The Third Raikage's expression darkened. He had less than half his chakra left and was severely short on stamina. Asking him to use Black Lightning now would be asking for his life.
Now that a new variable had appeared, he still wanted to stay alive and keep contributing to Kumogakure.
But he had only used Black Lightning a handful of times, and every enemy who had seen it was dead. How did this "Rōran remnant" know about it?
"Don't get distracted, you brute."
Ōnoki glanced at the battlefield out of the corner of his eye. Finding that the Kaguya clan members weren't pursuing the fleeing Iwa Shinobi, he felt greatly reassured.
He rested lightly against the Third Raikage's back. His own weight was negligible, so there was no need to worry about interfering with the Raikage's performance.
Thump~
The Third Raikage pushed gently off the ground, like a light, graceful bird, stirring only a thin layer of gray dust. Even the tiny stones beneath his feet didn't budge.
For the first time, shock appeared in Takahashi Yū's eyes. His pupils contracted sharply as the burly figure nearby vanished in an instant, as though he had never existed.
Only traces of electricity remained where he had stood, flickering faintly.
Whoosh!
A sharp rush of air suddenly sounded beside Takahashi Yū's ear, coming so fast that he barely had time to react.
The sound approached as swiftly as lightning, closing in on him in the blink of an eye.
No time to react!
Bam!
It was just like when Takahashi Yū had taken advantage of the Third Raikage's poor condition and used his speed to punch him in the stomach!
Takahashi Yū felt a tremendous force slam into his abdomen!
His entire body curled like a shrimp, a massive fist appearing against