Yui had been flying through the sky for a long time. Looking up at the blazing sun, she could not help frowning. "It feels hotter and hotter!"
Beads of sweat trickled down her forehead, soaking her hair.
Nai Hyuga studied the desert beneath them for a long while, then moved closer to Yui by feel and said, "Yui, have you noticed that some of the sand beneath us has awakened into Red Ants?"
The voice that suddenly reached her ears startled Yui. Instinctively, she activated her Byakugan and looked down.
Sure enough, wherever her Wind Release swept past beneath her, golden sand scattered into the air. Seemingly drawn by the unusual disturbance, the airborne grains transformed into red flying ants in an instant.
More and more awakened. Within a few breaths, the desert they had passed over was stained red, and the sheer density of the swarm made Yui's scalp prickle.
"So these are the Red Ants? With bodies the size of sand grains, they could really get you if you let your guard down even a little." The sight left her stunned for a moment, and she could not help remarking on it.
"Yes!" Nai Hyuga said, her expression slightly grave. "When Orochimaru and I passed through here, this swarm of Red Ants surrounded and attacked us."
Remembering what had happened earlier, she could not help feeling a chill of fear. "If we hadn't happened to discover their weakness, we might not have escaped."
Nai Hyuga's words piqued Yui's interest, and she asked in surprise, "A weakness? These Red Ants have a weakness?"
"Yes!" Nai Hyuga nodded lightly, then explained, "Their weakness is temperature..."
"Temperature?" Yui looked thoughtful as she continued listening to Nai Hyuga.
"When I used Ice Release to lower the surrounding temperature, these Red Ants went