Clang—
A dazzling spark burst through the air, followed by a burly figure flying backward like a cannonball and crashing heavily into the ground!
"Damn it, how is this brat so strong?!"
Ginkaku's hand gripping the Seven Star Sword trembled nonstop. Blood trickled from his palm, and the web between his thumb and forefinger had been split open by the force. Disbelief filled his eyes.
He and Kinkaku possessed the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths. Though it was only a trace, their physical strength was far beyond that of ordinary ninja. Yet this brat had actually suppressed him in terms of raw power!
"Kinkaku, help me!"
"No problem, Ginkaku!"
Kinkaku, his long golden hair flowing behind him, strode out from the other side and stood before Enkō with his head raised. Golden ropes coiled around his left arm, while his right hand held a red-and-white feather fan.
From the beginning, the First Raikage had known that his strength alone would never be enough. However, because of Enkō's scheme to sow discord, the Lightning Daimyo no longer dared to keep employing their ninja. In the end, they had come up with their current assassination plan.
The plan would be carried out by the Flame Hidden Village's three strongest men. The First Raikage would launch the first assassination attempt. If it failed, the Gold and Silver Brothers would buy time while he unleashed that ultimate ninjutsu!
"I'm counting on you!"
The First Raikage glanced toward the Gold and Silver Brothers, then calmed his breathing and began forming hand seals. Slow but resolute, even though... the cost of using this ninjutsu would be his life!
Wei... Shen... Mao... Zi...
Whoosh—whoosh—
As one hand seal after another formed, a crosswind slowly began to rise through the air!
The clouds hanging above the