Seeing Kurenai's companion rushing over, Munashi Jinpachi immediately turned and ran to the left. At the same time, he swiftly created two water clones and placed them in the path of the two pursuers.
As long as he got hold of the Shibuki blade, his combat strength would rise to a whole new level. Back when Konoha and the others had fought him, he had not been injured. Now, once he had a weapon in hand, even if Kurenai's companion and Lee joined forces, they would not be his match!
"Get out of my way!" Munashi Jinpachi was indeed troublesome. Although this Water Clone technique seemed rather basic, it was effective at a time like this. Killing them took time, no matter what, and Lee needed several moves to finish them off. So while it looked like the two of them were still chasing him, in reality, only Mirai could keep up with him.
"Damn it, I haven't suffered like this since I left Konoha! If you want a blade, then I won't let you have it!" Knowing they could no longer effectively stop Munashi Jinpachi, Lee simply spat out every detonator in his pouch. More than twenty detonators sprayed out at once, making even one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen hesitate to pick up his sword!
Sure enough, no matter how fast Munashi Jinpachi ran, he was still in trouble. Though he had set off first and might have reached Shibuki before exhaustion overtook him, the detonators would certainly explode the moment he picked it up, let alone allow him to escape. Thus, he hesitated.
Almost at the same time as the chain of explosions, Kurenai's companion caught up with the slowing Munashi Jinpachi. A dense series of clangs rang out once more as the two resumed their fight.