Hearing those words, Ning Xue replied coldly.
"I hate you too, but I want to kill you even more."
The instant he finished speaking, he lunged forward. The Ice Blade spun once in his palm, and a layer of wind-nature chakra swiftly coated its edge.
Jugo and Suigetsu followed close behind, flanking from the left and right.
As Jugo ran, his right arm underwent a partial Cursed Seal transformation. Vents at its joints expelled scorching jets of air, propelling him toward his target like a cannonball.
Suigetsu lowered his center of gravity, dragging the Kubikiribōchō behind him and carving a long furrow through the rubble-strewn ground.
In the distance, Sasuke shook his head to clear the lingering dizziness and formed his purple Susanoo skeleton again, slowly channeling the power of the Cursed Seal on his neck into it.
Black cloud patterns spread across the skeleton, intertwining with the purple chakra before gathering on Susanoo's face to form a cross-shaped mark.
Seeing everyone around him charge at once, Yakushi Kabuto curled his lips into a slight smile and slowly, steadily formed a hand seal before his chest.
"Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation."
A moment later, the entire cavern began to sway, rising and falling like ocean waves.
The ground beneath their feet was no longer solid. It felt as though they were standing on the back of a writhing giant python, liable to be thrown off at any moment.
They all stumbled at once, beginning to lose their balance.
Seizing the opportunity, Yakushi Kabuto sank down and slipped beneath the ground like a darting fish, leaving only a ring of ripples as though on water.
Ning Xue's Byakugan swiftly locked onto the figure racing underground.
He watched silently, ready to attack at any moment.
Just then, the stalactites hanging from the cavern