Shadow Gathering Technique! Lu Yi used the last of her chakra, turning her shadow into tendrils that pulled Akimichi Chōhō back from midair and spared him another hit.
Blood gushed from Chōhō's mouth. His body was utterly depleted, and the grievous injuries had left him on the brink of death.
His consciousness slowly faded...
"Lu Yi, I..."
"Don't say anything else. We've done everything we could. Let's leave it at that."
She, too, was completely spent and leaned against the foot of the wall.
Yamanaka No had yet to recover from the damage to his consciousness.
It looked as though Ino-Shika-Cho would be the first to be eliminated.
After firing the Tailed Beast Bomb, Bunpuku gradually returned to human form.
Chiyo climbed out of Voltron and staggered over, a hint of approval in her eyes.
"You've done very well to get this far. If Lord Reto hadn't combined the Puppet Technique with technology, and Bunpuku hadn't mastered Tailed Beast Transformation, you might have won already."
"Referee, we sur..." Just as Lu Yi reluctantly raised her hand to surrender-
"No! We haven't lost! Our bond hasn't lost!" Akimichi Chōhō's eyes flew open, and he strained to slowly pull out a red pill.
At the sight of the red pill, Lu Yi's pupils contracted. She cried out anxiously, "Stop! You'll die if you take the Chili Pill! Don't do anything stupid!"
"You're not useless. You're my most important friends! I'm so glad I met you..."
Smack! The Chili Pill was knocked away.
Through his blurred vision, Chōhō could just make out a broad, familiar figure.
"That's enough. You've already proven yourself and your friendship."
"Look. Everyone's cheering you on."
"Father?"
Torifu Akimichi's eyes narrowed to slits on his kindly face, but they couldn't hide his joy.
After feeding his son a Soldier