"Juzo Biwa, spare Mei Terumi and Ao, and separate them."
Just then, Uchiha Yin's voice sounded in Juzo Biwa's ear.
Juzo Biwa jolted, nearly taking a direct hit from one of the Mist Ninja on Mei Terumi's side.
He dodged the attack and dealt with his opponent, then glanced around and called out uncertainly in his mind.
"Master?"
Juzo Biwa could feel the voice coming from the Cursed Seal over his heart.
He sent Chakra into the Cursed Seal and spoke.
"That's right. Good. Do as I say," Uchiha Yin's voice replied.
Juzo Biwa was now certain Uchiha Yin was nearby, watching everything unfold.
He glanced around again, and a hint of killing intent entered his eyes as he looked at his own men.
If he secretly let Mei Terumi and Ao escape, someone was bound to grow suspicious.
Only by killing everyone else and leaving no witnesses could Juzo Biwa keep himself safe.
"Oh, and if possible, I'd like to bring Kisame over to our side. I think highly of him," Uchiha Yin's voice added.
"Understood, Master," Juzo Biwa said.
The fighting continued, and Juzo Biwa's blade struck with greater precision than ever.
Under his assault, the battlefield gradually split apart.
"Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique!"
Mei Terumi drew a deep breath, then expelled a fierce stream from her delicate lips.
She spewed a torrent of corrosive liquid like sulfuric acid, which rained down over a wide area from above.
It spread far and wide, blotting out the sky. Everyone nearby could smell its sharp, acidic stench.
"What is that?"
"That's a Kekkei Genkai. It's why we're hunting her."
The eyes of some of the pursuing Mist Ninja turned grave.
Anyone who could wield a Kekkei Genkai well was at least a Chunin-level ninja.
And Mei Terumi had very