The current was powerful. Even though the Shadow Clone had chosen a hill as high as possible, it was only so tall. Once the water rose to a certain level, the hill became a submerged hill.
The Shadow Clone stood on the surface of the water,
and let out a helpless sigh.
Facing six elite fighters who were among the best even in the ranks of the Jonin, delaying them was no easy task. After Suikazan Fuguki had created a battlefield that favored the Mist Shinobi, he immediately formed up with the others and charged into the mist.
With Ao, who also possessed the Byakugan, serving as their "eyes" and "brain," he directed Suikazan Fuguki and the others to attack the Shadow Clone.
[Ninpō: Needle Hair Senbon]
After Suikazan Fuguki's hair hardened, it became a mass of senbon—long needles—that shot toward the Shadow Clone.
[Shikotsumyaku: Ten Finger Bullet]
The Kaguya Clan Jonin fired all ten of his finger bones.
[Suiton: Rain Sharks]
Biwa Juzo slapped the water with one hand. Four water sharks leaped straight into the air, then plunged toward the Shadow Clone at high speed.
[Summoning Technique]
Kisame Hoshigaki bit his thumb and performed the Summoning Technique, calling forth a shark to swim through the water. Guided by Kisame Hoshigaki, it stealthily approached the Shadow Clone from beneath the surface.
Ringo Ameyuri held back. Her Lightning Release Technique wasn't suited to a situation like this. Water conducted electricity; it wouldn't spare them just because they were Mist Shinobi. It would shock everything in and on the water indiscriminately.
What a pain!
The Shadow Clone felt thoroughly frustrated.
If the original were here, he could use a more aggressive strategy. But he was only a Shadow Clone, whose chakra would keep dwindling the more he used it—and who would