Seeing this, Yechen drew his blade and prepared to give chase. But the moment he moved, his Sharingan caught something startling.
The kunai and shuriken he had dodged earlier were trailing steel wires so fine they were almost invisible.
A single steel wire was nothing to fear, but with so many linked together, the place where he stood was practically enclosed in a vast wire net.
Without his Sharingan, Yechen would have struggled to notice it in the middle of battle. Had he recklessly rushed out, the wires would likely have sliced him into pieces before he even knew what had killed him.
His long blade left its sheath. Yechen leaped into the air, spinning rapidly as he slashed.
Like a whirling shuriken, he cut through every wire in his path.
After steadying himself, Yechen swept his gaze around.
"Come out. You won't be able to kill me by hiding in the shadows."
As his words fell, soft footsteps sounded, and two figures entered his field of vision.
Yechen frowned at the sight. Although both wore Rock Ninja forehead protectors and the uniforms of Iwagakure chunin, their presence was nothing like that of Rock Ninja.
They exuded coldness, like lifeless machines.
Yechen had only ever seen that quality in one kind of person: Root ninja.
So it really was these vermin. Shimura Danzō finally made his move.
Before he could think further, the two Root ninja attacked.
Yechen raised his blade and met them. In an instant, a rapid series of metallic clashes rang through the woods.
Within a few exchanges, several wounds had appeared on both opponents.
To Yechen's disappointment, although these two were stronger than the three Rock Ninja from before, their combat strength was only that of special jōnin at best.
*Danzo really underestimated me. He thought