"Trying to leave?"
Hanzo's cold voice rang out, carrying a trace of anger at having been unexpectedly interrupted.
He did not pursue them personally, because something even stranger and more troublesome had already fixed its sights on him.
It was a monster with a tiger's head and a human body, its muscles bulging as it wielded twin blades. It rode a strangely shaped deer-like creature that seemed to be made of light—Tiger Funeral and Round Deer.
Tiger Funeral was astonishingly fast, like black lightning. In an instant, it cut between Hanzo and the Uchiha's retreat route, its twin blades swinging and sending sharp wind blades tearing through the air.
Hanzo swung his scythe to block, and the clash of metal erupted in blinding sparks.
His brow furrowed slightly. He had never seen such a bizarre summoned beast.
Not only was this tiger-headed monster incredibly powerful and swift, its blade technique was fierce. It could also meld into shadows in an uncanny manner, launching ambushes from angles he never expected in the next instant. It was impossible to guard against.
Even more troublesome was the glowing deer beside it. It gave off a gentle, clear radiance that shrouded the tiger-headed monster, rendering both his scythe and the poison mist released by Salamander Ibuse completely ineffective against it.
This was becoming troublesome. Hanzo the Salamander knew that half his strength lay in his poison. Now that it had been restrained, this was going to be difficult for a while.
"A summoned beast? Or some unknown Kekkei Genkai construct?"
Hanzo judged rapidly, but his hands did not slow in the slightest. As he swung his scythe, water surged forth, trying to bind and slice apart the nimble tiger.
But bolstered by Round Deer, Tiger Funeral moved with perfect fluidity. One moment it launched