Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Shuriken shot through the air one after another.
Yamato swiftly pulled out more shuriken, using explosive tags to assist Aburame Shibi's insect swarm in ranged combat.
As he coordinated with the others, all kinds of possibilities continued flashing through Yamato's mind. He began reassessing every detail of the battle. Suddenly, a thought struck him. "Could it be that their objective isn't to defeat us at all, but something else?"
With that thought, Yamato's reasoning gradually became clear. He realized that the enemy's refusal to go all out was likely because their goal was not to defeat them, but the Dragon Vein of Roran! They were clearly protecting the Dragon Vein, unwilling to let it be damaged during the battle.
"So that explains everything!" Yamato suddenly understood. "The reason they've only been taking ordinary defensive measures is to ensure the Dragon Vein's safety. And we've been left in the dark, thinking they were looking down on us! Judging from the dangers of the Dragon Vein's power that they explained to Naruto from the very beginning, they must have discovered us back then. That was why they deliberately told us about the Dragon Vein's dangerous abilities—they were afraid we might destroy it."
"After all, Naruto and the others are proof that crossing through parallel space-time isn't just talk. If we accidentally launch a destructive attack against the Dragon Vein, we'll definitely be swept into its space-time energy and sent to another world."
"So by refusing to fight alongside us, they were protecting the Queen of Roran, whom they needed, while also preventing us from launching a destructive attack against Roran's Dragon Vein in desperation. Was that what they had been guiding us toward from the very beginning?" Yamato's expression darkened. He had never expected the enemy to be so