Escape, Part Two

Byakugan, activate!

The chakra pathways, muscle movements, and even the slightest changes in expression of the four Kirigakure Ninja

appeared with perfect clarity in his eyes. Using the mist as cover, they

silently closed in from three directions. The Jonin held the center to support them, Kunai in hand.

Heh. Tianyi sneered inwardly. With a thought,

Humm!

An invisible force field burst outward from him.

The seven ordinary Kunai left on his person and in his ninja tool pouch were instantly seized by Magnet Release!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The seven Kunai did not fly straight. They traced seven cunning, unpredictable arcs

through the thick mist as if alive, striking precisely at the vital points of the three Hidden Mist Village Chunin creeping closer!

They moved with incredible speed at impossible angles, defying all common sense.

"What?!" "Watch out!"

The three Chunin were aghast. The dense mist they had relied on for cover now hindered their judgment.

Guided only by instinct and the sound of the Kunai cutting through the air, they dodged and parried in disarray.

Their positions were exposed and their formation shattered. One suffered a glancing wound to the shoulder blade.

Another barely knocked aside the lethal strike aimed at his throat with his Kunai.

One of those Kunai...

Flying Thunder God Technique!

Tianyi vanished from where he stood without warning.

The next instant, he appeared like a ghost behind the Chunin who had just deflected the Kunai, leaving his back wide open.

As Tianyi appeared, he held two fingers of his right hand together like a blade. Highly compressed,

razor-sharp water-attribute chakra gathered at his fingertips, tracing a cold, deadly flash.

"Water Release: Waterline Slash!"

"Shhk!"

A soft sound came first, followed by a head hitting the ground.

Then came two more almost simultaneous sounds just like