Pfft!
Pfft!
Pfft!
Amid the drizzling curtain of rain and its pattering rhythm, three heavy impacts struck the open ground before the two hunter cabins in orderly succession, cutting through the sound of the rainfall.
That hurts!
So... so fast!
There's... there's no chance of winning at all!
Three cries of pain followed.
"Your actual combat ability is still too weak. Your coordination between ninjutsu and taijutsu isn't good either, and your timing for slipping in genjutsu was a little off. Still, knowing that I'm not good at genjutsu and using it as your main method of attack was a very good idea."
After the three cries of pain came a voice that sounded like an evaluation.
"Huh? Was that really necessary...?"
The three pained cries merged into one, and the pain instantly turned into profound dissatisfaction.
"Are you expecting your enemies to go easy on you?"
At those words, the evaluative voice spoke again. This time, though, it lacked its earlier severity and harshness, carrying a faint smile instead.
"Mm..."
Then came a voice that was deeply unconvinced yet had no choice but to concede, ultimately merging into that discontented "mm."
"Chiba, Ming Tai, Makoto, Xiao Zhen, all of you get back here! Aren't you afraid of catching a cold in such heavy rain?"
At that moment, a commanding scolding rang out from the hunter cabin.
"Yes!"
At once, four voices became one. There was no dissatisfaction, no seriousness, no harshness, no evaluation—only a single word filled with obedience born of fear.
After that came the sound of feet splashing across the wet ground. With a thud, Chiba, bald-headed Ming Tai, Makoto, and the increasingly dependable-looking Xiao Zhen climbed onto the corridor of the hunter cabin used for dining, drenched from head to toe and dripping puddles of water