"You don't need to remind me of that."
The tall, thin Sunagakure ninja spoke in a cold tone. "We ninja of Sunagakure aren't so afraid of a bunch of black-robed people with unknown origins.
"You, on the other hand, are alone. You'd better be careful. Don't run into those black-robed people's accomplices someday and get yourself killed."
"Thanks for the concern."
Kawaki Aoba smiled faintly. "My life won't be so easily taken.
"All right, I have things to do, so I won't keep you company any longer. Farewell."
With that, he turned and walked toward the cave entrance, his steps calm and unhurried, without the slightest trace of panic.
The leader of the Sunagakure ninja watched Kawaki Aoba's retreating back, his brows tightly furrowed. In a low voice, he said to the tall, thin ninja beside him, "Do you think everything Kawaki Aoba said was true? I always feel like he's hiding something from us. His identity is suspicious too—he's definitely not just an ordinary wandering ninja."
The tall, thin Sunagakure ninja nodded. "Captain, I think he was lying too. He's that strong—how could he possibly be a wandering ninja? And there's no way he learned his sealing techniques from some scroll he found in an abandoned ancient tomb. I think he must have countless connections to those black-robed people and that mysterious person.
"Are we being too hasty by just letting him go?"
"I know it's hasty too."
The leader of the Sunagakure ninja sighed. "But we have no proof that he's lying, and he's stronger than us. If we keep fighting, we'll only suffer losses.
"Rather than that, we should let him go and send someone to watch him. See what he does next. Perhaps we can find clues about the black-robed people and that mysterious person through