Kawaki Aoba stayed close to Yuhi Shinku, his eyes vigilantly scanning their surroundings. Suddenly, he noticed that one of the Sunagakure ninja had very weak chakra fluctuations and sluggish movements. He immediately shouted, "Shinku-senpai, there's something wrong with that Sunagakure ninja! His chakra is very weak—he's probably about to run out! We can attack him first!"
Yuhi Shinku looked in the direction Kawaki Aoba was pointing and nodded approvingly. "Good job, Aoba. You're very observant! Itachi-senpai, please keep the other three Sunagakure ninja occupied. I'll deal with the one whose chakra is depleted!"
Uchiha Itachi nodded, his tone calm. "All right."
With that, he flashed forward and charged toward the other three Sunagakure ninja, purple chakra flaring in his hand. "You three are mine!"
Yuhi Shinku also flashed forward, rushing toward the chakra-depleted Sunagakure ninja as his hands formed seals. "Wind Release: Fuma Shuriken!" A massive shuriken materialized out of thin air and hurtled toward the Sunagakure ninja. "Surrender!" The Sunagakure ninja's face changed drastically. He tried to evade, but with his chakra exhausted and his movements sluggish, he could not dodge at all. He shouted, "N-No way! How could I be hit by you?!"
The shuriken struck him in the chest. He let out a miserable scream and collapsed to the ground, the scroll in his hand falling beside him. The puppet he had been controlling instantly lost control and crumpled to the ground as well.
One of the Sunagakure ninja roared and tried to direct his puppet to attack Yuhi Shinku, but Uchiha Itachi blocked him. Itachi said coldly, "I'm your opponent!"
He swung the purple chakra in his hand, slashing at the Sunagakure ninja. The man hastily dodged, but the chakra still struck his arm. He cried out as his arm was instantly scorched. "Damn it! How