"Hmph! At this point, you still refuse to give up?"

In the sky, the black-clothed Ninja flying with Chakra Wings had a fierce expression.

Behind him, a peculiar surge of Chakra suddenly erupted, forming a huge creature resembling a dragon.

The Chakra Dragon, formed by solidified Chakra, bared its teeth, emitting an unsettling and malevolent aura.

"Die!"

The Chakra Dragon, following the black-clothed Ninja's command, seemed capable of infinite extension, diving down from the sky, targeting Akakage's moving body in a charge.

The intense impact instantly destroyed the entire ground.

Akakage, holding the girl in his arms, barely managed to dodge.

His body, injured by the Explosive Tag, could only be driven by willpower.

Honestly, engaging in combat with such a powerful Ninja while carrying a burden wasn't a wise move.

At times like this, letting this burdensome princess leave first to avoid getting caught up in such dangerous battles is undoubtedly the best choice.

But this requires considering the current situation— the enemy possesses flying ninjutsu, capable of completely ignoring his restraint, directly attacking the hostage, and threatening him.

For him, if this burdensome princess dies, it undoubtedly means mission failure.

It would also significantly hinder the Land of Demons' expansion plan.

Therefore, keeping this burdensome princess by his side is the only way to ensure safety.

Because the enemy's target is actually him, it would be naive to assume the enemy wouldn't act against the burdensome princess.

Princess Tamahime, held tightly, naturally dared not take a breath.

Death was so close.

It's false to say she's not afraid, but because of the man before her, she doesn't feel alone.

This taste of being protected at all costs is also the first time she's ever experienced in life.

Sometimes, she wonders if she's too incompetent?

In such a situation, she can't do anything.

If only I could help the Ninja lord... so thought Princess Tamahime, but then she shook her head, unable to.

Ninja is a realm completely unfamiliar to her.

Although born to nobility, her strength is no different from ordinary people, and because of being pampered, is perhaps even weaker than ordinary women.

Facing such a powerful armed group as Ninjas, her power is utterly insignificant.

At times like this, listening honestly to the Ninja lord's arrangements without creating chaos is what she should be doing now.

"Even if this guy is injured, his speed is still so fast..."

The black-clothed Ninja flying in the sky was amazed at Akakage's speed running on the sand. If it were normal foot travel, Akakage would leave him far behind.

Even using Flying Ninjutsu, pursuing Akakage was not an easy task.

"However, with such excessive blood loss, how long can he hold on?"

The black-clothed Ninja coldly chuckled softly.

Akakage's body was predominantly bleeding, especially the chest and head, where blood loss was particularly severe.

Human bodies losing more than thirty percent of their total blood at once poses a life risk.

Even though a Ninja's physique is stronger than an average person's, losing thirty percent won't be life-threatening, but physical ability will certainly drastically decline.

Continuing to lose blood will be fatal.

The safest approach is attacking from the sky, preventing Akakage from stopping to recover and further exhausting his limited stamina.

Once Akakage bleeds to a certain extent, he can effortlessly achieve victory in this battle without lifting a finger.

Recklessly approaching a Ninja with a Kekkeigenkai, especially a severely injured one, is not a wise move.

Ninja's many abilities rely on surprise; the black-clothed Ninja wasn't sure if Akakage had a last-resort deadly Ninja Technique.

Anyway, being airborne and undefeated, there's no need to risk getting close to secure a sure victory.

Akakage was aware of his condition, but at such times, he couldn't turn around to fight to the bitter end with this black-clothed Ninja, since he would inevitably lose.

He lacked abilities against airborne Ninjas; this was a blind spot in his skillset.

Also, his Kekkeigenkai ability had likely been leaked.

On his way from the Capital of the Land of Bear to this location, he was constantly monitored from the sky.

The opponent consistently drained Chakra flying in the sky, clearly wary of his Kekkeigenkai ability.

Not knowing the capacity of a Kekkeigenkai Ninja, recklessly engaging in combat was extremely unwise, demonstrating the opponent's caution, showing he was an experienced warrior.

His judgment of the situation was very accurate.

Against such careful and considerate Ninjas, it was impossible to provoke him into close combat for a sudden counterattack.

Before then, he first had to deal with the injuries on his body.

If this continued, he'd inevitably die from excessive blood loss sooner or later.

Despite a Ninja's physique differing from common people, they are still flesh and blood—the same excessive blood loss during battle leads to death.

Moreover, the initial Explosive Tag's explosion didn't only cause excessive blood loss; all bones seemed shattered. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

When he collapsed was only a matter of time.

Blood trickled down from his forehead, slipping into his eyes, causing Akakage to blink uncomfortably, wanting to clear the blood out of his eyes.