When they saw the dense mass of sharp black points, Naruto and Sasuke, suspended in midair with nowhere to brace themselves, could not help but shrink their pupils.
They could only watch as those spears were about to pierce their bodies!
Even the Rock Ninja who had unleashed so many stone spears had a flicker of reluctance in his eyes.
Yet at this moment, he was completely unable to control himself and could only watch helplessly as this unfolded.
At that very moment, Sasuke's expression turned cold. Within his crimson eyes, three black tomoe spun rapidly!
Just as the spears hurtling through the air drew close to him and Naruto, his expression sharpened!
His body suddenly bent sharply at the waist in a movement that defied all logic, narrowly dodging the stone spear that had nearly struck a vital spot!
And that was not all!
"Smack!"
The instant he brushed past that stone spear, he forcefully planted his foot on it, using the momentum to launch himself swiftly elsewhere. As his body flipped through the air, a Kunai flew from his hand.
The next instant, a cold glint flashed through the air.
"Whoosh!"
The Kunai struck precisely at the back of Naruto's collar as he faced the stone spears nearby, his face slightly pale.
"Rip..."
Along with the tearing of fabric, that instant of pulling force allowed Naruto to narrowly evade the crucial stone spear.
Naruto's gaze hardened as well. Seizing this chance to escape danger, he no longer bothered concealing his strength.
"Boom—"
A mass of red chakra suddenly surged from his body. The tail-like chakra slowly spilling out from behind him instantly hooked onto the nearest tree trunk, pulling him over and allowing him to land safely on the ground.
"Huff..."
Standing on a tree branch, Sasuke's face