Not Willing to Accept It?

Thick fog rolled across the cliffs surrounding the plateau.

The Stone Ninja captains shouted orders, directing their squads to change formation.

With visibility so poor, they could no longer line up along the cliff face as they had before.

Earth-Style Walls rose from the ground, forming a loose perimeter. The Stone Ninja took up positions around them.

Some stood atop the walls, using Sensory Ninjutsu to scout their surroundings.

Others waited behind the walls, ready to use Earth Release: Flying Gravel at any moment.

The Rain Ninja stood between the walls, prepared to use Water Release alongside them to counter Fire Release.

Changshi stood between two Earth-Style Walls, listening for every sound.

Atop one wall, a sensory ninja studied the vibrations in the ground, trying to pinpoint the enemy.

He kept his head lowered for what felt like ages. He could not tell whether only seconds had passed.

Then the whistle of a Steel Wire slicing through the air made his scalp tighten.

Uchiha Ling swung in from a nearby tree trunk, a Steel Wire gripped in his hand.

His blade flashed down and split open the sensory ninja's chest.

Hot entrails spilled out, steaming as they hung from the wound.

Uchiha Ling raised an eyebrow. The Naraka Sword lived up to its name. Cutting through bone felt like cutting through a dry branch.

"He's on the Earth-Style Wall!"

A sensory ninja shouted a warning, then ordered the others to use Earth Release: Flying Gravel against Uchiha Ling.

Uchiha Ling sprinted along the wall, then threw his entire body forward, flattening himself in midair.

The unusual move carried him past every flying stone. He landed in front of a second sensory ninja.

The ninja had barely jumped three feet when he saw his own legs severed beneath him.

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