Im Sakura, Rely on Pure Skill

Having been lying in wait in the snow, Cee finally made his move, raising his hand to cast the illusion he was most skilled at.

"Thunder Mirage—Thunder Pillar!"

A blinding golden light surged toward Sakura, instantly robbing her of her vision!

"Well done!"

Raikage couldn't help but praise, then flashed a vicious grin.

At this moment, Sakura quickly broke free from Raikage's entanglement and landed a short distance away!

At the same time, Cee swiftly drew a kunai from his ninja tool pouch and hurled it at Sakura with force!

Sakura seemed unaware of the attack, her ears twitching slightly, and with a twist of her body, she attempted to avoid the kunai, but it grazed her cheek.

Bright red blood slowly dripped from her pale cheek, and the crimson stain was striking against the backdrop of the icy landscape.

"It seems that your team's sensory ninja isn't you after all."

Raikage sneered, a cruel smile spreading across his face.

"Who knows?"

Sakura's expression now revealed a hint of panic, two parts hesitation, three parts stubbornness, four parts shock, five parts readiness for death, and six parts determination to fight on.

"Heh, still talking big when death is near."

With those words, Raikage rushed forward once more!

He moved like lightning, his fists like a storm!

Sakura instinctively crossed her arms in front of her to block, but with a single punch, her small frame was sent flying!

Raikage, sensing the opportunity, didn't relent. He immediately propelled himself forward and appeared behind Sakura in an instant!

"Heavy Flow Explosion!"

A punch of overwhelming force came crashing down on Sakura!

Sakura's body was sent flying as if she were a rag doll, hurtling toward Cee!

"Cee, finish her off!"

Raikage's rugged face twisted into a cruel smile.

No one could survive a direct hit from his Heavy Flow Explosion—no one, not even with a sealed technique, could recover that quickly!

But as Sakura flew through the air, the corner of her lips, hidden beneath her pink hair, curved into a satisfied smile.

Yes, the Hundred Healings Technique would not allow her to recover so quickly.

But what if she had already begun to gather chakra to heal the affected area before the attack?

This was the so-called Yin Healing Disablement!

Sakura had been inspired by Kabuto's example and suddenly had a clever idea.

As for predicting Raikage's attack, that was easy.

Sakura's chakra was far more abundant than Kabuto's!

Taijutsu ninja, after all, didn't consume much chakra, and Sakura also had the Yin Sealing—she could cover her entire body with it!

The most important thing was that Sakura's medical ninjutsu and Hundred Healings were far beyond Kabuto's level!

"Yes! Lord Raikage!"

Cee's eyes glinted with excitement as he drew another kunai from his ninja tool pouch and threw it toward the airborne Sakura!

However, Sakura raised her head at that moment, her unfocused eyes locking onto the advancing Cee.

Cee froze, as though he were being stalked by a predator!

How could this be?!

She was supposed to be under his illusion!

Her unfocused eyes were the best proof of that!

"Heh, got you, little mouse!"

Sakura's words sent a chill down Cee's spine—he'd fallen into her trap!

She hadn't been affected by the illusion at all!

Or rather, there had been an intelligence lapse—she, too, was a sensory ninja!

She had been controlled by the illusion, but had taken Raikage's attack to turn the tables. Her target...

Was me!

At this moment, Cee instinctively wanted to flee!

Someone capable of hand-to-hand combat with the Two-Tails and exchanging taijutsu with Raikage was not someone he could handle!

But with his speed, how could he compare to someone who combined Raikage's strength with Sakura's own speed?

In the blink of an eye, a delicate hand was already on his shoulder!

Sakura, skilled in medical ninjutsu, almost instantly dislocated his arm!

"Ah!"

His arm popped out of its socket, and even the smallest movement brought excruciating pain.

With a kick, Sakura sent the kunai flying from his hand, then caught it and pressed it to his throat!

"You!"

"You cowardly bastard!"

Raikage roared with fury, his tiger-like eyes almost spitting fire!

"Heh, if we're talking about being cowardly, then you're the last one who should accuse me."

Sakura was almost immune to Raikage's insults. If she wanted, she could curse him non-stop for three days and nights without repeating herself.

His constant taunts about being cowardly and sneaky couldn't even tickle Sakura.

"To think that a Hokage's disciple would resort to deception and hold a hostage—let him go now!"

Raikage's chest heaved with rage, his eyes burning with anger as he glared at Sakura, who was hidden behind Cee.

"Raikage-sama!"

"Don't mind me!"

"Kill her now!"

Cee gritted his teeth, enduring the pain in his dislocated arm, and shouted.

"Shut up."

Sakura's eyes flashed with coldness, and with a casual movement, she dislocated Cee's jaw as well.

"Heh, huh!"

Cee tried to speak, but no words came out—only cold air rushed into his mouth. Even his saliva froze in mid-air, solidifying into ice.

Raikage clenched his fists tightly, his teeth grinding as he spoke through them:

"Fine! But I won't leave your sight!"

Sakura pondered for a moment, considering that one couldn't play with a cat too harshly—let alone the tiger before her.

"Alright."

"Stay at least one hundred meters away from me!"

Usually, fifty meters would suffice for most ninja, but this was Raikage.

One hundred meters wasn't just Sakura's escape distance—it was Cee's death distance!

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