The instant he teleported behind his opponent and drew his sword, the man naturally turned and pressed down on the hilt, preventing it from being drawn. The man still wore a confident smile, while Mingye was not surprised in the slightest that his attack had been blocked.
"Not bad!"
His figure vanished from the spot again. A thumb-sized mass of black chakra appeared beside the man and detonated violently. Standing five meters away, Mingye watched the man's silhouette through the dust cloud, feeling somewhat puzzled. Unlike the descriptions in the manga and anime, Tsuchigumo's ninja seemed to possess truly formidable ninjutsu. Such a powerful chakra explosion had not harmed the man at all. Its power was considerable as well; he had precisely condensed the chakra and controlled the blast radius so that even within two or three meters of himself, he would not be harmed by his own ninjutsu. That was certainly no ordinary technique.
"We Tsuchigumo rule over more than thirty islands here. Everything here belongs to us. No matter who you are, you'd better keep your tail tucked between your legs while you're here. Hand over that jar now! If you want revenge, remember my name—Tsuchigumo Yuzuo!"
As soon as the man finished speaking, more than ten figures appeared behind him. Mingye burst into laughter. Although the Konoha ninja had been forced back, there had been no casualties. Twenty ninja appeared behind Mingye, coldly watching the Tsuchigumo ninja. Mingye snapped his fingers and vanished again, while the Konoha ninja charged forward.
Flicking all ten fingers in rapid succession, Yuzuo released a continuous barrage of black chakra bomb-like objects. Mingye slashed with his blade, cutting the black chakra in half. The massive explosions went out of control due to Mingye's interference, and Yuzuo hurriedly leaped backward. Dust was kicked