The moment Ukokui heard the whisper, his pupils contracted!
But it was already too late to move!
"Pfft!"
The sharp blade still swept through his waist without hesitation, swift and clean!
With a thud, the upper half of Ukokui's body flew into the air, then landed in a puddle nearby.
Jiraiya and the others watched from the side, their eyes filled with excitement!
It was over! They'd done it! That difficult opponent had to be dead this time, right? As expected of Sosuke!
But just then!
Chigui, who had dodged to one side, suddenly appeared nearby.
Ignoring his comrade's death, he stared at Sosuke, whose expression remained calm, his own face grave.
For the first time, he moved his hands!
He rapidly formed Hand Seals.
"Ninja Art: Three Blood Manipulation Technique!"
As soon as he spoke, Sosuke, standing very close to him, immediately sensed something was wrong!
It felt as though his blood had suddenly begun to boil!
"Whoosh!"
A blood arrow suddenly sprayed from his shoulder!
Then another, and another!
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"...
It was as if his blood had taken on a will of its own, surging and struggling to burst through his blood vessels!
In an instant, Sosuke was almost covered in blood!
And that wasn't all!
At that moment, amid the curtain of rain,
Ukokui's figure appeared once again!
Suspended in midair, his pale face twisted with madness as he shrieked,
"You brat! Did you think a blade like that could kill me? Now it's your turn to die!!"
"Secret Technique: Needle Rain Burial Flow Explosion!"
As soon as his chilling words fell, the water within dozens of meters was instantly sucked dry and transformed into countless fine needles, which shot toward Sosuke!
"Chirp!" "Chirp!" "Chirp!"...
The piercing, shrill noise assaulted everyone present!
Then—
"Boom—"
"Boom—"
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