"Boom!"
Xiao Shilang had wanted to persuade the village chief, but before he could speak, a deafening crash rang out, and the entire ground rumbled violently.
A fierce blast of air followed, blowing the tent away and making the two men who had been talking inside instinctively search for cover.
The village chief drew his weapon and cautiously stared ahead. Fear had appeared in his eyes as he immediately pressed a hand down on Xiao Shilang beside him, swallowed, and said:
"Careful. Don't go near that area!"
Half the camp ahead had been wiped out. The tents that had been erected there had been flattened by an unknown explosion, while the ninjas huddled within had been reduced to dust by the heat and blast.
Two figures emerged from the explosion zone.
Uchiha Yuu had no intention of showing mercy. Dawn Hidden Village had suffered such severe losses, and the front line had been unable to advance. Since Haze Hidden Village had chosen to aid Konoha, they were enemies.
"Village Chief, they are..."
The voice held no hesitation—only terror!
Because the ones approaching were Hiruko and Akatsuki Shadow!
"How did we provoke monsters like them?!"
Relying on their numbers and the effects of forbidden ninjutsu, they had ambushed Hiruko once. Yet before his absolute strength, their trap had been torn to pieces. Xiao Shilang had seen that scene clearly, and it had left an indelible mark on his mind.
"Come out."
Uchiha Yuu's indifferent voice rode the rolling heat forward. His gaze fell upon the two hiding behind a boulder, as though he could see straight through them.
"Haze Hidden Village chose a side, so you will bear the price of that choice! You had the guts to do it, but not the guts to come out now?!"
The surrounding ninjas