On the battlefield where Iwagakure and Kumogakure clashed, Ōnoki flew in the air, confronting the Third Raikage A.
A truly had no immediate way to deal with Ōnoki; his Ninja Body Technique made it difficult to attack Ōnoki in the sky.
Ōnoki also had no way to deal with A. The drawback of Dust Release's long preparation time was fully exposed and infinitely amplified when fighting A.
Whenever he prepared Dust Release, A's lightning-fast Body Flicker Technique, like a blue lightning bolt, made it difficult for him to lock onto him.
Ōnoki didn't dare to use Dust Release on a large scale on the battlefield, as it would affect the Hidden Stone Ninja. It was incredibly frustrating to fight. As for close-quarters combat, that was out of the question. He'd have to be insane to engage in close combat with the Third Raikage A, who was famous throughout the Ninja World for his Ninja Body Technique.
According to intelligence obtained by Iwagakure, A was capable of clashing head-on with the Eight-Tails. What did this mean? Even if he used Earth Release: Golem Technique to create a giant rock monster, A would defeat it in a few moves.
The only way to kill A, Dust Release, still required preparation time. The time it took to prepare Dust Release was enough for A to run several laps around the battlefield.
"Ōnoki, you just keep flying in the sky, afraid to come down. Are you scared of me?"
A had some regrets. If he had known Ōnoki would keep flying in the sky, he should have brought the Kohaku no Jōhei. The Eight-Tails had already been sealed into Burabi's body with the Iron Armor Seal, so the Kohaku no Jōhei was no longer needed to seal the Eight-Tails.
Bringing the Kohaku no Jōhei could have had an unexpected effect.
He could have sealed Ōnoki, who was flying in the sky like an annoying fly, with the Kohaku no Jōhei.
Without the Third Tsuchikage, wouldn't Iwagakure be at Kumogakure's mercy?
Thinking of this, A felt that his actions this time were a bit reckless.
"Scared of you? Me, scared of you? Third Raikage, if you're so capable, come up here and fight me!"
Ōnoki, with his arms crossed, looked down at A from above, beckoned with his finger, and loudly declared, "Third Raikage, I'm right here! Come up and fight me!"
"Third Tsuchikage! If you're so capable, come down here and fight me!"
A furiously dug out a huge rock from the ground and hurled it towards Ōnoki.
Ōnoki caught the enormous rock.
"Earth Release: Super Weighted Boulder Jutsu!"
The huge rock, made heavier by Ōnoki, was hurled towards A. Forming hand signs, Ōnoki spat out rocks from his mouth.
"Earth Release: Rock Clone Jutsu!"
A blue lightning flash, and the huge rock was shattered by A's hand blade.
A looked at the shattered rocks and had an idea of how to attack Ōnoki. He continuously dug out rocks from the ground and hurled them towards Ōnoki. With Lightning Release Chakra Mode fully activated, his hair stood on end, and he moved like a blue lightning bolt, ricocheting between the rocks.
So fast!
A hint of astonishment flashed in Ōnoki's eyes. He had witnessed A's speed many times, but this time A's speed was even faster!
"Hell Stab: One-Finger Spear!"
A extended a single finger, concentrating Lightning Release Chakra on it. His entire being transformed into a Lightning Release spear, seemingly capable of piercing through all things in the world!
"Tsuchikage-sama!!!"
The Hidden Stone Ninja's eyes widened in terror and shock as they watched the Third Raikage A's Hell Stab: One-Finger Spear pierce through Ōnoki in the air, splitting him in two!
Something's not right!
A felt that something was off. The Ōnoki he had pierced in two was gradually turning into rock!
A rock clone?!
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World!"
A white light formed a conical barrier between Ōnoki's hands and fired towards A's front.
A continued to advance with the force of the stab, narrowly dodging the Dust Release attack, but was still affected by the explosion caused by the Dust Release. He landed on the ground with a thud, creating a large crater.
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