When the distance between them had been reduced to half – Chocho lost his patience and leapt forth. Closing in with a single bound, and jerking up his rear foot, he put all of his weight behind a spinning kick to Nanami’s face –
Whoosh.
As if all her sluggish movements were an act, Nanami deftly dodged his strike – and then.
“Kyotoryu – Hinageshi.”
One of her arms, which had drooped so heavily you would think the nerves were severed, sprang to life. Swiping upwards with the blade of her hand, flicking her wrist –
“–!”
The modest-sized ninja blew away – but Nanami was the most surprised. Which made sense. The Hinageshi was supposed to rip the enemy in half; unlike the Ominaeshi she had used on Kamakiri, it was not supposed to send him flying. Heck, even the Ominaeshi relied on the enemy’s own strength, using it against him – short as he may be, Chocho’s build easily outmatched Nanami’s. Her sickly body lacked the muscle to have up and thrown him.

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