Ebizo, Falls!

Time rewound slightly.

After leaving Shiro, Gray Snake charged straight toward Ebizo.

In truth, a strategist-type ninja like Ebizo should not have been on the battlefield, but unfortunately, because of the existence of Shiro, Sakumo's disciple, his older sister Chiyo had been emotionally unstable lately.

He was somewhat uneasy about letting her go onto the battlefield alone, and Sunagakure's high-end combat power had not fully gathered yet, so this was the only option.

Still, his own strength was not low. He had that much confidence.

And he was a meticulous man, so even a small Gray Snake remained within his range of vigilance. Besides, the snakes of Ryūchi Cave were not simple creatures.

His fingers twitched slightly, and the puppet that had been slaughtering left and right swiftly attacked Gray Snake. But after two rounds, he gave up.

Gray Snake was too agile. Though his Puppet Technique was decent, it ultimately could not compare to his sister's. So Ebizo decisively abandoned the puppet and switched to using ninjutsu against Gray Snake.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere!"

Ebizo fired a Vacuum Sphere at Gray Snake while swiftly retreating.

He had just seen the combat power Gray Snake displayed while tangling with the puppet. With his taijutsu, he might not even have had the advantage when he was young, let alone now, in his old and weakened state.

So relying on his wealth of experience and ninjutsu to fight Gray Snake with hit-and-run tactics was the proper way.

On the other side, facing Ebizo's endless ninjutsu attacks, Gray Snake still dodged unhurriedly. Under the amplification of Sage Art, the trajectories of his ninjutsu were laid bare before Gray Snake's eyes. Dodging them was almost too easy.

But like this, it was only dodging. It could not cause any substantial damage. If things continued