Under Nawaki Senju's relentless barrage, Ao Ling and the others could only defend, with no chance to strike back. At this rate, their defeat was only a matter of time, and they knew it all too well.
Their only hope of breaking the stalemate lay in coordinating all four of their efforts. Liu Fengyi suddenly swept her sword across, blocking every attack before her, then streaked to Ao Ling's side in a flash of sword light. She unleashed all the energy within her, sending sword light soaring into the sky and intercepting every one of Nawaki Senju's attacks.
Liu Fengyi urged, "Quick, use this chance to counterattack! I can't hold out for long. Hurry!"
Without hesitation, Ao Ling, Mo Yan, and Dark Night used Mo Yan's space magic to escape their positions and appear around Nawaki Senju. At the same time, they unleashed all their power and attacked him.
Nawaki Senju remained completely unruffled. Looking at Liu Fengyi as she shouldered his attacks alone, he shook his head. "Naive. Taking my Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands head-on all by yourself? You're asking to die."
Then Nawaki Senju raised his head to look at the three entirely different streams of energy hurtling toward him. He praised them at once. "Yang power, yin power, and yin-yang power. Those are powerful attacks indeed. Unfortunately, your opponent is me-and Konoha's Wood Release."
Nawaki Senju calmly formed hand seals. "Wood Release: Hotei Technique!" Five wood dragons immediately rushed toward the three incoming streams of power. Three intercepted Ao Ling and his companions' attacks, while the other two charged at Mo Yan and Dark Night.
Mo Yan and Dark Night froze when Nawaki Senju neutralized their all-out attacks so easily. The remaining two wood dragons, however, did not pause. They coiled straight around