Pitch-black poisonous mist churned and spread, while invisible spiritual chakra quietly locked down the battlefield.
Torune Aburame and Yamanaka Fū stepped slowly out of the shadows, replacing the scattered Root foot soldiers and instantly taking control of the entire battlefield.
One controlled lethal physical attacks, the other locked down enemies mentally. They were the finest two-man team under Danzo, having carried out countless assassinations across the Shinobi World and killed innumerable powerful opponents.
With their arrival, the battle that Uchiha Jin had been tearing through single-handedly was completely reversed in an instant.
The four remaining wounded Uchiha Jonin tried to come to his aid, but the twenty-odd surviving Root ninja fearlessly swarmed them.
Thrown kunai, barrages of ninjutsu, and desperate close combat-the dense, overwhelming assault pinned all four down.
Dust billowed and blades flashed. Covered in wounds, the four Uchiha Jonin could barely protect themselves, completely surrounded and unable to take a single step toward the main battle.
The pressure of the entire battlefield fell on Uchiha Jin alone.
Yamanaka Fū narrowed his eyes slightly, quietly deploying the Yamanaka Secret Technique as pale purple spiritual chakra silently enveloped the surroundings.
His spiritual power spread like an inescapable net, instantly locking onto every fluctuation in Uchiha Jin's nerves and every circulation of his chakra. Every breath Jin took and every surge of his chakra lay exposed to his perception.
The moment Jin showed the slightest opening, the Mind-Body Switch Technique would invade his brain, rewrite his consciousness, and strip him of control over his body.
At the same time, Torune Aburame's sleeves trembled, and tens of thousands of nano-sized venomous insects poured out in full force, forming a pitch-black swarm that blotted out the sky.
The insect mist corroded the flagstones as it touched down, white smoke rising with an ear-piercing