Facing the Iron Sand Body triangular prism several times larger than himself, Kawaki didn't choose to dodge.
Since he couldn't use his sword, his own body would be the best weapon.
"Sage Art: Thunderbolt Fist!"
Kawaki's right fist was engulfed in a blinding flash of lightning. The lightning - attribute Chakra combined with the Chakra Enhanced Strength Punch, and with the boost of Sage Chakra, it was truly awe - inspiring.
He pushed off the ground with his feet and leaped high into the air.
In the blink of an eye, Kawaki's fist landed on the spike of the triangular prism.
"BOOM!!!"
With a deafening roar, the triangular prism shattered into pieces.
After landing, Kawaki stared coldly at the stunned Third Kazekage.
"Is that all you've got?"
"You might as well be comparable to the Raikage!"
The Third Kazekage ignored Kawaki's sarcasm and muttered to himself.
This strike reminded him of the Third Raikage.
He never thought there was someone in Konoha who could master the combination of Ninjutsu and Taijutsu to such a high level.
Kawaki's threat level in his mind had just gone up a notch. He originally thought that without a weapon, Kawaki was like a toothless tiger.
Now it seemed that wasn't the case at all.
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Gyro."
After the initial shock, the Third Kazekage didn't stop his attack. He formed hand seals with both hands.
The scattered Iron Sand Body in the air gathered again, and a larger triangular prism took shape, spinning at high speed.
With a howling wind, it charged towards Kawaki on the ground once more.
"You don't think I'll take this head - on again, do you?"
Kawaki looked at the Third Kazekage as if he were a fool.
Before the Third Kazekage could react, Kawaki vanished from his spot. The spinning triangular prism stabbed into the ground, kicking up a huge cloud of dust.
The Third Kazekage's face instantly darkened.
"Your jutsu is way too slow!"
Kawaki's voice came from behind him. In an instant, he was already up close.
The Third Kazekage whirled around, only to see a huge fist growing larger and larger in his pupils.
A Thunderbolt Fist landed right on his nose.
The hit Third Kazekage turned into a puff of sand and dissipated.
Reappearing not far from Kawaki, he was still in shock. If that punch had landed, even though the Iron Sand Body covering his body could defend against it, the violent lightning - attribute Chakra would have been more than enough to take him down.
"Your reaction is quite fast."
Kawaki wasn't surprised. If the Third Kazekage could be taken down so easily, he wouldn't deserve the title of "the Strongest Kazekage".
"Stop running your mouth!"
An Iron Sand Body eyeball appeared on the Third Kazekage's shoulder. It was this eyeball that had just done a great job.
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Wings."
The Third Kazekage launched countless Iron Sand Body feathers from the center of his back wings, launching a long - range attack on Kawaki.
These feathers could paralyze those hit by them, rendering them combat - ineffective. They were so fast that it was hard to catch them with the naked eye.
However, he didn't expect this move to defeat Kawaki. Taking advantage of the large - scale attack, he cast his most powerful ninjutsu.
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Method."
A large amount of Chakra began to gather. The Third Kazekage flapped his wings and approached Kawaki.
He used the iron sand to form a large, spiked barrier in the air for a piercing attack.
He enveloped Kawaki completely within the barrier, restricting his range of movement, while he himself was like a fish in water within the barrier.
His own speed was greatly enhanced.
Facing the dual ninjutsu attacks of the Third Kazekage, Kawaki instinctively wanted to use the Flying Raijin.
But as soon as the senbon was thrown out, it was absorbed by the iron sand and integrated into it, and the induction of the Flying Raijin mark was blocked.
Kawaki could only nimbly dodge the feather attacks and tried to break through the barrier to get out.
Unexpectedly, the iron sand repaired itself quickly and covered a large area. The Third Kazekage could appear at any time to attack.
It greatly hindered Kawaki's progress.
"Restricting me also restricts yourself."
"Sage Art, Torii Seal."
Kawaki clashed with the Third Kazekage and quickly formed hand seals with both hands.
Several huge red torii gates fell from the sky.
The barrier formed by the iron sand was extremely fragile in front of the red torii gates and was smashed to pieces.
Taking advantage of the situation, Kawaki left the range of the barrier.
The Third Kazekage ran even faster. As soon as the surveillance eye saw the red torii gates, he quickly escaped from the barrier.
After the barrier was broken, he suffered some backlash, and the wings on his back could no longer be maintained.
"Konoha has actually produced a monster like you."
Since he became the Kazekage, this was the first time he had been forced to such a situation. Even Shukaku was suppressed by this move back then.
"You're just too weak."
The Sage Chakra in Kawaki's body was also running out, as the speed of his self - absorption was far lower than the consumption rate.
This was also the longest time he had maintained the Sage Mode so far.
After the cursed seal on his face faded and his pupils returned to black, Kawaki was in a good state after releasing the Sage Mode.
The Third Kazekage crushed the Military Rations Pill Soldier Pill he had hidden in his mouth long ago and began to think about retreating.
With Kawaki here, his goal could no longer be achieved.
If he dragged on any longer, he might not even be able to get away.
"Then we'll meet again next time."
"Magnet Release, Iron Sand Burial."
Without any hesitation, the Third Kazekage's face tightened. After forming hand seals, he slapped the ground with both hands.
Countless black iron sands were extracted from the ground.
In an instant, they converged into a huge black wave, sweeping towards Kawaki and the two warring sides behind him.
"Retreat!"
The Third Kazekage shouted and led the nearby Sand ninja to retreat first.
Facing the wave of iron sand, the ninjas on both sides scattered. What was the point of winning if they were caught in it?
The Sand ninja followed the Third Kazekage to retreat. Kawaki didn't stop them. He couldn't keep the Third Kazekage today.
Without a sword, his killing power was still a bit weak.
Kawaki was busy rescuing the Konoha Ninjas on the battlefield who couldn't dodge in time. Unexpectedly, the iron sand wave was just a flash in the pan.
It looked imposing, but the power it carried when sweeping over was just mediocre.
Kawaki then regretted not chasing after him. Obviously, the Third Kazekage was at the end of his strength.
He just couldn't fully unleash such a ninjutsu.
"You guys are lucky today. It won't be so easy next time."
Rasa still had blood at the corner of his mouth, and his face was chapped.
"It won't be so easy for you to get away next time."
Nawaki and Minato stood together, with their combat uniforms in tatters and their faces a little pale.
Even in a two - on - one fight, they didn't gain much advantage, really suffering from their young age.
Rasa was indeed worthy of being the successor to the next Kazekage.
"Humph~"
Rasa snorted and turned to retreat in the direction of his teacher.
The two young ones had left a deep impression on him.
After everything settled down, Kawaki Hatake could only lead the Konoha Ninjas forward.
There were no more dangers along the way.
The Third Kazekage led his troops to withdraw. When they were far away from the Konoha Ninjas,
He could no longer hold on. After staggering, he spat out a mouthful of blood and almost fell to the ground.
His face instantly turned as pale as paper. If he hadn't endured until now, his injuries would be a bit lighter.
"Teacher, are you okay?"
Rasa stepped forward to support him and asked nervously.
"Cough, cough~"
"I've suffered some internal injuries. Kawaki Hatake can't be underestimated."
As he spoke, the Third Kazekage frowned. He was very pessimistic about the upcoming war.
Now he didn't really care about his injuries. They weren't life - threatening.
"Teacher, let's talk about it after we get back."
Rasa supported the Third Kazekage and continued to move forward.
This ambush by Sunagakure was in vain. They achieved nothing.
The Third Kazekage was seriously injured. With Kawaki Hatake in the fight, the Sand ninjas would find it difficult to withstand Konoha's offensive.
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