Just as Jiraiya finished off the rhinoceros and Kakashi was "playing" with the four Hell Hounds, the Hell Crab bringing up the rear reached Su Yu.
He raised his enormous, spike-covered claw and brought it down on Su Yu's head with all his strength.
The wind pressure generated by that tremendous force made Jiraiya and Kakashi glance over. Distracted, Kakashi nearly had his backside bitten by a Hell Hound.
No one would have doubted that this blow could smash even a mountain into a basin.
Watching the waves of air beneath the descending claw, Jiraiya could not help thinking that even Tsunade would have had to avoid taking it head-on...
All of this happened in a flash. With a boom, the enormous claw slammed down and struck its target!
The tremendous force brought tremendous waves of air and wind pressure. In an instant, a hurricane seemed to form around Su Yu, its swirling winds spreading rapidly outward and sweeping everything nearby clean.
The dust and smoke from the earlier missiles were naturally swept away, revealing Su Yu within.
Even the Hell Hounds nearby could not withstand the gale and were blown away. Kakashi, Jiraiya, and the Akatsuki members poured large amounts of chakra into the soles of their feet, only then managing to stay where they were.
After a moment, the wind stopped. Everyone stared at the Hell Crab in amazement. That strength was simply absurd.
But what amazed them most-no, terrified them-was the hand extending from beneath the Hell Crab's enormous claw.
The hand stood in stark contrast to the claw, which was as large as a small mountain, yet it firmly blocked that powerful claw.
It was like an ant holding up an elephant's stomping foot!
The sheer contrast of that sight dealt a tremendous shock to everyone's