"Sir, Stone Ninjas have appeared to the southwest. There are eight of them, including two teenagers. They came from the southwest and will reach the explosion site soon."
About five minutes later, Hyuga Tokugawa excitedly reported to Yueguang Han.
"Everyone, stand up! Prepare for battle!" Upon hearing this, Yueguang Han immediately rose from where he had been resting against a large tree and shouted.
Whoosh! At Yueguang Han's command, the Konoha Shinobi resting there quickly stood up. They rubbed their fists, eager for action, and waited for Yueguang Han's next order.
"Target: southwest, approximately two li away. Number of enemies: eight. I want the six Stone Ninja teenagers alive. Watch out for traps. Everyone, move out immediately." Looking at the eager team, Yueguang Han immediately issued his orders.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...! Following Yueguang Han's command, the Konoha Shinobi instantly transformed into streaks of afterimages and disappeared into the forest, leaving only sixty-one shinobi behind. Fifty of them were Yueguang Han's Lightning Style Shinobi Guard, three were from the Hyuga Clan, and the remaining eight were all Jonin, including Yueguang Han himself.
"Young Han, isn't sending nearly everyone to capture eight people making too much of a fuss?" Yueguang Xingye asked. He was not questioning whether Yueguang Han's command was correct. Yueguang Han had already proven through his actions that his tactical ability was not lacking. He was simply puzzled about the purpose behind such an order.
"Those eight people should be two Genin squads and their team leaders. We should be able to interrogate some fairly unimportant intelligence from the Genin, but that alone isn't worth sending everyone out. The direction they came from should be roughly where their base is located, and it shouldn't be more than three li from the site of the explosion. However, we still don't