The Characteristics of the Abyss

But the moment Tao Yu spoke, all the "belongings" of the Anbu present shattered in an instant!

He had achieved this with nothing more than a sweep of his gaze.

Their clothes and hair crumbled to dust and drifted through the air.

The Anbu had each taken up the most advantageous positions, coordinated perfectly, and formed the ideal encirclement. Yet now, nearly every one of them was frozen in place.

They felt the chill against their skin, with no idea what had happened!

The destruction had been so precise that it hadn't even damaged their skin. This terrifying degree of control frightened them even more than the attack's lethality.

Even the mission machines from Root couldn't suppress their fear.

Might Duy and Might Guy were both stunned, unsure what to do.

The scene before them seemed to be beyond their understanding.

"Are you really Anbu?"

Might Guy couldn't help asking.

As Konoha shinobi, he and his father loved the village beyond question. They were among its most fervent loyalists.

They were also true inheritors of the Will of Fire.

Far more so than most people in Konoha.

That was exactly why they hesitated when faced with Konoha's Anbu.

Even though they had been attacked earlier as well, they had only defended themselves.

They hadn't expected things to turn into this in the blink of an eye.

Guy had meant to say that it was all a misunderstanding, and that everyone should stop and talk it out.

Instead, an eye-searing sight had appeared before him.

The worst part was that several of the shinobi were women. Guy's nose started to itch at once.

Just then, Tao Yu raised an eyebrow. Almost simultaneously, a figure appeared on the scene as if out of thin air.

His arms were folded across his chest.