The ground cracked open as a series of dense, small explosions extended in a straight line toward Shirakumo Hayama, showing no regard for the comrades in the way.
After the explosions claimed one comrade's life first, an even larger blast erupted when it reached Shirakumo Hayama's feet.
Bang!
An explosion kicked up a cloud of dust.
"Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole."
After performing the Ninjutsu, Inada Takuma didn't even dare to look back, immediately using Hiding Like a Mole to speed away into the distance.
Shirakumo Hayama fanned away the dust in the air and turned to find that Inada Takuma had already escaped some distance.
Of the six enemies lying on the ground, one was a bloody mess, as dead as could be.
"Truly ruthless, aren't you!"
He turned to his Shadow Clone and said, "Watch these three, I'm going after that rat."
With that, he dispersed into a swirl of leaves and headed in Inada Takuma's direction.
In the distance, Inada Takuma was panting heavily, his face full of panic.
He hadn't expected the gap between one Jonin and another to be so vast.
In just an instant, all of them had been hit and were unable to fight back.
If he hadn't been clever and used Earth Release: Hardening Technique at the last moment to block the damage...
...he would be lying on the ground just like his comrades right now.
But even so, he had sustained significant injuries.
Those few Ninjutsu just now were released with almost his maximum Chakra output, hoping to cause some trouble for Shirakumo Hayama.
As long as he could escape with his life this time, he promised that next time...
...he wouldn't take any bounties from Konoha at all.
Absolutely not!
This place is too terrifying!
Just to capture a member of the Hyuga Branch Family, the entire team was picked off one by one, with only seven out of thirty people left.
And now he had run into this god of death, Shirakumo Hayama.
He had originally thought that as a fellow Jonin, he could at least trade a few blows.
But the result was... "Where do you think you're going?"
Suddenly!
The voice Inada Takuma least wanted to hear rang out behind him, equally deep and cold.
Immediately following was a flash of cold light.
Inada Takuma's pupils constricted, and the hair on his body stood on end.
In a life-or-death situation, he squeezed out every ounce of his strength, his hands forming signs so fast they almost smoked.
Finally, at the very instant Shirakumo Hayama's sword light struck, he performed a Substitution Jutsu at his limit.
Poof!
Inada Takuma's body turned into a wooden log and fell, while his true self frantically fled to the side.
Shirakumo Hayama raised an eyebrow at the sight: "Your reactions are quite fast."
He caught up to Inada Takuma in a few strides, and another Vacuum Blade swept across.
The sword light hit, and Inada Takuma turned into a puddle of mud and slowly slid down, his true self having already darted far away, desperately fleeing into the distance.
"An Earth Clone? You certainly have a whole repertoire of life-saving tricks."
Shirakumo Hayama was also getting annoyed; he gave a cold snort and used a Konoha Shunshin to flash directly behind Inada Takuma.
Just as he was about to strike again...
...suddenly, a hair-raising sensation swept through his entire body.
A rapidly flying object was hurtling toward him.
His head buzzed, and his heart felt as if it were being squeezed tight.
He secretly cried out that things were bad.
The next moment!
That high-speed object, like a bolt of lightning, accurately struck Inada Takuma, who was still fleeing ahead.
Before Inada Takuma could even react, he was struck hard by a massive force and sent flying off the ground.
Then, he crashed down like a rapidly falling meteorite.
His mind went blank, and his body felt as if something had grown out of his chest.
He struggled to prop himself up slightly and slowly lowered his head.
He looked blankly at the abnormality on his body: an incredibly familiar blue and white Chakra Arrow had pierced through his flesh and was protruding from his chest.
This is...?
I've grown a Chakra Arrow?
Before he could figure it out, a delayed wave of pain surged forth.
His insides were in turmoil, and a warm sensation rushed up his throat.
"Waaah!"
A large mouthful of blood, mixed with fragments of internal organs, was spat out...
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