Yuhi Shinku said, "Today's border standoff has let me see your potential clearly, Aoba. Your future is absolutely limitless."
Kawaki Aoba nodded slightly without saying much.
Yuhi Kurenai suddenly said, "But Sunagakure definitely won't let this defeat and retreat go. Temari is stubborn and extremely vindictive. There's a high chance she'll bring people back to provoke us later, perhaps even join forces with Sunagakure's higher-ups to plan something bigger."
Yuhi Shinku's expression grew slightly grave. "You're right. Driving back Sunagakure's squad today may have seemed like we resolved the crisis, but we merely calmed things down temporarily. Sunagakure lacks resources, and its ambitions for expansion will never simply fade away."
Aburame Shino said, "Sunagakure's Kazekage has always been highly ambitious. This setback at the border will certainly make him speed up his preparations. From here on, the situation at Konoha's border will only become more tense."
Hearing this, Kawaki Aoba said calmly, "No matter how many times they come back, the outcome won't change.
"As long as they dare cross the border, I'll dare to stop them again."
Yuhi Shinku looked at the calm and confident Kawaki Aoba. "With you in the squad, we certainly have a tremendous safeguard. But we cannot underestimate our enemy.
"Sunagakure only sent an ordinary elite squad this time. They did not deploy their true core forces."
"Does Sunagakure have even stronger shinobi?"
Yuhi Kurenai asked curiously.
Yuhi Shinku nodded. "Of course. Sunagakure has its three great shinobi: Kankuro, Gaara, and Temari. Only Temari came today. If the other two had come as well, today's battle would have been a hundred times more dangerous."
Yuhi Kurenai's heart tightened upon hearing that. "Kankuro and Gaara? I've heard of them. Kankuro excels at Puppet Technique, making him unpredictable and strange, while Gaara possesses the power of the