Dozens of black kunai steeped in deadly poison tore through the night air with shrill whistles, hurtling toward the center of the battlefield like a swarm of vengeful bees.
The sudden ambush sent everyone's heart into their throat.
"Hmph. Human tricks."
Utter contempt and disdain crossed Gyutaro's face.
As an Upper Rank Demon, he had fought countless battles. To his senses, an ambush of this caliber was as clear as slow motion.
He did not even need to make a deliberate effort to block.
A slight swing of the Blood Scythe in his hand would generate enough wind to blow all these fragile "toothpicks" away.
All he needed now was to wrench himself free of this damned purple arm for a single instant.
Yet, at the very instant he prepared to exert his strength-
At Susanoo's brow, Sasuke's crimson Mangekyō Sharingan caught that fleeting opportunity!
He reacted almost simultaneously with Hinatsuru's attack!
"!"
The contempt on Gyutaro's face instantly turned to horror.
The enormous purple hand clamping down on his Blood Scythe suddenly surged in strength!
It was no longer merely restraining him, but carried a savage will to destroy, to crush his weapon and the bones of his arm together into powder!
Creak-creak-!
A grating sound, like bones being ground to pieces, came from the giant hand's palm.
The strength Gyutaro took such pride in was completely overwhelmed by this unreasonable, monstrous force!
He was pinned firmly in place, unable to move an inch!
It was just one tenth of a second of absolute restraint!
Thud! Thud! Thud!
A dense succession of muffled sounds rang out as blades pierced flesh.
The dozens of poisoned kunai Gyutaro had dismissed as trash struck it precisely, without the slightest obstruction!
Several pierced his chest, several lodged in his thighs, and one even