A tornado-shaped Nintaijutsu charged straight at Katsuo. This technique was originally meant to be used alongside a ninja hound, but Wolf-Maru had collapsed after just two moves. Inuzuka Ran could no longer worry about that—she simply rushed in headfirst!
Katsuo gave a light leap and effortlessly avoided Inuzuka Ran's furious strike!
No matter how she attacked, Katsuo easily evaded every blow. Meanwhile, Inuzuka Ran, the one on the offensive, was exhausted like a dead dog, nearly draining all her Chakra!
"Always dodging—what kind of man does that make you? If you've got the guts, stop dodging..."
She had merely been frustrated and helplessly venting her anger, but she never expected her words to actually provoke him into giving up dodging!
"Fine, I won't dodge, then..."
"Good! You said you wouldn't dodge! Let's see whether you can take this attack!"
Inuzuka Ran hurriedly cut in.
After briefly crouching to gather strength, Inuzuka Ran's fingernails grew a few more inches. She mobilized every last bit of Chakra in her body, intending to claim victory with this next strike!
"Ninja Art: Fang Wolf!"
Watching the enormous whirlwind howl toward him, Katsuo's expression turned serious for once. He retreated beneath a thick tree beside him, kicked its trunk clean through, then lifted it with both hands and hurled it with all his strength at the incoming tornado!
"Boom!"
With a dull thud, Katsuo was pushed back several meters by the powerful Ninjutsu, and the tree flew from his hands.
Inuzuka Ran, caught in the direct collision, felt an overwhelming force slam into her. Not only was she smashed more than ten meters away, but her Ninjutsu could not stop at all, and she crashed straight into the hard ground...
Katsuo dusted himself off, then calmly walked toward the unconscious Inuzuka Ran. However, the large