Chapter 79.6- One Thousand Hands

“Get out of here” I said.

“Bold request. No” He said.

“I wasn’t talking to you” I said instead, as I felt a shadow detach from my own and begin to creep away. I had no idea what Shikahime had up her sleeves that she felt would be able to make a difference in a fight between two Kage, but I did not want to find out. I had confidence in her, but this man. This man was not someone you took risks with, and my cousin’s life was too great a risk to take. With Kinkaku and Ginkaku dead, I knew Uzume would be rushing over here as quick as she could. I just hoped she’d secure Uraume’s victory before doing so.

Tired of the pissing match, I took a step backwards, detaching my fist from the Raikage’s before lashing out with a spartan kick that caught him straight on the chest. The shockwave leveled the building behind him, but he did not budge. Instead, he grabbed on to my foot, pulled me closer and then speared me straight through two buildings. I barely felt the impacts against my back, but I had definitely felt the one on my ribs.

My feet found the ground as I used chakra adhesion to stop our motion. And then I grabbed on to his midsection and lifted his body such that his legs were on my shoulders. Good thing my sage mode made me much wider. Trying this in my base form would probably have failed in spectacular fashion.

“Liger bomb” I screamed, slamming him straight into the ground, stealing the jutsu from his son while I did so. Our eyes met, and he looked far from impressed. He was on his feet a second later.

“Where did you learn that jutsu?” He asked, tone quietly dangerous.

“You mean your son’s move?” I asked, feeling like this was the right thread to pull.

“Yes” He near screamed that word.

“My spies watched him practice it so many times that I guess it’s just stuck. I’m sure they’re watching him practice it right now. He trains all afternoon, yes. Noon to Nine pm if I remember correctly?” I ventured, mixing truth and fiction. I’d never managed to get any spies close enough to the Raikage’s son, Ay. But then again, we had been able to get some version of his daily schedule.

There was a flash, and Ay was in my face again. I bent away from the punch by sheer instinct. My return rasengan to the head did not make him flinch even as I expanded and exploded it by twisting my wrist. Instead, he caught on to the offending wrist. He tried turning it to break it, but I kept my arm straight. Sage mode strained against lightning armour, and neither won as we remained deadlocked. At least deadlocked until four shuriken with wind release running through them curved around me and ground against the armour. I ripped my hand from his grip and grabbed both sides of his head, bringing my knee up to his head. There was another massive shockwave. Ay reached up, grabbed my waist, and then slammed me straight into the ground.

“Liger bomb” He said with audible menace. Only for him to take a sun to the face. Uzume’s fire release rasengan slammed into him, and I watched it warp in slow motion. I reached out, grabbing her by the ankle before getting us both the hell out of dodge.