Finishing her off before she even saw him was the only way. Lucky for him, his ninpo was perfectly suited to this purpose.
Blunderbuzz.
In this move, Mitsubachi flicked caltrops off his thumb as fast as bullets. This use of a ninja weapon ordinarily used when making an escape spoke to Mitsubachi’s ingenuity. Flicking a caltrop is not easy – but Mitsubachi boasted one-hundred-percent accuracy. Lest we forget, he was the only member of the Bug Unit brandishing a sword, but in his mind, the blade was only meant for backup.
They called him “Mitsubachi the Sharpshooter.”
And the Blunderbuzz – a long-range attack – was his jam.
Its range approached two hundred feet.
Compared to the Mantis Talons and the Harlequin Butterfly, the Blunderbuzz was less theatrical, but in those days, anyone who could attack from a distance had an extreme advantage. And unlike any firearm, the Blunderbuzz neither stank of gunpowder nor made a sound. When Nanami approached Chocho, who could have sworn he was perfectly still, she easily noticed him once she got close enough. By extension, at any greater range…
That woman wouldn’t be able to spot me.
Here the Bug Unit’s honed senses came in handy.
Unlike Komori Maniwa’s Star Cannon, which was cosidered a success if even half the shuriken made contact, the Blunderbuzz was a targeted assault smart missile. So long as he fired his caltrops from an undetectable distance, not even she could dodge them. However, you could literally never be too careful with this woman. It was entirely possible that while fighting Kamakiri and Chocho, she had acquired their honed senses. He would shoot her from behind, at the limit of his range – a full two hundred feet away.

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