"Hiroki!" The Nara Clan ninja shouted, his face filled with grief. The Ino-Shika-Cho Trio usually operated together, so these two were clearly teammates.
However, while his voice was full of sorrow, he fled quickly. The Nara Clan had always been known for their calmness and intelligence. Even the Akimichi Clan, strongest in direct combat, had already been defeated. He naturally knew that rushing in would only get himself killed.
"No Yamanaka Clan members? Their mind secret techniques are pretty troublesome." Yota looked slightly puzzled, but did not dwell on it. With a casual wave, he sent out a vast cloud of black mist. Though the Nara Clan ninja fled quickly, the Dark-Dark Fruit possessed an immense pulling force. He felt the Chakra within his body fall into disorder before the powerful suction dragged him into the black mist. A moment later, the mist spat out the unconscious Nara Clan ninja.
Meanwhile, a Yamanaka Clan ninja hiding in a corner wore an expression of pain and terror. "What kind of monster is this guy? His entire mind is like a black hole! Damn it, my mental energy was torn to pieces just now!"
Yota did not know that the Yamanaka Clan had actually attacked him long ago, only for his body, altered by the Dark-Dark Fruit, to automatically tear their mental energy apart. He merely felt as though his spirits had become slightly more invigorated.
By now, he had drained an unknown number of ninjas, and the Chakra within him had been constantly growing. He did not even notice the boost brought by the Yamanaka Clan's mental energy.
After taking down those two ninjas, Yota could still sense several hidden ninjas with Observation Haki, but he ignored them and headed straight for Root.
After all, time was short, and he did