At this reminder, Nariya Ueshima recalled how, at the very critical moment when the boulders were falling, he had been unceremoniously stabbed in the back by that scoundrel Kitahara. With his own skills, he could easily have slipped into the Moling Illusion Realm in a fraction of a second to hide.
Or perhaps he wouldn't even have needed to hide; his defensive shield could have withstood the impact of the falling rocks.
As luck would have it, however, White Zetsu had appeared like a phantom, violently dragging him underground amidst the dust and forcing him to swallow a mouthful of dirt.
Chapter 71