He Lost His Temper!

The lead ninja flipped down from the rafters and landed at the entrance to the main hall.

He glanced at the walls of water and earth outside, a cold sneer curling his lips.

"Who are you?" he barked. "How dare you provoke the Five Rings Trading Company!"

Then a low command came from outside.

"Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning!"

Four voices overlapped. From four directions, four clouds of dark gray smoke erupted at once.

It was no ordinary flame. The scorching smoke of Ash Pile Burning held tens of thousands of burning particles that ignited whatever they touched and blazed hotter in the wind!

The four clouds surged toward the trading company's front entrance like roaring black dragons.

The moment the smoke struck the water wall, it hissed sharply, sending white steam billowing skyward.

The water wall boiled under the heat. Bubbles burst across its surface as it thinned visibly.

The earth wall stopped the smoke, but not the heat. It seeped through the wall's pores, charring the wooden pillars behind it until they smoked.

The mercenary leader's expression changed abruptly.

"More water! Thicken the earth wall! Forget about Chakra consumption! Everyone else, hurry up and help!"

His voice was sharp and urgent, his panic impossible to hide. He could tell these four men in black were far stronger than they had expected.

Fire Release of this caliber, coordinated this closely, was beyond ordinary ninja!

Even as he gave orders, he unleashed Water Release with all his strength. With the other mercenary ninja rushing out of the trading company to help, they barely held the attack back!

Then he saw the fifth man in black move!

The man in black who had stood at the rear without attacking since the assault began used the Body Flicker Technique to reach the