Boom! Boom!
Faint explosions came from the center of the distant lake. Compared to before, they were gradually becoming more frequent. As the explosions grew denser, the waves striking one after another also came faster, each crest higher than the last.
Chiba watched it all reflected in his eyes, looking somewhat dazed.
Honestly, he had never expected to destroy and alter the terrain to this extent. He had never imagined it would form this enormous lake, occupying nearly eighty percent of what had once been a vast grassland.
Back when he had determined that he could not simply flee, Chiba had considered the circumstances and everything he was capable of, then settled on his current escape plan.
The plan was simple: create a lake.
After all, escaping right under the noses of the Third Raikage and tens of thousands of Iwagakure Ninja was impossible on an open grassland with nowhere to hide. Even if he was incredibly fast in his Hundred Healings state, there was no way he could outrun the Third Raikage across such flat, unobstructed terrain, nor could he escape the encirclement and pincer attack of more than ten thousand Iwagakure Ninja.
One had to know that the Third Raikage had been worn to death by tens of thousands of Iwagakure Ninja. Chiba believed he was still somewhat inferior to the Third Raikage in strength. While they were fairly evenly matched, he was not stronger than the Third Raikage. In fact, in pure combat power, the Third Raikage was slightly superior. Even someone like the Third Raikage had been worn to death.
Then Chiba would fare no better!
If the grassland remained a grassland, wide open and exposed, then he would undoubtedly be doomed. Whether it was the Third Raikage or the tens of thousands of Iwa Ninja,