I also decided to scratch my tongue a little, but not because of the local tradition of chattering during a duel of equals, but just stalling for time, because with each passing second, the poison was spreading more and more through the former Kazekage's body, further deteriorating his chakra control. And by the time Rasa realized it, it would be too late.
The moment was not long in coming - the jonin's right leg suddenly collapsed with the gold spilling down, out of control. Not expecting this, the nukenin staggered and a look of surprise and then understanding flickered across his face.
- Poison!
The moment of loss of concentration cost the shinobi dearly - he simply plummeted down from the five-meter height he was at, and the white gold began to fall off his body in layers, losing its monolithic density and becoming just metallic sand.
He didn't manage to land on his feet, and the S-ka wouldn't suffer much from it, but the situation provided an opportunity to attack. This is exactly what I was waiting for!
Jumping from the hole to the ground, I rushed towards the disoriented enemy who had just started to rise, using my free hand to pull out a paralyzing Fuin from my pouch. The Samehada was about to touch the former Kazekage's head in a powerful blow when the shinobi rolled away quite abruptly, demonstrating that the slowness earlier was imaginary, designed to put his guard down.
And he had succeeded. Before, without a drop of chakra in him, some of the golden sand on the ground suddenly gathered into a dense lump and, obeying Rasa's gesture, went straight into my stomach, bypassing my sword. Zarraza!
A few kilograms of metal did not pose a lethal threat thanks to the chakra armor, but due to the powerful physical impulse, I was knocked off my feet, throwing me back a few meters.
Twisting around, I slammed Samehada into the ground, slowing me down and using it as a shield at the same time. Showing that Rasa could still control the kekkei genkai despite the poison's effects, a wave of moonlight glistened behind me.
And crashed like a stone cliff against the great sword. I noted that the enemy had spent a lot of chakra on this attack and was left with barely a fifth of his initial size, which meant that there was only a little bit left to squeeze him.
Following the ninjutsu attack, Rasa shortened the distance, obviously hoping to take him by surprise and turn the situation in his favor, but I was ready for it - dozens of golden chains came towards the former Kazekage, trying to encircle and immobilize him.
The shinobi had time to react and stopped abruptly, preparing to jump back, but at the very last moment, the shadow under his feet moved, and he froze. That was enough time for Kongo Fusa (Adamant Chains) to reach its target.
With a roar, Rasa blazed with chakra, breaking out of control, but it was too late, the first constructs of chakra entangled his legs, preventing him from dodging and a second later, the S-class fighter found himself bound at the arms and legs, turning into a cocoon of larvae. Without wasting time, I put the prepared seals on the prisoner and only then was able to breathe a sigh of relief.
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