The next day, at the venue for negotiating the gold sale price.
Unlike last time in the Land of Rivers, when the bodyguards had to wait outside, this time all of them had been assigned to separate rooms.
"That thing on his back was actually himself. I carelessly..."
Yuan Wei dejectedly recounted how he had been knocked unconscious.
Oil Paint Guy had carried a puppet on his back and was a Sunagakure ninja, so it was only natural to assume he was an opponent skilled in Puppet Technique. Yuan Wei's first thought had naturally been to go straight for the real body.
Especially after his special training had greatly improved both his strength and speed, he naturally wanted to capitalize on those advantages. On his way over, he even created two clone illusions to interfere with the enemy's judgment. Seeing the other party dodge sluggishly, he thought he had it in the bag. In the end, the enemy's "real body" split apart, causing his attack to miss, then turned into a puppet and grabbed him.
Then he had been knocked out.
His decision to attack had not been wrong. Against an opponent skilled in Puppet Technique, he had to target the real body. But his method of attack had lacked variety, he had been too rash, and his ability to gather information was mediocre...
A whole host of problems with his teammate flashed through Lin Ke's mind. In short, although Yuan Wei's recklessness had improved somewhat, he was still too hasty in actual combat.
Honestly, if Lin Ke had taken Yuan Wei's place and fought Kankuro, he probably would not have had much confidence either.
That was because Yuan Wei seriously lacked any decisive means. Or rather, he lacked everything.
He was not particularly skilled in taijutsu, though his physical