It's Not That Simple!

Her fingers lightly brushed the ninja tool pouch at her waist, touching the cold kunai, yet her heart was even calmer than the metal.

Gama's "Sand Pitfall."

The words had barely left his mouth when the ground began to tremble faintly.

Sand and dust rose from beneath his feet, as though controlled by an invisible force, transforming into slender streams of sand that silently spread outward.

Yuhi Shinku's pupils contracted slightly. She could feel the ground beneath her feet turning soft, as if it could collapse at any moment and drag her into a bottomless abyss.

She did not act at once. Instead, she held her breath and sensed the paths of the flowing sand.

Yuhi Shinku murmured, a faint smile curling her lips. "Sunagakure's methods really are as monotonous as ever."

Her figure flashed. With a light tap of her toes against a tree trunk, she leaped into the air like a falling leaf.

The streams of sand swiftly converged where she had been standing, forming a massive vortex. The ground collapsed into a bottomless pit as sand and dust churned with a low roar.

Yuhi Shinku spun through the air, her hand seals flashing like lightning as she shouted, "Illusion Technique: Forest of Mist!"

In an instant, the dense forest seemed to be shrouded in an invisible fog. The moonlight grew hazy, the shadows of the trees twisted, and an eerie aura filled the air.

Gama's vision was obscured by the sudden mist. His streams of sand lost their target and froze in midair, as though restrained by an invisible force.

He frowned and swiftly formed hand seals with his right hand, trying to dispel the genjutsu's interference.

"Cheap trick."

Gama snorted coldly and slammed both hands against the ground. "Sandfall Flow!"

A massive wave of sand erupted