Seeing this, Kawaki Aoba stepped out from behind the large tree, his eyes cold as he stared at the patrolling ninja. In a provocative tone, he said, "I'm right here. You Shadow Pavilion scum, come at me!" The patrolling ninja's expressions turned cold when they saw Kawaki Aoba. One of them said hoarsely, "It's you! Kawaki Aoba! I never expected you to find this place. It seems our comrades from before were all killed by you! Today, we'll avenge them!"
"Just you?"
Kawaki Aoba let out a scornful laugh, his tone taunting. "Those pieces of trash from before were no match for me, much less you lot. If you've got what it takes, come kill me. If not, get the hell out of here!"
"Courting death!" Enraged by Kawaki Aoba's provocation, the patrolling ninja charged at him one after another. Chilling Chakra swept toward him in an instant as they said coldly, "Die, Kawaki Aoba!"
Kawaki Aoba's gaze sharpened. With a movement of his feet, he used the Body Flicker Technique and ran into the distance. At the same time, he looked back at the patrolling ninja and shouted, "Come on, chase me! You trash can't even catch up to me!" The patrolling ninja were thoroughly enraged. They followed closely behind Kawaki Aoba and gave chase into the distance, soon disappearing into the depths of the forest. No one remained around the wooden cabin.
Seeing that Kawaki Aoba had lured all the patrolling ninja away, Yuhi Shinku, who had been hiding behind the bushes, immediately stood up and carefully made his way toward the wooden cabin. He kept his footsteps exceptionally light and vigilantly observed everything around him, afraid of alerting the Shadow Pavilion ninja inside.
Before long, Yuhi Shinku reached the door of the wooden cabin. He carefully pressed