"Not only Kumotsuru Torifu, but all of you will stay here. He's just the most important one."
He then looked up at the sky. He had wasted so much time, and it was time to end this.
The bodyguard slashed with his blade! The sword energy almost split the entire sea in two! Faced with such a powerful attack, Naori couldn't block it alone. Seeing this, everyone used the strongest jutsus they had! Even Koharu, who was responsible for healing, joined in! The combined strongest attacks of the six of them barely managed to stop the bodyguard's slash.
But it wasn't over yet. The moment the slash ended, boundless flames ignited on the surface of the sea, completely blocking their escape. Other than diving into the sea, there was no other way to escape. No matter how much Hiruzen and Kagami yelled at him, the bodyguard remained silent. But the attacks from his hand showed no signs of stopping and became more and more violent with each one.
Although Kagami and Naori both had their Susanoos activated, Kagami, as the older brother, couldn't bear to let his younger sister block the bodyguard's attacks. Every time, he was the one who went out to block it. It didn't take long for his Susanoo to be covered in wounds and on the verge of shattering. The speed of his repairs was far slower than the bodyguard's attack speed.
The bodyguard seized the opportunity and slammed his blade down on Kagami's Susanoo, cutting it in half. Then, the sound of Kagami's Susanoo shattering echoed. But the bodyguard had already anticipated this! He slashed at the air in front of him. A grunt of pain was heard, and Kagami flew backward and floated on the surface of the sea. His Susanoo had completely shattered.
Then it was Homura's turn. His strength wasn't very outstanding among the group; he was only slightly stronger than Koharu. But he didn't show any fear. It was a shame his strength was lacking. He was no match for the bodyguard and was knocked out and thrown aside in just a few moves.
"Damn it! What do you want to do!" Naori shouted. He had pushed them to a corner but wasn't killing them; he was just knocking them out. "I have another use for your lives. You don't need to worry about that. You're next."
Hiruzen and Danzō immediately moved in front. "If you want to hurt our younger sister, you'll have to beat us first!"
The bodyguard let out a disdainful snort. "Beaten men." He then shot a huge fireball from his mouth toward Hiruzen and Danzō. Hiruzen summoned Enma, who transformed into the Adamantine Staff, and he knocked the fireball away with a single hit. Then, Danzō shot out countless wind spheres, hitting the Susanoo like bullets. But the effect was limited and didn't cause any substantial damage. Even his best jutsu, the Wind Release: Vacuum Wave, had no effect on the Susanoo.
Hiruzen swung the Adamantine Staff and slammed it into the bodyguard. He used up half of his stamina just to create a few cracks.
"You guys are not my opponents. Stop resisting."
Naori naturally couldn't just watch Hiruzen and Danzō struggle against the bodyguard. She activated her sea of flowers again, which continuously spread over the bodyguard's body and drained his chakra. Even when he shattered all the flowers, they would reappear in the next second. Half of the drained chakra was sent to Hiruzen and Danzō, and the other half was used to maintain the sea of flowers. A good situation was formed. The bodyguard's chakra was getting lower and lower, while Danzō's and Hiruzen's morale was getting higher and higher.
But at that moment, the bodyguard suddenly burst with power! After shattering all the flowers on the sea, he quickly slashed at Hiruzen and Danzō! Naori was a little flustered for a moment, but she immediately calmed down and continued to cover the sea with her flowers. But the bodyguard took down Hiruzen and Danzō with just two strikes.
Now, only Naori, Koharu, and Torifu were left on the battlefield. Koharu put Torifu down inside the Susanoo and then jumped onto the surface of the sea herself. Naori saw this and immediately shouted, "Nee-san, get back here! You can't beat him! We still have a chance if we're inside the Susanoo!"
Koharu smiled back at her. "Naori, focus." She then turned her head and stared at the bodyguard.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!" A roaring water dragon rose from the sea and charged at the bodyguard. But with a casual wave of his hand, he scattered it. He then shot out a stream of fire that was several times larger than the water dragon.
Koharu blocked it with great difficulty. Seeing this, Naori immediately transferred the remaining chakra in her sea of flowers to Koharu. As this chakra entered her body, Koharu smiled. She then quickly made hand signs, and all the chakra in her body was activated. This do-or-die feeling made the bodyguard take her seriously.
"Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
A massive stream of water rose from the sea and exploded! But its target wasn't the bodyguard! It was the wall of fire closest to Naori! The water wave hit the fire wall and easily extinguished it. "Naori, get out of here with Torifu!"
Naori was shocked. She hadn't expected her to go out to fight just to give her a chance to escape. A long time ago, Koharu had already changed to being a medical ninja and no longer specialized in combat. But today, she was doing this to create an opportunity for her and Torifu to escape...
After a brief hesitation, Naori immediately fled through the gap in the fire wall. The bodyguard immediately chased after her. Koharu, who was completely out of energy, tried to stop him, but she was kicked away by him and fainted on the surface of the sea.
The bodyguard had plenty of stamina, and his strength was also greater. He quickly caught up to Naori! He leaped high and landed firmly in front of Naori.
"It's over. You've lost."
Naori stared at him, holding Torifu a little tighter. "You despicable person!"
The bodyguard showed no emotion. "Say what you want. Hand him over to me."
"Dream on!"
With no way out, she could only fight to the death! Naori drew her blade and slashed at the bodyguard! But he easily blocked it and then kicked Naori away. He leaped high and slashed down with his blade! Naori quickly dodged the blade by rolling, but she froze for a second due to the bodyguard's genjutsu. Then, a Great Fireball Jutsu hit Naori's chest. Blood spewed from her mouth as she fell to the ground.
"Even a quasi-Kage level ninja can't defeat a Kage-level ninja. This is fate."
Naori lay on the surface of the sea. The blood flowing from her mouth dripped into the ocean. The unconscious Torifu was also floating on the surface of the sea. Her Susanoo slowly shattered and disintegrated. Naori knew she couldn't defeat this bodyguard, but she hadn't expected to lose so quickly, not even buying herself a single second. Naori held Torifu's hand, turned her head, and looked at him. "Is this how it ends?" She was unwilling to fail like this, and she was unwilling to let Torifu be controlled by such a sinister and despicable person!
"It's not over yet!"
Naori used her last breath to stand up. She mobilized all the chakra in her body and activated her Susanoo again. Tears of blood flowed from her eyes. The scarlet Susanoo appeared on the sea again, with a sea of flowers ready to spread around it.
Just as Naori was about to fight the bodyguard to the death again, she felt Torifu's finger twitch slightly. Naori immediately turned to look at Torifu and saw his eyelids trembling slightly. Then, he slowly opened his eyes.
"Naori? What's wrong with you?"