Ninja Art: Adamantine Disassembly!
The Adamantine Staffs forming the Adamantine Prison Wall separated, and Enma's Hand, nimble in all directions, pulled out the Black Rods embedded in each of the Hellhound's heads!
In ninjutsu, this was called Adamantine Disassembly. In military strategy, it was called removing the firewood from under the cauldron.
Bang!! Having lost its source of chakra, the Amplified Hellhound vanished amid a cloud of white smoke!
"Huff, huff, huff..." Hiruzen breathed somewhat heavily. Clearly, even with that clever method, this exchange had cost him dearly!
The reunited Adamantine Staff spun back into Hiruzen's hand and stood upright beside him!
Nagato sighed sincerely. "As expected of the Third Hokage Hiruzen, known as the Professor of Ninjutsu."
More than half of my chakra has already been spent. If this drags on, not only will I fail to get Tsunade's whereabouts out of him, I may even end up dying here!
Therefore! Hiruzen neither questioned him nor paused, instead darting straight toward Nagato!!
"Hm?" Nagato suddenly grew alert. "Knowing that I can absorb ninjutsu and repel close-range attacks, he still charges at me so brazenly?"
"A clone... doesn't seem likely either."
"Something strange must be behind abnormal behavior."
Nagato decisively retreated!
"How vigilant!" Hiruzen thrust forward with the Adamantine Staff, extending it ahead!
"Adamantine Staff—this move? I recall that its power is enough to shove the Nine-Tails from the village all the way to Konoha's border, but using it against a mobile and agile target doesn't seem very wise...?"
Hiruzen's gaze remained fixed on the 'underside' of the Adamantine Staff!
At a certain instant, his eyes abruptly narrowed.
"Now!"
With the staff's tail clamped beneath his arm, his hands rapidly formed seals!
Whoosh! The Adamantine Staff's shadow strangely lengthened, connecting to beneath Nagato's feet!!!
Snap!!! Nagato's evading figure came to