Infinite: The Main God Space Starting from Naruto

Chapter 196 Don't Touch My Family!

"We can't delay any longer."

Katakuri stomped his feet hard, and the ground instantly collapsed, with spiderweb-like cracks spreading outwards.

He charged toward Lei Ying like a cannonball, the ground exploding beneath his feet and scattering debris everywhere.

"boom!"

With a whooshing sound, Katakuri's right arm suddenly swelled and deformed, and a large amount of white glutinous rice writhed and surged on the surface of his arm as if it were alive.

In the blink of an eye, the arm had transformed into a jet-black spiked club as tall as a person.

Instead of retreating, Lei Ying advanced, his entire body suddenly contracting its black lightning.

"Hellfire Thrust - One-Shot Punch!"

With a low shout, the Raikage transformed into a streak of black lightning, unleashing a punch at Katakuri. The air was torn apart, producing a sharp sonic boom.

"Clang!"

The fist and the spiked club collided violently in mid-air. A visible shockwave radiated outwards from the point of impact.

In that split second, a glint flashed in Katakuri's eyes.

The spiked club suddenly softened, turning into dozens of white tentacles that instantly wrapped around the Raikage's arm.

"What?!"

Lei Ying's pupils contracted, and he tried to pull his arm back, but found that Nuomi had already wrapped her arms tightly around his wrist, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not break free.

At that moment, Katakuri glanced at Cracker lying on the ground. His face had turned deathly pale, and blood was still gushing from his wounds.

His Observation Haki had already foreseen that if Cracker couldn't be rescued within a minute, he would eventually die from excessive blood loss.

Thinking of this, a hint of anxiety flashed in Katakuri's eyes. He subtly winked at Brûlée, his voice low and deep: "Brûlée, wait for me to create an opportunity for you."

"I understand, big brother." Brûlée bit her lip tightly, her palms already sweating.

Katakuri took a deep breath, his muscles tensing instantly. The mochi wrapped around the Raikage suddenly contracted, tightening around his limbs like steel cables.

"Get out of my way!"

With a stomp of his foot, he spun around and used his strength to swing Nuomi like a whip, slamming Lei Ying against the wall.

"boom!"

Lei Ying slammed heavily against the wall, the immense impact causing spiderweb-like cracks to appear across the entire surface. He groaned, his spine scraping against the wall with a grating sound.

"Oh"

But just then, a cold laugh came from the smoke and dust.

Katakuri's heart skipped a beat, and alarm bells rang in his mind.

"So concerned about your younger brother's safety?" The Raikage's voice came from within the smoke, tinged with mockery. "How about this then?"

"Oh no!"

Katakuri's pupils contracted sharply; at that moment, his Observation Haki had already foreseen the Raikage's intentions.

The next second, Raikage spread his five fingers, and the blinding lightning instantly transformed into several lightning snakes, shooting wildly towards Cracker lying on the ground!

"Cracker!"

Without a second thought, Katakuri immediately released the mochi he was controlling in the Raikage. The armor on his right arm instantly disintegrated, turning into a large amount of mochi that surged towards Cracker.

"Clang clang clang!"

The black lightning bolt slammed into the barrier, sparks flying. The rice barrier began to char under the intense heat, but it still firmly withstood the fatal blow.

But this is exactly what the Raikage wanted!

"Drink it!"

Taking advantage of Katakuri's momentary distraction, the Raikage unleashed his full power. The mochi wrapped around his body became brittle and hard under the powerful electric current. With a shake of his arms, the mochi snapped into pieces.

Then, he stomped heavily on the wall with both feet, and his whole body spun rapidly in the air like a bullet.

Black lightning coalesced in his right hand, transforming into a sharp spear. The piercing power from the spinning motion amplified the spear's strength.

"The more you want to protect them..."

The Raikage's voice sounded somewhat distorted as he spun around, his entire body transforming into a spinning black lightning bolt, aimed straight for Katakuri's heart.

"The more obvious the flaws, the more likely they are to be exposed!"

A look of seriousness flashed in Katakuri's eyes. As he suddenly brought his left arm across his chest, a large amount of glutinous rice gushed out like a spring, instantly forming a thick shield.

"boom!"

The Raikage slammed his finger heavily onto the rice shield. Black lightning raged like a mad beast, instantly seeping into the rice.

Where the high-temperature current passes, the glutinous rice quickly caramelizes, making a "sizzling" sound.

"Break it!"

Lei Ying roared, his strength suddenly increasing. The charred glutinous rice shattered inch by inch, revealing a widening gap.

In the next instant, the Raikage's finger broke through all defenses and pointed straight at Katakuri's heart!

Cold sweat beaded on Katakuri's forehead; the power contained in those fingers made his heart tighten. Without time to think, he thrust his waist forward, his entire upper body arching backward rapidly.

"Whoosh!"

Raikage's fingers brushed across his chest, a gust of wind whistling as they lifted his shirt.

However, before he could even catch his breath, an even more dangerous aura suddenly came from his side! The sight of his Observation Haki warning made his pupils shrink sharply.

Just as Raikage passed in front of him, he suddenly changed his attack!

He suddenly withdrew his right fist, braced himself with both hands on the ground, and used the momentum of his rotation to leap into the air. The black lightning all over his body instantly contracted and concentrated on his right leg.

"Righteous Thunder Sinks, Wrathful Thunder Axe!"

With a roar, Raikage brought his right leg down with overwhelming force!

Katakuri leaned back, losing his balance, and had no time to dodge. He could only instinctively cross his arms to protect his chest, simultaneously applying mochi and Armament Haki.

"This temporary defense..." Katakuri gritted his teeth, feeling the increasingly approaching terrifying aura.

"boom!"

The Raikage's leg blade slammed heavily into the defense. The massive impact caused the air to freeze, and a visible white shockwave spread outward from the point of impact.

"Sizzle!"

The raging black electricity, like countless sharp swords, instantly pierced through the glutinous rice's defenses and seeped into its flesh.

"puff!"

Katakuri could no longer hold on, and a mouthful of blood gushed out. His body was sent flying backward by the terrifying force, crashing heavily to the ground.

"Bang!"

The earth trembled violently, and the solid ground instantly collapsed. A cloud of dust rose as debris flew through the air, and Brulee was thrown backward by the shockwave.

"Katakuri-nii-san!" Brûlée leaned against the wall, anxiously looking down into the pit.

"Cough cough cough"

Amidst the smoke and dust, Katakuri struggled to his feet, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. The excruciating pain in his arms caused them to tremble uncontrollably, and he stumbled, collapsing to his knees once more.

"Your weakness," the Raikage said, regaining his footing, "is your greatest weakness!"

As he spoke, Raikage vanished from his spot. He transformed into a blur of black lightning, hurtling straight at Brulee! Arcs of electricity tore through the air with a piercing whistling sound.

"No!" Brûlée instinctively backed away, but behind her was a cold wall. Watching the rapidly approaching figure, her legs went weak uncontrollably. In fear, Brûlée could only instinctively close her eyes.

"Katakuri-nii-san! Help me!!"

As the lightning strike landed, Brulee instinctively closed her eyes. At that critical moment, a suffocating aura suddenly erupted from the bottom of the pit!

"boom!"

All sound seemed to vanish in that instant, and time itself seemed to stand still. An invisible pressure spread outwards like ripples, sending chills down one's spine.

"stop!!!"

Katakuri's roar resounded throughout the entire space, and the air itself trembled under the force of his roar.

Conqueror's Haki!

The Raikage suddenly stopped moving. The pressure from the Conqueror's Haki made his body stiffen for a moment!

"Don't touch me!" Katakuri slowly rose from the bottom of the pit, blood dripping down his cheeks. "Family!"

Katakuri slammed his hands down on the ground, his fingertips digging deep into the floorboards. With a cracking sound, the entire floor suddenly softened.

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"Boom!"

The earth suddenly trembled violently, and countless white glutinous rice grains gushed out from the ground like a tsunami. In the blink of an eye, the entire space had turned into a vast ocean of glutinous rice.

"What?!"

Raikage pushed off with his feet, launching himself into the air. But the surrounding glutinous rice had already transformed into countless white whips, lashing at his limbs with a piercing whooshing sound.

"Let go of me!"

Black lightning crackled and danced on his body.

But this time the glutinous rice was completely different from before; the electric current couldn't penetrate it at all, and its elasticity neutralized most of its power.

Katakuri stood in the crater, looking at Cracker lying in a pool of blood in the distance. Memories flashed back, and the image of his younger brother timidly following behind him appeared before his eyes:

"Katakuri-nii-san, I... I want to train with you."

"Big brother, Brûlée is being bullied again. I can't beat her. Go help her!"

"Big brother, I will definitely become stronger and won't cause you any more trouble."

Katakuri's eyes suddenly turned sharp, and a violent aura erupted from his body.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Suddenly, a large amount of glutinous rice gushed from the ground, swirling around Katakuri like a living thing. The white glutinous rice continued to solidify, gradually forming a complete suit of armor on his body.

"I promised Mom," Katakuri's voice grew deeper, his eyes sharpening, "that I would protect every member of my family!"

As Lei Ying watched the changes before him, his pupils suddenly contracted. The glutinous rice wrapped around him suddenly exerted a tremendous force, trying to force him into the ground.

"Drink!"

Lei Ying roared, his muscles bulging and veins popping. Black lightning crackled wildly across his body, creating a shockwave. Under this immense force, some of the glutinous rice finally began to loosen.

Just then, a chill suddenly rose up from behind him!

"What?!" Raikage's pupils shrank sharply.

The Raikage abruptly turned his head, and Katakuri had already silently appeared beside him. The jet-black mochi armor gleamed with a chilling light under the lamplight.

"Too slow." Katakuri's voice was deep as he slowly raised his right fist.

"Glutinous Rice - Heavy Punch!"

The moment the fist pierced through the air, the rice-colored armor suddenly transformed, and the fist swelled several times its original size. Dark Armament Haki covered it, and even the air seemed to groan under this immense force.

Raikage tried to dodge, but the sticky rice wrapped around his body suddenly tightened, firmly restricting his movements. He only had time to raise his left arm and hastily block.

"Bang!"

A powerful punch slammed into the Raikage's arm, creating a visible shockwave that radiated outwards from the point of impact. The terrifying force traveled through his arm and throughout his body, sending the Raikage flying backward instantly.

"Snap!"

The lightning bolt slammed heavily into the wall, causing it to collapse instantly from the massive impact. Amidst the flying debris, spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly in all directions.

"Bang!"

The Raikage's body had just slid off the wall when Katakuri's figure reappeared beside him.

"It's not over yet!"

Raikage lightly touched the wall with his toes and suddenly raised his right hand. Black lightning coiled in his palm like a dragon, emitting a teeth-grinding buzzing sound.

"Thunderous Cruelty - Horizontal Thousand-Generation Dance!"

"Sizzle!"

Black lightning flashed through the air like a sharp longsword. The Raikage's hand blade swept out, creating a visible shockwave.

Katakuri crossed his arms to block, and his Mochi Armor instantly transformed, expanding into a thick shield at his arms. Dark Armament Haki covered it.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The lightning blade struck the shield, sparks flying. Each strike generated a visible shockwave, but Katakuri blocked them all steadily.

"My family," Katakuri suddenly spoke, a hint of anger in his voice, "has never been a weakness!"

"boom!"

Katakuri slammed his right foot into the ground, propelling himself into the air like a cannonball. White rice rapidly condensed on his right arm, transforming in the blink of an eye into a giant hammerhead, its surface wreathed in jet-black Armament Haki.

"They are my motivation to become stronger!"

Katakuri roared, and his giant hammer, covered in Armament Haki, slammed down, the air compressed by the hammerhead, producing a teeth-grinding whistling sound.

"Boom!"

The moment the giant hammer collided with the Raikage, a visible shockwave radiated outwards from the two of them. The ground instantly cracked under this terrifying force, sending debris flying everywhere.

"puff--"

Raikage's chest jolted, and he spit out a mouthful of blood. His body slammed into the ground like a cannonball, kicking up a cloud of dust. A huge crater was smashed into the hard ground, and debris flew wildly in all directions.

As Katakuri landed, he caught a glimpse of Cracker's pale face in the distance.

"Hurry up!"

Katakuri's eyes narrowed, and he stomped his right foot hard, shattering the ground. With a "crack," the entire ground suddenly became as soft as mud, and countless white glutinous rice grains surged on the surface.

"boom!"

The ground suddenly bulged, forming a white wave. The rice, under his control, tumbled and gently lifted Cracker's body, pushing him towards Brulee.

"Brûlée!" Katakuri shouted urgently, his voice laced with urgency. "Prepare to provide backup!"

"Understood!"

Brulee crossed her arms in front of her chest, her fingertips shimmering. Suddenly, ripples appeared in the air, and a brand new mirror formed before her.

In a corner not far away, Minato leaned against the wall, panting. Although the hasty treatment he had just received had allowed him to move, the intense pain still made his breathing rapid.

"This is the only chance."

Minato took a deep breath. He no longer had the strength to make a second move. The intense pain blurred his vision, but he still kept his eyes locked on his target.

"Success is a must!"

(End of this chapter)