Sage Mode vs. Cocoon-Breaking Flame

The scorching heat made sweat stream down Torikaze's face. Then Yan hurled the fireball in her hand directly at him!

Torikaze stopped compressing it and threw the small ball of ice in his hand. He feared that if it got too close, even if he blocked the technique, he would still be caught in the blast.

But when Yan saw the ice ball, she burst into laughter. "Torikaze, if you're planning to give up resisting, there's no need to do this. Just say so. Why embarrass yourself?"

Yan's expression was full of mockery, but she was only being sharp-tongued. Torikaze currently held the advantage, and she was not foolish enough to truly believe he intended to surrender.

She was taking Torikaze extremely seriously. She had already lost to him once, and she absolutely did not want to lose a second time!

Compared to the fireball, Torikaze's ice ball looked incomparably tiny. Yet when the two collided, the battle did not become one-sided.

The tiny ice ball actually managed to contend against that enormous fireball.

Yan snorted coldly. "I knew you wouldn't be so easy to deal with."

As the two ninjutsu collided, Yan used the Clone Technique again. Her two clones once more encountered the Tsuchikage and Kazekage, who had come to provide support.

The two men were both helpless. "Damn it, she's determined not to let us help the Hokage."

"No choice. We can only deal with the enemies in front of us first."

Torikaze saw through Yan's intentions and no longer planned to rescue the two of them again.

With the Kazekage's and Tsuchikage's strength, they could not defeat the clones, but they would not suffer any injuries either.

If Torikaze stepped in and killed the clones, Yan would likely just summon more. Other than wasting Chakra, it