The Land of Rain's skies.
The rain continued to fall without end.
Dark clouds gathered thickly overhead, blanketing the entire sky and blocking out the sunlight.
In a valley.
Several Konoha ninjas were advancing cautiously. They were heavily disguised, and their expressions were grave.
Just then!
Several sharp whooshes suddenly tore through the air!
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"...
"Watch out! Get out of the way!"
One of the ninjas shouted!
But as soon as the words left his mouth, they were drowned out by a series of violent explosions!
"Rain Release: Vacuum Sphere Blast!"
"Boom!" "Boom!"...
Steam from the powerful explosions filled the dense curtain of rain!
"Thud!" "Thud!"...
The ninjas caught in the center of the blast slowly collapsed to the ground. Blood trickled through the rain from the countless wounds covering their bodies.
The bright red blood mingled with the rain, staining the entire ground crimson.
When the white steam slowly cleared, it revealed that all the Konoha ninjas on the ground were dead.
Two transparent figures suddenly appeared in the rain.
"How many is that now?"
One of the attackers, a young-looking ninja, glanced at the dead Konoha ninjas on the ground and spoke in a flippant tone.
His companion glanced at him and said gravely,
"That makes ten squads. Judging by the situation, Konoha's ninjas must have received the news and changed their strategy. We can't track their movements anymore."
Hearing this, the young ninja gave a soft "Oh," then pursed his lips.
"Looks like Konoha's ninjas aren't much to write home about. We haven't run into any opposition during these ambushes. Every time, it's been a one-hit kill. If this keeps up, it'll get pretty boring."
The middle-aged ninja looked at him and said solemnly,
"Kinnara, this is an order from Lord Yando. Take it seriously."
"Tch.