"What kind of technique was that?"
Jiraiya, watching from the side, shielded himself from the wind and sand. The desert climate of the Land of Wind was already unpredictable, and Naruto's Tailed Beast Ball explosion had stirred up a small storm.
Even with his eyesight, he could not tell what method Hinata had used to destroy Naruto's Tailed Beast Ball.
"It was wind."
"What?"
Mami Mizuta, standing beside Jiraiya, had it much easier than he did.
She expanded the ice barrier protecting her again, bringing Jiraiya within its range.
"It was wind—wind compressed to the absolute limit."
"Thanks, Mami."
This time, Jiraiya clearly heard what Mami Mizuta had said.
He recalled the sight of the Tailed Beast Ball splitting in two.
Invisible and intangible—it really did resemble the nature of wind.
At the same time, Jiraiya gained a preliminary understanding of Hinata's current strength.
To put it simply, with that move alone, Hinata could potentially defeat both Naruto and Sasuke in an instant.
Jiraiya could not help sighing. Hinata was becoming more and more monstrous.
Seeing his Tailed Beast Ball destroyed, Naruto was not anxious in the slightest. He created more than a dozen Shadow Clones and charged at Hinata again.
Faced with the Narutos surrounding her, Hinata used repulsive force again and sent them flying.
Just as Hinata knocked away the Shadow Clones, Naruto and Sasuke seized the moment when the clones were destroyed and arrived less than two meters in front of her, one before and one behind.
For ninja, that distance could be crossed in an instant!
Naruto formed a Rasengan and slammed it toward Hinata's face, while Sasuke thrust his still-red-hot sword toward her heart from behind.
"Not bad tactics. I'll give you some praise."
As Hinata spoke slowly, Naruto and Sasuke felt the air around