The Battlefield Situation II

When they reached the new area, the sight before him made Ebizo's heart sink.

There were another seven or eight Hidden Sand Village corpses on the ground, killed in the same ways as before.

Pierced through by suddenly appearing flying blades, or severed by bizarre streams of water.

That Hyuga Tianyi was like a ghost on the battlefield, impossible to track, striking once and leaving immediately, with horrifying efficiency.

"Just how much chakra does he have to waste it like this?!" Ebizo was both shocked and furious.

Using Earth Release to travel underground so frequently, controlling Magnet Release, assassinating with Water Release, and even using Shadow Clones.

Even an ordinary Jonin should have been running dry by now!

Yet the battle did not stop. Instead, it became even stranger.

More and more Leaf Village shinobi discovered that while they fought Hidden Sand Village enemies to the death—

Unexpected things often happened: a kunai flying in from nowhere.

A shuriken shooting low across the ground.

Or even a sharp metal fragment.

They would always appear "at just the right moment" along the Hidden Sand Village enemy's vital path.

Helping them eliminate their opponents, with a terrifyingly high success rate. Such frequent assassinations—

Were enough to greatly boost the surviving Leaf Village shinobi's morale, while making every Sand Shinobi fear for their lives.

When attacking, they had no choice but to stay alert for possible "cold arrows" from beneath their feet, behind their backs, or at their sides.

The battlefield situation was subtly reversed because of it.

The Hidden Sand Village's offensive was no longer smooth, and many shinobi began instinctively drawing closer together.

They formed small defensive circles back-to-back, warily sweeping their gazes across the ground and nearby shadows where attackers might be hiding.

Their offensive momentum greatly diminished. Meanwhile, although