Aoba said without looking back, "The people we're meeting up with are several Konoha ninja. They're also our partners for this mission.
"As for that Medical Ninja, you don't need to know who he is. You only need to know that his medical skills surpass those of any Medical Ninja in Sunagakure."
Zheng froze for a moment, then asked, "Konoha ninja? Aoba, who exactly are you? You're neither a Konoha ninja nor a Sunagakure ninja. What is your true identity?"
Aoba stopped and turned to look at Zheng, his tone calm. "You don't need to know my identity.
"You only need to remember that I can heal your hand and allow you to become a top-tier puppet master again.
"As for anything else, asking too much won't do you any good."
Zheng hurriedly nodded. "All right! All right! I won't ask anymore.
"As long as you can heal my hand, I won't ask about anything."
Qianyan smiled. "Zheng, don't be so curious. If Brother Aoba doesn't want to say it, there's no point asking.
"As long as we do what we need to do and complete the mission, your hand will be healed."
"Mm!"
Zheng nodded and asked no more questions, merely following silently behind Aoba and Qianyan.
After walking for about half an hour, they came upon a forest. Aoba stopped and said, "All right, we've reached the meeting point.
"Qianyan, go call them out."
"Got it!"
Qianyan nodded and headed into the forest, shouting as he went, "Hey! We're here! Come out already!"
As soon as he finished speaking, four people emerged from the woods—three men and one woman, all dressed as Konoha ninja. Leading them was a blond youth with sharp eyes and a steady presence, looking every bit like their captain.
When the blond youth saw