More than ten kilometers away from where Aizen and his group were, a group of ninjas dressed in Konoha Anbu uniforms and wearing animal masks surrounded a figure in white with a demon mask on his face.
" Light Organization member, Ice Release user Setsugetsu, you are surrounded. Surrender now!"
The speaker was one of the Anbu Ninja surrounding Setsugetsu. Judging from the way the surrounding ninjas seemed to regard him as their leader, he was probably the leader of this unit.
The Anbu Ninja spoke in a very cold tone, devoid of any emotion, and his gaze toward Setsugetsu was also extremely indifferent.
No, that's not right. It's not just this one ninja; all the ninjas around Setsugetsu are in the same situation.
This made Setsugetsu realize instantly that what surrounded her was the Root, founded by Danzo, the " Darkness of the Shinobi World," not the Anbu as she had thought.
This made Setsugetsu secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Root are good; if it's Root, she won't need to worry about taking action.
Because Root ninjas and Konoha Ninja are not the same thing.
The Root were elite ninjas specially trained by Danzo through a series of inhumane methods in order to better complete his missions.
Unlike the Konoha Anbu, which is commanded by the Hokage.
The Root ninjas are utterly inhuman, with only mission in mind. They have no fear, cowardice, sadness, joy, sympathy, excitement, or any other negative or positive emotions.
Therefore, in order to complete their mission, they were willing to sacrifice anything, including their own lives or the lives of their comrades.
It is precisely because of their ruthlessness that ninjas from various countries feel fear and show cowardice when they encounter Root.
Of course, although Root's reputation was very high in the Shinobi World, it was of no use to Setsugetsu; on the contrary, it only aroused her excitement.
"So it's Root. At first I thought it was Anbu, and I was a little disappointed. Now that it's Root, things are much easier." After realizing that the ninjas surrounding him were all Root, Setsugetsu said with a hint of relief.
The Root ninjas around didn't know why Setsugetsu would say that, but they sensed a hint of disdain in Setsugetsu words.
Even though Setsugetsu looked down on them, their eyes remained unmoved.
Then, the Root Commander waved his hand, and all the ninjas behind him immediately pulled out several Kunai or Shuriken from their ninja tool pouches and threw them toward Setsugetsu's position.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"
In an instant, countless Kunai and Shuriken enveloped the space around Setsugetsu like a net, leaving no gaps.
Immediately afterward, under the indifferent gazes of all the Root ninjas, countless Shuriken struck.
But miraculously, the Kunai or Shuriken pierced straight through Setsugetsu's body without causing Setsugetsu any harm.
Seeing that their attack had failed, the Root ninjas didn't stand still. Several ninjas immediately rushed out from the group, brandishing their Ninja Blade and unleashing their unique Konoha swordsmanship to slash at Setsugetsu.
In an instant, Setsugetsu was surrounded by flashes of sword light, reflecting a continuous white light under the sun, making her look incredibly dazzling.
However, no matter how fiercely the Ninja Blade Ninja Blade were wielded, all of them passed right through Setsugetsu's body after touching Setsugetsu. Even cutting Setsugetsu in half at the waist had no effect on Setsugetsu whatsoever.
What should have been a surprising scene turned out to be completely unfazed by the Root Squad leader. He simply nodded to himself, confirming that the intelligence was accurate and that Ice Release users possessed the ability to ignore physical attacks. He then decided to try using Ninjutsu against the enemy.
Thinking this, the Root commander stretched out his right hand and made a mysterious gesture in the air.
In an instant, the ninja who was attacking Setsugetsu with Taijutsu or swordsmanship suddenly pushed off the ground and left Setsugetsu's vicinity.
The next second, countless flames, lightning bolts, wind blades, and rocks engulfed Setsugetsu's position.
Faced with such an astonishing number of Release Technique attacks, even ordinary ninjas, and even Kage Level powerhouses, would feel immense danger.
However, Setsugetsu remained calm and composed, as if none of the attacks in front of her existed, neither dodging nor avoiding them.
"Boom!"
The location where Setsugetsu was located was immediately engulfed by the Release Technique, followed by a tremendous roar.
The powerful explosion kicked up a thick cloud of smoke and dust, making it impossible for the surrounding Root ninjas to see Setsugetsu's exact condition.
"Gala gala gala"
Suddenly, the sound of something freezing could be heard amidst the thick smoke and dust.
As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, what came into the eyes of the Root ninja was a human-shaped ice sculpture, its surface tinged with blood red in the setting sun, seemingly foreshadowing something.
This caused a slight unease in the otherwise cold and unyielding heart of the Root Commander, who should not have shown any emotion.
However, he quickly suppressed these emotions and continued to order his ninjas to use escaping Release Technique on Yuki, who was now a human-shaped Setsugetsu sculpture.
They need to obtain intelligence on members of the Light Organization.
But Setsugetsu is not the kind of person who would take a beating without fighting back.
Then, a clear voice rang out across the battlefield. " Ice Release: Ice Time!"
Centered on the human-shaped ice sculpture, an invisible chill instantly spread outwards.
Whether it's rocks or trees, everything in its path freezes instantly into ice.
Moreover, the freezing air spread extremely quickly, reaching the surrounding Root members in the blink of an eye and freezing the Root ninjas who couldn't react in time.
Then, a beautiful scene unfolded: dozens of ice sculptures of figures appeared on the battlefield, some crouching, some raising their hands in an attack posture, each with a different pose.
No, it wasn't just people. After the freezing air swept through, the battlefield was covered in white. Rocks and trees were all sculpted into ice sculptures, creating a sense of silence.
However, such a scene full of snowy charm may go unappreciated.
Setsugetsu, who caused this scene, was not in the mood to appreciate it and instead gently stomped her foot.
"Click, click, click"
A tiny crack appeared beneath Setsugetsu's feet, then began to grow larger and more numerous, extending into the surrounding icy world.
Finally, a loud "crash" sound was heard.
This icy world, filled with all sorts of ice sculptures, began to shake violently, and as the shaking began, the ice sculptures inside quickly shattered and collapsed.
To the uninformed, this scene of shattered ice and snow appears exceptionally beautiful, but to those in the know, it is filled with bloodshed and cruelty, especially chilling under the crimson sunset.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"
Suddenly, several soft whooshing sounds came from above Setsugetsu's head.
Looking up, she saw several kunai with burning Explosive Tag attached to their tails shooting Kunai her.
Moreover, the timing of the Kunai's launch was perfect; by the time Setsugetsu noticed it, it was already too late to dodge.
The people who fired those Kunai were Root ninjas, who were currently riding a summoning beast, a falcon, flying through the air.
They escaped Setsugetsu's attack thanks to this flying summon.
More importantly, after throwing out the Kunai, these Root ninjas commanded their summoning beasts to fly towards Konoha.
It seems that even Root ninjas, who are devoid of emotion, can understand the difference in strength and will not needlessly throw their lives away after obtaining information about Setsugetsu.
What's strange is that if they were going to run away, why didn't they leave quietly?