"Understood!"
Sarutobi Asuma rapidly formed hand seals and shouted, "Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame!" A massive pillar of fire burst from his mouth and crashed toward the puppet swarm. "Burn them all!"
Yuhi Shinku formed hand seals as well and shouted, "Wind Release: Blade of Wind!"
Countless wind blades materialized out of thin air and slashed toward the puppet swarm. "Asuma, I'll support you!"
Yuhi Kurenai formed hand seals, lightning flickering at her fingertips as she shouted, "Lightning Release: Lightning Net!" A huge net of lightning descended over the puppet swarm. "Leave these puppets to me!"
Might Guy stepped in front of Kawaki Aoba, formed hand seals, and shouted, "Earth Release: Earth Flow Barrier!" An earthen-yellow barrier appeared out of nowhere, shielding both him and Kawaki Aoba within it. "Aoba, rest easy. I'll protect you!"
Kawaki Aoba sat on the ground, applying healing ointment as he watched his seniors fight, his heart filled with admiration. He murmured, "My seniors are incredible. Once I become stronger, I want to be like them too—to protect Konoha and the people around me!"
Watching large numbers of his puppets get destroyed, the tall Sunagakure ninja's expression grew increasingly grim. Gritting his teeth and enduring the pain from his wounds, he formed hand seals and controlled the remaining puppets as they charged toward Yuhi Shinku. "Damn it! I won't accept this! I'll kill you all!"
The third Sunagakure ninja was panicking too. Looking at the dwindling number of puppets, he said frantically, "What do we do? Our puppets are almost all destroyed. Why hasn't the main force arrived yet? At this rate, we're really finished!"
Yuhi Shinku sneered as he continued unleashing Wind Release. "Stop waiting. Your main force isn't coming. Even if they did, they couldn't save you. Today, you're as good as dead!"