Kawaki Aoba nodded lightly and said, "I know, but staying on the defensive forever is not a long-term solution."
"But we have no other choice. Facing a Jonin's Wind Release head-on is far too risky."
Yuhi Kurenai spoke helplessly.
Kawaki Aoba looked toward Temari in midair and said softly, "It's not that there's no other choice. You just don't dare take the initiative and break the deadlock." Hearing their conversation, Aburame Shino asked, "Aoba, do you have a way to deal with this?"
"It barely counts as a method. I just don't want to keep wasting time."
At that moment, Temari spoke coldly once more. "Wind Release: Thousand Wind Slash!"
The Wind Blades filling the sky suddenly dove in unison, dense enough to blot out the heavens as they slammed fiercely into the genjutsu barrier.
Cracks instantly spread across the barrier's surface. The pale-purple screen shook violently, and Yuhi Shinku's face turned pale. His breathing grew slightly unsteady; maintaining the barrier was clearly becoming extremely difficult.
"Sensei!"
Yuhi Kurenai's heart tightened at the sight, and she cried out.
"It's fine. I can still hold on."
Yuhi Shinku gritted his teeth and persisted. "Several enemy ninja are still waiting for an opportunity on the flanks. We must hold our defensive line."
At that moment, the Sunagakure ninja on the flanks had already circled around both sides of the barrier. They formed hand seals one after another, gathering strength as they prepared to shatter the barrier together.
"Everyone, combine your attacks! Wind Release barrage! Break Konoha's barrier!" a Sunagakure Jonin deputy shouted.
Dozens of small-scale Wind Release techniques struck at once, layering over Temari's Wind Blade assault. Cracks instantly spread across the entire barrier, pushing it to the verge of collapse.
"This is bad! The barrier is about to break!"
Yuhi Kurenai