Chino was just as dumbfounded by the other side's self-introduction. Were ninjas these days in the habit of announcing their names and laying all their cards on the table right from the start?
"A sound-wave attack, huh..." Chino's thoughts raced as she searched for a way to counter it. Then she summoned her little panda...
"Dango, block his movements." She gestured at the little panda, which curled into a ball and shot forward like a ball of fluff.
"I told you, my attacks can shatter even rocks. You think a mere Summoning Beast can stop me?" The fish-eyed young man thrust both hands forward again, unleashing an invisible sound wave that was about to collide with the ball of fluff.
"Zaku, don't let your guard down." The bandaged man warned the fish-eyed young man—Zaku—but the latter didn't care and kept doing as he pleased, confident in his abilities.
"Toss, don't worry. They can't even see my attacks, so how could they defend aga—What?!" Before Zaku could finish speaking, he saw the panda fluff-ball suddenly grow larger. The panda, which had been barely the size of two soccer balls, swelled to the size of a beach ball, completely stopping his attack.
If he'd looked closely, he would have noticed that the panda itself hadn't grown. Its fur had. With the help of the Green Silk Worm, its black-and-white fur grew wildly. The panda twisted the fur into thin strands and used them to block the invisible sound-wave attack. Quite a bit of fur had been shaved off, but its body was unharmed.
While the fight raged here, Hatsumi wasn't idle either. The long-haired girl produced a number of needle-like weapons, lightly jingled the bell in her hand, then threw the senbon with all her might.
Hatsumi had already learned from Zaku