"Earth Style: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique."
"Pfft!"
In an instant, Chiba yanked a figure who had suddenly leaped up into the ground, leaving behind a smear of blood on the surface moments later.
"Damn it, watch the ground!"
A man who looked like the squad leader shouted furiously.
As he yelled, cold sweat continuously streamed down his forehead.
At this point, their disadvantage was already beyond recovery.
Originally, with four people, they had possessed a certain ability to resist. But now that they were down one man, it was obvious they would be no match for him.
The remaining three cautiously stood back-to-back, vigilantly guarding against an attack that could come at any moment.
Yet Chiba seemed to have vanished, with no movement from him for a long while.
After quite some time, just as the men were gradually finding it hard to maintain their guard, a barrage of concealed weapons suddenly shot out from behind them.
And just as their attention was drawn to that attack, Chiba suddenly appeared from the opposite direction and launched another assault.
"Earth Style: Earth Wall!"
In an instant, the three were separated by an earthen wall that rose from between them.
By the time the others reacted moments later, the man who had been cut off on the other side of the wall had completely disappeared.
Soon, without spending much time, Chiba used a similar method to ambush and deal with another one of them.
At that point, only the leader on the other side remained of the squad.
And now, Chiba finally stopped concealing his whereabouts. Instead, he stepped out openly and began exchanging taijutsu with the man.
In less than ten minutes, the ninja whom Jiraiya had judged to possess the strength of an elite chunin was completely dealt with.
"Hehe,