"Oh no, the poison gas has been forced out—"
"They're trying to hide inside!"
"Hold formation. Press forward."
"Quick, once we kill them, we leave immediately!"
Yin Yan now realized that forcing the poison gas out meant more than losing control of the battlefield. It also meant this place would soon be discovered!
After all, that much poison gas being "pushed" out in one go would be as conspicuous as a smoke signal.
Meanwhile, Ranwu hoisted Akaseki onto her back after his ninjutsu had "backfired," while Yakushi Nonō added another Hidden Mist Technique.
They were using the Hidden Mist Technique purely as a smoke screen for their escape.
Just before casting it, both women had run deeper into Mountain Hollow Village without consulting each other, making it look as though they intended to hide and buy time.
But in reality—
Once the two layers of the Hidden Mist Technique began spreading, they immediately turned around and doubled back toward the exit, covering each other!
Neither of them had thought hiding was a good idea from the start.
Although nearly all the poisonous mist had been cleared out in one go, there might still be more coming—
"No! Two of you, block the cave entrance!" Yin Yan suddenly realized something.
There was only one way in or out. Even with their vision restricted by the Hidden Mist Technique, the Rain Ninja still knew which way to head!
Muddy Current and Dark Drizzle, who were already farther back, reached the entrance first and blocked it—
A moment later, two small figures appeared, flickering in and out of sight amid the mist. None of the Rain Ninja were that short, so they had to be the two female Chunin from Konoha.
"Over here!" Dark Drizzle shouted at once.
At his shout, both figures