Just as the shuriken reached the halfway point, their trajectories suddenly shifted!
Xuanhui glanced to either side. In the woods, two flames were already aimed at him.
"Too slow."
While he was still gliding through the air, he had already aimed both hands at the two firearms targeting him!
"Light Release: Laser!"
Before the flames could burst from the puppets, beams of light pierced straight through them!
The two Jonin instantly dodged to the sides of their puppets, barely escaping the beams!
Xuanhui's Light Release was not truly light-speed, after all. If the windup was too obvious, people could still anticipate it and dodge.
"But I won't give you another chance like that."
A rustling came from the woods, followed by dark figures darting out of the shadows.
Xuanhui swept his gaze around. Eight people! All Puppeteers!
"Where's your other accomplice? Where did that guy who uses Magnet Release go?"
The leading Jonin sneered. Without answering, he launched an attack!
"You like sneak attacks?"
Seeing the attacks coming, Xuanhui performed a string of backflips, dodging the combined assault of flames and shuriken!
The attacks ended, but he did not stop. Instead, he plunged straight into the undergrowth.
All eight of their faces instantly darkened.
They hurriedly sent their puppets charging into the undergrowth.
But the moment the puppets touched the leaves, a figure flew out of the bushes.
That figure was still wearing a Hidden Sand Village ninja's combat uniform.
His body slammed into several puppets, nearly knocking them apart.
"Damn, this asshole's heavy! And he actually thought he could ambush me!"
Xuanhui looked at the eight grim-faced people, raised his chin, and looked down his nose at them, his voice flippant.
"This is the guy who uses Magnet Release, right? What a piece of trash. He couldn't even withstand