"Earth Style, Earth Dragon Bullet!"
As he fled at high speed, the masked Anbu expert from Iwagakure brought his hands together. An earth dragon immediately burst from the ground, dazzling chakra light gathering in its mouth before it fired in an instant.
White Fang glanced back, spinning the short blade in his hand as a slash of lightning-infused blade energy shot forth, splitting the earth dragon's glowing projectile in two.
But this also slowed him by a fraction, and the other two Iwagakure experts moved at the same time.
That Anbu ninja from Iwagakure was a high-ranking figure even within the village, one of the three corps commanders beneath the Anbu headquarters chief—a standard Quasi-Kage Level powerhouse.
"Earth Style, Earth Mountain Rock Technique!" Seizing the fleeting opening, another Peak Jonin formed hand seals in an instant. A rumble rose ahead as massive stone walls like mountains rose parallel to one another, and at White Fang's speed, he was about to crash straight into them.
Yet White Fang was worthy of his name. Even at such a critical moment, he calmly changed direction, shooting up along the wall like a swimming dragon.
The last Quasi-Kage from Iwagakure made his move. In truth, he had begun forming hand seals from the very start. A mud figure suddenly emerged from the earthen wall above White Fang, becoming solid in the blink of an eye as a long blade gleaming with cold light slashed straight down.
One ninjutsu after another, one coordinated assault after another—they gave White Fang no chance to catch his breath or respond. Each move linked seamlessly to the next; even a legendary figure could not possibly emerge unscathed from such a relentless barrage.
Clang!
The sound of metal striking metal rang out as White Fang blocked the nearly fatal slash.