"You think you can deal with me like this?"
Third Raikage A said coldly.
All of this was Onoki's design.
The seven hundred Hidden Rock Ninjas were just bait, making him believe he could quickly finish the battle and retreat from the battlefield.
As long as he returned to intercept this troop, it meant falling into Hidden Rock's trap.
"I know how strong you are, your speed and power, how terrifying they are. But from the last battle, I've already figured out your fighting style. Although your speed is fast, it can only go straight forward. Even with great strength, you cannot destroy the extremely strong rock made by us Hidden Rock!"
"Then come and try again personally, you old geezer!"
Third Raikage A's voice was deep, without fear, as he met Onoki's gaze.
"Sorry, Raikage, I've passed the age of being competitive. Your stubborn self-reliance, excessive confidence in your own body and power, is the greatest flaw of being a Shadow. Now try our newly developed Earth Style joint attack tactics."
Onoki smiled slightly, not accepting the other's provocation, and soared straight up, keeping his distance from Third Raikage A.
Just as Third Raikage A was about to speak, the attack started again.
Dozens of Hidden Rock Jonins didn't attack Third Raikage A, but flew to the maze's surroundings to start some kind of setup.
Third Raikage A, donned in Lightning Style Armor, already had no intention of fighting, only thinking about retreating from the battlefield.
Dragging it out like this was very unfavorable for him.
Nevertheless, Third Raikage A remained extremely confident in his own power, thinking this was just a little trouble.
"One-Finger Nukite!"
Not planning to hold back, Third Raikage A used his strongest Nin-Taijutsu state—One-Finger Nukite.
He bent only the index finger of his right hand, concentrating the Lightning Style Chakra on this finger, maximizing the piercing ability of Lightning Style.
With a terrifying speed, Third Raikage A destroyed the earth walls, ignoring the Kunai with Explosive Tags flying at him, just bravely thrusting in one direction.
Compared to the ground, he faced more danger in the air with no leverage points.
"Heh, afraid of my Dust Style?"
Seemingly aware of Third Raikage A's thoughts, breaking through the encirclement in such a clumsy way showed concern about being hit by Onoki's Dust Style in the air where there were no leverage points.
Destroying everything in sight, even the hardest Lightning Style Armor, would bring equal destruction.
For such a ninja with the strongest shield and spear, Dust Style's intimidation is self-evident.
"Just one last layer left..."
Hope for a breakthrough was imminent; once out of this maze, the retreat would be an open road.
Third Raikage A thought so.
Wrapped in lightning, he rushed toward hope.
At this time, Onoki flew to the edge of the maze position, shouting to the surrounding Hidden Rock Ninjas:
"We are the strongest rock, use all your power! Let the earth become our arms!"
"Oh!"
"Earth Style: Earth Flow City Wall!"
Everyone shouted together.
Onoki used a quarter of his Chakra on this ninja technique.
Third Raikage A stared blankly at the huge rock wall that appeared in front of him.
It was enough to be described as blocking out the sun.
Even the sun on the other side was shaded.
Shadows engulfed the area.
It still wasn't over.
The rock wall kept rising, growing steeper.
Above, there were countless 'ants' moving around.
They were numerous Hidden Rock Ninjas.
Third Raikage A could imagine the cunning and disdainful smiles on the faces of those Hidden Rock Ninjas up there.
As soon as he runs upward, he'll be attacked and intercepted by them using ninja techniques. With their numbers up top, they have an absolute advantage.
If he uses attacks like One-Finger Nukite to drill through this thick unmeasurable wall, it would be a heavy burden on his finger, and the consumed Chakra would continue increasing.
What if another wall rises again to block the way afterward?
The Chakra will disappear faster and faster.
Escaping from another direction would result in the same ending.
He was proud of his remarkable Chakra, but it couldn't compare to the accumulated Chakra of all the Hidden Rock Ninjas here.
Moreover, occupying the advantageous ground, the consumption degree of Hidden Rock Ninja's Chakra would be far below his.
"Do not worry, Raikage, we will not actively attack until you're drained to exhaustion."
Onoki flew high in the sky, murmuring, regardless of whether Third Raikage A could hear, waving his arms for the Hidden Rock Ninjas on the ground to continue the 'creation' process.
Slowly driving this Raikage with the strongest shield and spear to death!
Precisely because of understanding this Raikage's fearfulness, such battle strategy must be employed.
Explosive Tags detonated, and the ground kept transforming into complicated terrains to entrap him.
Third Raikage A could only thrust forward, yet it was to no avail. No matter how much destruction he caused, even ten, even a hundred times more obstructions would block his path, consuming his Chakra and strength.
Even if he caught up with some Hidden Rock Ninjas and smashed their bodies, it was simply a drop in the bucket.
No way! A solution must be found! Third Raikage A realized that if he didn't find a way to leave, he was destined to be trapped here forever.
The humiliation of dying this way made him intensely unwilling in his heart.
Even dying in face-to-face combat would be better than dying in such a humiliating way.
From the beginning, he shouldn't have been overly greedy.