Chapter 544

A gale whistled past, and the light of the explosion illuminated the Hidden Sand Village as if it were broad daylight.

Deidara and Gaara engaged in battle. The battlefield for the two was not on the ground but in the high sky. Gaara also had the ability to fly; his sand injected with chakra could float out of thin air, the specific principle of which was unknown.

The two in the sky couldn't determine a winner for the time being. Even if Deidara lost, Sasori at the edge of the Hidden Sand Village was no pushover.

During the charge, Su Xiao no longer paid attention to the two in the sky. Temari, not far from him, had already waved that large folding fan.

"Kamaitachi."

The large iron fan, more than a meter long, waved, and a storm appeared out of thin air in front of Temari. Inside the storm were dense vacuum blades.

The strong wind had no lethality; those vacuum blades hidden within the strong wind were the killing moves.

Su Xiao's body was low, his feet exerted force to prevent being blown away, and his pitch-black pupils constricted slightly. He was capturing the vacuum blades within the strong wind.

"One, two, three... fifteen."

After Su Xiao perceived the number of vacuum blades, he held Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan horizontally in front of him. There were a total of fifteen vacuum blades hidden in the strong wind slashing toward him.

The vacuum blades slashed toward his face. A stinging sensation faintly came to Su Xiao's neck and cheeks; this was his perception giving a warning.

Blue Qing Qing Gang Ying energy wrapped around Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan, and Su Xiao slashed out several blades into thin air forward.

Clang, clang, clang...

Sparks erupted on the blade of Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan. A vacuum blade flew past Su Xiao's cheek, sinking into the stone wall behind him.

Dancing a blade flower, Su Xiao walked slowly toward Temari. Although his pace wasn't fast, Temari didn't dare to retreat even a single step.

"This... how is this possible?"

Temari was clearly somewhat sluggish. She knew the move Kamaitachi better than anyone. It was normal for this move to be dodged or defended by an enemy, but this was the first time she had encountered vacuum blades being slashed away.

Su Xiao walked slowly forward. With Temari's fighting style, if she were approached by him, she would die in no more than half a minute.

Temari stared at Su Xiao. Just as she wanted to retreat, an inexplicable sense of crisis appeared.

'If I retreat now, I will die.'

This thought seemed to be branded in Temari's mind. She stopped in place, and the distance between the two gradually shortened.

Temari's judgment was very correct. If she had even a trace of carelessness, Su Xiao could use "Shave" to rush to her front within half a second.

Su Xiao continued to walk slowly forward. Cold sweat seeped from Temari's temples. The enemy seemed to be full of openings, but Temari searched for a long time and couldn't find an opportunity to attack.

The atmosphere was suppressed to the limit, and Temari's heart seemed to be pinched by an invisible large hand.

"Ninjutsu: Wind Sand Dust."

Temari finally couldn't endure it, waving the large folding fan in her hand with force. The gale rolled up yellow sand, surging toward Su Xiao.

The scene in front was dim and yellow, but a smile appeared on Su Xiao's face.

"Hmph."

A cry of pain came from within the yellow sand. When the yellow sand dissipated, Temari was standing not far away. A tear appeared in the clothing on her chest, and a small amount of blood overflowed. The whiteness on her chest was revealed without doubt; Temari was giving out benefits.

Protecting her chest with one hand, Temari's pupils were trembling. She was a ninja good at medium-distance combat, and the thing she feared most was close-quarters combat with an enemy, and now she was trapped.

If one looked closely, they would find that around the two was a circle of imperceptible "barriers." The "barrier" was formed by the Boundary Line using the surrounding buildings, shaped like a large octagon cage.

Just now, when Su Xiao approached Temari, Temari focused all her attention on Su Xiao, inevitably being somewhat negligent in her guard against the surroundings.

"Temari."

Kankuro, who rushed over quickly, shouted loudly. Behind him were more than a dozen Sand ninja; these were his confidants.

Temari's face lit up with joy after seeing the person who came.

Boom!

An explosion sound suddenly rang out, and yellow sand splattered. A Sand ninja was blown into the sky because he stepped directly on a bomb, and his legs were blown higher than his torso.

The Sand ninja, blown into two halves, wailed endlessly after landing, and everyone else's pace stopped completely, including Kankuro's.

"Don't get close, it's a bomb set by that enemy in the air."

Temari's judgment was wrong. These were the alchemy bombs Su Xiao had just placed nearby. These alchemy bombs were hidden in the sand, and the moment they were stepped on, they would explode, leaving no time to defend.

Kankuro and the others faced a dilemma. If they didn't support Temari, she would soon be defeated; if they supported her, they might be blown to death.

"Earth Style: Ground Rumble."

A Sand ninja pressed one hand on the ground. After the nearby ground shook several times, it stopped. It seemed these Sand ninja realized that the bombs in the sand were trigger-type.

After the shaking, the surroundings were dead silent, and no explosion sound came.

Su Xiao reactivated the alchemy bombs and no longer paid attention to those Sand ninja.

Boom!

Another explosion sound came. A Sand ninja stepped on a mine, but this Sand ninja was agile, and only the bones of one leg were blown broken.

After Kankuro discovered this situation, he no longer got close, untying a puppet from his back, preparing to support Temari from a distance.

Other Sand ninja were the same, Earth Style, Fire Style, etc., attacking Su Xiao.

A transparent shield appeared on the surface of Su Xiao's body, "Shelter" activated, and he rushed straight toward Temari.

Su Xiao rushed over aggressively, and Temari immediately counterattacked. At this time, hand seals were clearly too late, so she could only use non-seal ninjutsu.

"Great Kamaitachi."

Great Kamaitachi was an enhanced version of Kamaitachi, with greater wind pressure and a greatly increased number of vacuum blades.

Clang, clang, clang...

The sound of metal clashing came, and smoke and dust rose around Su Xiao. Not only the vacuum blades but also the attacks of those Sand ninja bombarded his vicinity.

Whoosh~

A figure broke through the dust; it was Su Xiao, who had hard-resisted the Great Kamaitachi and three ninjutsu.

The shield around his body was covered in cracks and could shatter at any time, but this didn't matter anymore; he had rushed to within three meters of Temari.

Behind Temari was the barrier formed by the Boundary Line, which left her with nowhere to retreat.

"Secret Technique..."

Just as Temari waved the large folding fan in her hand, Su Xiao slashed at the folding fan with his blade.

Clang~

Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan left a blue slash mark in the air, and Temari's ninja fan, more than a meter long, broke in response to the slash.

This ninja fan was not used for close combat, so it was slashed and broken by the sharp Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan in one stroke.

Temari gritted her silver teeth, her eyes full of helplessness. Kankuro, not far away, was anxious.

"Temari!"

Pfft.

The long blade slashed past, and a deep knife mark reaching the bone appeared on Temari's collarbone.

Su Xiao could have slashed Temari's throat with this blade, but he didn't do so; this woman was very useful.

Being slashed by Su Xiao was no small matter. Blue Qing Qing Gang Ying energy invaded Temari's body, and unbearable sharp pain appeared.

"Ah~"

Temari let out a miserable scream, and the chakra in her body had a tendency to go out of control. Su Xiao took the opportunity to rush behind Temari, pinching Temari's neck with one hand. Temari's face was deathly pale, her appearance pitiful, and the demeanor of a female ninja was nowhere to be seen.

Those Sand ninja who were preparing to use ninjutsu to attack Su Xiao were stopped by Kankuro; further attacks would accidentally injure Temari.

Temari's miserable scream was heard by Gaara, who was entangled with Deidara in the air. He looked at the battlefield on the ground with his peripheral vision.

Su Xiao was pinching Temari's neck at this time, and the blade of Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan was pressed against Temari's fair neck. The blade was moving across at a slow speed. With the sharpness of Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan, the skin at Temari's throat was instantly broken, and blood stained the blade.

"Hoo... hoo..."

Temari's eyes widened, gasping for air in large mouthfuls, and fear enveloped her.