Driven by Wind and Lightning Chakra, the metal bullet shot out at tremendous speed toward Kimimaro, who was steadily approaching Sasuke.
Kimimaro sensed the danger from behind and hurriedly raised an arm to defend himself.
With a bang, the bullet struck Kimimaro's arm, leaving a bloody hole several centimeters deep and nearly piercing straight through it.
A hint of wariness appeared on Kimimaro's face as he scanned the surroundings for the enemy. Before long, he spotted Karin, Haku, and the others rushing toward him and activated his curse mark form.
Enhanced by the Earthly Curse Mark, Kimimaro's speed and strength both rose to a degree.
As black markings surfaced across his body, a layer of Shikotsumyaku armor covered him as well. Bone blades condensed from within his body and shot toward Karin and Haku in the distance.
After exchanging a glance, Karin and Haku drew their Chakra Guns and infused them with Chakra to activate them.
This time, Kimimaro finally saw the trajectory of the bullets clearly. He sped toward Haku and Karin. Only by eliminating these two nuisances could he continue carrying out Orochimaru's mission.
With Kimimaro no longer pressuring him, Sasuke let out a breath of relief, but his expression turned grim.
The ninjas who had come to support him were none other than Karin and Haku from Uzushio Village. Their raw strength was somewhat inferior to his, yet the weapons they carried made his heart race.
If they could pierce even Kimimaro's bone blades, piercing his body would be no difficult task.
He could handle at most three such bullets at once. Any more, and the chance of injury would be extremely high. Uzushio Village was clearly just a small ninja village, so how had it produced such monstrous genin one after another?
Dragging his arm, which