Chapter 80.3- One Thousand Hands

He moved. Was Movement even a good word for it? One second he was somewhere, and before the next he was somewhere else. I felt Uzume’s kick against my ribs toss me to the side while he barreled into her. Of course, with stasis, she would be fine no matter how strong he had gotten. I tracked him wrestle her through three buildings in a row, sending kunai into the air and aiming for everything I could. The more advantages I had on the battlefield, the better.

Uzume managed to dig her feet in for a second, not fully stopping the Raikage, but slowing him down enough that OI could clearly see where he started and where she ended. I teleported next to them, rasengan grinding against the man’s midsection. He didn’t even feel it, hand lashing out in a backhand I barely managed to teleport away from. Interesting. He picked Uzume up, ripping her off the ground despite her attempt to stick to it with chakra adhesion. He made to slam her into the ground, and I was in their midst again.

My left foot snapped at the back of his knee in a kick that would have folded any other man. It got his attention somewhat as I spun into another kick. Except this one he managed to catch as he dropped Uzume unceremoniously to the ground. Of course, that was a mistake With no hesitation, she unsealed her gunbai and aimed it straight for his neck.

Even with the wind release rushing through it, it did nothing but grind against his armour. And then the Raikage smirked. I twisted my foot, kicking at his hand as I moved, managing to give myself enough leverage to transition to a handstand while ripping my foot from his grip. And then I was off, And it was good that I was. The area around him exploded in black lightning. It coursed through Uzume’s body, doing nothing to her. That would have fucked me up if I managed to get hit by it. Stasis was such a cheat ability sometimes.

She moved again, gunbai lashing out with perfect form. But even perfect form could do only so much against an opponent you could scarcely hurt. In a flicker of space, I was in their midst again, using the hiraishin marker I’d placed on Uzume to great effect. My foot slammed straight against the Raikage’s forehead. He pushed backwards, I backflipped with the force, landing on the ground on all fours,

The ground to his left and right turned to mud that I forced to surround him. Uzume blew a storm of hurricane force winds that slashed at his armour. Neither worked much, just forcing him back a smidge. And then he was back again. Was this what fighting Thanos on Titan had felt like for the Avengers? No. This was worse. At least then they could make him bleed.