Konoha: Who says that hunters can't play in the ninja world?

"Everyone be careful, this is the Mist Hidden Technique. The female Chunin in the opposing team is best at Water Style and the Mist Hidden Technique. Be careful of her assassination." The two sides have been fighting for so long, and since they are Danzo's subordinates, how could they not collect intelligence? They have already figured out Nobuko's abilities.

"Don't worry, we are prepared. We are not pushovers. As long as she dares to come, we can fight back." This is true. What they are worried about is the hidden arrows that come from everywhere. They can defend once, but not the second or third time. The fear of never knowing where the threat comes from can drive people crazy. The good thing is that these hidden arrows that attack from time to time have rarely appeared recently.

The reality is that in this fatigue tactic, not only the enemy is exhausted, but also Fengjian, who is responsible for long-range sniping and perception, can no longer withstand it. For safety, perception is indispensable, so the only way is to reduce the number of sniping.

"Boom" there was a slight tremor under their feet, as if a landslide occurred in the distance and they felt the ground shaking.

"What's going on? Isn't this the Mist Hidden Technique?"

"No, it's not just Shinko the Quick Sword that's coming, there's also Ichiro the Steel Stick. Watch out for his Earth Escape."

"Damn it, another joint attack? Which side should we defend?"

"Who attacks first and who defends first, of course?"

"So who attacked first?"

"..."

Perhaps because they had been tortured by the fatigue tactics for too long, even the root members had unconsciously increased the frequency of speaking, because this way they could forget about fatigue and overcome fatigue.

Steel Stick Ichiro is not a steel stick now. He throws the steel stick he carries with him aside, presses his hands on the ground, and prepares his ninjutsu.

"Water escape, bubble burst." It was felt that the bubbles had already filled the entire foggy space. What needed to be done now was to control the range of the fog. As the bubbles continued to accumulate power and grow larger, they were carried away by the fog.

"Be careful, the fog is getting thicker, take precautions."

"Understand" xx.

"Oh, it's so hot, so hot, damn it, why is water escape so hot?" The first person to be hit was unable to see the bubbles clearly with the naked eye due to the thick fog. His arm touched the bubbles without paying attention, causing them to burst. The pouring water vapor instantly caused large areas of burns on his arm. The key was that there was a lot of water vapor in the thick fog, and the burns from the water vapor were like maggots on the tarsus, which made him feel as painful as putting his hand in hot water.

"Everyone, don't move. There are extremely hot water vapor bubbles in the fog. Try not to expose your body." A smart guy came up with a solution that was not a solution.

When the others heard this, they were delighted at first, then fell silent, cursing in their hearts, "It's so simple. Don't expose your body. This is in a battle. How can you not expose your body? Come on, tell me, what should I do?"

"Earth escape, the art of cruising in the earth." Some people immediately thought of earth escape, where the body slowly sinks into the ground, using the thick layer of earth to protect the body, leaving only the head, which is covered with a thick earthen helmet to prevent burns.

Before he had time to tell others about his newfound tactics, screams of "Ah," "Ah," and "Ah" rang out in a rhythmic manner.

As the screams continued, the temperature in the fog became higher and higher, the fog became thicker and thicker, and even the sound of the bubbles exploding became more and more obvious. As time went on, the bubbles formed by the water vapor became larger and larger, the temperature became higher and higher, and the power naturally increased instead of decreased.

"Hurry, quickly dive into the soil and use the soil layer to isolate the heat." The environment in the thick fog is like a steamer. It is not only hot, but also dangerous because of the dense water vapor. If you have difficulty breathing, the hot air that is forcibly inhaled may burn your respiratory tract.

"Those who can't burrow underground, find your companions to help you dive into the soil." The leader also realized that in this situation, it was obvious that the other side wanted to use the fog to trap them to death. If they were to forcibly move now, let alone whether they could succeed, even if they succeeded, how many people could survive after they broke out of the fog? It would be better to bury themselves in the ground. No matter how hot the steam was, it would take time to heat up the soil.

Such a long time is enough for them to come up with countermeasures or leave the area covered by the thick fog. The key is that the earth escape can also isolate their position, making it impossible for the enemy to capture their position.

"Good idea." The leader praised in his heart and executed it immediately.

They are all mid-level and jonin. The basic earth escape technique may not work in a critical situation in a battle, but with experience and chakra control, it is still possible to make a hole in the ground. For example, in the original work, Naruto, who obviously can't do earth escape, often uses the cover of shadow clones to make holes and launch sneak attacks, such as when the mid-level ninja fought against Neji.

All of a sudden, many gopher heads appeared in the thick fog, some fast and some slow. Each of them wore a helmet made of soil and observed the surrounding environment slyly.

"What's going on? My ninjutsu seems to be less and less effective." As the screams became less and less, Nobuko also became confused. This is what she was afraid of. After releasing the ninjutsu, she could not see the results. Not only would she waste chakra, but she might also be attacked by the enemy. Don't ask why she couldn't sense the enemy. Nobuko was alone. It was difficult for one person to release two ninjutsu at the same time without using a clone, especially a ninjutsu like the Water Bubble Technique that required control.

If the enemy's movements made Nobuko blind, then it was just what Ichiro wanted. What was Ichiro best at? Earth escape. According to Ichiro's idea, he was going to do a large-scale earth escape, attack the enemy indiscriminately. But now, the enemies hid in the earth one by one. It was like a cat was hungry and wanted to catch a mouse, but found that the mouse had actually hidden in the cat's nest to avoid the cat.

What does it mean to get something without any effort? What does it mean to walk into a trap? This is it. Ichiro, who has never encountered such a good thing, opened his eyes wide. The earth-sensing technique clearly conveyed the enemy's heartbeat, which made Ichiro feel relieved. It was not a trap.

"Since you've delivered it to my door, I won't be polite." Ichiro cancelled the wolf-fang attack that had been accumulating power for a long time and changed to the method of turning soil into rock. Don't be surprised why Ichiro knew this kind of magic. In fact, this is the nature change of earth escape, which hardens the soil layer into rock.

Ichiro’s idea is very simple. Since you like to hide in the soil, then don’t come out.

"Earth escape. Hardening technique." Ichiro's favorite technique is earth escape, but he may not be able to say which one he likes best. But if he has to say which one he is most familiar with, it must be hardening technique.

Why? Because this is a ninjutsu that Kazama had emphasized to Ichiro. Once in combat, the hardening technique must be maintained at all times. In the past few years, the hardening technique has never been lifted in any battle. For him, the hardening technique is equivalent to Naruto's shadow clone, a technique to survive.

Now he was applying this ninjutsu to the ground beneath his feet, only changing the target, and that target was one that he could use to his full potential.