"Crack!" "Crack!"...
Rasa slowly rose from the ruins. With every step he took, the blood-spattered layer of Gold Dust peeled away from his body, making a faint rustling sound.
In the distance, Jiraiya and the others noticed what was happening. Their expressions turned grim, and Jiraiya said in a low voice,
"That guy's still alive!"
Hearing him, Tsunade furrowed her brows and said coldly,
"As I thought... he had some way of blocking the force of my punch..."
Minato and the others watched Rasa warily, thinking to themselves,
Are Sand Ninja really this strong...? Even after being attacked by Jiraiya-sensei and Tsunade-senpai, he still hasn't been defeated.
Several wounds had split open on Rasa's forehead, and blood was steadily trickling out.
He lowered his head slightly and glanced at the battered Gold Dust Armor covering his body. His expression turned grave.
So this is the strength of Tsunade, one of the Sannin...? Terrifying... One punch was all it took to break through my Gold Dust defenses and destroy my Gold Dust Armor...
A glint flashed through his eyes as he thought,
Luckily, I didn't rashly engage her at close range earlier. Otherwise, I'd probably be dead by now, taken down by the two of them working together...
But then, as if he had thought of something, he looked at Tsunade and the others and said in a low voice,
"You're very strong!"
"But keeping the two of you occupied here for a while has been enough. Konoha should have deployed all its forces and arrived here by now."
Jiraiya and the others were taken aback by Rasa's words, unsure what he meant.
Rasa swept out a hand, and a mass of Gold Dust slowly gathered beneath his feet. His body rose into the air.
Although his injuries looked severe, his