"Lord Kazekage, it looks like I won this round!"
Qingyun crouched on the ground, beads of sweat dripping steadily from beneath his mask. Looking at the motionless Third Kazekage beside him, he grinned.
The Third Kazekage opened his mouth, but not a word came out. Qingyun's final kick had been astonishingly powerful, severely injuring his Internal Organs. The subsequent impact against the sand had only made things worse. The fact that he was still alive spoke well of his physical resilience; he had no strength left to speak.
"Lord Kazekage, are you all right?"
"Greedy Wolf, how are you?"
Seeing that the fight had ended, Chiyo and Utatane Koharu immediately led their respective subordinates over and separated Qingyun from the Third Kazekage.
When Chiyo saw the Third Kazekage's miserable condition, she dared not take any chances. She immediately took out a pill and fed it to him, then channeled her chakra to stabilize his injuries.
"Don't worry, Elder Koharu. I just exhausted myself a little. I'll be fine after some rest."
Seeing Utatane Koharu's worried expression, Qingyun smiled faintly and rose to his feet.
After a little time to recover, the Yin-Yang True Energy in Qingyun's body circulated rapidly, constantly absorbing natural spiritual energy to replenish him. In that brief interval, he had already recovered more than half his true energy.
"That's good. You didn't beat the Third Kazekage to death, did you?"
When Utatane Koharu had approached earlier, she had seen the Third Kazekage lying motionless at the bottom of the crater. Now Chiyo and her people surrounded him, leaving her unable to assess his condition, so she anxiously asked Qingyun.
"No. At worst, he's seriously injured and will need some time to recuperate."
Qingyun smiled at her question, then looked at the wary Sunagakure ninja watching him and