With a slight twist, a crisp crack of bone rang out. The second Sunagakure ninja cried out, then collapsed to the floor, unable to resist.
In less than two seconds, both elite Sunagakure ninja had fallen.
The last Sunagakure ninja was scared out of his wits. He stopped trying to flee, turned, and dropped to his knees. Trembling, he begged, "Sir! I surrender! I'll tell you everything! Please spare my life!"
Kawaki Aoba walked up to him and looked down at the trembling ninja. "Talk.
Why did your Sunagakure squad cross the border and set an ambush? Was this intelligence your only target? What else have you planned?" The ninja shook all over. Not daring to hide anything, he blurted out, "We received secret orders from our superiors to lie low in Dahu City for several days and assassinate Konoha's intelligence couriers! Besides our five-man squad, there's a support team outside the city, ready to back us up at any time! Our main objective was to seize intelligence on Konoha's border defenses and kill every Konoha ninja who knew about it!"
Yuhi Shinku's expression changed sharply. "How many are on the support team? How strong are they, and where are they stationed?"
The Sunagakure ninja answered in a shaking voice, "Six of them. Two Jonin and four Chunin. They're hiding in the woods west of Dahu City, waiting to meet us after we succeed so we can withdraw together! If we don't return soon, they'll enter the city, wipe everyone out, and erase every trace!"
Uchiha Wind's face grew grave. He said quietly, "No wonder they were so confident. They had reinforcements waiting.
If this senior hadn't stepped in, we'd both be dead, and the intelligence would have fallen into their hands."
Kawaki Aoba nodded slightly and turned back to