"What the hell are they up to?"
After the four Sand Village jonin retreated for the third time, Kato Dan and the others were utterly baffled.
"Those jonin seem to know you very well."
Hyuga Wuye was breathing heavily, a sheen of sweat on his forehead.
"Wuye, you still struggled somewhat against a jonin. If I used the Spirit Transformation Technique, I should be able to decide the battle quickly," Kato Dan said, supporting him. "Aside from the ninja you faced, the other three really have fought us back and forth many times."
When I'm deliberately only using the ninjutsu I exposed three years ago, avoiding injury and Chakra bursts, and relying solely on the two-tomoe Sharingan's dynamic vision and copying ability to deal with jonin, it really is a bit troublesome.
After thinking for a moment, Wuye said, "Since they know you so well, even if you use the Spirit Transformation Technique, you'll probably only be able to drive them back, not kill them. And the jonin they used to tie me down is clearly targeting me too."
"Then... should we bring over some chunin squads?" Kato Dan asked.
"We have chunin, and so do they. They've been lurking a thousand meters away the whole time... Well, it can't really be called lurking. Maybe they're openly lying in wait..."
Hyuga Wuye said, "They're telling me that if jonin fight jonin and other ninja join in, they'll send theirs out too. If Sand Village doesn't move, neither can we."
"So now we just passively wait for them?" Kato Dan said.
"No."
Wuye's lips curled upward. "We fall back. Take all the Konoha ninja with us and retreat in an orderly fashion toward the Land of Fire's border."
Kato Dan and the two jonin both looked at him.
"Why are we