Hela/Chapter 88: Sakura's Fist

Toneri's eyes narrowed as he saw Naruto enveloped in the Tailed Beast Cloak, his eyes filled with deep apprehension. This aura was even more powerful than his own!

“You two go first, I'll handle him,” Naruto turned and said lightly to Alan Folker and Hinata, his aura growing even larger.

“Mhm!” Hinata nodded heavily, then quickly left with Alan Folker.

“Stop them!” Toneri's eyes slightly narrowed, and he commanded the surrounding puppets to block Alan Folker.

“All of you, stay here!” Naruto's nine tails from his Tailed Beast Cloak whipped wildly, forcing all the puppets back. At the same time, his body turned into an afterimage and rushed towards Toneri.

“Bang!” Naruto and Toneri collided, and in an instant, the entire building shook.

“Damn it, this guy is really strong!” Toneri felt as if his wrist was about to dislocate. Naruto was too strong!

And most importantly, he couldn't see Naruto's attack trajectory at all. Whenever he was about to attack Naruto, Naruto would disappear out of thin air, making him unable to attack.

Sweat beaded on Toneri's forehead. He knew this wasn't good; he had to end the fight quickly!

Toneri formed hand seals, and green Chakra quickly covered his entire body. At the same time, nine black orbs also floated around him.

“Truth-Seeking Orbs?” Naruto's eyes narrowed as he saw the nine black orbs around Toneri, showing a look of shock.

“Boom!”

Toneri pushed his single hand forward, and the Truth-Seeking Orbs shot out, directly attacking Naruto.

Naruto dared not be careless. He pushed off with his feet, and his entire body leaped into the sky, dodging the Truth-Seeking Orbs' attack.

“Bang!” The Truth-Seeking Orbs slammed heavily onto the ground, cracking it.

Naruto looked at Toneri, his expression becoming serious. Just as he was about to rush towards Toneri, Toneri suddenly appeared beside him, and then his claw, covered in green Chakra, grabbed at his chest.

Naruto's expression hardened, and he crossed his arms to block Toneri's attack.

However, this claw, covered in green Chakra, actually pierced directly through his arms, and even through his chest.

“Huh? What's going on? Is it similar to Obito's Sharingan?” Naruto was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted. The Chakra in his body was rapidly being devoured by Toneri.

“Not good!” Naruto's face changed drastically. He could feel that the Chakra in his body was rapidly draining away. Even with the Nine-Tailed inside him, he couldn't resist Toneri's devouring. Naruto quickly jumped away, creating some distance from Toneri, and stared at him with sharp eyes.

“Phew, I almost forgot, you're the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki,” Toneri exhaled a mouthful of stale air, a glint flashing in his eyes.

“Is this the Nine-Tailed's Chakra? It tastes quite good,” Toneri licked his lips, a hint of greed in his eyes. This pure Chakra made him somewhat intoxicated. If he could obtain the Nine-Tailed's Chakra... “Is that so? Then how about I let you taste my fist?” Naruto's eyes gleamed with a cold light. With a thought, the Nine-Tailed's Chakra completely enveloped him.

“Rumble~” Naruto's body continuously grew larger, destroying the building completely, while he stood tall on the ruins.

“Is this the Nine-Tailed?” Toneri narrowed his eyes, a sharp glint flickering within them.

"All-Seeing Art!" Toneri clasped his hands together, then slammed them onto the ground. Instantly, a large amount of dirt shot up, and a massive human-faced statue rose from the ground.

"Today, let me see just how strong you, the legendary Naruto, truly are." Toneri stood on the human-faced statue, looking at the Nine-Tailed Naruto, his eyes filled with even greater fighting intent.

"Roar!" The Nine-Tailed Naruto let out a low growl, then pushed off sharply, his massive figure charging towards the human-faced statue.

Toneri didn't hesitate either, manipulating the human-faced statue to meet him, and the two quickly collided.

"Boom~!" A deafening sound echoed, dust filled the sky, and a gust of hurricane-force wind blew up, scattering the surrounding sand and rocks, creating a hazy scene.

"Sister-in-law! Watch out!" Alan Folker saw a huge boulder flying towards Hinata. His pupils suddenly contracted, and he yelled out while also pouncing towards Hinata.

"Bang!" Alan Folker knocked Hinata to the ground, feeling something soft pressing against his face, and a rich fragrance filled his nostrils.

However, Alan Folker didn't have time to enjoy it. He quickly got up, looked at Hinata, and asked worriedly, "Sister-in-law, are you alright? Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine." Hinata rubbed her head. Then, she saw a puppet lunging at Alan Folker from behind him. Her expression instantly changed, and she pulled Alan Folker into her arms, turning at the same time to block the fatal blow for him.

"Pfft!" Before Alan Folker could react to what was happening, Hinata spat a mouthful of blood onto his face. At the same time, he saw the puppet that had injured Hinata.

"Damn it!" Alan Folker's face instantly changed. With one arm holding Hinata, he swung the Kyoka Suigetsu in his other hand towards the puppet.

However, Alan Folker, being only a Chunin, couldn't damage the puppet in the slightest. Instead, it seized the opportunity and struck him with a palm.

"Shinei!" Just as Alan Folker was about to be attacked by the puppet, a delicate shout came from the sky. Immediately after, a graceful figure descended from above, her fist landing on the puppet and sending it flying.

"Bang!" The puppet, as if hit by a cannon, crashed into the nearby wall and became embedded in it, raising a cloud of smoke.

"Sister Sakura!" Alan Folker saw Sakura standing in front of him and breathed a sigh of relief. If Sakura hadn't arrived in time, he probably would have been killed.

"Are you two alright?" Sakura looked at Alan Folker, her beautiful eyes filled with deep concern.

"I'm fine, but sister-in-law..." Alan Folker supported Hinata, looking at the blood covering Hinata's body, his face filled with worry.

"Let me check on her." Sakura looked at Hinata, seeing her blood-stained appearance, and quickly channeled her Chakra to perform a healing jutsu.

With the help of Sakura's healing jutsu, Hinata's pretty face slowly regained its color.

Alan Folker watched Sakura heal Hinata, a wave of fear washing over him.

He wasn't afraid of the puppet almost hitting him, but of Sakura's punch just now.

That puppet, with his strength, he couldn't have harmed it in the slightest.

However, Sakura, with just one punch, sent that puppet flying, even embedding it in the wall, unable to move. One could imagine the power of Sakura's punch.

These past few days, Alan Folker had taken advantage of Sakura quite a bit. If Sakura had aimed that punch at him, he probably wouldn't have survived.

However, along with the fear, Alan Folker also felt a bit of secret joy, because this meant Sakura tacitly approved of him taking advantage of her.

Otherwise, Sakura's fist would have landed on him long ago, and she wouldn't have given him the chance to take advantage. The first time could be attributed to her being drunk, but what about the subsequent times?