"Ha ha ha ha, you think you've won?"
Kirishima Jin's voice came from afar, sounding somewhat muffled.
"This is only just beginning!"
Chiya gripped Futsu no Mitama and looked toward the source of the voice.
Sage Mode allowed him to sense the direction in which Kirishima Jin had fled, but there was no need to pursue him yet. The courtyard still needed clearing.
By then, the Shadow Clones had already engaged the suicide fighters Kirishima Jin had brought.
The front courtyard of Genji's Residence had become a complete mess.
The Anbu had clearly lost their composure after Yagura was stabbed. Genji's Residence's guards had just fought the Anbu and were wounded as well. Yet those suicide fighters seemed not to know pain at all. Even after Kirishima Jin had fled, they continued throwing themselves at the crowd.
One of the suicide fighters leaped down from the roof, a poisoned needle in hand aimed straight for Genji's back.
The guard beside Genji had only just raised his blade, but he was still half a beat too slow.
The next instant, Chiya's Shadow Clone flashed behind Genji and flicked his sheath upward.
Clang!
The poisoned needle was knocked away.
The Shadow Clone followed with a kick, slamming it heavily into the man's chest.
Bang!
The suicide fighter flew backward, smashing through half a corridor pillar. Even after crashing to the ground, he tried to rise, but a nearby guard of Genji's Residence immediately rushed over and chopped down on the back of his neck.
Elsewhere, two suicide fighters took advantage of the chaos to rush into a side courtyard.
The witnesses rescued from Mist Tide Port were hiding there. Several adults huddled in the corner, clutching children tightly. Some were trembling so hard their teeth chattered, yet none dared make a sound.