In a completely scattered formation, it floated within a radius of roughly five meters centered on his body.
It looked somewhat dispersed, but there was quite a lot of Magnetic Sand.
It was not enough to completely envelop Yushi,
but from the others' perspective, it appeared riddled with holes and full of openings.
In reality, however, it was loose on the outside and tight within.
What seemed like flaws were not flaws at all.
If they had been some obscure ninja, they might really have charged in foolishly.
But Hozuki Suigetsu and the others knew their stuff.
So they did not act rashly,
though their resolve forced them to keep holding on.
Yushi seemed to be trying to talk them down. "Look, wouldn't it be better if we all just behaved ourselves? You insist on fighting. I might not be able to beat the three of you alone."
"But it's practically impossible for you to get past me directly. Wouldn't it have been better if we'd stayed peaceful from the start?"
Yet saying something like that under these circumstances sounded rather mocking.
The fact that Karin and the other two had not started fighting already showed considerable restraint.
Then, amid the silence, a voice suddenly rang out. "Huh? What are you all doing?"
Hinata suddenly appeared, bounding over from the battlefield in a few leaps.
Yushi chuckled. "Boss, are you done?"
Hinata nodded with a smile.
Yushi complained, "Boss, look at these guys. Things are really awkward between us right now. If you hadn't come soon, I think I would've died of awkwardness."
Hinata ignored Yushi's words and instead turned to Hozuki Suigetsu, Jugo, and Karin.
Before Hinata could speak, Karin shouted, "You bastard, what did you do to Sasuke?"
Hearing that, Hinata seemed to reveal a gentle smile,
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