Because of Black Snake, the quicksand began to flow backward, turning the entire battlefield into a world covered in quicksand.
"Snake?"
Mura Ichiro had a bad feeling. Combined with Uchiha Yuu's familiar face before him, he was certain he had seen this man's portrait in bounty missions!
"You're the Poison Ninja!"
Mura Ichiro went numb. How had they attracted the Poison Ninja? That damned mission had not mentioned the Poison Ninja at all. Unfortunately, bounty ninjas did not enter Konoha. Otherwise, they would have known that Enlightenment Weapon Shop had become so closely tied to Konoha not only because of its low prices, but also because of Uchiha Yuu's vigorous recommendations.
Mura Ichiro helplessly threw out the rock-stealing staff forming in his hand. There was an unspoken rule in the Shinobi World when facing the Poison Ninja: never engage him in close combat.
"The Poison Ninja?"
A Chunin currently fighting stared at Uchiha Yuu in shock. Prompted by Mura Ichiro's words, he suddenly noticed that a layer of tiny red spots had appeared on his hand at some point.
"No, I've been poisoned."
The Chunin stared at his hand with an ugly expression. The look in his eyes as he gazed at Uchiha Yuu shifted from initial shock to fear. In the end, his life mattered more than the mission, and he immediately begged for mercy.
"Lord Yuu, I didn't know that woman was connected to you. I won't hunt Shan Juhua anymore. I can even help you stop Mura Ichiro's attack. Just give me the antidote."
In the face of death, he ultimately chose to preserve his own life. Seeing the Chunin kneeling and begging, Mura Ichiro roared in fury.
"You don't even have the backbone of a bounty ninja!"
He despised the man, and that also meant he