Pulse Flow Body Technique

Over the past few days, Suzuri, the squad leader of Zone 19, had often gazed toward the Land of Waterfalls with worry in her eyes.

She had no idea how those two Hidden Leaf Village squads were doing. More importantly, she did not know whether any Stone Ninja assault units were nearby.

If an assault unit set its sights on them and swept through, her squad would be crushed like dry grass.

Boom!

Someone dropped from the sky, smashing through the canopy overhead and landing right in front of her amid a shower of leaves!

The man was tall and heavily built. When his feet hit the ground, spiderweb cracks spread beneath them.

Why was his back turned to me?

Soon, four Stone Ninja landed. These four, at least, were facing her.

Their Stone Ninja forehead protectors made Suzuri's heart tighten.

Four more figures appeared in the distance. Suzuri recognized them as members of the two squads sent to gather intelligence.

Seven went out. Why had only four come back?

Why did the four Stone Ninja in front of me look so venomous? You already killed three Konoha ninja, yet you looked as if you were the ones who'd suffered a huge loss.

Surely those two Hidden Leaf Village squads hadn't killed even more of your ninja?

Suzuri heard a strange cracking sound. A layer of hard stone grew over the arms of the Stone Ninja whose back was turned to her.

She had seen this technique before!

It was Iwagakure's Rock Fist, an exceptionally sophisticated Earth Release nintaijutsu.

A Stone Ninja who had mastered it had to be at least a special jōnin, if not a jonin, right?

They were done for. Suzuri thought they were all going to die.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Spear!"

Uchiha Ling formed hand seals