The moment the Root jonin approached, he had already finished forming his hand seals with one hand.
"Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death!"
In a daze, Mikoto saw roots reaching out from a tree and wrapping around her, rendering her immobile.
"An illusion technique?"
Mikoto came to her senses in an instant and quickly activated her Three-Tomoe Sharingan to dispel the illusion.
But the Root jonin had anticipated all of this.
Even if Indra and Mikoto could both break free of the illusion quickly, that momentary opening was all he needed!
Behind the Root jonin, a Root chunin proficient in Wind Release had already formed his hand seals.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!"
He opened his mouth and spat out a succession of sharp wind blades, sending them spinning toward Indra's and Mikoto's vital points!
They would stop at nothing to eliminate anyone who stood in the way of their mission, even if it meant killing their fellow Hidden Leaf shinobi. That was Root's purpose!
"Chidori Current!"
A raging burst of electricity erupted, sweeping across the entire area in an instant!
The Root jonin's pupils shrank to pinpoints, disbelief spreading across the face beneath his mask.
Indra should have fallen under his illusion too, so why did he show no sign of being restrained?
Arcs of electricity danced over Indra's body. Rather than answer the Root jonin's unspoken question, he swiftly drew his blade and swung.
High-density current flooded the blade, releasing a blinding flash as it sliced through the air and accelerating it even further!
The dozens of wind blades distorting the air became perfectly clear to his rapidly spinning Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
Indra shattered the wind blades with his sword, his gaze instantly locking onto the Root jonin paralyzed by the current.
Whoosh—!
Lightning flashed before the Root jonin's eyes,