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A famous person once said, "There is no gain without sacrifice. When you overcome such pain, you will gain a strong heart that will not yield to anything... a heart of steel." In a way, that person could be considered Haori's cousin.
But facts have proven that his cousin was wrong.
In many cases, even with sacrifice, there is no gain.
Haori is now seriously injured but still on the front lines. He is a model representative of a young man who works with injuries and doesn't leave his post. Although the reason for his injury… well, you could consider it a work injury. Konoha will reimburse him for his medical expenses.
There is a tragic but heartwarming fact: Konoha has medical insurance… Because of Tsunade's advocacy, Konoha has a complete medical system.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Minato asked Haori again. After all, he looked like he was about to die any second. Would a few seconds of verbal encouragement work?
"I'm fine. But I'll leave the distance and timing completely to Minato-sensei." Haori said.
Speaking of which, unlike the original ability holder who comes with a built-in cheat, Haori has never cooperated with anyone before. So, what he needs to prioritize now is not whether he can seriously injure the Eight-Tails, but to be careful, cautious, and insulated… Don't electrocute Minato.
Haori's personal experience shows that ninjas can't withstand high voltage either. When they get electrocuted, they get fried. They get cooked. They're no different from ordinary people.
Minato nodded, then called out to the two who were not far away, "Chōji, Shizune!"
Hearing Minato's voice, the two who were fighting two against four quickly pushed back the enemy, then turned back to look at Minato.
Minato made a coded gesture to the two.
They naturally understood the meaning. Then, they looked at Haori, who was engaging in performance art. In any case, they really should retreat.
The two nodded, indicating that they understood.
With Chōji and Shizune's strength, it was basically impossible for the other side to take them down. But these two were fighting four against two. They were at a numerical disadvantage, and they couldn't take down the enemy in a short time.
But in reality, the pressure they were under wasn't that great, especially with Shizune Yūgao's cloud of bugs constantly restraining them.
With the most standard electromagnetic railgun, Haori's maximum firing rate is eight shots per minute. With dual wielding, it's sixteen shots. But due to factors like electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic charging, even in dual wielding mode, he fires with both hands at the same time. So, the time interval remains the same.
His first attack might be a bit faster, but starting from the second shot, considering the time interval between shots, the entire process of unloading, charging, aiming, firing, and correcting takes at least seven seconds.
If he's doing a blind shot at the limit, the speed might be faster, but the accuracy will decrease.
After all, this is an ultimate move that deals maximum damage. It's really impossible to do it instantly. Even if you shorten the time, it still takes at least five seconds.
When dealing with ordinary ninjas, five seconds might not even be enough for them to complete one hand seal. But when dealing with ninjas like A or Minato, five seconds is like a year.
After deciding on the retreat strategy, Chōji and Shizune began to close the distance between them.
And Haori had already extended his arm, starting to clench his fist and aim. Electrical arcs flashed on his arm.
Blood loss won't affect his ability to use his abilities for now, but the high-frequency work of his brain during the calculation process requires a lot of oxygen. It's enough to make his current condition worse.
Externally, it shows that his face is whiter, and then there's a bit of black in the white.
Deathly aura? Is this a deathly aura?
Haori's target is the Eight-Tails. It's the attack target, and he's so big, who else would he aim at?
"Bee, it's not good. That jutsu of theirs... I feel like I'm being targeted by something deadly."
"Don't worry, little Eight. Big bro won't let him unleash it."
The tailed beast and the Jinchūriki are playing mind games.
From the start of the fight to now, A has memorized all of Minato's Flying Thunder God coordinates. After Minato dodges his attack, no matter where he instantly appears, A can immediately launch a second attack, a fatal second attack.
The lightning on Haori's hand gets brighter and brighter. He signals Minato that he can start.
Minato supports Haori with his right hand and pulls out another Flying Thunder God Kunai with his left hand.
A, of course, can't let Haori get his way. Anyone can sense the threat of what he's holding. So, he launches an attack first!
His fist appears in front of Minato again.
It's the same routine as the last attack, but the difference is that A is ready to launch a second attack at any time.
No matter where Minato appears, the only thing waiting for him is death… if he really could know where he would appear.
However, Minato does disappear in front of him, but he doesn't appear anywhere in A's field of vision!
No matter what, human vision has blind spots. And in this kind of extreme battle, there's no way A would have time to look around.
Unfortunately, he doesn't have eyes in the back of his head. But that's a flaw in the human physiological structure, not A's problem.
There's also a Flying Thunder God coordinate jutsu that A hasn't discovered, because it's behind him. It was left behind when Minato launched his first attack on him.
So, now Minato has appeared behind him.
The Flying Thunder God did activate, but Minato, with Haori, only teleported a single body length.
One body length. That's the distance between life and death. Actually, he could one-shot A right now. Minato can't break through defenses, but that's easy for Haori.
Unfortunately, the overall situation requires them to keep this Raikage alive.
Minato uses the Flying Thunder God to appear behind A. Then, he throws a blow with his hand, and the Kunai in his hand flies straight towards the Eight-Tails.
Then, the two of them appear in front of the Eight-Tails. Less than five meters in front of Haori's cannon is the head with horns.
The Flying Thunder God, one stage after another. This is a rapid attack that even the Eight-Tails and the Jinchūriki can't react to.
Anyone who plays shooting games often develops a fondness for headshots. And this is such a big head… Haori has experienced firsthand what it means to "take you for a ride."
It's just that he doesn't know whether the Eight-Tails and the Jinchūriki will die after a headshot. After all, Shukaku was shot into a sieve and he was fine.
Anyway… electromagnetic railgun, fire.
But Haori was thinking too much. Although the Eight-Tails couldn't react in time, there was still another speedster on this small battlefield.
A followed Minato's footsteps, leaping high and landing on the Eight-Tails' chest.
Because Haori had charged up, his fist hit the Eight-Tails' chest first.
This wasn't harming it. It was saving it. As expected of someone who could fight a tailed beast hand-to-hand. The Eight-Tails was instantly knocked away.
Then, Haori's attack finally "arrived."
But because of the Eight-Tails' displacement, its head had moved, and the electromagnetic railgun had already been fired. So, this misalignment caused Haori to only hit the Eight-Tails' shoulder.
A large chunk of octopus meat exploded instantly. A spherical hole, clear through, blasted through the Eight-Tails' shoulder and neck. Its head and arm were only connected to its body by a thin layer of flesh.
It didn't achieve the intended effect. Although there wasn't time for a precise injury assessment, it seemed that no matter what, the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki wouldn't be able to move freely for a while.
In terms of feeling, although they're all chakra monsters, the Eight-Tails is unique among the tailed beasts. It's especially tough. So, many people have cut it, and they've done it effortlessly.
Minato only glanced at it, then instantly teleported from mid-air to Chōji and Shizune. Then, he placed his left hand on Chōji's right shoulder, and Haori placed his right hand on Shizune's left shoulder.
Then, for the Kumogakure ninjas… they couldn't believe it. The Eight-Tails was seemingly knocked out, and then the Konoha ninjas vanished.
That's the Flying Thunder God. No matter how the battle goes, when it comes to escaping, no one can stop Minato.
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