Moving as swiftly as she could, Ino reached out to grab the Behemoth's Tongue off of Marunomi's arm, which was directly within her reach. But, just before she could grab it, Marunomi let loose a powerful burst of energy that repelled everything around her. Ino was knocked away and Temari's wind jutsu was sent careening back towards her. Both kunoichi fell helplessly to the ground below, their plan an unfortunate failure.
Marunomi, meanwhile, regained her bearings. She felt some distress at having nearly lost the Behemoth's Tongue, but it was no matter. She still had it after all. Still though, she reckoned she would have to take these girls a bit more seriously. And with both of them down at the moment, it was the perfect opportunity to take another one of them out.
She turned and rushed towards...
