No More Holding Back

"My mission was to stop you from crossing over, but you actually came over from that side yourselves. That puts me in a difficult position!" The mysterious Masked Man scratched his head and spoke in a troubled tone.

"No need to make it difficult. We'll just take you out." Ming Jing smiled and used the Body Flicker Technique to charge forward.

"Ahahaha... Killing those small fry didn't feel like much, but killing a chancellor should feel different!" The Masked Man laughed loudly. The five heads of the Wood Buddha beneath his feet opened their mouths at once, spewing Chakra of the five great elements: water, fire, earth, wind, and lightning.

"He can use every element at once? How are we supposed to deal with that?" Mifune said gravely as he watched the Masked Man's movements.

"If that's all you've got, it won't be enough!" Ming Jing formed a hand seal with one hand and unleashed Wind Style: Wind Pressure. A Wind Blade slashed horizontally toward the Masked Man. One of the Buddha heads beneath the Masked Man turned, then unleashed Fire Style: Headhunter. Crimson flames surged forth and forced the Wind Pressure back.

"Gentle Fist: Water Binding Stream!" Neji activated his Byakugan and pulled both palms downward toward the flames. The fire that had been roaring toward Ming Jing seemed to be seized by a pair of invisible hands and dragged straight down from the sky.

"What a nuisance!" The Masked Man snarled and controlled hundreds of Buddha palms, pressing them down toward Neji in an attempt to crush him outright.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Claw!" Itachi completed his hand seals in an instant and flung hundreds of Shuriken into the air before breathing flames over them. The two collided in midair and exploded with a boom! It turned