Collision

One of Fugaku's arms was hidden in the black mist, concealed by the crowd pressing around him.

Few people noticed his movement. Disguised as a villager, Fugaku was still some distance from Elder Ize.

Ize was paying attention to the commotion behind him, but he made no move to react.

Black Mist Invisibility worked, lulling Ize into letting down his guard.

Suddenly, an elbow shot out of the black mist and struck the joint at the center of Ize's hunched spine.

Fugaku put force behind the blow. He felt the bone blocking his elbow shatter instantly.

Elder Ize screamed. Clutching his back, he slowly collapsed, spat out a mouthful of blood, and lay trembling on the ground.

The villager Fugaku had become looked stunned, as though he had never imagined such a serious outcome.

His lips trembled. "It's all your fault for pushing me! Now someone's hurt."

The Shadow Clone said, "That old man's obviously trying to fake an injury for compensation. You barely touched him, and now he's on the ground coughing blood.

"I saw an old man trying the same trick on the street a few days ago. He looked a lot like this one.

"Hurry up and leave. Don't let him pin this on you."

With that, the Shadow Clone darted into the crowd and vanished without a trace.

Fugaku, still disguised as a villager, looked closely at Elder Ize on the ground. "Trying to scam me? Not a chance. Drop dead, old man."

The villager suddenly kicked Ize in the lower back, right where the bone had broken.

The blow made Ize spray blood. Unable to rise, he shook as if seized by a convulsion.

The villager seemed terrified. He turned, plunged into the crowd, and vanished without a trace.

Only then did the two Ninja