Eight shuriken came hurtling toward him.
Clang!
Liu Yun drew his ninja blade. "Konoha Style: Wind Return!"
Clink, clink, clink...
A string of metallic chimes rang out as he smoothly blocked the shuriken Yakushi Nonō had thrown.
"Nice ninja tool throwing."
Just as he blocked the final shuriken, something happened.
Minato appeared, the ninja blade in his hand gleaming coldly.
Clang!
Metal struck metal.
Liu Yun blocked Minato's slash by a hair's breadth. Just as I thought.
He had been prepared for Minato to attack. Aside from the Ino-Shika-Cho team's coordination, Minato might be the most crucial member of the group.
Not far away, Shikaku Nara shouted, "Choza!"
"Coming!" Choza Akimichi returned to the battlefield and shouted, "Multi-Size Technique! Human Bullet Tank!"
His body rapidly swelled, his head and limbs retracting into it as blue chakra burst from him.
At the same time, Shikaku Nara formed hand seals. "Shadow Possession Jutsu!"
Liu Yun had just blocked Minato's attack when he saw the ball Choza Akimichi had become racing toward him, kicking up clouds of dust along the way.
It was an impressive charge.
Liu Yun's gaze sharpened. "Konoha Powerful Whirlwind!"
A spinning back kick forced Minato to retreat.
But the Human Bullet Tank was already upon him.
He could take Choza Akimichi's punch head-on, but he had no interest in doing the same with this Human Bullet Tank.
"Earth Release: Earth Shore Return!"
He slapped his palm against the ground, heaving up a massive stone slab.
The next instant, the Human Bullet Tank slammed into it.
The slab held for only a moment before breaking apart, but that was enough time for him to move away.
Yet Choza Akimichi did not pursue him. Instead, he returned to his original form.
A shadow had already followed the path of his charge,