The Sky Ninja blinked, his mouth parting slightly. Like a startled fawn, he tried to shrink back into the passage.
But it was already too late. An Akimichi Chunin reacted in a flash, shooting out his right hand like lightning and casually snatching the Sky Ninja out of the passage by the scruff, as if he were a chick.
One after another, more Sky Ninja were "pulled" out, like mushrooms sprouting from the ground.
Fortunately, the entrance passage was so narrow and visibility so poor that the Sky Ninja queued up behind him, hoping to escape, didn't notice anything was wrong.
Minghui and Koichi stood some distance away, watching the scene at the entrance. They couldn't help feeling a little wistful.
Koichi said, "Doesn't it feel like things have been a little too easy on our end?"
Minghui rested his hands behind his head, the corners of his mouth curling into a smile. "What's wrong with taking it easy? It saves us a lot of effort."
Two hours later, the two groups successfully reunited, victory bright on everyone's faces.
Aside from a few Chunins suffering minor injuries, there had been no casualties in the operation. It was, without a doubt, an almost flawless battle.
Sakumo stroked his chin, his eyes gleaming thoughtfully. Then he turned to Hayato.
"Next, we need to figure out how to escort them back to Konoha."
Hayato's face fell. "Sensei, you're not thinking of having me use the Flying Thunder God to take them all back, are you? That won't work. They can't resist while I'm using the Flying Thunder God, and there are so many of them. Are you trying to work me to death?"
They had captured a total of 136 Sky Ninja in their lightning-fast annihilation operation. That was no small number.
Sakumo