Kawaki Aoba walked over to the Sunagakure Jonin and asked, "Sir, where is Granny Chiyo now? We have to find her and stop her scheme, or even more people will be hurt." The Sunagakure Jonin nodded. "Don't worry. We've already tracked down Granny Chiyo. She's deep in this forest. Aside from rescuing you, we came here to capture Granny Chiyo and destroy her puppet base."
"However, Granny Chiyo is very powerful, and she has many formidable puppets at her side. We'll need to work together if we want to capture her."
"Alright! We're willing to work with you to capture Granny Chiyo and stop her scheme!"
Kawaki Aoba immediately replied, his eyes resolute. "Our chakra is nearly exhausted, but as long as we can stop Granny Chiyo, we're willing to give it everything we have."
Sato Rin and Suzuki Yuki nodded as well. "We're coming too!"
Yuhi Shinku looked at Kawaki Aoba and the others with a pleased smile. "Good. Since you're all willing, we'll head into the depths of the forest with the Sunagakure ninja, capture Granny Chiyo, and destroy her puppet base."
"But you must be careful. Granny Chiyo's puppetry is extremely formidable—far stronger than the puppets we encountered earlier. One careless mistake could cost you your lives."
"We understand, sir!"
Kawaki Aoba and the others answered in unison.
The Sunagakure Jonin nodded. "Alright, everyone, take a rest and recover your chakra. In ten minutes, we'll set out for the depths of the forest to capture Granny Chiyo!"
"Yes!"
Everyone answered together and scattered to find places to rest and recover their chakra.
Kawaki Aoba leaned against a tree trunk and closed his eyes, quickly circulating the chakra within him to replenish what he had expended in battle. Scenes from his fight with the puppets replayed constantly in