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Meanwhile, below, Sarutobi Tenjū and the other two, while rescuing the civilian hostages, weren't letting their guard down against Kenshi.
When Kenshi, using the momentum of throwing the civilians, instantly planted his two Black Iron Chains into the ground, quickly flying towards Sarutobi Ayase, the three of them also responded accordingly.
"Whizz, whizz, whizz...!"
Of the three, Sarutobi Tenjū and the other one instantly threw four kunai with detonation tags tied to their tails towards Kenshi in the air.
The remaining one, from the Hyuga clan branch family, unleashed a powerful Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm towards the two Black Iron Chains supporting Kenshi's flight.
The powerful Chakra air cannon created ripples in the air as it struck the two Black Iron Chains supporting Kenshi's back.
In a short moment, just as Kenshi reached the air, twenty meters away from Sarutobi Ayase, before he could launch an attack, he was met with a counterattack from the four ninjas.
This was a split-second reaction. Kenshi hadn't had time to react and think about his response beforehand.
"Clang, clang, clang...!"
Almost instinctively, Kenshi, with a thought, shot out dozens of Black Iron Chains from his body, quickly surrounding him, forming an iron ball that enveloped him.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
"Boom!"
All the attacks hit him the moment Kenshi surrounded himself with the Black Iron Chains.
The explosion of the detonation tags from below sent Kenshi flying upwards slightly, but he was quickly knocked back down by the two ink birds.
At the moment of impact, the ink birds, like ink, suddenly became brittle and directly spread out into a large mass of black ink, showering Kenshi's Black Iron Chain ball.
At the same time, below, the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm unleashed by the Hyuga clan ninja struck the two Black Iron Chains supporting Kenshi.
"It seems my Black Iron Chain defense is superior."
After the attacks, Kenshi, enveloped in the Black Iron Chains, was unharmed. The two Black Iron Chains supporting him in the air were still sturdy and undamaged.
This round, he had won.
Kenshi's lips curled into a slight smile.
But soon, Kenshi couldn't smile anymore.
"This is..."
Just as Kenshi, with a thought, controlled the Black Iron Chains to shoot out and grab the female ninja on the large bird in the air, the black ink that had showered his Black Iron Chain ball, like superglue, had a strong adhesive property, sticking to the Black Iron Chains.
Kenshi's controlled Black Iron Chains, as if stuck in mud, no matter how hard he tried, only stretched like springs, being pulled back by a powerful adhesive force.
Not only that, the ink glue, like water, seeped through the gaps between the Black Iron Chains, towards Kenshi inside.
"No good!"
Kenshi's expression changed. Once the ink glue wrapped around his body, he would be bound, unable to fight back.
Kenshi immediately thought, and a thin layer of Black Iron Chain Chakra armor appeared on his body for protection. At the same time, Fire Release attribute Chakra instantly condensed into flames around him.
"Boom!"
The scorching flames burned inside the Black Iron Chain ball, forming a giant fireball.
"Unsealed Fire Release... It seems he's also skilled in Fire Release!"
Sensing the high temperature of Kenshi's Fire Release flames, which were unleashed without hand seals, Sarutobi Tenjū's heart moved. He noted down the jutsu Kenshi was skilled in.
"But... trying to evaporate Ayase's ink with Fire Release?"
"Heh!"
"Too naive!"
Sarutobi Tenjū sneered. The ink used in Ayase's Super Beast Imitation Painting jutsu wasn't just water, it was flowing graphite. Fire wouldn't evaporate the ink, it would actually make Ayase's ink even tougher.
"No good, it won't burn."
"Try Lightning Release."
"Uh..."
Just as Kenshi realized that Fire Release wouldn't work on the ink and thought of using Lightning Release, the ink had already seeped through the gaps between the Black Iron Chain armor.
In an instant, Kenshi was completely enveloped in the ink.
"Explode." Sarutobi Ayase gave a light shout.
"Boom!"
Kenshi, like the Konoha ninja he had crushed with the Black Iron Chains before, was also enveloped in the ink and crushed.
"Hmph, I thought he was so powerful!"
Listening to the crushing sound coming from inside the Black Iron Chains, Sarutobi Tenjū's eyes were filled with disdain. He still had many tricks up his sleeve, and Kenshi was already dead. It seemed that his skills were just that.
"I don't understand why Father is so wary of this Kenshi?"
A hint of confusion flashed in Sarutobi Tenjū's eyes, but this confusion was quickly answered.
After the Black Iron Chains dissipated, the expected bloody flesh didn't appear. The ink dispersed, and there was nothing inside.
"Shadow Clone, huh!"
Sarutobi Tenjū's expression turned ugly. The expressions of the others weren't any better.
At this time, they all realized that the one who had been fighting them just now was just a shadow clone of Kenshi.
Although they had killed Kenshi's shadow clone in a short time.
But it also exposed a tactic to counter Kenshi's Black Iron Chain sealing jutsu.
Next time they encountered Kenshi, he would definitely be prepared. It would be difficult to kill him with the same method again.
Moreover, the most unacceptable thing was.
They were all experts in tracking.
One had various small animals provided by Super Beast Imitation Painting to investigate the traces on the ground. The other was a Hyuga clan ninja, possessing the Byakugan, which could see through all obstacles.
With such tracking and investigation abilities, they still let Kenshi escape their pursuit.
This was a huge slap in the face.
It made Sarutobi Tenjū, the dignified ANBU captain, look extremely embarrassed. It was a huge blow to his reputation.
"Tap, tap, tap!"
Sarutobi Ayase and the other two teammates came to Sarutobi Tenjū's side.
Sarutobi Ayase asked, "What should we do now?"
They had no idea when Kenshi had separated from his shadow clone, or whether Kenshi's real body had continued east, leaving behind a shadow clone, or had changed direction long ago. They had no way of knowing.
Sarutobi Tenjū frowned and pondered for a few seconds before saying, "Ayase, you're responsible for searching a large area around the town."
Sarutobi Ayase nodded. "Okay."
Sarutobi Tenjū turned and said, "Sika, you're responsible for seeing if Kenshi is hiding in the town."
Hyuga Sika nodded. "Understood."
Sarutobi Tenjū looked at the last one and said, "Ryōma, you and I will go and see the people in the town who have seen Kenshi."
Echizen Ryōma, who was proficient in the Memory Investigation Technique, nodded. "Got it."
The four quickly began to act in the town.
Half an hour later, the four reunited.
Sarutobi Tenjū asked, "How is it?"
Sarutobi Ayase and Hyuga Sika shook their heads. "We haven't found any traces of Kenshi."
There were no traces of Kenshi in the town, and after expanding the search area, there were no traces of him leaving the town.
"It seems that only the shadow clone came here."
Sarutobi Tenjū said. The other three nodded. Only this explanation made sense.
"Return to the original route, expand the search area, and find where Kenshi separated from his shadow clone." Sarutobi Tenjū immediately ordered.
Since only the shadow clone came here, Kenshi must have separated from his real body along the way before the shadow clone arrived here.
As long as they found the separation point, they could find Kenshi again.
This time, they would absolutely not let Kenshi play them for a fool again.
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