Kuroda didn't slow down as the ice wall appeared between him and his target, nor as her shadow clones appeared. He thrust his hand into ice wall, intending to plow straight through. It worked, but only partially. He was only able to drill an arm sized hole through it, not enough for him to go all the way through. He withdrew his hand, and the lightning began to die down as the two women vanished from sight.<br/><br/>The normally calm Jonin was scowling now, and he punched the wall of ice in front of him. His only thought was that he had failed. Even though he had gained some valuable information about one of the attackers, he had failed to stop their plan. He watched with horror as the ice spikes shot up all throughout the village, hearing the people scream in terror.<br/><br/>Reluctantly, he dissipated his last clone and dodged the ice spikes that erupted around the lake. Kuroda needed to report to the Hokage, and inform him of what he had learned.