There was a banging sound, and in the center of the steep cliff, a crack opened on the surface of the gray-white stone. Then it was pushed open like a door panel, and a figure jumped out of the dark hole and fell downwards.
With a splash, the soles of his feet stepped on the lake, causing ripples in circles. Jiraiya stood firm and glanced around at the nearby scene. His face was solemn, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.
Behind him, figures fell one after another, also stepping on the surface of the lake. There were about ten people in number. They were the two small teams summoned by Jiraiya. But after they stepped out of the base, their behavior...
He doesn't look like a subordinate at all.
The sound of breaking wind sounded, and the blade cut through the air, slashing directly at Jiraiya's right shoulder from behind, but the latter, who was well prepared, dodged it, turned around, kicked him, and retreated.
The soles of his feet collided with his chest, and the Iwa Ninja's face froze as he swung his sword for a sneak attack. He staggered back a few steps and was promptly supported by his companions. On the opposite side, Jiraiya did not let down his guard, while watching these "companions" in front of him...
On the other side, the corner of his eye glanced around.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh…
On the bank of the river, the red leaves on the treetops shook continuously, and one, five, ten, or a hundred black shadows flashed out, like fine raindrops, continuously jumping to the surface of the lake, and instantly surrounded Jiraiya.
"Looking at your appearance, you shouldn't be a fool, but your behavior is no different from that of a fool."
There are densely packed Iwagakure ninjas standing in all directions, wearing either khaki armor or black robes, some wearing forehead protectors, and some wearing masks, which proves that these people belong to different department systems.
But to Jiraiya, they are all enemies.
Hearing the hoarse voice coming from his ears, Jiraiya turned his head slightly and looked at the person behind him...
A young Iwa ninja with a thin build, sunken eye sockets, and a dull expression. He was wearing a brown cloak and looked like he was seriously ill. His breath was weak and he was slightly hunched forward.
After a brief observation and quick comparison of the information in his mind, Jiraiya didn't recognize the other party's identity, so he asked attentively:
"What do you mean...?"
"What do you mean? Now that it's come to this point, are you still trying to muddle through? Tuchuan..."
Raising his hands casually, the young man's expression showed a trace of impatience, but when he said this, he paused, as if something suddenly occurred to him, smiled lightly at Jiraiya, and asked slowly:
"No, that's not your name, right? A bastard from the Fire Country?"
Jiraiya tensed up and subconsciously retorted:
"What are you talking about? How can you accuse someone of their innocence out of thin air? I am obviously Iwagakure Jōnin Tsuchikawa..."
Seemingly irritated by Jiraiya's sophistry, the unknown Iwagakure youth took a step forward without saying a word. The water below his feet suddenly exploded into waves, and his whole body seemed to shrink into an inch...
…
In an instant, he crossed ten meters and arrived in front of Jiraiya.
"Explosive punch!"
A punch was thrown out, causing gusts of wind and thunder, and the air suddenly became restless. Jiraiya's pupils shrank suddenly, obviously he did not expect that the opponent's speed could be so fast.
Subconsciously, he raised his arms to resist the punch, but the next second...
The orange-red light flashed away, followed by a booming explosion. The rolling flames were accompanied by violently oscillating airflows, carrying a shock wave of air that was heated to boiling, spinning around the center of the explosion and spreading to all sides.
One meter, five meters, ten meters——
Air waves swept across, and fine sparks and layers of black smoke kept rising. The rock ninjas retreated in tacit agreement. The lake surface seemed to have been blasted by high explosives. Layers of water curtains four to five meters high were set off one after another, and then fell like rain.
"Did you run away?"
In the hot field covered with black smoke, the Iwagakure youth, a ninja of the Shadow Guards codenamed Ember, slowly retracted his fist, turned his gaze sideways, and directed his sight directly beyond the smoke, fifty meters away, at the red leaf forest by the lake.
A embarrassed figure was escaping into the distance.
Turning around, there were no wounds on the torso and limbs that had been affected by the aftermath of the explosion. Only the brown cloak was slightly damaged. Ember coughed lightly and then bent down.
Accumulate strength, use explosive escape, kick hard with the soles of your feet——
Boom! Boom!
Two explosions sounded in succession, almost in no particular order.
The deafening movement made the air seem to tremble violently. Water splashed in all directions, and Ember's silhouette stretched into a string of brown shadows, spanning a distance of fifty meters in less than a second.
His plain expression turned slightly ferocious.
A burst of excited laughter suddenly sounded:
"Suffer death! Rubbish spy!"
Another extremely fast and violent fist hit the back of Jiraiya, who had lost half of his arm. Unexpectedly, just before the impact was hit, a squeezing force came from his wrist.
despair.
At the critical moment, a rough, big hand grasped his wrist.
It came suddenly and without warning.
Before he could react to what was going on, Yi Yan felt that his field of vision was suddenly spinning, and his whole body was like a duckweed without any support. Then there was a pain on the top of his head, and his head had already hit the ground.
Boom!
He turned his arms fiercely and threw the arrogant young man in front of him to the ground. Lei Luo was just about to add a side kick, directly kicking the opponent's head to knock him out, but unexpectedly, he held a fist in front of his wrist.
…
The surface of the skin gradually became stained with a layer of orange-red light.
Boom!
The fire suddenly started, black smoke filled the air, and earth and rocks shot out.
Trees with a radius of hundreds of meters were shuddering, red leaves were separated from their branches, and were carried by the hurricane, spinning and flying. The birds in the forest flapped their wings in fear, and fled to the sky without stopping.
Suddenly, there was a soft pop sound, and a figure carrying billowing black smoke jumped out from the explosion field, fell back, and stopped next to Jiraiya, who was covering his broken arm and watching.
"You go first and meet at point A."
Hearing the calm tone in his ears, Jiraiya couldn't help but take a look at Lei Luo. Seeing that his Iwagakure armor had been blown to pieces, but his skin was not damaged at all, he nodded, turned around and ran away decisively.
Without a hand, the efficiency of the seal is greatly reduced. Jiraiya understands that he can't help much if he stays. Besides, he knows Lei Luo's strength. Let alone one ember, ten more embers can only deliver food.
share.
On the other side, more than ten meters away, Fugaku was hidden behind a tree. A pair of kaleidoscope eyes slowly closed. Just now, he used space elimination to shorten the distance between Lei Luo and Yi Yan, allowing the former to get close instantly and save Jiraiya.
.
There are various disguises and sealing techniques. Lei Luo is unwilling to break the seal rashly and use his signature ability to avoid exposing his identity, so this is a wave of cooperation.
Noticing Jiraiya running away, Fugaku glanced at Lei Luo's location and saw that his clothes were torn. After a brief thought, he threw a prepared black robe over.
Without any verbal communication, Lei Luo took the black robe and put it on his body. He then took out a mask and put it on his face. After making all preparations, the smoke from the explosion in front slowly dissipated.
The figure of Ember emerged, and the sound of breaking wind sounded around him. Hundreds of Iwagakure ninjas caught up in time. When they saw Jiraiya disappeared, and the person confronting Ember changed, someone couldn't help shouting: