Watching the Sand Shinobi surround him with grave expressions, Uchiha Feiyu gave a light laugh.
"You actually deployed such a careful formation against me. Looks like you're really determined this time!"
"But sorry to have made you go to all this trouble. If my real body were here, I might actually have been in a little danger!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a bang, and Uchiha Feiyu, standing at the center, vanished in a puff of smoke.
The Sand Shinobi who had surrounded Uchiha Feiyu froze. They had never expected that their painstakingly prepared plan had ultimately only surrounded a Shadow Clone.
Pakura turned her orange eyes toward the Sand Shinobi who had controlled the sand at the beginning and spoke with an angry expression.
"Red Sand! What is going on? You couldn't even tell a Shadow Clone from the real body, yet you called all of us here?"
The ninja called Red Sand also looked utterly stunned, but he quickly came to his senses.
"No... They only fought for one exchange just now. He had no chance to replace himself with a Shadow Clone!"
"Unless... unless that guy had been probing and fighting with a Shadow Clone from the very beginning!"
Three kilometers away, an ordinary-looking sand dune had been completely hollowed out inside. Its structure had also been reinforced with Earth Release to keep the dune from collapsing.
In the cool cavern, Uchiha Feiyu sat cross-legged at the center. He suddenly opened his eyes.
"This attempt to ambush the supply convoy failed. The Sand Shinobi were prepared. Not only did they set a trap, they even sent real experts!"
"What should we do next? Continue the mission?"
After hearing his words, Uchiha Feiyu's three subordinates showed no doubt at all. Hyuga Ichiro was the first