It might have been hard for anyone to believe, but although Araki held the lowest ninja rank among all the Mist Village shinobi present, his combat strength was perhaps the greatest.
Let's take a look at the other Mist Village shinobi.
Hozuki Mangetsu was a chunin. As long as he did not encounter a Lightning Release ninja of equal strength, he could rely on the Hydrification Secret Technique to fight a jonin for a while. With the Giant Clam's support, he possessed standard jonin-level combat power.
Kuriarare Kushimaru and Munashi Jinpachi were slightly stronger than ordinary jonin when they had their ninja swords in hand. But without the chance to prepare the battlefield beforehand, they were only about as strong as Hozuki Mangetsu in a direct confrontation.
Hozuki Sengetsu, with Hiramekarei in hand, was unquestionably at elite jonin level. Combined with the Hydrification Secret Technique, few beneath the Five Kage could surpass him.
The five of them watched the six Konoha shinobi opposite them vigilantly.
After Namikaze Minato's surprise attack failed, the others also began to move.
"Partial Multi-Size Technique!"
As the team's shield, Akimichi Todome struck first. Under the enhancement of the Multi-Size Technique, his two fat arms swelled even thicker, like horizontal tree trunks. His enormous palms, each longer than a person was tall, came crashing down on Araki and the others as though swatting flies.
Boom!
Naturally, no one chose to take such an attack head-on. The six Mist Village shinobi all leaped aside, and the ground was smashed into a deep crater.
But while dodging, Munashi Jinpachi swung Blastsword: Shibuki. A string of Explosive Tags flew out, fluttering toward Akimichi Todome's palm like moths.
"Blastsword Ninja Art: Flint Blast!"
The Akimichi Clan's Multi-Size Technique enlarged the limbs but did not strengthen their defenses. Faced with the