Although Emperor of Sinking had a Death-Substitution Puppet and had narrowly managed to survive,
the injuries to his body could not be repaired.
Especially after the terrifying chakra tide struck, although Emperor of Sinking had survived, his body had been utterly mangled.
At that point, never mind attacking-even moving his body was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Thus, Emperor of Sinking no longer wanted to cling to life. He simply ended his own life and returned to the Resurrection Hall in Hidden Jun Village to revive.
He could only blame the low grade of the Death-Substitution Puppet he had obtained.
Had it been an S-grade Death-Substitution Puppet, not only would it have possessed a considerable proportion of his strength,
but even if it were destroyed once in its host's stead, it would not have allowed the host's actual body to suffer excessive damage.
Emperor of Sinking was in a wretched state and low spirits.
The three youths he faced were not doing much better.
The Byakugan youth, Neji Hyuga, had done everything he could to protect all three of them when Emperor of Sinking "self-destructed."
The chakra in his body had been completely exhausted, and he had passed out under the impact of the chakra tide.
He had also sustained injuries during the earlier, relentless attacks.
Quite a few of Neji Hyuga's internal organs had been knocked out of place by the chakra tide.
Clearly, Neji Hyuga had completely lost his ability to fight.
If he lingered in this dense forest and encountered a powerful enemy, he would certainly die.
Although Neji Hyuga had protected Tenten and Rock Lee, the other members of the taijutsu trio, their injuries were also serious.
Tenten's white ninja outfit had been battered into tatters by the chakra tide.
Her chest rose and fell