- Attack!
Without slowing down, the kanpeki ningyo dashed down the corridor to the window at the end and without bothering to open it, jumped straight through it, shrouded in a film of chakra for a moment.
His sensory gift, albeit weakened, allowed him to sense the intruders colliding with the two chunin who were on guard this night on the other side of the manor. There was no time to act carefully, so with the sound of shattered glass, Hiroshi began to ignite the source and infuse his body with chakra as he flew from the third floor of the mansion.
Barely landing on the ground, the mercenary rushed with all available speed towards the clang of weapons and the first explosions. The awakened jonin was much slower to react and was still in her room, but she would be back soon, so he wasn't too worried about the attackers' numerical advantage, intending to take the first blow and give his subordinates time to come to his aid.
As they drew closer, the shinobi was able to more fully assess the attackers - three jonins, only one of whom could pose a threat, and five chunin. They were successfully crushing the defenders who were forced to maneuver, but thanks to a small advantage in speed and the explosive seals that were generously scattered around, they were unable to put an end to the obviously unequal battle.
It was only a matter of time before Ryo's clone had improved his subordinates over the past year or so, but they lacked the experience and variety of techniques to be full-fledged jonins.
Hiroshi sped across the wooded area, folding his hand seals as he went, and flew out into the wide open space in front of the estate wall, lit only by the faint light of the half moon, almost immediately picking out the figure of a large jonin who was just behind the other attackers chasing the two boys. He felt the strongest of the trio.
- Raiton: Gain (Lightning Release: False Darkness)!
The stream of lightning he unleashed almost hit its target, but at the last moment, the enemy managed to dive to the side, confirming the assumption about his danger.
The attack didn't go without a trace - the big guy didn't get hurt himself, but he opened up his partner, who was standing right in the line of strike. The loser only had time to turn around in surprise at the ninjutsu, but was unable to defend or dodge. A short shrill cry and a toasted body fell to the ground.
- Taka, with me," the apparent leader of the attacking shinobi ordered briefly, grabbing something like a metal baton in his hand and rushing toward the kanpeki ningyo, "and you two kill this couple!
The second jonin quickly oriented himself, turning toward Hiroshi and sending several shurikens flying, but the quick death of one attacker caused the enemy jonin to slow down, which Daisuke and his partner took advantage of, breaking the distance and retreating in the other direction, taking the five enemies with them.
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