The chakra whipped in all directions, trying to wipe out the enemy and even the paws of the cover were powerless to protect him properly. The bubbling cover shrank very quickly, followed by the flesh.
When the storm of frantically whipping threads was over, the pseudo-jinchuriki standing there was horrible to look at - a bloody figure in rags, most of his skin gone, exposing bleeding flesh and in some places bones. Only the ready, more securely covered arms suffered less damage, allowing the shinobi to retain his sight.
- Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!! - The frantic cry of pain that came out of his mouth was deafening even as the battle continued nearby.
As the old shinobi's wounds continued to heal, but at a slower pace than before, I took advantage of the moment when Kinkaku was still recovering from the attack and slammed Samehada into him, sending him flying through the trees and away from his brother. A second's pause allowed him to catch his breath.
Chakra poured from the weapon, restoring my reserves and allowing me to repair the most serious damage from the bijudama, while blocking the pain impulses so that I could stay in fighting condition, despite a nearly burned scalp and other serious burns that could incapacitate a seasoned jonin.
Just as I was about to rush after Kinkaku to keep the initiative, a sudden memory from the clone came back to me as Hyuga reported that the second wave of reinforcements would be along shortly. In the heat of battle and chakra flashes, I'd missed the new signatures, but now I could clearly feel them moving toward us.
- Orochimaru, it's time," I yelled to my partner, amplifying my voice with chakra.
Sannin quickly looked back and nodded.
- Shaa, hold him off for as long as you can," he commanded the summoner and rushed after me to the other brother, who was just getting to his feet.
- I'll do it.
Despite his phenomenal resistance to damage, regeneration, and chakra reserves, his wounds had taken their toll on the pseudo-jinchuriki's reaction time, and when a dozen golden chains wrapped around him and yanked him off his feet, he had no time to do anything.
- Kinkaku! - Ginkaku roared desperately behind us, throwing the summoner aside with a powerful kick of his huge paws and rushing after us.
— Сссссаааа, kill!
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