Crisis III

Nara Shikaku reacted with incredible speed. The instant blood sprayed from Tianyi's shoulder, his hand seals were already complete.

"Shadow Imitation Technique!"

Several shadows shot out from beneath his feet, racing along the ground straight toward where Rasa stood.

Rasa frowned slightly, seeming irritated by the persistent entanglement.

Unwilling to clash with the shadows head-on, he formed hand seals.

"Magnet Release: Sand Cushion."

Countless fine particles of Gold Dust within the sand beneath his feet gathered at his command and rose.

In an instant, they formed a Gold Dust platform that carried him slowly upward.

He narrowly avoided the incoming shadows, rising several yards into the air.

"Akimichi Shanyue!"

With a thunderous roar, a massive curled-up body crashed down toward Rasa from above!

"Human Bullet Tank!"

Rasa's expression remained unchanged. He formed a seal with his left hand, raised his right palm, and clenched his fingers in the air.

"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Tidal Wave."

The Gold Dust particles that had been suspended throughout the air surged together wildly from every direction.

They formed a sheet of Gold Dust before him.

The next second, the Gold Dust collided violently with the Human Bullet Tank!

Boom—!!

A deafening blast like muffled thunder erupted, and the shockwave threw up sand.

The raging Gold Dust tide churned violently before rolling back with even greater ferocity, slamming down!

Akimichi Sanza's enormous body was like a man crashing into a wall, sent flying hard.

He smashed into a heavily weathered pile of jagged rocks dozens of meters away.

Rumble!

Stone fragments flew and dust billowed. There was no further movement from that area.

"Sanza!" Yamanaka Inoichi cried out, but the golden figure in the air cut him off, leaving him unable to provide aid.

Meanwhile, Hyuga Tianyi leaned against a broken rock, enduring the burning