"Chhk!"
A tiny crack suddenly appeared in the northeast of the barrier!
A golden wind blade had slashed precisely into that spot from the inside!
It was Arashi! He had actually slipped in already, and was coordinating the attack from within!
Struck from inside and outside, the barrier's balance was shattered in an instant!
"Now!" the Dark Crow captain shouted.
The kunai in his hand had long since been prepared, wrapped with a special explosive tag, and he hurled it hard at the final southwest node.
Almost at the same time, within that crack, a dark-red wave of energy erupted without a sound!
"Fire Release: Galick Gun (Beginner)!"
The energy wave struck the special jōnin maintaining the barrier at the southwest node with perfect accuracy.
"Ah!"
A short scream came from inside, then was swallowed by the explosion of the energy wave.
Once the southwest node was destroyed, the entire barrier was like a string of beads with its cord cut, collapsing in an instant as the pale-blue light curtain vanished.
The remaining three special jōnin were exposed before everyone, clearly not having reacted to what had just happened.
"Attack!"
The Dark Crow members had long been ready. All kinds of ninjutsu and kunai flew out at once.
"Shadow Shuriken Clone Technique!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Arashi also walked out from the ruins of the barrier, casually condensed a few energy bullets, and smashed them toward those special jōnin.
Though these special jōnin were fairly strong, before the Dark Crow Squad's ambush and Arashi's absolute strength, they simply weren't enough.
After several screams, everything returned to calm once more.
Arashi glanced at the Dark Crow Squad, who were quickly setting up explosive tags, and said in an even tone, "The coordinates of the