Raito raised his hand and slammed the raging Spiraling Water Hurricane straight into Naruto's stomach.
At that instant, Tsunade and Jiraiya both instinctively wanted to rush out and stop Raito from dealing a lethal blow, but he was so fast that they had no time to act.
Crack!
The terrifying force instantly swept Naruto up and sent him hurtling backward like a rag doll.
His body slammed heavily into the ground, gouging out a deep furrow.
Seeing this, Orochimaru could not help clapping in approval, his eyes burning with fervor. "What an impressive brat. He's gotten stronger again, and he can even combine the Rasengan perfectly with water release nature transformation!"
What Orochimaru did not know was that Raito had only thought up this move on the spot and casually thrown it together.
Seeing Naruto knocked back, Raito slowly sheathed his Ninja Blade, Zangetsu, and exhaled.
That should settle him down!
But no sooner had Raito put his blade away than Naruto's slightly hoarse voice came from the rubble.
"You held back at the last moment. Couldn't bear to seriously injure me?"
Hearing that, Raito looked up at the sky and sighed helplessly.
This kid really won't give up unless I beat him into submission and put him down!
Hum!
Suddenly, a terrifying surge of chakra erupted, making hearts tremble!
Raito's pupils contracted slightly, and his hair stood on end.
Tailed beast chakra?
Yet the corners of Raito's mouth slowly lifted into a meaningful smile...
Hum!!!
Hum!!!
The billowing dust was scattered by the force of that aura as Raito watched the red storm sweeping toward him.
He had not expected Naruto to be able to draw on the Nine-Tails' chakra at this point through sheer emotional agitation.
Should I call this good luck or bad luck?
*I actually forced