Familiar Faces

It was understandable for Sunagakure ninja to appear within the Land of Wind. After all, the entire Land of Wind was Sunagakure's territory. It would have been strange if Sunagakure's ninja did not appear within its borders. But that unidentified ninja squad had appeared one after another only after the Sunagakure ninja entered Uchiha Yue's Purple Eye range of perception, which inevitably left Uchiha Yue confused.

During his time in the Land of Wind, Uchiha Yue had already encountered two unidentified ninja squads.

The first was naturally the unidentified ninja squad that had abducted Sasori of the Red Sands and taken the Third Kazekage's corpse.

The second was the ninja squad now appearing before Uchiha Yue.

Moreover, what struck Uchiha Yue as strange was not simply that an unidentified ninja squad had appeared after the Sunagakure squad. What truly puzzled him was that both the Sunagakure ninja squad and the unidentified ninja squad seemed to be heading toward the place where he was hiding.

It gave Uchiha Yue the illusion that both ninja squads had come for him.

Then...

After finally finding a suitable position, Uchiha Yue covered his entire body with spiritual energy, making it impossible for the sensory ninja in either squad to detect him. He then silently observed the intelligence on both squads. Yet just as Uchiha Yue activated his Purple Eye and prepared to examine them, the Sunagakure ninja squad had already arrived at the cave where he had previously been hiding.

As for the unidentified ninja squad, the instant the Sunagakure squad entered Uchiha Yue's former cave, they sealed off the Sunagakure squad's retreat!

"Another melee is about to begin!"

Watching the Sunagakure ninja squad clash with the unidentified squad, Uchiha Yue narrowed his eyes slightly and fully activated his Purple Eye as he thought