When Captain Ōkura Suke Iwagakure his teammates' lack of confidence in their conversation, he wanted to give them a positive response, but he swallowed the words back.
Unfortunately, he wasn't confident he could definitely defeat Jörmungandr.
However, as the team leader, he knew he couldn't lose heart, so he immediately shouted, "Don't worry, even if the enemy doesn't die from being hit head-on by our powerful combination Earth Release Technique, they will be seriously injured."
"So be alert, and once we've determined that the enemy is seriously wounded, we must launch an attack immediately, without giving them a chance to regroup."
Ōkura Suke's words invigorated the Iwagakure around him, who focused their attention on the giant crater in front of them.
Several minutes passed, but there was still no movement from the giant crater in front of them. This brought a smile to the faces of the Iwagakure had been on high alert. They were secretly delighted, wondering if they had really managed to take care of things.
"Hey, did we really kill that guy?"
"They must have taken it down. There's been no movement for several minutes. If they hadn't, they would have come out long ago."
"That's right, that's right, I think so too. Now that I think about it, how could anyone withstand the Earth Release Technique unleashed by a dozen of our elite ninjas working together? That guy must have been killed by us."
The Iwagakure members spoke with some hesitation at first, but their tone became increasingly confident.
Then, more and more cheers gradually rose within the Iwagakure unit, as they believed the enemy had been killed through their concerted efforts.
Just as they were celebrating, Captain Iwagakure of Ōkura Suke spoke up, "We're celebrating too soon. Don't forget there are two enemies. Besides the dead Taijutsu ninja, there's another one who's been sitting on a rock nearby watching the fight."
Ōkura Suke was somewhat confused; he found it strange that the enemy was clearly a duo.
So why is it that when one of their companions is killed, the other can calmly sit to the side and rest with their eyes closed?
Could they not be working together? But the sensory ninja reported that Iwahato was facing two enemies.
The Iwagakure members around Ōkura Suke also realized that they had only dealt with one enemy, and there was another one waiting for them. They were celebrating too soon.
Just as they were sharpening their knives, full of confidence, preparing to deal with Aizen, a member of Iwagakure interrupted their actions with a panicked shout, "Captain, look at the pit!"
Upon hearing his teammate's terrified tone, Ōkura Suke immediately looked into the pit. The members of the Iwagakure unit were also drawn by their teammate's shouts and looked in the direction his teammate was pointing.
Among the rubble in the pit, a figure had risen from the ground at some point. The figure was covered in blood, and the wounds were so deep that the pale bone behind the flesh was faintly visible.
And this figure was Jörmungandr had been hit by their combined attack.
"Hiss"
The Jörmungandr gasped at the horrific injuries Iwagakure sustained, but what surprised them even more was that Jörmungandr was still alive after such a powerful attack.
Moreover, judging from his upright posture, he seemed to have only suffered serious injuries, without any vital organs being damaged.
The sight stunned the Iwagakure members around them. Only Ōkura Suke, seeing the heavily injured Jörmungandr, reacted first and said to his teammates, "Go! Take advantage of his current weakness and finish him off together. Use Taijutsu; conserve your Chakra for the enemies behind us!"
After saying that, he led the charge towards Jörmungandr. He dared not use Ninjutsu attacks because they had used Release Technique to attack Jörmungandr many times before, which had severely depleted their Chakra.
At the same time, to deal with another enemy behind Jörmungandr, they must conserve their Chakra and try to finish the battle as quickly as possible.
"Yes, Captain."
Seeing their captain lead the charge, the Iwagakure members immediately drew their swords or Kunai and rushed towards the enemy.
They already considered the heavily injured Jörmungandr a fish on a chopping board; Aizen on the distant rocks was the one they truly needed to guard against.
They quickly approached Jörmungandr and were overjoyed to see his Jörmungandr and bruised state.
Jörmungandr Iwagakure infuriated them, and now that they had the opportunity to kill him, it was something everyone in the Iwagakure forces wanted to do.
The thought of beheading their enemies only fueled their excitement.
Jörmungandr in the deep pit, watched the Iwagakure charging towards him, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.
Although the slight smile vanished very quickly, it was still noticed by Captain Iwagakure of Ōkura Suke, who was observing him closely.
A strong sense of unease arose in Ōkura Suke's heart, but he had no time to think. He had already arrived in front of Jörmungandr, holding Kunai and thrusting it towards Jörmungandr's vitals.
But then the body of Jörmungandr in front of him suddenly became dazed and vanished from his sight.
This speed made him realize that the enemy's injuries were not as serious as he had imagined, and that he had made a mistake in his decision.
"Be careful, the enemy isn't that badly injured..."
But his warning came too late. All he heard were more than a dozen different screams all around him, and the figure that had returned to his front.
He gave a bitter, desperate laugh and asked Jörmungandr before him, "Who are you? How can you still possess such strength when you are severely injured?"
He couldn't understand how a ninja could maintain such formidable fighting power while covered in wounds.
Jörmungandr looked at the Iwagakure captain before him and said, "I'm just an ordinary bounty hunter. As for the injuries you mentioned, those were just to lure you Iwagakure into a trap. I was afraid you'd run away."
After saying that, Jörmungandr activated the cells in his body and easily healed all his wounds.
Despite his bloodied and mangled appearance, he wasn't actually seriously injured.
If he wanted to, his injuries would have healed long ago thanks to his abnormal regenerative abilities. He only suppressed his cells' self-healing to give the Iwagakure a glimmer of hope, keeping himself covered in blood.
He was afraid that if he acted too strong, he would scare away the Iwagakure present.
When Ōkura Suke saw Jörmungandr effortlessly heal his wounds, his expression grew even more desperate. He couldn't believe that someone in the Shinobi World could regenerate flesh and blood on their own.
"I never expected to find a strong person like you in the black market. Our Iwagakure's defeat was not unjust. But don't be too smug. We Iwagakure will definitely not let this go."
Ōkura Suke, who was still in despair, was stunned when he heard Jörmungandr say that he was a bounty hunter ninja. When did such a strong person appear in the black market? However, he still said with a look of unwillingness.