"You're already a grown man, yet you're still hiding! Are you worried you can't beat me? Or do you have something else in mind?" Ruri shouted at his surroundings from beneath the large tree. By then, the Wind Release the enemy had just unleashed was almost upon him.
"But the most important thing right now is dealing with this Wind Release. If I don't, the consequences really will be unimaginable!" With that, Ruri led the Wind Release toward a large tree. It was the largest tree he had picked out in this forest, and if he was not mistaken, it was over a hundred years old.
Although I really hate to sacrifice this tree, it's an emergency, and there's nothing else I can do. Besides, if this hundred-year-old tree weren't cut down, it could probably live for several hundred more years. What a shame! Ruri thought with a frown as he was about to reach the tree.
Behind Ruri was the Wind Release the enemy had just unleashed. It was much faster than before and was about to catch up to him.
Ruri quickly led the Wind Release to the tree, then escaped using the Body Flicker Technique. Since the Wind Release failed to stop in time, it slammed straight into the tree.
As the Wind Release enveloped the tree, despite how large and thick its trunk was, it was instantly shredded.
After destroying the tree, the Wind Release disappeared as well.
"Holy shit, this Wind Release really is incredible! Its power is far beyond ordinary. It's just too powerful! I can hardly imagine that an ordinary ninja unleashed this!" Ruri immediately exclaimed in surprise when he saw that the tree had been shredded.
At that moment, when the enemy hiding in a tree saw that his Wind Release had