As the Cat Demon Matatabi swung her paw at them, Chinatsu, Hidan, and Kakuzu immediately leaped into the air to dodge the massive beast's blow.
If that paw hit them head-on... uh... actually, it seemed that even if these three took the hit, nothing much would happen to them...
One had super regeneration, one was immortal, and one had several hearts. It was precisely because of their broken abilities that the latter two had defeated Yugito and Matatabi in the original story.
But thanks to Chinatsu's intervention, Yugito's strength had now improved by leaps and bounds. If Hidan and Kakuzu fought her again, their chances of winning would be slim to none.
Meanwhile, to avoid exposing her identity, Chinatsu had to put Susanoo and Wood Release on the banned list.
Things were clearly heading in a troublesome direction. Chinatsu couldn't help clicking her tongue, while Hidan beside her also realized that he might have acted rashly. He looked at Chinatsu with a long face, like a puppy that had done something wrong.
Unfortunately, Chinatsu wasn't looking his way at all. Besides, if Hidan hadn't come crashing in, she wouldn't have known how to break out of that awkward situation earlier. Perhaps he had actually bailed her out...
Of course, that depended on escaping from the Tailed Beast in front of them first...
"Lightning Release Body Tempering."
Chinatsu's gaze sharpened as she used Kumogakure's ninjutsu. Lightning crackled over her body, dramatically boosting her agility.
Matatabi swatted again and again at the swiftly moving Chinatsu as though playing whack-a-mole. Yet not a single blow landed. Instead, she pounded one huge crater after another into the street.
Seeing this, Yugito stopped her game of whack-a-mole, terrified that some man might suddenly appear out of nowhere and yell at her, "**You and your third-rate