"Boom, boom, boom..."
Across the vast desert, Baihe fled in disarray, her snow-white hair streaming wildly behind her. Her beautiful face was filled with frustration. Every time she landed, a violent explosion erupted beneath her feet. The blasts connected in an unbroken chain, and blinding flames swallowed the surrounding sands!
"Stop struggling pointlessly. Hand over the scrolls, and I don't want to blow up such a beautiful woman either."
Above her, two figures stood leisurely atop an enormous bee, looking down at Baihe as she scrambled about below.
"Argh!!! I'm so mad! That idiot Master!" Baihe complained about her master even as she dodged the attacks.
After listening to her master, she had not even run five li before these two had set their sights on her. They had clearly seen through her Mist Release as well. No matter how she changed direction, she could not shake off their pursuit!
On the bee's head, Poison Bee of the Kamizuru Clan observed a yellow bee in his hand, constantly adjusting their direction based on the information it relayed.
As an insect-user clan as renowned as the Aburame Clan, tracking and locating enemies were among their most basic abilities.
Before the competition began, he had given two male bees to his two companions. When the three sides met earlier, Mu had sent the male bee on his body flying onto Baihe. Now, the two of them could pinpoint Baihe's location through the connection between the male and female bees.
Poison Bee watched Zhen teasing their opponent from the side and frowned as he reminded him, "Stop playing around. Delays invite complications. Hurry up and take the scrolls from her!"
"Tch, what could possibly go wrong?" Zhen curled his lip, but he still listened to Poison Bee and pulled out a large handful