Chapter 21
Chapter 21
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 21
Chapter Title: Fighting the "AB Combo" Alone!
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"Darui! Shi! You two lead teams to take out those two flying ninjas!"
Fourth Raikage A quickly issued his tactical orders.
"Watch out for that scythe wielder!" Fourth Raikage A shared the intel from his earlier clash. "That guy's able to absorb chakra!"
"B! Come with me—we're taking on this arrogant bastard!"
As the infamous "A-B Combo" of the shinobi world, they had rampaged undefeated across battlefields during the Third Great Ninja War, conquering all in their path—until they ran into the even faster "Yellow Flash" Namikaze Minato, who finally checked them.
But Namikaze Minato was dead now. Fourth Raikage A had become the fastest man in the shinobi world of this era!
No one doubted the A-B Combo's fighting prowess!
Darui and Shi each led squads of Hidden Cloud ninjas, surrounding and engaging these two levitating foes.
They didn't dare let their guard down—not just because these enemies had the guts to assault Hidden Cloud Village with only three people, but because this levitation ability was incredibly rare across the entire shinobi world!
To date, the only one known to levitate was Third Tsuchikage Onoki of Hidden Stone Village!
Shi—with his short blond hair and handsome features—led several Hidden Cloud ninjas into the first clash with the Jeweled Celestial Maiden.
Several Hidden Cloud ninjas unleashed Earth Release ninjutsu. Countless earthen spears erupted from the ground, thrusting toward the sky to lock down the Jeweled Celestial Maiden's movements. Shi, along with three Hidden Cloud jonin, used the spears as springboards to leap airborne, their Lightning Release ninjutsu flashing through the smoke veil.
But the Jeweled Celestial Maiden's ribbons were as slippery and vicious as venomous serpents—they could extend at will and slice through iron like mud. A single lash from a ribbon meant death or severe injury for any ordinary ninja!
The Jeweled Celestial Maiden twirled in the air like a dancer, elegantly "performing" with her whipping ribbons. One by one, Hidden Cloud ninjas were pierced through the body or sent tumbling backward, vomiting blood.
For the moment, not a single one could close in on her.
And on the other side...
The Third Death God swung his scythe wildly, clashing with the Hidden Cloud ninjas under Darui's command.
"Water Release: Water Bullets!" Several water-specialist Hidden Cloud ninjas formed hand seals, unleashing a barrage of water-formed bullets at the airborne Third Death God.
These "Water Bullets" packed the punch of large-caliber rounds, capable of punching clean through steel plating in one shot.
The Third Death God effortlessly evaded the incoming volley, barreling straight for Darui.
"Storm Release: Laser Circus!" Darui formed hand seals!
Blue orbs erupted, firing over a dozen electrified water beams that roared toward the Third Death God in the sky.
These "water pillars" homed in like laser-guided missiles, assailing the Third Death God from every angle.
In response, the Third Death God whipped his scythe around.
Several wind blades tore through the smoke, weaving a net of gales in midair that shredded and absorbed the incoming Storm Release ninjutsu entirely.
"What?!" Darui stared in shock as his signature "Storm Release: Laser Circus" was casually sliced apart by the enemy's "wind blades."
The blades pressed on, striking several Hidden Cloud ninjas who failed to dodge in time.
"Agh!" The struck ninjas let out agonized screams.
Darui whipped his head around, only to see their bodies unscathed by cuts from the "wind blades"—yet they collapsed like lifeless corpses, unable to rise again.
"Careful!" Mabui shouted in urgent warning. "That guy's scythe absorbs chakra! Don't let it hit you!"
Mabui—ever sharp at analysis and judgment—drew from the Raikage's earlier tip to swiftly redirect the Hidden Cloud ninjas' tactics.
Ninjas depended utterly on chakra. Once it was drained dry, death was the only outcome.
"I'll keep him busy! Mabui, you coordinate the ranged attacks!" True to form as the future Fifth Raikage, Darui immediately volunteered himself as bait.
Darui scaled the Raikage Building's structure, clambering higher and higher before launching himself at the Third Death God!