"Damn it! I'm not the target!"
Rasa's gold dust could no longer get there in time!
The Raikage was fast, and Pakura couldn't see behind her. She had no chance to react.
In a flash, a streak of light shot into the battlefield. Before anyone could react, Xuanhui had activated his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and accelerated to a point above the Third Raikage and Pakura.
"Honestly, how could lightning ever be faster than light?"
With Light Release chakra coating his hand, Xuanhui tapped the Third Raikage's arm.
"Eight Crossroads!"
The mark's in place. Now I can check the Third Raikage's movements whenever I want.
Next up...
"Nigi Hayahi no Mikoto!"
Xuanhui accelerated again, moving in front of Pakura.
"Saving you comes first. Sorry about this!"
He scooped Pakura up in his arms and raced off the battlefield.
The Third Raikage saw only a flash of golden light before Pakura vanished without a trace!
What happened?!
Dodai and Rasa were just as baffled. What had happened? How had a living, breathing woman like Pakura vanished into thin air?!
Pakura was the most bewildered of all. A moment ago, an intense killing intent had locked onto her, leaving her nowhere to escape!
Then golden light had flared before her eyes!
When she came to her senses, someone was carrying her bridal-style!
She looked up. In the right half of her vision was the blue sky, dotted with a few white clouds.
In the left half was a face both familiar and unfamiliar.
His features were sharply defined, with bold brows and bright eyes. He was handsome, and looking at him felt like basking in a spring breeze!
A faint golden glow shone from his body, and turquoise markings surrounded his eyes, lending him an air of mystery!
Though she hadn't seen that