The moment the sensor ninja finished speaking, the entire abandoned temple began to shake violently.
The whole temple started sinking and collapsing!
"Earth Release: Antlion Technique!"
Outside, a hunchbacked, ugly man was performing a jutsu.
He was one of the three people who had appeared earlier at the entrance to the underground chamber in Otogakure.
A hollow voice came from all around them.
"Sasame, you traitor! You actually told outsiders about Lord Orochimaru. We spared your life for nothing, and now you've joined forces with outsiders to stop the Fuma Clan's revival. You and these Konoha Ninja will be buried here together!"
"How ridiculous. I hadn't even gone looking for you, and you've already come running to your deaths?"
Holding Sasame, Kimura Takuya darted out of the building, which had already sunk mostly underground, along with the others.
He set the blushing girl aside and was about to deal with the enemy.
But Oda Lang stopped him from behind.
"Takuya, they're just a few jōnin from a small village. You don't need to handle them. Leave them to me."
"Sure. Let's see how much you've grown these past few days."
"Uh, the way you put that makes you sound like the senior here."
Kimura Takuya smiled and was about to reply.
But one of the enemies suddenly sprang out, stabbing at them with a giant pair of scissors.
"Damn it! Don't chat right in front of your enemies, you Konoha Ninja!"
Thud!
Kimura Takuya easily dodged.
The spot where he'd been standing was left with a huge hole.
The Fuma ninja Kagiri, wielding his strange weapon, burst out laughing and charged after him again with his giant scissors.
"Hahaha! Are Konoha's ninja only good at running away?"
"Ever heard the saying, 'The stranger the weapon, the quicker you die'?"
Clang!