"This Ninjutsu..."
Lao Ren stared at the powerful Water Release, his heart trembling despite himself. He backed away several steps, leaving the range of the technique.
Good thing I wasn't stupid. That one Ninjutsu alone is enough to tell that his strength is far beyond an ordinary ninja's.
The campfire had been extinguished. Now he could only rely on the faint moonlight to make out the battle nearby.
"Cough, cough, cough."
"Where is he? Damn it, find him!"
The ninjas coughed up water and pushed themselves upright. With their surroundings so dark, some had already readied torches to shed a little light around them. They were desperate to locate Kazeno.
"Blew up six of them. Not bad."
Surveying the results, Kazeno nodded to himself. He formed Hand Seals, summoned Hakutaku from the Land of Whirlpools, and gripped it tightly.
"Kazeno! I found him! He's over here!"
One ninja threw a crimson flare, lighting up the night around them and bringing Kazeno back into everyone's view.
But once they saw Kazeno again, they all fell silent.
They were no fools. That single Ninjutsu was enough to give them some idea of his extraordinary strength.
One ninja grew anxious when everyone around him stopped moving. He stormed forward, pointed at Kazeno, and shouted, "Let's get him! He's just one man! Are you telling me over a hundred of us can't beat him? What are you afraid of?"
"If we each throw one Kunai, we could bury him under them! Why worry about not being able to beat him?"
"Well..." His words left them momentarily stunned. They glanced around at their numbers and began to feel that he had a point.
After a moment's thought, they seemed to make up their minds and charged forward with their Ninja Tools in hand.
"Yeah! He's