Tianyi had not even had time to steady himself, let alone see Shukaku's full form clearly, when the next wave of attacks arrived!
Shukaku opened his enormous mouth, aiming at Tianyi, who had only just emerged and had yet to find his footing.
"Wind Release: Sand Shotgun!"
Sand bullets infused with Shukaku's chakra and massive amounts of sand and stone!
Countless fist-sized, high-pressure sand bullets formed an overwhelming barrage of death.
With piercing shrieks, they completely engulfed Tianyi and the space dozens of meters around him!
Their density left virtually no room to evade!
"Magnet Release: Metal Storm!" Tianyi's pupils contracted as life and death hung in the balance.
He unleashed every bit of his Magnet Release control and reaction speed!
Buzz—!
Kunai, shuriken, broken blades, even the metal plates on Sand Shinobi forehead protectors scattered across the battlefield...
Every piece of metal he could sense was frantically drawn and pulled by a powerful magnetic force, swept up as though by an invisible tornado.
Centered on Tianyi's body, they instantly formed a tightly packed, high-speed rotating metal storm!
Clang clang clang! Thud thud thud!
Countless sand bullets slammed viciously into the rapidly spinning metal barrier!
Most were deflected or shredded apart by the rotating metal, creating a barrage of impacts as dense as a downpour!
A small number of particularly powerful sand bullets penetrated the thinner outer metal layers.
But they too were crushed apart or knocked off course by the denser, faster-spinning metal currents within!
For a time, sparks flew everywhere, and the shriek of twisting metal never ceased.
Tianyi's figure was completely wrapped within the frantically rotating metal storm.
This bizarre defensive method actually managed to temporarily withstand Shukaku's barrage of Sand Shotgun attacks!
However, Shukaku's power seemed inexhaustible, and the bombardment of sand bullets continued without pause.