A barely managed to turn his head and raise his Lightning Armor-covered arm to block.
An impact even louder than the last rang out.
The Fourth Raikage was knocked backward as though struck head-on by a train at full speed, slamming hard into the ground.
After throwing his first square shuriken and seeing Yugito block it, Toroi grew even more bewildered, but his hands never stopped moving.
As an experienced Magnet Release jonin, he knew he had to relieve the pressure on Lord Raikage while keeping the elusive Naruto Uzumaki in check.
"Magnet Release: Wasp Twin Blades!"
Toroi shouted in a low voice, his hands flashing through hand seals.
Both the other enormous square shuriken in his hand and the one Yugito had knocked away, which was still tumbling through the air under his magnetic control, moved under his Magnet Release.
As though drawn by invisible threads, the two square shuriken traced sharp, intersecting arcs through the air. Screaming as they sliced through it, they closed in from either side like a wasp's twin stingers, viciously scissoring toward Naruto Uzumaki, who had just landed and seemed to still be adjusting his stance.
Their angles were tricky and their speed tremendous, cutting off most of Naruto's escape routes.
At the same time, another elite jonin from Kumogakure, Dodai, seized the opportunity!
He could tell that Uchiha Hikari, who had remained in the distance and seemingly taken no direct part in the attack, posed an enormous threat. He had to keep her occupied so she could not coordinate an even deadlier attack with Naruto!
"Lava Release: Rubber Ball!"
Dodai took a sharp, deep breath, his chest swelling, then spat.
A thick, beige, rubbery ball shot from his mouth.
The instant the rubber ball left his mouth, Dodai's right arm suddenly stretched and