The One Who Thrives in This World Must Have Connections

The three squads and twelve Anbu present were all elites from Konoha.

Wearing white hooded coats over their Anbu combat vests, with skull makeup painted across their faces, they varied in height and build. Facing Ringo as she charged in like lightning, they had long since prepared their countermeasures.

"Lightning Release: Cell Activation."

As the three tomoe spun rapidly in their eyes, the same technique erupted. Lightning danced across their bodies as two Uchiha drew their blades and shot out, one from each side, swinging at Ringo from midair.

Their blades locked onto the deadly zones of her upper and midsection.

If she ignored them,

she would inevitably be decapitated.

Two lightning blades shaped like fangs blocked the two ninja blades from either side. Suspended in midair, Ringo's forward momentum ground to a halt.

The immediate danger was dispelled, but a new danger followed close behind.

Water Release: Water Severing Wave

On the tiled roof, a Senju Anbu crouched halfway as his hands rapidly formed seals. He then pressed them lightly before his mouth, and a high-pressure water jet as thin as a pipe shot out, cutting through the air.

Its target was

her head.

It arrived in the blink of an eye amid a rapid, piercing sound.

As a cutting-type Water Release technique, the thinner it was, the more dangerous it became. Though this one had not reached perfection, it was still enough to smash through her entire head like a watermelon.

I can't take it head-on!

She exerted force with her hands, preparing to draw her blades and block it.

In the split second between flint and lightning, the two pairs of Sharingan moved in tandem, predicting her actions. A string of sparks leaped from the blades as they firmly pinned Ringo's weapons down.

These guys...

Ringo's eyes