To the astonishment of Jinpachi Munashi and Jinin Akebino, a streak of golden light shot out of the smoke and struck Jinpachi Munashi directly.
"Whoosh!"
"Hiss!"
Blood gushed from Jinpachi Munashi's chest. His legs went weak, and only by leaning on his explosive blade, Shibuki, did he keep from collapsing.
At the final moment, Jinpachi Munashi had used every ounce of strength to shift his body half a step aside. The dagger that should have pierced his heart brushed past his chest and flew on, but the sharp blade still severed the muscles across his chest, causing massive blood loss.
Seeing this, Jinin Akebino and Kushimaru Kuriarare both used Body Flicker and appeared in front of Jinpachi Munashi.
By then, the smoke had cleared, and Thena's figure appeared before everyone once more. Aside from some blackened marks from the explosion, she had suffered no serious injuries.
Thena looked at the three of them expressionlessly and said in an icy voice, "Everyone dies!"
Kushimaru Kuriarare and Jinin Akebino assumed combat stances, but their expressions were extremely ugly. The enemy's defense was simply too powerful. Their three-man combination technique had failed to cause any damage at all. Though they had not used their strongest ultimate move, it had still been one of their powerful combined attacks.
At that moment, the same man surfaced in all three of their minds—the one who had kicked them to death with Taijutsu, Might Duy.
Jinpachi Munashi began using the Mystical Palm Technique on himself, starting to heal his wounds. What he had to do first was stop the bleeding and prevent the injury from worsening further.
Meanwhile.
S.H.I.E.L.D. Center.
"Sir, Chakra fluctuations detected."
Nick Fury looked at the video before him and said coldly, "I see them."
"Zoom in on the ninjas. I want to