Clang~
The long blade hit the ground!
The piercing noise was like countless red-hot needles, stabbing viciously into Kushimaru Kuriarare's brain!
"Gaaah—!"
He clutched his ears in agony. The shred of clarity he had just regained was once again tossed into chaos by the violent sound waves.
Worse still, his consciousness, which had only just cleared, began to blur again!
The noise disrupted his chakra, pierced his ears, and shattered the mental defenses he had guarded so carefully!
Unable to see or hear—
How was he supposed to fight!? The white patches on Kushimaru Kuriarare's body began spreading rapidly.
And it wasn't just Kushimaru Kuriarare. Every Kirigakure Ninja who tried to rely on hearing to locate their opponents suffered the same devastating blow.
Their hearing was gone!
Immediately afterward, a gale carrying flames, like a monstrous beast with its jaws wide open, swallowed up all the space in front of them!
Their sight, hearing, and sense of smell—all were stripped away in an instant!
"Clang!"
The second clear ring of metal striking metal sounded jarringly out of place amid the roar of flames and wind.
Juzo Biwa's figure flew backward out of the firelight. A deep gash had been left in Kubikiribōchō, and the web between his thumb and forefinger was split, blood pouring from it.
At the spot where he had been standing, a figure flashed past, fast as lightning.
Was that the Water Body Flicker Technique!?
Black tendrils, like sickles, struck in an instant, their hard black veins exposed!
"Watch out for that brat!!" Juzo Biwa's voice was hoarse with shock. "Watch his blade! His swordsmanship is no joke! The intel didn't mention any of this!"
But this was only the beginning!
Hiroki wasn't the only Konoha Ninja here! There were eight Jonin in all. They hadn't come