast a forbidden technique like the Triple Rashomon, which has such high chakra requirements."

"But the Rashomon he summoned didn't just steadily block the Tailed Beast Bomb; he also sent your berserk student flying with a single punch."

"Even if he doesn't know sealing techniques, he can use brute force to suppress your student and beat that Nine-Tails chakra back into his body."

Yeyu's punch just now had left Anko deeply shaken.

In her heart, Yeyu was already an unfathomably powerful expert.

Suppressing a berserk Naruto was something he should be able to do.