Encirclement

Ye Lan narrowed his eyes and said, "So, are you saying I have no choice but to go tonight?"

The masked man said, "If that's how you want to interpret it, I can't help you."

Ye Lan simply smiled and then slowly said, "If you want to take me away, you'll have to see if you have the ability!"

As Ye Lan spoke, he leaped up and jumped straight out of the house through the window.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the two masked men immediately followed. Ye Lan ran forward without regard for anything. The two masked men slowly realized that even with their combined strength, they couldn't keep up with Ye Lan.

Ye Lan's speed increased, faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared before their eyes. Even if the masked men tried their best, they could only see Ye Lan's shadow in the distance.

Before long, Ye Lan actually ran back to the forest he had visited earlier today.

Once he arrived, Ye Lan slowly stopped. The masked men gradually slowed down, then quickly arrived in front of Ye Lan and said, "We might as well tell you that our Lord Danzo sees your potential and was impressed by the abilities you displayed in the Interrogation Department today. That's why he sent us to invite you to Anbu for a discussion."

"If you insist on refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit, don't blame us for being ruthless and crippling you before taking you to Anbu."

Ye Lan felt a chill in his heart, thinking, So this is Anbu?

He had long heard that Anbu was always involved in intelligence gathering and insidious schemes. He didn't expect that seeing them today would be so extraordinary!

The two masked men didn't speak, but the Chakra energy on their hands flickered faintly.

Then, one of the masked men looked at the other and said, "Don't waste any more words with him. Quickly take him to Lord Danzo. I didn't expect this kid to be so stubborn. We tried to persuade him nicely, but he's so unyielding. Since that's the case, we'll have to forcibly take him away. How about this? You come from the left, and I'll come from the right. We'll attack at the same time. I don't believe this kid can escape."

The other masked man nodded, and then they both said together, "Go!"

Regardless of whether Ye Lan moved or not, the two masked men instantly rushed in front of Ye Lan, attacking him from the left and right in a pincer movement.

Close combat was not Ye Lan's forte, so he had no other choice in the short term. He had to quickly distance himself from them.

Then, he quickly used Replication on their movements and positioning, quickly learning all of their Ninjutsu techniques and methods for increasing speed.

For example, Instant Transmission.

Ye Lan quickly memorized the Instant Transmission method and then tried engaging in close combat with them for a while.

At first, the two masked men had the upper hand, but slowly they felt as if they were fighting themselves. Whether it was the way they attacked or the Ninjutsu they used, it was exactly the same as their own.

Moreover, the two of them, who had originally held the advantage, gradually felt a sense of strain, as if the person in front of them was not Ye Lan, nor their enemy.

But a shadow of themselves with several times their strength!

No matter how they exerted their strength, they couldn't control the person in front of them.

They felt like they were punching cotton, which was very uncomfortable.

"Heh, I refuse to believe it!"

One of the masked men said unwillingly, and then he launched his attacks faster and faster.

But what he didn't expect was that the faster he attacked, the faster Ye Lan defended, and he was constantly counterattacking while defending, which made him feel more and more uncomfortable.