Chapter 56

Commander Nukeninov panicked a little, but instantly regained his composure, and began to masterfully dodge the shadows "crawling" towards him, trying to spend as little time on the ground as possible in order to exclude the possibility of contact with this most dangerous technique.

The girl did not lose her head, and concentrated as much as possible, normalized breathing, and the flow of the chakra in the body, and then her eyes flashed dangerously, and with lightning speed she folded the seals, she shouted:

- Kage Nui no Jutsu! – All the shadow threads instantly "rose" above the ground, like the tentacles of an octopus, and flew up like sharp peaks, in order to pierce the careless enemy, who so fearlessly broke away from the ground, unable to evade.

At the sight of this technique, the heart of the commander of the nukenins missed a beat, and a treacherous thought crept into his head about possible death at the hands of someone whom he considered a cunning and only able to run away bitch.

He gathered the last of his strength, and acted at the limit of the control and reserves of the chakra available to him, so at the last moment he folded several seals, and shouted:

- Doton: Shoheki! – A stone wall instantly materialized under him, on which almost all the chakra reserves were spent. The materialization of the earth element right in the air was incredibly expensive, and was hardly subject to a Chunin-level shinobi. He immediately stepped on a stone slab, wanting to push off from it with his feet, and jump far to the side.

But at the very moment when his feet pushed off from the surface, the strongest shadow needles pierced the stone slab, and at the last moment one of the needles hit the unlucky nukenin's leg, piercing his foot.

He was incredibly lucky, because the jump had already been made, and after penetration, the shadow needle could not stay in the leg for a long time, and capture him for further destruction.

As soon as he landed on both feet, he immediately screamed in pain, and rolled to the side, jumping back again, and stepping on one leg.

The girl, in turn, was not going to let him go, and sent shadow needles after the enemy, who only did what he jumped on one leg and both hands, trying to escape as far as possible from the distraught kunoichi.

To her deep regret, the black-haired kunoichi could not finish what she started, because at that very moment other nukenins arrived. She instantly dispelled the technique, and turning around, rushed to escape.

Five minutes later, the wounded commander Nukeninov somehow hobbled to the mountains, and approached the cave, near which three of his henchmen were standing.

- What are you up for, where is this bitch?! "What is it?" he asked angrily.

- Boss, she flew into the cave, and we foolishly rushed after her, but when she stuck torches into the walls, we realized what was going on, and ran outside, otherwise she would have interrupted us with her shadows in the semi-darkness. But don't worry, boss, at the end of this cave is a dead end, so it's not going anywhere from us. We'll sit here for a week, and she'll die of thirst! – With a nasty laugh, a muzzled man with a big nose and a short beard reported.

- Idiot! We don't have a week to wait for this quirky bitch! – The commander growled, and gave his stupid subordinate a hard slap.

- The fact that they did not climb inside is right. It's not enough for her to kill all of us at the cost of her worthless life. – After thinking, he praised his henchmen.

The four nukenins spent several more hours at the entrance to the cave, and when it began to get dark, the commander finally restored a certain amount of chakra, climbed the mountain, being directly above the cave vault, and began to form hand seals.

- Doton: Ganseki Kuzushi! – He growled, and slammed his palm on the ground, initiating the collapse of the rock.

Everything rumbled, and large pieces of stones and fragments of rocks rolled down from above, filling up the entrance to the cave, and blocking the only exit for the kunoichi so hated by him.

- Now this bitch is waiting for a long and painful death from thirst and hunger! – The head of the nukenins growled angrily, and spat on the stone blocking the entrance to the cave. Then he ordered his henchmen to get ready for the road, and somehow, limping, walked forward.

At the very moment when part of the mountain began to tremble, the black-haired kunoichi instantly rose from the ground, and prepared to meet the upcoming danger. She didn't know what was waiting for her, but she was ready to exchange her life for the opportunity to tear a piece of flesh from the throat of an enemy with her teeth.

When huge boulders rolled inside the cave and dust rose, the girl jumped to the far end of the cave, and survived the collapse without any problems, coughing several times, choking on dust.

All the next night she did not sleep, expecting a sudden attack. But I didn't wait for anything. By morning, her torn forearm muscles were aching mercilessly, and she could no longer wield her left hand. She had a small amount of water and alcohol with her, so she washed the wound and bandaged it with a small bandage.

By lunchtime the next day, she realized that the Nukenins had left and left her to die under the rubble. They would not physically dare to stay in one place for so long, risking being destroyed by a squad including Jonin.

After trying to clear the blockage, the girl realized that this was not possible. Until the evening, she tried to shovel small stones, but there was no end to them, no edge. By the end of the "working day" she only got to the bottom of a huge stone, which was littered with the very edge of the cave. She saw a small crack, and after clearing it from the ground, she breathed fresh air for the first time in a long time.

The girl understood that she would not be able to move such a large stone, and she certainly would not fit into a crack the size of an apple. There was only one option left. She took the paper, and in the dim light wrote everything she needed on it, and then took out a small scroll, and forming the seals with one hand, whispered:

- Kuchiyose no Jutsu!

A small pigeon appeared on the scroll, and looked around with interest. The girl immediately took it, and attached a small note to the paw, whispering:

- Fly home and take this note to the head of the clan! – Stroking the bird on the back, she gently pushed it into the crack, and mentally wished her good luck, knowing that this was her only chance of salvation.