Yuhi Shinku nodded and said, "All right. Aoba, go inspect the traps around the cave entrance. Sato Rin, stand guard nearby and prevent any puppets from suddenly appearing. Suzuki Yuki, stay in the rear and be ready to provide medical treatment. If anything goes wrong, treat the injured immediately."
"Understood!"
Kawaki Aoba and the others answered in unison and sprang into action.
Kawaki Aoba cautiously approached the cave entrance and carefully examined the surroundings. His senses were exceptionally sharp, and he soon discovered the traps around the entrance. They were all puppet traps; once triggered, large numbers of puppets would burrow out from the surroundings and attack them. He quietly said to Yuhi Shinku, "Sir, there are many puppet traps around the entrance. They're all trigger-based. If we accidentally touch the vines or the mechanisms on the ground, the traps will activate and summon a large number of puppets."
"What should we do, then?"
Sato Rin asked softly, his eyes vigilantly scanning the surroundings, afraid that puppets might suddenly emerge.
Yuhi Shinku frowned and said, "These are all puppet traps. To disable them, we need to find their control mechanism. As long as we destroy it, the traps will fail. Aoba, inspect the area more carefully and find where the control mechanism is."
"Got it!"
Kawaki Aoba nodded and began searching again. He investigated the area around the cave entrance bit by bit until he finally found a concealed control mechanism on the trunk of a large tree. The mechanism was small and covered by bark. Complex patterns were carved into it, and it emitted faint chakra fluctuations. Clearly, this was the trap's control mechanism.
"Sir, I found it. The control mechanism is on the trunk of that large tree!"
Kawaki Aoba pointed at a large tree not far away