As Mei Terumi vented years of pent-up frustration by flinging ninjutsu around wildly, the chakra inside her rapidly drained away. Still, those indiscriminate, wide-area attacks were having some effect.
The prolonged barrage of wide-area ninjutsu forced the Masked Man to remain intangible for an extended period, quickly driving his ability into cooldown.
Once it entered cooldown, he could no longer become intangible or evade Mei Terumi's ninjutsu. Within just a few breaths, his clothes had been almost completely corroded away, and several patches of his flesh had been eaten into bloody pulp.
Seeing that her attacks actually worked, Mei Terumi breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought he could evade her ninjutsu the entire time, which would have made him far too invincible. Just as she was about to increase her output, a sharp pain suddenly shot through her entire body.
It was a warning that her chakra was nearly depleted. Mei Terumi had not experienced that feeling in a very long time.
"Am I running out of chakra? I really am getting old."
Hearing that, the Masked Man nearly coughed up blood in anger. All he had done earlier was call her an old hag, and she had bombarded him with ninjutsu for ages. Now, for some inexplicable reason, she was admitting she was old herself?
The Masked Man was bewildered. Was this what women were like? They really were strange creatures, claiming to be gentle while furiously smashing their enemies' skulls.
The moment he thought of that, Delta came to mind. She was another one whose words never matched her actions.
"Women really are terrifying creatures."
The Masked Man had already prepared himself for a battle of attrition against Mei Terumi.
He was still young, after all. His stamina and endurance were bound to be much better