Water Style: Hard Vortex Water Blade!
A blade of water coiled around Ranwu's arm as she slashed straight down at Harusame-the baby she had been holding earlier had long since been put somewhere out of sight.
Harusame dodged with Water Body Flicker, circled behind her, and unleashed Water Style: Bubble Technique. Countless bubbles streamed from his mouth, shooting toward Ranwu.
The instant they touched Ranwu, they erupted in a barrage of blasts...
But Ranwu's figure dissolved into splashing water. Clearly, it had only been a Water Clone.
Of the ordinary elemental ninjutsu, Water Style excelled most at assassination and surprise attacks...
But with two tailed beasts here, anyone who enveloped the area in the Hidden Mist Technique would be attacked by the enraged beasts, which could trace the chakra of whoever shrouded them in mist. Besides, the technique was barely effective against them, so neither side dared use it.
The bursting bubbles drew the Three-Tails' attention. Although this was technically a jinchuriki's Tailed Beast Transformation, the Three-Tails' consciousness was in complete control now.
Roar-
Without even looking, the Three-Tails lashed out with all three tails.
Ranwu had just used her Water Clone to create an opening to attack Harusame's real body, only for the Three-Tails' sweeping tails to threaten to interrupt her...
The Three-Tails resembled a turtle, but its thick, menacing shell had a half-metallic sheen, and its limbs looked clad in iron armor. Its three tails were nothing like a turtle's: they were long and armored segment by segment! As they swept toward its enemies, even the sound of them cutting through the air evoked steel whips.
Enma Style Taijutsu...
Enma Great Staff!
Shinnosuke's muscles swelled all over, though not as dramatically as Akaseki's. Meanwhile, the two Enma ninja beasts he had summoned clasped hands and transformed into an