Chapter 338

The situation on the field reversed so quickly that everyone was caught off guard.

No one would have thought that at the critical moment of the decisive battle between the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage, a "third party" would suddenly emerge.

The scorching lava body with terrifying high temperature attacked from behind; the Third Raikage, with his battle-hardened combat awareness, naturally felt the danger approaching from behind.

But right now, the time left for him to consider was extremely short, only a brief moment.

And in this brief moment, the Third Raikage suddenly understood many things in his heart.

No wonder Onoki, knowing he was no match for him, still took the initiative to challenge him.

It turned out that he had already prepared a backup plan, using himself as bait to lure him into revealing a flaw.

It must be said that although Onoki's scheme was a gamble, Onoki had won the bet.

The fist hit the Third Raikage's most vulnerable weak point without deviation.

Onoki's scheme was interlocking; although insidious and ruthless, exposing himself also actively gave the Third Raikage a chance.

Onoki himself also bore huge risks; in this back-and-forth, it can only be said that the Third Raikage himself was one move behind.

In this clash of tactics and combat, until now, both sides generally had their pros and cons.

The only advantage Onoki had was one thing—the initiative!

Everything in the world has its cause and effect; there is a corresponding causal relationship between everything.

Standing from different positions, one has different perspectives on problems.

And to successfully scheme against others, one must learn to stand in others' shoes to look at problems; this is the principle of "know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles."

Onoki had long calculated that facing his active challenge, the Third Raikage could not avoid the fight.

Whether it was the Third Raikage's own personality or the situation Cloud Village was facing, the Third Raikage would definitely bite the "bait" Onoki threw out.

First, in terms of individual combat power, the Third Raikage was undoubtedly superior to Onoki, and coupled with his arrogant personality and confidence in his own strength, he had no reason to avoid the fight. Onoki's active search for a fight was equivalent to helping the Third Raikage exert his advantages.

Second, the attrition of Cloud Village did not allow the Third Raikage to avoid the fight; after all, as long as he could take down Onoki head-on, this war would eventually come to an end.

Such an opportunity to end the war with his own martial power was something the Third Raikage would never let go.

Onoki's plan seemed to have elements of a "gamble," but in reality, many factors depended on whether Onoki himself could do it!

In other words, human effort is the decisive factor; Onoki always kept the initiative in his own hands.

The most difficult point was whether he could create an opportunity for Roshi to successfully sneak attack the Third Raikage.

The current result undoubtedly told Onoki that he had won the bet.

Under Onoki's layers of design, the Third Raikage fell into his trap.

And for the Third Raikage, this battle seemed to be an extremely unfair "one-on-two," and Onoki's actions contained many underhanded elements, but he was not the disadvantaged party.

Because even if Onoki and Roshi added together, they might not necessarily be able to defeat the Third Raikage.

And Onoki alone might not even be able to pose a threat to him.

Thinking from another angle, if the Third Raikage had gone all out from the start, sparing no cost to kill Onoki quickly, would Onoki still have had such an opportunity?

Saying this now was undoubtedly too late.

The ninja world is not a ring, and it will not talk to you about so-called "fair and just" principles.

The winner takes all; even if you fall under a scheme, you can only blame yourself for being one move behind.

As a hero who had roamed the ninja world for many years, the Third Raikage naturally understood this truth.

The Third Raikage knew clearly that it was meaningless to consider the gains and losses of the past; the only plan now was to think about how to escape from the current predicament.

At this time, the Third Raikage, using the strongest spear, Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite, was still in a stalemate with Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu.

Although the white field created by the Atomic Dismantling Jutsu was on the verge of shattering, the One-Finger Nukite still needed at least one to two seconds to break through it.

And by the time he shattered the Particle Style, the Lightning Armor on his body would also be completely disintegrated.

Behind the Third Raikage, the Lava Style: Scorching River Rock Jutsu was extremely close; it was estimated that in another second, this attack would also cover his body...

In other words, if the Third Raikage still insisted on pushing forward to break the Particle Style and kill Onoki, then when his Lightning Armor shattered, he would have to take a hit from the Lava Style: Scorching River Rock Jutsu first.

Losing the Lightning Armor and relying only on his physical body to resist a major move from a Kage-level powerhouse—no matter how you look at it, this was a path to death.

And originally, the Third Raikage had a compromise method.

He could cancel the One-Finger Nukite attack, endure the damage of the Atomic Dismantling Jutsu, and rely on his own speed to dodge the Lava Style: Scorching River Rock Jutsu behind him.

The biggest loss in doing so would just be losing an opportunity to kill Tsuchikage Onoki.

But previously, due to being affected by Onoki's Added-Weight Rock Technique, the Third Raikage's speed had plummeted; according to his calculations, even if he withdrew the attack, he would not be able to dodge the Lava Style: Scorching River Rock Jutsu attack behind him in any way.

Onoki, at the cost of his own serious injury, exchanged for the opportunity to use the Added-Weight Rock Technique to affect the Third Raikage's speed, which became the most important foreshadowing.

Not only that, the thrust of the One-Finger Nukite was a straight line that could not be reversed; it could only thrust in one direction in front of him.

The Third Raikage naturally could not perform a "horse-killing spear" to annihilate Roshi's sneak attack.

Once the Third Raikage's "perfect" cycle was broken, his combat power would also have flaws.

Just like a thousand-mile-long levee, as long as an ant bores a hole in it, it will eventually collapse completely.