"!? "
The sinister smile on Hiruko's face froze almost instantly, and a look of disbelief welled up in his scarlet eyes.
Ranmaru, who had retreated to the side to guard, also changed his expression. "How is that possible! "
Having also undergone the Bloodline Fusion Ritual, he knew Hiruko's abilities very well. With Nether Release already activated, something like this was simply impossible.
For that brief flash, the thought of whether he had fallen under an opponent's genjutsu even crossed his mind.
On the field.
The two sides, colliding with each other, completed a cross.
Glancing down at his now empty right arm, Hiruko's expression instantly twisted. If he had not promptly activated Swift Release and Steel Release in that split second to dodge the aftermath of Menma's Great Spiraling Ring, the loss would have been far more than just a right arm.
"Hoo... hoo."
Rage, astonishment, and injuries combined to make him pant heavily, making him look just like an injured bull!
Opposite him, Menma also turned around, the corners of his mouth lifting as a natural look of contempt appeared on his face. "Tch, so you're only at this level! Those guys in Konoha are truly a bunch of incompetent fools, letting trash like you wander in and out freely! "
Qi and blood surged up in Hiruko instantly. "Brat, what did you say! "
Ranmaru hastily shouted from the side, "Senior Hiruko, beware of his previous technique! That is definitely no ordinary ninjutsu! "
Hiruko gritted his teeth. "I know! "
The moment Nether Release failed during their clash earlier, he had realized that his opponent's technique was no simple matter, but it was too late for regrets now.
In fact, not just him, but even the Nine-Tails and Sasuke, who had previously been defeated by