Another One Seeking Death

"Understood!"

Aoba answered in a low voice, already forming hand seals as Chakra quietly circulated through his body.

Sarada's eyes lit up slightly as her Sharingan silently activated, her crimson pupils glimmering faintly in the darkness as they locked onto the shadow in the grass.

Boruto Uzumaki gripped the kunai in his hand, a thin layer of sweat forming on his forehead from nerves.

"They're here!"

Yuhi Shinku shouted low, swinging his ninja blade. A flash of cold light sliced through the night sky, shooting straight toward a shadow in the grass.

Clang!

A crisp metallic collision rang out. The shadow swiftly retreated, holding a short blade of his own that had blocked Yuhi Shinku's attack.

"Konoha's ninja truly live up to their reputation."

A low male voice came from the grass, carrying a hint of mockery. "But bringing along three brats... aren't you being a little too overconfident?"

Yuhi Shinku snorted coldly, his gaze icy. "A rat that hides its head and shows its tail dares to act so brazenly before me? State your name!"

"Haha, my name?"

The figure slowly stepped out of the grass. Under the moonlight was a face covered by a mask, revealing only a pair of cold, sinister eyes. "You should worry about yourself first, Yuhi Shinku!"

Yuhi Shinku's pupils contracted slightly. He clearly had not expected the other party to know his name.

He tightened his grip on his ninja blade and said in a low voice, "So you came prepared.

Tell me—which village are you from?"

The figure did not answer. He merely sneered and flicked his short blade. Several more shadows leaped from the grass behind him, swiftly surrounding Yuhi Shinku.

"Aoba, Sarada, Boruto Uzumaki, prepare for battle!"

Yuhi Shinku shouted low, his body flashing forward as he charged at the