Just as the Cloud Ninjas' hearts sank to the bottom, a dark hand suddenly reached out from the giant pit, grabbed the edge of the deep hole, and leaped out!
The Cloud Ninjas' eyes immediately lit up, and they cheered.
"It's Lord Raikage!"
"I knew Lord Raikage would be fine!"
"Wait, Lord Raikage doesn't look so good!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent and looked toward the Raikage with concern.
Of course, the Third Raikage's condition could not possibly be good.
Taking a Cero head-on, if he hadn't used Black Lightning, there probably wouldn't even be a corpse left.
Even though Black Lightning blocked some of the critical damage, his current situation was still dire.
His Chakra was severely depleted, his body smelled burnt, and there was hardly a spot on him that was undamaged.
The Cloud Ninja Leader quickly noticed the Raikage's condition and urgently shouted, "Quick! Protect Lord Raikage!"
The Cloud Ninjas responded immediately, rushing straight over and encircling the Raikage.
The Raikage coughed and said, "No need. I can still fight!"
The Cloud Ninja Leader said, "Lord Raikage, please do not push yourself. The Kumogakure cannot afford to lose you right now!"
The Third Raikage subconsciously wanted to retort.
But then he thought of the Hollows that had suddenly appeared.
If the fight was this difficult while he was present, what would happen to the Kumogakure, and what would happen to the Land of Lightning if he were gone?
Could his useless son shoulder the burden of the Raikage?
Thinking this, he fell silent and subconsciously looked toward Ai.
A single glance made his eyelids twitch.
He saw Ai execute a Rage Horizontal, concentrating Lightning Style on his left hand, sending a heavy hand blade slashing toward Zommari's neck.
Zommari, unhurried, raised his hand, and a Cursed Eye glanced at Ai's hand blade.
A sun-shaped black pattern quietly appeared on the back of his hand.
Just as the force of the Rage Horizontal struck Zommari, Ai's expression suddenly changed, and his left hand uncontrollably swung back!
Ai was alarmed, and he quickly raised his right hand to block his left hand from slashing toward his own neck.
He then quickly put distance between himself and Zommari, watching him with shock and uncertainty.
At this moment, Zommari had undergone Resurrección, and black markings appeared on his face and jaw.
His lower body had turned into a peach-colored, pumpkin-shaped sphere and floated off the ground, and as many as fifty yellow eyes appeared on his body.
This gave him a chilling feeling.
Coupled with his now uncontrollable left hand, this feeling became even more profound.
He understood that the loss of control over his left hand must be this guy's doing!
The only change he had undergone was the addition of those eyes on his body.
"Can those eyes control my body?"
Ai stared, his face full of disbelief.
Why does every single one of these guys have such strange and bizarre abilities!
Zommari's expression was calm as he said, "You cannot understand my ability? But that is not your fault."
"You only need to accept the 'love' I give you, and that is enough!"
Ai spat, "You call this love?"
The Cursed Eyes on Zommari's body suddenly flashed purple light. The sudden change made Ai's expression serious, and he instantly used the Lightning Body Flicker to leave the spot.
But when he reappeared, his expression turned extremely grim.
Because a sun-shaped black pattern had appeared on his left foot.
"Shit!"
Ai cursed, then hardened his heart and used Lightning Style to directly sever the nerves in his left hand and left foot!
"As long as they can't move, they can't be controlled!"
Ai grinned fiercely. Although it hurt, it was better than having them drag him down or even being used to kill himself.
However, by doing this, he also fell into a predicament.
Having lost one hand and one foot, his combat ability plummeted!
Moreover, he hadn't found any weakness in this strange guy, and rushing forward rashly would likely lead to him being hit again!
Fortunately, the Cloud Ninja Unit reinforcements arrived.
Seeming to have noticed Ai's predicament, a Cloud Ninja said, "Lord Ai, please go rest first. Leave this place to us!"
Ai was silent for a moment, then nodded helplessly and warned, "Be careful, this guy's eyes can control people's bodies!"
The Cloud Ninja's expression tightened, and he nodded.
Clearly, he hadn't expected these beings to have such strange abilities.
Ai retreated to the side. The Medical Unit and Sealing Squad quickly rushed over to reattach the severed nerves and research a Seal to remove the sun-shaped black markings.
He, meanwhile, quietly observed Zommari, trying to find his weakness.
All the eyes on Zommari's body lit up, and sun-shaped black markings instantly appeared on the heads of dozens of Cloud Ninjas.
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