Ambushed

Boom!

A bolt of lightning shot forth!

Crack! Crack!

The lightning struck the Black Tiger, immediately leaving crack after crack across its body!

Roar!

Wounded, the Black Tiger grew even more enraged. It leaped into the air and pounced at Zhi Ge.

"Damn it! That beast still dared to come at me?!"

Seeing the Black Tiger's movement, Zhi Ge's face immediately turned pale!

He had not expected the beast to be so fast!

That attack had not even fully exhausted its strength!

"Get the hell away from me! Rubber Battle Axe!!!"

Bang!

A surging force instantly flooded into his legs!

Zhi Ge leaped high into the air and crushed the Black Tiger flat with the Rubber Battle Axe.

The Black Tiger's body immediately exploded into chunks of flesh!

Hiss!

Blood stained Zhi Ge's clothes red, making him suck in a sharp breath!

"This beast really was troublesome!"

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and turned his gaze toward the distant grass.

He could sense something watching him from there.

"Come out! You've already been exposed!"

Zhi Ge shouted.

"Hehehe... You really are impressive. I like interesting prey like you!"

After a cold laugh, a man slowly stepped out.

He wore a black robe and a savage demon mask over his face. On his forehead was the unmistakable forehead protector of the Sound Ninja Village.

"You're one of Orochimaru's men?"

Seeing the stranger, Zhi Ge's face filled with caution.

"That's right!"

The man nodded, a strange smile curling across his lips.

"You cockroaches are never-ending. Your master's evil plan can no longer succeed. If you know what's good for you, get lost now! Save yourselves from throwing your lives away for nothing!"

When the other party admitted he had been sent by Orochimaru, Zhi Ge snorted coldly, making no effort to hide his mockery and contempt.

Orochimaru had sent a group of subordinates here to die. How pathetic!

"Is that so? Not necessarily!"

The black-robed man smiled disdainfully as a powerful aura suddenly burst from his body!

Bang!

Then, the black-robed man raised an arm, and nine Sound Ninja instantly appeared behind him.

"Looks like I've been ambushed?"

A flicker of surprise crossed Zhi Ge's face at the sight.

He had not expected Orochimaru to go this far, setting up a Sound Ninja Team in advance to surround and kill him!

"Hahaha! Kid, you're out of luck! Our orders were to prevent anyone other than the Sand Hidden and that Nine-Tails brat from passing through here."

After saying that, the other nine Sound Ninja moved in unison to encircle Zhi Ge.

Zhi Ge's face instantly darkened to the extreme!

"Damn it! These bastards showed up at the worst possible time... Am I, Zhi Ge, really going to die out here in these godforsaken mountains?"

The thought of dying in this desolate wilderness made him grit his teeth in frustration.

At this point, less than forty percent of Zhi Ge's strength remained, on top of the energy he had spent fighting the summoned beast earlier.

Facing a Sound Ninja Team made up of ten Chunin, he was clearly struggling.

"No! I can't fight them head-on! I can only outsmart them!"

"Even though I'm injured, I can still rely on my agility and reflexes to escape this Sound Ninja Team's pursuit."

With that thought, Zhi Ge immediately changed his target.

Whoosh!

His body suddenly sprang upward, turning into a meteor as he raced in another direction.

"Trying to run? It won't be that easy!"

The nine Sound Ninja immediately gave chase. They were actually much faster than Zhi Ge and quickly caught up!

Seeing this, Zhi Ge's expression sank.

"Since I can't run, I can only fight!"

He immediately pulled out ten shuriken and hurled them at the group.

"Such childish tricks are useless against us! Wind Release! Wind Wall!"

Upon seeing the shuriken, the black-robed man curled his lips in a disdainful sneer. With a wave of his hand, a Wind Wall suddenly appeared before him!

Boom!

The shuriken struck the Wind Wall and instantly shattered!

"Huh?! It's actually this strong!"

Seeing that, Zhi Ge's brow furrowed even deeper.

"Heh heh..."

The black-robed man sneered disdainfully. "Kid, don't think you can deal with us using such pathetic methods!"

Rumble!

Before the black-robed man had even finished speaking, dense lightning suddenly rose around him!

The lightning contained endless violent power and carried countless Senbon as it blasted toward Zhi Ge.

"Lightning Release: Senbon Barrage!!!"

"Heh! Showing off a trick before an expert! Power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit! Eight Million Volts Lightning Sphere!"

Zhi Ge gave a cold shout, and the lightning around his body began to surge wildly. One enormous ball of lightning after another instantly condensed into shape!

Boom!

Rumble!

Rumble!

Lightning sphere after lightning sphere exploded in midair, blocking the black-robed man's attack and knocking him back!

"Bastard! How could you possibly possess such powerful Lightning Release?!"

Seeing the lightning spheres Zhi Ge had unleashed, the black-robed man cried out in shock.

"Heh, you talk too much. Die!"

Zhi Ge spat coldly as the shuriken in his hand began spinning rapidly!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

A series of piercing sounds rang out as one sharp shuriken after another shot toward the black-robed man like lightning.

"Hmph!"

Watching the incoming shuriken, the black-robed man gave a cold laugh. His right hand quickly clenched into a fist and struck the flying shuriken head-on.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The shuriken exploded one after another, but the black-robed man pushed forward all the way through them, smashing every last one to pieces!

Zhi Ge's expression changed. This black-robed man really was powerful!

"Brat! Die!"

As he spoke, the black-robed man waved his hand, and fireballs wrapped in explosive tags instantly appeared in the air one after another!

Seeing the incoming fireballs, Zhi Ge hurriedly dodged, but several still struck him!

His shoulder was blown apart, blood spraying everywhere. His injuries were extremely severe!

Seeing this, the black-robed man narrowed his eyes.

"I didn't expect you to survive the explosion? Looks like I underestimated you, brat. In that case, I can only get serious!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the black-robed man swiftly reached his right hand into his sleeve!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Metal arrows shot out from his sleeve one after another!

These metal arrows were incredibly fast and coated in deadly poison, making them impossible to guard against!

Zhi Ge's expression changed slightly at the sight!

"This is bad!"

He immediately dodged, but there were simply too many metal arrows. He could not evade all of them!

"Damn it! Ten Million Volts! Fleeting Light Thunder Shadow!!!"