Creating an Opportunity for Yuhi Shinku!

Kawaki Aoba and Yuhi Shinku were blasted backward by the shockwave. Baki was likewise sent stumbling back, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

The tall, skinny ninja and the short, fat ninja could not withstand such an energy blast at all. They were knocked unconscious and lay motionless on the ground.

Baki looked at his two fallen teammates, then at Kawaki Aoba and Yuhi Shinku before him, his eyes filled with resentment and fury.

He no longer had the strength to fight them. If this continued, he would only be defeated.

Gritting his teeth, he formed hand seals with both hands. "Earth Style: Earth-Style Wall!"

A thick earthen wall rose before him, blocking Kawaki Aoba and Yuhi Shinku's view.

Then, seizing the opportunity, he turned and ran deep into the forest, quickly vanishing from everyone's sight.

Kawaki Aoba looked in the direction Baki had fled, intending to pursue him, but Yuhi Shinku stopped him.

"Don't chase him. He's already injured, and we need to rest too."

Yuhi Shinku spoke between breaths. The combined ninjutsu from earlier had consumed a great deal of his chakra.

Kawaki Aoba nodded. He could also feel that little chakra remained.

He looked at the two Sunagakure ninja lying on the ground, then at the devastated forest around them, and finally let out a breath of relief.

The battle was finally over. They had successfully escaped the pursuit of the Sunagakure ninja squad.

Yuhi Shinku walked over to Kawaki Aoba and patted him on the shoulder, a hint of approval in his eyes. "Thank you for today. If it hadn't been for you, I probably would've been caught by them."

Kawaki Aoba smiled. "No need to thank me. We're comrades."

In the world of ninja, mutual support between comrades was the