C's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. It was impossible for Sakumo's short sword to have chakra and release jutsu.
The only possibility was that Sakumo had injected chakra into the chakra short sword early on. If C had not been protected by the lightning chakra armor, he would definitely be electrocuted into a pile of charcoal.
Although C could condense the armor again, he had to consume a huge amount of chakra, which would cause his speed and strength to decline.
While he was being entangled by the explosion, Sakumo not only took back his sword but also instantly severed the arm of a jonin. What terrible strength!
However, even a ninja with such speed and powerful swordsmanship couldn't maintain peak performance continuously.
"Don't be afraid, let's see how long he can hold on!" C said to the two Cloud Village jonin behind him. Their faces were filled with fear, especially the jonin whose arm had been cut off by Sakumo. His face was full of fear.
But he was a jonin after all, and used lightning chakra to cauterize his bleeding wound in a very short time, though the pain distorted his face with resentment towards Sakumo.
"Use lightning jutsu to blast him, don't worry about me!"
Swish!
C's eyes were stern, and the lightning armor once again covered his entire body as he charged towards Sakumo. His purpose was simple: to slow Sakumo so he couldn't interfere with the jonins' jutsu using speed.
He himself had lightning armor to protect his body, but although Sakumo was strong, he was also mortal.
"What a crazy guy!" Sakumo knew C's intention and retreated. Although he could still exert a speed faster than C, it was impossible to completely ignore him. C's strong defense was a real headache.
At the same time, within Sakumo's sight, Minato and Uchiha Yoruki were fighting fiercely with a chunin from the Cloud Village. Uchiha Yoruki's normal speed was not worse than Minato's, so he could cope with the attack of a chunin. However, the ninjas of the Kumogakure were born with strong bodies, so Uchiha Yoruki was a little weaker in strength.
Even so, Uchiha Yoruki had a skill to make up for this gap: shurikenjutsu. The Uchiha clan's shurikenjutsu was unique in the ninja world. The tricky angles forced the chunin to give up chasing Uchiha Yoruki many times.
And just when the chunin stepped back, Uchiha Yoruki immediately pounced on him, and the two of them kept switching roles between hunter and prey.
Minato had fighting skills that surpassed the chunin. He had followed Jiraiya for a year and often fought against him. Jiraiya's shadow clone was not something ordinary chunin could match. Whether it was fighting skills or strength, Minato, who was used to these, could often attack the chunin in turn.
But if he wanted to defeat or even kill the chunin, Minato himself would have to pay a very heavy price.
However, their mission this time was only to kill Kuriyama Shinzo. They only needed to hold their opponents back. The real factor determining success or failure was Suzuka.
Clang!
Suzuka's swordsmanship was extremely gorgeous yet sharp. Coupled with her delicate and beautiful figure, she was like an elf in the dark night. But underneath this attractive appearance, she hid an extremely fierce killing intent.
Clang!
The two weapons kept colliding, emitting sparks. Suzuka had never thought that Kuriyama Shinzo, who was previously in charge of intelligence work, had such skills.
The so-called special jonin referred to a jonin with some special talents. Suzuka's strength was not too weak among the jonin. Even so, until now, her attacks were blocked by Kuriyama Shinzo.
This didn't mean Kuriyama Shinzo was on par with Suzuka. There was still a gap between them. In this dense forest, his retreat space had become increasingly narrow.
If this continued, he would definitely lose. With Suzuka's means, what awaited him was undoubtedly a fatal blow.
"These rubbish from the Cloud Village!" he cursed hoarsely because all the ninjas who agreed to be his guards were stopped by the Konoha ninjas.
Even C, a big figure in the Cloud Village, was forced to use such tactics by Hatake Sakumo.
"A flaw!"
Suzuka's beautiful eyes froze. Just now, Kuriyama Shinzo had a moment of distraction. Naturally, he couldn't escape her eyes.
She slashed several times in almost an instant. Kuriyama Shinzo came back to his senses and blocked or avoided most of the attacks, but he couldn't avoid the last side cut.
Swish!
The blade light cut through the left side of his head, severing his wide clothes and hat. Under the dim moonlight, Kuriyama Shinzo finally revealed his true face, which made Suzuka, who had seen his photo, narrow her pupils.
Although Kuriyama Shinzo's face hadn't changed, his complexion was pale and bloodless. Combined with his already cold eyes, he looked like a vampire.
Suzuka's side cut slashed Kuriyama Shinzo's left shoulder, and blood flowed down. He also took off his wide robe, stretching out his equally bloodless and pale palm to touch his shoulder.
Then he began to lick the blood on his hand in front of Suzuka and said, "It really hurts."
Suzuka's response was even colder. "Next, you won't feel the pain!"
She raised two fingers in front of her with one hand, gripping the handle of her knife with the other.
"Konoha Style, Crescent Moon!"
With the faint moonlight, Suzuka rushed towards Kuriyama Shinzo. In his eyes, Suzuka seemed to instantly split into three, rushing towards him from three directions.
The moonlight shone on the three blades, reflecting an extremely cold and sharp light!
Kuriyama Shinzo held his sword in a defensive position, helplessly facing the three "Suzuka." However, when he attacked one of them, the three "Suzuka" launched an attack simultaneously, making the scene in his eyes blurry.
When the blur in his pupils gradually dissipated, Kuriyama Shinzo felt a sharp pain in his throat. Suzuka appeared behind him, her blade stained red with blood. Bright red blood spurted from the wound on Kuriyama Shinzo's neck.
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