"What?"
The bone shield in front of Takei Sōchin suddenly split beneath Chihane's blade, giving him a fright.
He had never imagined that Chihane could cleave through his bone shield, which was as hard as steel.
But that instinctive leap backward saved his life. Though he survived, the hands gripping his bone shield were severed forever.
"Ah! My hands! My hands!"
Takei Sōchin fell to the ground, screaming as he stared at his severed hands. He knew he was finished. Even if he survived today, he would be worthless to Kirigakure.
Even within his own clan, he would no longer be the clan head. His clansmen might even kill him. Family affection did not exist in the Kaguya Clan. In their eyes, only bloodthirsty slaughter could satisfy their desires. A clan head without hands would probably be killed by his own clan's shinobi even if he returned to the village.
Chihane ignored Takei Sōchin as he lay screaming on the ground. He could finish him off after dealing with the other two. It was not as though he could escape.
After witnessing Chihane's formidable offensive power, Karatachi Yagura and Minazuki Izumi decided not to clash with him head-on. They would have to settle the battle with ninjutsu.
"Ice Release Secret Technique! Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals!"
As longtime comrades who had fought together for years, Karatachi Yagura and Minazuki Izumi understood each other with a single glance. Minazuki Izumi used Ice Release ninjutsu to create mirrors of ice, surrounding Chihane and blocking his view.
Meanwhile, Karatachi Yagura quietly gathered chakra off to the side, preparing to unleash a large-scale ninjutsu.
Minazuki Izumi darted between the ice mirrors surrounding Chihane, periodically launching senbon made of ice from his hands to disrupt him.
But he had no idea that Chihane also possessed Observation