Boom!
The earthen wall shattered, and amid the flying rubble, Lin Ze shot through the smoke and dust. Ignoring the stone rods jutting up beneath his feet, he closed in on the second Iwagakure ninja in an instant.
Then came a simple, direct side kick!
The Iwagakure ninja felt an irresistible force strike him. Several ribs snapped as he flew sideways and lost consciousness.
The last Iwagakure ninja was utterly terrified and turned to flee.
But how could Lin Ze give him the chance?
His figure flickered, appearing behind the man like a ghost, and his knife-hand struck the back of his neck with precision.
The Iwagakure ninja's vision went black, and he crumpled to the ground.
From opening the fourth gate to taking down three Special Jōnin, the entire process took less than ten seconds.
It happened so fast that the battle was already over before Ryota Uchiha and his teammates could react.
Silence fell over the scene, leaving only the green steam slowly dissipating from Lin Ze's body and his feigned heavy breathing.
Ryota Uchiha stared wide-eyed at Lin Ze with his Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
Although he knew Lin Ze was strong now, with absurdly powerful Taijutsu, he had never expected him to be this strong!
After activating that forbidden technique called the "Eight Gates Released Formation," he had cut down three Iwagakure Special Jōnin as easily as chopping vegetables!
This guy... really is a monster!
The thought surfaced in Ryota Uchiha's mind once more, but unlike back at the Ninja Academy, this time it carried a trace of awe that even he failed to notice.
Lin Ze steadied his "ragged" breathing, then briefly dealt with the scene before walking up to Ryota Uchiha and the other two. He said calmly:
"Can you still walk? It isn't safe here.