Rumble—
Suddenly, thunder cracked across the sky, and a dazzling flash of blue light illuminated the gloomy curtain of rain!
Deep within the shadowy Forest of Death.
The rain seemed to be falling harder and harder.
But the fierce sounds of the battle from earlier had not been drowned out by the thunder.
"Thud..."
Beneath the dark canopy, a ninja suddenly collapsed.
Behind him, Hatake Sakumo slowly sheathed his Ninja Blade on his back.
Without haste, he searched the ninja and pulled out a numbered tag, then dragged the unconscious man into a hollow in a tree.
He had heard the fierce sounds of battle earlier, too. At first, he had planned to collect three numbered tags and head for the tower, but now he had changed his mind.
His eyes followed the three tags dancing nimbly between his fingers. After a moment, he sighed.
He stood up and walked out of the hollow.
Beneath the curtain of rain, his figure gradually disappeared in the direction of the battle...
"Plop!"
A giant venomous centipede had come out to hunt in the rain, only to be pinned to a thick tree trunk by a Kunai with deadly precision!
"Thump!"
A shadow suddenly landed in a crouch on the tree trunk. After scanning the surroundings, he leaped onward!
In the dark rain, a pair of blood-red eyes flashed into view and vanished.
Not far from where the battle had broken out.
"Jialong! How is it? Can you smell who's over there?!"
Inuzuka O asked the Ninja Dog beside him expectantly, his hair a mess.
"Woof! Woof!"
At Jialong's bark, Inuzuka O's face instantly fell. He gazed helplessly up at the gloomy sky and complained.
"I knew it! My luck really is this bad! Why does it have to rain at such a