Was turning your back on the enemy foolish?

"Formation B, Wind Release: Cyclone!"

Facing Madara Uchiha's savage ninjutsu, Arakawa Kiba showed no sign of panic. He calmly ordered his teammates to gather around him. Once they were in position, all four could unleash Wind Release: Cyclone together and blow the flames away.

At Arakawa Kiba's command, the other three Sunagakure ninja, who had spread out to search for Madara Uchiha and Shinhiko Kōzuki, immediately converged on him. Just then, several more flames resembling Phoenix Sage Flower burst out of the heat wave, precisely blocking his teammates' paths. At the same time, several shuriken flew out of the surging flames at various angles.

All these follow-up attacks targeted the routes Arakawa Kiba's three teammates would take to reach him. The enemy could not possibly have launched them on a whim. Clearly, whoever was attacking them had already planned three moves ahead when making the first attack.

"Hide behind trees and rocks, or use Wind Release to speed up your escape! These flames are incredibly powerful. Don't try to withstand them!"

The enemy's Majestic Destroyer Flame was immensely powerful. As an elite jōnin, Arakawa Kiba could withstand it himself, but his chunin subordinates might not have his strength. Still, overall, they should be fine as long as they withdrew in time.

"Wind Release: Great Sickle Weasel!"

To buy his teammates more time to escape, Arakawa Kiba immediately used the more chakra-intensive Great Sickle Weasel technique. A massive, weasel-shaped gale swept out from him toward the Majestic Destroyer. To his surprise, however, the seemingly overwhelming flames had little staying power. As his gale swept through, no further flames followed behind the enormous wave of heat.

"Damn it! Those flames were just a feint! Everyone, watch out!"

Realizing that the Majestic Destroyer Flame was merely a diversion meant to draw their attention,