Akaseki blocked the mine tunnel exit on this end of the shaft, his Sharingan fixed firmly on the darkness ahead...
"They're not even running? Heh heh heh, do they know they can't escape?" Urami Namiizō sneered.
"Against just three Kirigakure jonin, why would we need to run?" Akaseki blustered right back.
The main reason was that Earth Style: Subterranean Voyage gave Akaseki confidence. If his opponents had been from Iwagakure, he would not have dared to be so careless. After all, Iwagakure jonin generally knew this technique.
But Kirigakure was different...
In the Land of Water, ninja capable of Earth-nature Chakra transformation were scarce to begin with. Moreover, Earth Style: Subterranean Voyage was an Iwagakure technique. Not every village had the Sharingan, and not every ninja belonged to the Uchiha Clan.
Rather than being surrounded and attacked later, it was better to take a gamble here and see whether they could seriously injure those chunin!
"You brats are Konoha geniuses too, aren't you? Hahaha, but unfortunately, once Lord Akebino comes in, you'll all die!" Urami Kiriota said coldly.
"Don't worry. Before I die, I'll definitely take all of you with me," Akaseki threatened.
But these Kirigakure ninja had just endured twenty years of civil war and had long since become indifferent to life and death... They showed no sign of wavering.
Before long, Akaseki saw several figures rushing over with torches raised.
Only...
Water Clones!
Although the Sharingan could not see the flow of Chakra as precisely as the Byakugan, it could still distinguish clones to a certain extent!
There were only two real people in the rear; all the others were clones. Akaseki cursed inwardly, Cunning—but that was only natural. Even newcomers to the ninja world like Akaseki and Ranwu knew not to charge in recklessly, let