Sharp bamboo spears kept flying at them from every direction within the bamboo grove.
Clearly, the enemy had prepared in advance and knew they were coming.
Kakashi understood now, too. The man Minato-sensei had killed yesterday had most likely just been a patrolman. When he failed to return overnight, these Iwa shinobi had realized someone was coming to ambush them and set a trap beforehand.
We can't keep fighting like this. We have to break out!
Kakashi quickly determined which direction to take. He spotted a figure among the bamboo—clearly the Iwa shinobi hiding in the shadows and controlling the traps.
"Hatake Style: Flowing Blade Fang Flash!"
Kakashi swung his ninja blade, White Fang, and charged straight out.
When the hidden Iwa shinobi saw Kakashi charging toward him so quickly, he stopped hiding, leaped out of cover, and revealed the sharp blades strapped to his arms.
"Rock Blade Style: Piercing Thrust!"
He thrust both fists forward, sending the two blades stabbing toward Kakashi.
Kakashi swung his blade to block, but his opponent's weapons were truly strange. Though he wielded two blades, he fought with punching techniques.
Fist blades? Iwa shinobi really do use some weird weapons.
After that silent complaint, Kakashi sped up his movements.
His opponent, however, was clearly a seasoned veteran with considerable experience.
The stranger the weapon, the harder it was to assess an opponent using conventional combat experience.
They looked like swords, yet he used them to throw punches, and punching techniques depended most heavily on footwork and body movement.
Moreover, with both blades strapped to his arms, his hands were still free to form hand seals and perform ninjutsu.
For a moment, Kakashi actually found himself on the defensive.
"Kakashi!"
Obito cried out in alarm. He had never expected Kakashi to be so reckless as