Hinata stood her ground while her Byakugan is activated
Despite her effort at using her protecting eight trigrams sixty-four palms on the shadows, it seems to be ineffective as the 4 shadows managed to swiftly surround her
Then the Death Knights, using their shields raise forth, their red eyes filled with blood lust and thirst for carnage
Despite her efforts to hit their shields with all she got, it was ineffective because attacking one only allowed the other three to advance
Highlighting the disparity between Hinata and the 4 Death Knight's raw strength and the challenge of confronting multiple foes at the same time which is the weakness of her technique
And then just when I thought it couldn't get worse for Hinata, the Death Knights all aimed their blades at Hinata's body
Having little time to react, Hinata uses her Protecting Eight trigrams Sixty-Four palm again
However this time, the Death Knight seemed to use all their strength and momentum as their blades clashed with her technique head-on
Despite Hinata managing to deflect 3, 1 one still managed to pierce her right shoulder from behind
Hinata gasped, blood running down her mouth as she slightly looked down at the blade dripping with her own blood still passing through her body
The 3 Death Knights in front of her raised the blade and swung it down towards Hinata about to finish her off
Seeing Hinata about to die, I reacted quickly and mentally ordered my Death Knights to 'Stop' as she could no longer threaten the 4 Death Knights in that state
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On the other side of the cemetery
'Huh, what's that flying over there?'
When Kurinai and the others were fighting their way to reach Hinata's location, a flying creature heading their way seemed to catch their attention
'What is that thing?'
As Albedo dressed in black armour and holding a battle axe flew closer towards them, the ninja's eyes widened after seeing her unique appearance
'You filthy humans dare to invade this sacred place!' Albedo's power burst out sending a shockwave rippling through the air as she looked down on Kurenai and the others
As she reached the ground the skeletons moved in unison as they created a path for Albedo a chilling display of obedience
Kurenai looked at Kiba and Shino with resolve etched on her face as she said
'You two, quickly escape from here' With her years of experience, she seems to understand how powerful Albedo is
Hearing this Kiba and Shino's eyes widened
'We can't sensei'
'We won't leave you and Hinata behind'
'I order you to go and report this to Lady Tsunade; our lives are not important, but if these things suddenly launch a sneaked attack on the village, the casualties will be unimaginable!'
'Sensei we can't!'
Shino tapped Kiba shoulder's with a look of sadness 'Kiba we need to go'
Kiba grabbed his shirt as he shouted from the top of his lungs, 'What the hell are you saying, Shino!? Leave them behind? Are you crazy!?'
'Kiba think! If this thing attacked Konoha unprepared, How many do you think will die!?'
'I know! B-but- w-we can't'
Albedo smiling wickedly would send shivers to all those who saw it 'What you are arguing about is pointless as none of you will make it out of here'
Kurenai launched forward towards Albedo while doing hand seals something most of the Ninjas in this world do to be able to use their techniques
'Go Kiba and Shino! I will hold her off!'
After finishing her hand seal, Kurenai seemed to disappear like smoke however I noticed she merely stepped towards the side then she made her way towards Albedo
I got nervous and worried that Albedo might have been affected by Kurenai's illusion technique as she stopped moving but suddenly Albedo burst out laughing making Kurenai stop on her track
'You filthy insect! Do you think a low-level Illusion will affect a succubus like myself!?'
After saying that, Albedo's entire body glowed violet as her golden eyes looked directly at Kurenai's wide red eyes
Reacting quickly, Kurenai used another hand to seals
'Shadow clone technique'
Two identical Kurenais holding their kunai simultaneously run towards Albedo with fierce intensity
Seeing her constantly try to approach Albedo I wondered if Kurenai thought Albedo was weak against close combat or if she was just trying to distract her so that the others could escape
Albedo, however, wasn't one to be easily overwhelmed. With a calm demeanour, she threw her axe towards one of the Kurenais
Seeing this I prayed that Albedo didn't lose it and decided to throw the axe at the real Kurenai as I realised the weakness of the Mirror of Remote viewing
The mirror of remote viewing, although it can see through illusions cast by someone far away, seems to not be able to differentiate between a shadow clone and the real one
As Albedo's axe landed on one of the Kurenai, no blood came out of it, instead it puffed into smoke making me sigh in relief
Suddenly Albedo flew directly towards the real Kurenai as she launched a strong kick on her body sending a shockwave upon contact that made Kurenai fly a considerable distance before hitting the ground
'You're too soft if that kick is enough to injure you'
Kurenai now kneeling with one knee on the ground and a trace of blood on the corner of her lips looked at Albedo with disdain as she cough
'Be thankful that Renz-sama want me to capture you alive otherwise I would have chopped your body into two'
'Renz-sama? Who is that person?'
'You'll meet him soon'
Undeterred by her injury, Kurenai grabbed kunai in her pouch and threw it at Albedo each one cutting through the air with precision and speed
Albedo who saw this mere smiled wickedly as she used her pair of black angel wings to shield herself from it
The kunais were ineffective against Albedo's angel wings and simply fell on the ground after the initial impact
Kurenai shouted at the top of her lungs 'What the hell are you!?' though injured from Albedo's kick, she managed to get back on her feet
Then did another hand sign and cast one of her techniques 'Demonic illusion – Tree Binding Death'
Albedo looked surprised and seemed to look down on her body 'Hm? Not bad but still not enough
She suddenly clenched her fist and launched forward
Reacting quickly, Kurenai took a few steps backwards trying to create some distance between her and Albedo as she tried to do another hand seal
But before she finished it, Albedo's fist landed on her stomach, as the force sent Kurenai tumbling down, Albedo chased after her and grabbed her by the hair, then looked directly at her
With a sinister smile, Albedo said, 'Succubus Eyes!'
Albedo's eyes glowed purple as she cast an AoE skill that could inflict sleep on its enemies
Kurenai who had been severely injured was defenceless against it and didn't stand a chance
'S-spare them'
Before her bright red eyes dimed Kurenai managed to utter some words and pleaded for the safety of the other ninjas then she fell on the ground and passed out from Albedo's skill
Seeing Albedo-powered Kurenai made me sigh in relief, since Kurenai although strong can't even be considered in the top 10 strongest ninjas in this world, unlike Albedo who is among the most powerful being in Nazarick
If Albedo hadn't been able to defeat Kurenai, we would have been in a dire situation
As Albedo successfully captured Kurenai, I shifted my focus towards Kiba and Shino
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I watched them as they fought their way through the skeletons only to see despair waiting for them at the portal where they came from
'Hinata!'
'What did you do to her?'
The two ninjas looked at Hinata with horror etched on their faces
She was lying on the ground unconscious and traces of blood could be seen on her clothes beside her were four Death knights seemingly waiting for them along with a white-haired old man dressed as a butler, Sebas
'You should surrender, we already captured your leader, it's over now' Sebas said with his usual calm demeanour
Shino and Kiba looked towards where Sebas was looking and saw the flying Albedo carrying the unconscious Kurenai in one of her arms like a sack of potato
'Kurenai sensei!'
'Sensei!'
'Dammit! What now Shino? Looks like we won't be able to report this to Lady Tsunade'
'Don't worry Kiba I already have sent my bugs ahead of us'
'Oh, by bugs, are you referring to this?'
Sebas took a few steps to the side and looked at the ground near the portal
'Those are!..'
'indeed, I have killed all the bugs you sent to deliver a message'
Sebas drew his arm back and delivered a swift, powerful punch directly to Kiba and Shino's stomach
The impact was sudden and forceful, causing their eyes to widen in shock. A gasp escaped their lips as the air was forced from their lungs
Their face turned pale as they staggered backwards, clutching their stomach. Their knees buckled, and their bodies went limp as they collapsed to the ground, unconscious
'Grrrr'
Akamaru growled as it looked at Sebas
However, when Sebas looked at it, his eyes changed almost like that of a beast, making Akamaru whimper in fear and lay close to Kiba while trembling
Albedo arrived at the portal and threw Kurenai's body along with the other 3 ninjas completely ignoring the dog that started whimpering
'Renz-sama is truly amazing, to think that he has predicted how easily these lower life forms will be able to defeat the skeletons'
'I agree with what you say Lady Albedo my Lord is truly amazing'
'Let's return Sebas, our job here is done'