The battle between Team 8 and Team 10 was about to begin.
Neither side had anyone hiding. They stood several dozen meters apart.
Ino-Shika-Cho had already assumed their most common combat formation.
Ino Yamanaka stood in the center, while Choji Akimichi and Shikamaru Nara stood slightly behind her on the left and right.
On the other side, Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata Hyuga, and Shino Aburame stood side by side casually, with no apparent formation.
"Shikamaru, we already know about the trap you set up."
Kiba Inuzuka laughed excitedly.
With Hinata Hyuga's Byakugan, even the most cleverly concealed trap could not remain hidden.
Logically speaking, the three members of Team 10 should have known that.
Yet they had still set a trap nearly a hundred meters behind them. Did they have some kind of backup plan?
"If you plan to use it against Brother Ye Fan, I'd advise you not to waste your effort."
As Kiba Inuzuka continued speaking, he had already secretly sent Akamaru slipping away behind him.
With the cover of the bushes and Akamaru's small size, he was perfect for launching a surprise attack.
It seemed that after spending so much time with Ye Fan, Kiba had learned a thing or two about strategy as well.
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Shikamaru asked hurriedly from across the way.
He was extremely curious about Ye Fan. If he could pry some information out of Kiba Inuzuka, that would be ideal.
"Brother Ye Fan has a sharp eye. You think a simple trap like yours could fool him?"
As Kiba Inuzuka spoke, he began gathering chakra beneath his feet.
Whoosh!
Shikamaru, who had just been trying to draw him into conversation, suddenly flicked a pebble into the bushes.
Woof!
Akamaru's position had been exposed. No longer hiding, he shot out