Darkness once again shrouded the land, and the hazy village looked even more indistinct beneath the night sky.
"It's so late. I really don't know why Lord Kazekage called us here," several figures said as they swiftly darted through the mist, approaching the Kazekage Building.
"Maybe it has something to do with the reforms mentioned this morning. Ever since the clan head was summoned away by Lord Kazekage last night, he hasn't returned."
These people were all exceptionally agile, and they all came from the Hozuki Clan of the Hidden Mist Village.
Before long, they arrived at the Kazekage Building. After a brief exchange with the guards, they entered the building.
However, not long after they entered the Kazekage Building, the guards outside exchanged glances and shut the doors.
At the same time, roughly three hundred meters northwest of the Kazekage Building, hundreds of black figures were already gathered in an open area. Every one of them wore strange masks.
Most notably, the eyes of the masked ninja leading them were especially intimidating.
Whoosh, whoosh.
Suddenly, a ninja rushed over from the direction of the Mizukage Building, bowed, and said, "The elite ninjas of the two clans have been trapped inside the Mizukage Building!"
"Haha."
Upon hearing this, the ninjas could not help but laugh. Then their gazes darkened as they looked at the hundreds before them. "Do as I told you before. Remember, don't leave a single one alive!"
"Yes!"
At the command, the hundreds of masked ninjas neatly split into two groups. One group followed the leader, while the other had already selected its own commander.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The hundreds immediately charged toward Buddha Root Village from two different directions. Under the thick fog, their figures vanished at once.
The sounds of ninjas fighting came