"Ning Xue?"
Naruto was surprised. He hadn't expected to run into him here.
"Why are you here? Where's Sasuke?"
The question came naturally to him. In Naruto's simple logic, if Ning Xue was here, then Sasuke should be nearby as well.
Ever since the Sky Ninja incident, they had always acted together. At least, that was how Naruto understood it.
At the mention of "Sasuke," Ning Xue's mouth twitched slightly.
This guy couldn't stop talking about Sasuke. Just like Karin.
He fell silent for a moment before replying flatly.
"Maybe he's still at the base."
"The base? What base? Where is it?"
Naruto spoke anxiously, wanting to ask more about Sasuke. After all, there was so much he wanted to say to him.
But at that moment, Dodai, standing at the front of the formation, suddenly narrowed his eyes and shouted a warning.
"Watch out! Something's wrong with Lord Raikage!"
The moment his words fell, both their attention snapped back to the Third Raikage.
The figure that had been suppressed by Wind Release was now rising to his feet, inch by inch, at an extremely slow yet unwavering pace.
Though every movement was difficult, his legs as heavy as lead, the lightning flickering across his body showed no sign of fading. Instead, it shone even more brightly than before.
Seeing this, Ning Xue immediately increased his chakra output. The spiraling currents blasting from the mouths of the two chakra snakes became even fiercer.
Yet even so, the Third Raikage's movements merely slowed for an instant before he continued forcing himself upright.
He was using brute force to withstand Senjutsu.
Naruto frowned, forming another Rasenshuriken in his right hand. But before he could throw it, the Third Raikage had already forced his way through the hurricane and charged out.
His speed