"What?"
"Didn't I say from the start? The ninja game time is over."
Ayane's eyes turned cold, and the Chakra that erupted from her body became visible to everyone.
Toma gasped in pain, his body pushed aside by the strong air current caused by the Chakra blast, rolling on the ground for some distance before barely stopping.
"Such terrifying Chakra... can we really handle this guy?"
The Chunin responsible for sensing muttered, a nervous expression on his face.
The power gap between us and them is substantial.
Even if two Jonin lead the team, they'd likely be easily defeated by her.
"Don't be intimidated by her bluff, we are elite Konoha Ninja!"
Besides Toma, the other Jonin remained calm, forming a seal with his hands.
"Water Style: Water Turbulence!"
A fierce torrent of water spewed from his mouth, rushing towards Ayane.
Immediately, his seal changed once more.
Within the water, flashes of lightning appeared.
Seeing this, Ayane knew it was a combination of Water Style and Lightning Style, difficult to resist directly, so she sidestepped to dodge.
"Gentle Fist Technique: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"
As Ayane retreated, Toma had already anticipated her move, adopting the starting stance of Eight Trigrams Palm, waiting for Ayane to enter his attack range.
Just as his attack was about to land on Ayane, a torrent of Chakra suddenly burst from her body.
Bang!
It collided with Toma's Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, instantaneously causing an explosion.
Ayane landed safely, her clothes and hair undisturbed, while Toma was forced back several meters, bleeding from his trembling arm, staring at Ayane with a solemn gaze.
"It's actually the 'One Blow Body'..."
The Gentle Fist Technique: One Blow Body releases intensely impactful Chakra through all acupoints, similar to Revolving Heaven, a comprehensive offensive Gentle Fist Technique.
It's also one of the most basic combat methods among many Gentle Fist techniques.
But using this basic technique, not only did she counter his Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, it also injured his arm from the backlash.
"As I thought, you really are a dangerous one, Ayane."
Not only in mentality, but in strength too, she's frightening and awe-inspiring.
"I thought I could knock you down with this move, but your strength is greater than I expected, Senior Toma."
Ayane remarked with a hint of regret.
"Don't underestimate your senior! After all, I am a Jonin of the prestigious Hyuga Clan!"
Toma began gathering Chakra again, preparing with the other Konoha Ninja for another siege on Ayane.
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The wide-headed giant water serpent summoned by Hakushi using Summoning Jutsu naturally brought forth the two clones, Tenha and Raidenmaru.
Their aim was to draw fire and, at the start, they successfully attracted the Third Hokage there, missing the best time to protect the Nine-tailed.
After all, considering his, Ruri's, and the Water Clone's abilities, dealing with so many Konoha Ninja, even with Chakra supplied by Kushina and the Nine-tailed, was really stretching it.
After all, more and more Konoha Ninja gathered here, with the lowest being Chunin level, and Jonin were not few.
When Tenha and Raidenmaru appeared, they caused a slight commotion among the Konoha Ninja, but they quickly steadied and encircled the area in an impenetrable formation.
Although two additional troublesome opponents joined the enemies, their overall strength and numbers decidedly favored their side.
On the other hand, Third Hokage Hiruzen successfully summoned his Summoning Beast.
A monkey wearing a fur coat, with long white hair.
Its body is more robust than a human's, wearing a Konoha Ninja Headband on its forehead, baring its teeth with a slightly fierce countenance.
After being summoned by Hiruzen, it stood on all fours beside him, glancing around the battlefield, finally sniffing, before turning to Hiruzen and saying:
"The air retains traces of the Nine-tailed's Chakra, Sarutobi, what's going on? Is there something wrong with that little girl?"
"As you see, Enma, Kushina is currently inside that giant serpent."
Hiruzen stated succinctly.
"Is that so?"
The monkey Enma glanced at the people on the snake's head, narrowing its eyes.
With Konoha Ninja Headbands and members of the Uchiha Race...
Not sure what's going on, but presumably, those people are enemies without a doubt.
Over there, Tenha and Raidenmaru had just appeared, standing on the other side of Hakushi.
Raidenmaru stood on Tenha's shoulder, looking down, speaking in a surprised tone:
"This brother is a bit large."
The deep blue water-made giant serpent opened its mouth, emitting a low roar that vibrated the air, seemingly in response to Raidenmaru.
"The tale of brotherly love can wait for later, now focus on the battle."
Hakushi glanced at Raidenmaru.
"Dealing with these Konoha Ninja, is quite troublesome, Father."
Raidenmaru lightly quipped.
Earlier, he and his sister Tenha almost got overturned by these Konoha Ninja, nearly having to reveal their full Immortal Technique state.
Just as Raidenmaru finished speaking, he suddenly felt a surging Chakra entering his and Tenha's bodies.
And the source of this Chakra was being transmitted from below within the giant serpent.
The serpent absorbed Chakra from the Jinchuriki and the Nine-tailed, passing the excess Chakra to them; that's what was happening.