"Ah!"
The ANBU agent who had fallen from the sky, his fate unknown, immediately drew cries of alarm from the students.
Whoosh, whoosh.
Iruka and Mizuki immediately rushed to the ANBU agent's side. One stood guard while the other crouched down to examine him.
Just then, a figure slowly emerged from the forest.
Mizuki shouted, "Who are you?"
Before his words had even faded, Mizuki froze. The figure that had been dozens of meters away a moment ago was now standing right in front of him.
"You—"
The man instantly kicked Mizuki.
Bang!
Mizuki, a Chunin, had no chance to resist before he was sent flying by the kick. He slammed viciously into a large tree, his head lolling to one side as he lost consciousness.
Iruka, who had been crouching on the ground checking on the ANBU agent, was horrified by what he saw. He hurriedly shouted to the students behind him, "Everyone, run!"
He then drew a kunai and stepped in front of the students.
With a Body Flicker Technique like that, this was absolutely not someone a Chunin like him could stand against. He could only hope to delay the enemy for a moment and give the students more time to escape.
Yet the very next second, the man simply struck with a casual chop of his hand, and Iruka's body went limp as he collapsed to the ground.
"H-How is that possible? The teachers are Chunin!"
The students were terrified senseless. They had even forgotten to run.
After effortlessly dealing with Mizuki and Iruka, the figure continued walking toward the students.
Among the crowd, Shinji's expression darkened slightly. Could it be Orochimaru?
The mysterious man's face was wrapped in bandages, making his appearance impossible to discern. But from the blazing look in his eyes as he