One of the jonin examined the fragments that had been left behind.
He began introducing and summarizing the information they had just gathered.
"According to the intelligence, Konoha had previously visited Sunagakure for an exchange. They must have learned the basic applications of Puppet Technique at that time."
"We found no poisoned needles or other offensive blades on this puppet."
"It seems this type of puppet is specifically used for reconnaissance. Our location has already been exposed."
Hearing the jonin's analysis, several chunin in the squad began to panic.
They had only just entered this country and had not even begun their operation, yet their tracks had already been discovered. In such circumstances, inexperienced chunin would naturally feel afraid.
Just as they finished talking and before they could rest, a sensory-type chunin spoke toward a certain direction.
"Behind that tree, I can sense an aura similar to that dragonfly's."
"More precisely, there's chakra behind it!"
The group reacted quickly. One of the jonin immediately drew his ninja blade and slashed at the tree.
As he felled the tree, a puppet bird behind it was exposed as well.
Then, as though setting off a chain reaction, all sorts of sounds arose from within the forest.
They had initially assumed that these puppet birds and other flying objects would simply fly away.
But to their surprise, the puppet birds and flying objects seemed to possess minds of their own as they flew erratically around them.
Following Uchiha Yato's instructions, they formed a huge hand gesture in the sky.
More precisely, a huge middle finger!
However, the jonin were not so easily provoked.
Their plan had already been exposed, so the simplest course of action was to flee at once. As long as they brought the intelligence back, that would be enough.
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