After Kyosuke and the others left, Mei Terumi and Ao looked at the unconscious Kisame, then exchanged glances, both feeling somewhat helpless.
"They said it was just a test, yet he got beaten senseless right away. Honestly." Mei Terumi sighed inwardly and prepared to leave as well.
Although the Sand Shinobi appeared to be targeting the Konoha ninjas, if they discovered that Mei Terumi's side had been weakened, there was no telling what crooked ideas they might have.
Mei Terumi herself was not afraid of them, but having to protect the unconscious Kisame while fighting outnumbered was enough to give even her a headache.
After a brief consideration, Mei Terumi gave the order to withdraw first.
Let them tear each other apart. I'm not sticking around for this.
Just as Kyosuke's team and Mei Terumi's team both chose to avoid the Sand Shinobi, another team headed straight for them.
That reckless team was none other than the Cloud Ninja squad.
"Captain." As they sped along, Samui suddenly called out.
Darui turned to look at his expressionless companion and asked lazily, "What is it?"
"Why are we attacking the Sand Shinobi first instead of targeting the Rock Ninja or testing Konoha?" Samui asked with a puzzled expression.
"Well, it's not like we specifically picked them." Darui glanced at the somewhat silent Yugito and said with a faint smile, "They just happened to be the closest."
"So we decided to take care of them while we were at it."
What the Cloud Ninja failed to notice was that atop a large tree not far away, a transparent figure was watching them coldly.
At that moment, Kyosuke's group of three was advancing at an unhurried pace.
Although the path was littered with all kinds of traps and ferocious beasts, none of them posed