Thunderclouds filled the sky, with bolts of lightning roaring within them like thunder dragons. Not a drop of rain fell from the oppressively hot air, and the absence of wind gave the feeling that something terrible was about to happen. Google Search Reading
"Mm-hm."
When Itachi and the others quickly returned to the village, they suddenly discovered several figures closing in from the woods beside them.
Judging by their footsteps, they were forming a pincer encirclement around them.
"We're all friends from Konoha. Is this really necessary?"
Itachi called out a warning. His hands moved behind his back as he kept accelerating, breaking through the wind resistance, but those people continued following silently behind them.
Damn it.
What exactly were these guys trying to do?
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several concealed weapons flew straight at them. [Water Release: Great Water Storm Tornado]
In an instant, a silver dragon descended from the heavens. Immense chakra mixed with a storm of kunai appeared above their heads in the blink of an eye, its huge jaws nearly swallowing them whole!
Being able to release chakra instantly and even create terrain advantageous to oneself meant this ninja had reached the level of a Jonin.
Having spent years either on the way to a fight or already in one, Itachi was basically fucking used to it.
Damn it. They were Anbu. In that 0.00001 second, Itachi's gaze finally sharpened.
"Earth Release: Earth River Cart Stone!"
Suzuki Iwa reacted as well. He formed hand seals and slammed both palms against the ground. A B-rank ninjutsu enveloped them, rising from the earth in a row of stone pillars that curved together into an arched wall to protect them.
A deafening explosion erupted in the dense forest outside Konoha, scorching shockwaves surging out with splintered wood and grit.
Even the