Kawaki Aoba locked onto the three weak points, precisely controlling everyone's attack rhythm as he said in a deep voice, "Three, two, one, strike!"
The three attacks erupted in perfect sync, accurately hitting the three critical weak points.
Boom—
A faint burst of chakra sounded. The three-layer linked barrier instantly collapsed, and the mechanical structures of the three puppets shattered at the same time, completely losing all combat capability.
"Area cleared!"
Kawaki Aoba immediately reported, "All ambush puppets at the entrance to the Land of Waves bridge have been eliminated. No puppet remnants remain within five hundred meters, and no new ambushes have been detected."
Everyone instantly let out a huge breath, their taut bodies finally relaxing slightly.
Rin raised a hand to wipe the fine sweat from her forehead and said softly, "It's finally cleared out. That linked barrier just now was too dangerous. We almost got locked in a stalemate."
Asuma let out a light sigh. "Shouya's Puppet Technique is truly formidable. Not only did he have many puppets, but they also had linked mechanisms and Defensive Barriers. If we had forced our way through head-on, we definitely would have paid a heavy price."
Might Guy declared loudly, "But with seamless teamwork and precise judgment, we still broke through every ambush perfectly! That is the power of youthful cooperation!"
Kakashi's gaze swept over the empty bridge entrance, and his expression turned grave again. "Now that all the ambushes have been cleared, something feels even more wrong."
Hearing this, everyone tensed up once more.
"Why does it feel more wrong?"
Rin asked in confusion, "Now that all the puppets have been dealt with, can't we cross the bridge and support Teacher Yuhi?"
"It was too easy."
Kakashi spoke slowly, his tone low. "Twenty puppets were Shouya's initial ambush, meant