The Mysterious Person's True Face

He paused, sweeping his gaze toward Kawaki Aoba, a hint of warning in his tone. "Aoba, no matter what, we must stay vigilant.

Though this person is fighting Sunagakure, that doesn't mean he's our ally."

Kawaki Aoba nodded, but a complicated feeling rose in his heart.

He vaguely felt that this mysterious person was not as simple as he appeared.

His fighting style was cold and ruthless, every strike aimed directly at vital points, as if he did not care at all whether he exposed himself.

Was such brazen behavior confidence, or did he have some other purpose?

Just then, a deep rumble suddenly came from the distance, and the ground trembled slightly.

Kawaki Aoba and Yuhi Shinku were both startled, their gazes turning toward the source of the sound.

Beyond the distant sand dunes, an immense Chakra fluctuation suddenly erupted, accompanied by a piercing howl, as though something enormous was approaching.

"Not good!"

Yuhi Shinku's expression changed as he shouted in a low voice, "Aoba, prepare for battle! Sunagakure reinforcements are here!"

Kawaki Aoba's heart tightened. He swiftly drew a kunai and assumed a defensive stance.

His gaze swept toward the dunes. Yellow sand was whipped up by the fierce wind, and several figures could vaguely be seen charging out from behind them.

Those figures moved incredibly fast, their Chakra fluctuations unusually powerful. They were clearly no ordinary Sunagakure ninja.

"Captain, what do we do?"

Kawaki Aoba asked in a low voice, with a hint of nervousness in his tone.

Though he had already carried out many missions, this was his first time facing such a complicated situation.

Yuhi Shinku took a deep breath, his gaze locking onto the mysterious man once more. He said quietly, "We'll observe first.

If Sunagakure's target really is this mysterious man, we'll act