Rather than saying the ceiling had been blown off, it was more accurate to say... the entire ceiling had been sucked away. Drops of cool rain fell onto Hanzo's upturned face.
At that moment.
He understood!
They...
Had fallen into a trap!
These people had never intended to negotiate with him from the start. Treating him to salamander and discussing the future of the Land of Rain had all been lies!
They had long since planned to kill him and seize control of the Land of Rain.
As for why they had lured them into this tiny room... there had to be some trap here that he had failed to notice!
Just then.
Suddenly.
"Lord Hanzo!" an Amegakure shinobi cried in panic. "Explosive Tags! There are Explosive Tags! Explosive Tags everywhere!"
He had been a shinobi for over a decade, yet he had never seen such an outrageous number of Explosive Tags!
Were these people insane?
As soon as he spoke.
Sure enough!
Hanzo of the Salamander immediately turned his head and saw the dense sea of Explosive Tags buried in the ground.
That number...
Even his eyelids twitched at the sight, and unease rose within him.
His eyes narrowed as he swiftly turned back, staring at the two men before him. After a brief silence, he said, "It seems this old man has underestimated Akatsuki. I never expected... that you would actually dare attack me directly?!"
He had initially thought they were merely a group of cowardly children playing house. Now, though... their ambitions were not as small as he had imagined.
But.
Were they not afraid he would release his poison?
And turn this entire place into a toxic zone?
However.
Fuyu and Yahiko looked at each other.
That cup.
Had been smashed a little too quickly!
They