By then, Vulture would be able to catch the cicada with the mantis in front and the oriole behind.
However, he had not expected Jiraiya to be even stronger than he had imagined. After entering an unknown mode, Jiraiya had even vaguely sensed him!
Thus, Vulture did not dare remain out in the open. Instead, he hid along the only road leading to the Land of Tea, waiting for the exhausted victor.
But now, as he waited for Lord Blood Gate, one of the main players, the chances were high—yet the result was that he was cut in two!
"You're... a Konoha ninja? How could he be with the leader of Blood Gate?" Vulture glanced at Mirai and recognized his identity. He was the kid who had followed Konoha in the hall.
"You... you... You killed Feier... I'll make you die!" Mirai's eyes reddened as he glared viciously at Vulture. Then he looked at Fei'er. Her eyes were closed, and a long blade had pierced through her body.
Whoosh!
Blink Blink activated!
In a flash, before Vulture could react, Mirai had already appeared behind him.
Tang David...
The pain did not pierce through Vulture's back. Instead, it felt as though it had struck something hard, scattering a few grains of fine sand.
"This is... armor made of sand?!" Mirai's heart sank. He had not expected this Vulture to possess such a durable defense, constantly covering himself in sand.
Vulture felt the impact against his sand armor without being wounded, but he was not surprised. He immediately leaped back, opening some distance between himself and Mirai as he stared straight at him.
"Body Flicker Technique?" Vulture was startled, and a grave look appeared on his face.
"Fei'er..." Mirai lowered his head to look at Fei'er before him, a faint ache rising