An invisible barrier seemed to stand behind Chen Fan, protecting his body and preventing Kurotsuchi's attack from breaking through his defenses. Kurotsuchi's expression changed. She had not expected her sneak attack to be blocked so easily.
Chen Fan turned to look at Kurotsuchi. The one who had attacked him was a black-haired girl of around seventeen or eighteen. Her timing had been good; she had concealed her Chakra, made no sound, and attacked from a blind spot. Against another ninja, the sneak attack might have succeeded, but it had no effect on Chen Fan.
Seeing Chen Fan look at her, Kurotsuchi hurriedly leaped back and rapidly formed hand seals. She shouted, "Lava Release: Quicklime Congealing Technique!"
The Chakra she expelled from her mouth transformed into a mass of cement, rapidly covering Chen Fan's body like an eggshell as it quickly hardened.
"Earth Release: Earth Core Motion!"
Kurotsuchi formed hand seals again and slapped the ground. A chasm rapidly split open in the earth, and the petrified Chen Fan fell into it. Kurotsuchi swiftly controlled the fractured ground to close, sealing Chen Fan underground.
Kurotsuchi could not help letting out a sigh of relief as she walked toward her grandfather, the Third Tsuchikage. Yet before she had taken more than a few steps, her expression shifted slightly. She felt the tremors underground and knew that someone who could defeat her grandfather would not be so easily beaten.
Very soon, the ground Kurotsuchi had just closed was torn open again. The earth itself seemed to wail. "Boom, boom!!" The ground shook, and all the sand and stones along the edges tumbled down into the fissure.
Before long, a figure slowly rose from the opening, making everyone's expressions turn exceedingly grim.
This man's strength was far too terrifying. There was simply no way