"Cough, cough."
Yayoi leaned against a large tree and coughed up a mouthful of blood. Yan supported him while she and Rin took a brief rest in the forest.
During the battle just now, Yayoi had been struck by the shock wave from an explosion, as well as by the sudden Vacuum Orb.
The attack had been unleashed by two Jonin together. Even a graze from it was a serious injury.
Fortunately, Yayoi knew Medical Ninjutsu and had treated the wound on his arm. He looked at Yan.
"I have twenty percent of my chakra left."
Yan lowered her head as she spoke.
"Don't use any more chakra. If we get into another fight, Rin, you'll take the lead."
"Okay."
Yayoi mentally calculated how much chakra the Combination Ninjutsu would require.
To bury two Jonin at once, the technique had to be powerful enough to take out nine Chunin as well. They couldn't skimp on chakra, or they'd be finished.
He decisively ordered Yan to conserve her chakra.
Rin activated her Byakugan and kept watch around Yayoi. When she heard his order, she nodded to show she understood.
"The enemy's coming. Two kilometers away."
Suddenly, the chakra around Rin's Byakugan visibly intensified.
"They're after us."
Yayoi stood up. The mangled flesh on his arm had already recovered by half.
"Rin, Yan, set up Explosive Tags, then leave immediately."
They were running low on Explosive Tags, but anything that could delay the enemy was worth using.
"I can smell blood. I can tell they're just ahead."
The Sunagakure Jonin sniffed around and caught the scent of blood.
The snapped dead branches on the ground, as well as the footprints and scent they hadn't had time to cover up, were ideal clues for tracking their prey.
"Are you sure?"
The tall Iwagakure