It turned out that, in the final moments before death, the Sunagakure Jonin had gritted his teeth and pulled out a stack of Explosive Tags. He stuck them to his puppet, then held it in front of himself.
The tremendous explosion blew the puppet to pieces. The Sunagakure Jonin was sent flying backward, coughing up blood, his flesh charred black.
But he clearly still had enough strength to fight. He gripped a Kunai and warily kept his eye on them.
Rin, too, had been stunned by the stack of Explosive Tags. Dazed and disoriented, she stopped using the Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven.
"Well done, Rin."
In her daze, Rin heard Yayoi's voice. She shook her head, cleared away the debris from the blast, and prepared to intercept the next wave.
At the sudden sound of the explosion, the Sunagakure and Iwagakure forces immediately split into smaller groups and charged inside.
The Jonin led the way. Seeing Rin standing ready for battle and the Jonin coughing blood in the corner, they looked grim.
It seemed their opponent still had enough strength to fight. After assessing the situation, they signaled for the remaining Ninja to come in and surround her.
Judging by the Jonin's wretched condition, the young girl from the Hyuga Clan clearly still had enough strength to fight—and she was a Byakugan user of Jonin rank.
They couldn't afford to underestimate her. They had to attack together.
As soon as the Iwagakure Ninja entered, they almost immediately charged at the wounded Yayoi and Yan.
"Earth Release: Decapitation from Within Technique!"
Rin became an unyielding wall. Her extended Chakra Sword stabbed fiercely into the ground, reshaping the chakra beneath the earth and forcing the Iwagakure Ninja to emerge right there.
Having learned their lesson last time, the Iwagakure Ninja didn't