Clash

Chapter 94: Clash

Kiba looked down at the kunai

embedded near his feet. The explosive tags at their ends ignited with a

"chick."

His expression changed.

Is it Hyuga Yutaka? Did we use too few explosive

tags, not enough to knock them out?

Before Kiba could think further,

he instinctively reached out to pull Hirohiko and Yukina away from the blast.

But before he could react, two

hands already grabbed him. Almost simultaneously, the three of them retreated

abruptly.

Boom!

Three explosive tags detonated

into fire and smoke, merging with the dissipating black smoke from the previous

explosion.

The air blast swept in, sending

grass, trees, and rocks flying towards Kiba. He quickly crossed his arms to

shield himself.

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

Plants, trees, and rocks struck

his body, causing sharp pain.

Kiba glanced around, relieved to

see Hirohiko and Yukina were also fine.

"Yukina! Byakugan!" Kiba

called, narrowing his eyes at the smoke ahead.

Almost instantly, Yukina's

meridian veins bulged, and her Byakugan activated. As Kiba said

"Byakugan," her vision pierced through the smoke, revealing the scene

beyond.

Behind the black smoke, Shiga

Taketake gasped heavily, releasing the steel wire in his hand. In front of him,

Hyuga Yutaka waved his hand, deflecting kunai with intense focus, still in

shock. Beside him, Kiuchi Taketo gritted his teeth, enduring the pain from burn

marks on his right foot and hand.

Steel wires wrapped around Hyuga

Yutaka and Kiuchi Taketo's waists, each with a kunai hanging down.

Yukina's Byakugan captured

everything.

"They only suffered minor

injuries. Taketo Kiuchi and Yutaka were pulled back by Shiga Taketake with

steel wires, escaping the blast range. Kiuchi Taketo's injuries are minimal,

with limited impact on combat effectiveness," Yukina reported seriously,

frowning slightly. Before Kiba could ask, she had already provided the details.

Listening to Yukina, Kiba was

momentarily taken aback, then smiled warmly and nodded. "Then,

next..."

Before he finished, Hirohiko had

already started forming seals, his eyes scarlet. Just as Kiba said

"next," Hirohiko completed the seals and spat out a whirling wind

blade.

Wind Release: Gale Cutter!

The wind blade blew away the smoke

with a whirlwind, rushing into the black smoke.

Inside the black smoke, Hyuga

Yutaka's voice rang out. "Quickly, evade! It's Wind Release

ninjutsu!"

As he spoke, the wind blade had

already twisted the black smoke into a whirlwind.

Ka Ka Ka!

The sound of the wind blade

cutting through trees echoed, creating a path of destruction.

Swish!

Three figures jumped out from the

forest, throwing shuriken mid-air.

"Yukina, Hirohiko!" Kiba's

eyes flashed. As he was about to land, he formed seals and pressed his hands to

the ground, erecting an earth wall.

Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!

As the earth wall rose, Yukina and

Hirohiko moved sideways behind him.

Thwack!

The sound of shuriken embedding

into the earth wall echoed.

"Kiba, watch above!"

Yukina warned urgently.

Kiba frowned, looking up while

pulling out a kunai.

A figure suddenly jumped from

behind the earth wall, drawing a ninja sword in a swift arc.

Bird Flash!

Kiuchi Taketo's face was full of

cold anger. "Die, so-called geniuses!"

"Naive!" Hirohiko said

coldly. As Kiuchi Taketo jumped, Hirohiko threw eight shuriken, two

intercepting the sword's arc.

Clang!

The sword paused but continued

downward, two shuriken flying off. The remaining six shuriken curved

gracefully, circling behind Kiuchi Taketo, thin wires glinting in the sunlight.

Sharingan Windmill!

Taking advantage of the pause, Kiba

kicked off, swiftly moving sideways, dodging the sword.

"Taketo, don't be

impulsive!" Shiga Taketake's voice came from behind the earth wall, six

shuriken deflecting Hirohiko's windmill technique, causing the wires to tangle.

As Kiba moved sideways, a palm

suddenly burst through the earth wall, aiming for his chest.

Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm! A twisting strike intercepted the palm,

dispersing it.

Kiba continued moving, flicking a

kunai at Kiuchi Taketo mid-air.

Simultaneously, Hirohiko completed

his seals, taking a deep breath and spitting out a fireball.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

The fireball and kunai hurtled

towards Kiuchi Taketo, who had no way to evade mid-air.

At the critical moment, a kunai

wrapped in transparent wires rushed up, pulling Kiuchi Taketo sharply back,

avoiding the fireball.

Thwack! The fireball dissipated in vain.

At that moment, Yukina jumped up,

catching the kunai and throwing it back at Kiuchi Taketo.

Shiga Taketake, pulling Kiuchi

down with steel wires, turned pale with shock.

Oops!

"Rotate!" Hyuga Yutaka's

Vacuum Palm deflected the kunai just in time.

Thwack! The kunai embedded in the ground.

Thud! Yukina landed.

Boom! Shiga Taketake caught Kiuchi Taketo.

Thud! Kiba landed.

Both teams retreated, regrouping.

This is bad. Their cooperation is perfect, Kiba thought, frowning.

As the earth wall collapsed with a

"click," Kiba undid the technique.

Immediately, six pairs of eyes

met, filled with tension.