Having transformed into a Rock Ninja, Yechen revealed himself and ran toward the suspicious Rock Ninja.
Before he even got close, he called out.
"Hey, you over there! The operation is about to start. What are you doing here instead of staying with your squad?"
Yechen's baffling words left the Rock Ninja's mind stalled.
What does this guy mean? What plan? What operation? Why haven't I heard about it? Could it be some secret operation I failed to uncover?
The Rock Ninja looked utterly confused, giving Yechen his opening. He approached, pretended to study the man, then suddenly exclaimed,
"Who are you? You don't look like one of ours."
With that, Yechen put on the look of someone whose cover was about to be blown, then turned and ran.
Only then did the Rock Ninja realize that the man was probably gathering intelligence too and had mistaken him for an ally.
At that thought, he no longer cared about exposing himself and immediately gave chase. Judging by their brief exchange, the man must have important intelligence, and he intended to get his hands on it.
Seeing that his target had taken the bait, Yechen slowed slightly, deliberately letting the man catch up.
The Rock Ninja wasted no words. He decisively attacked, trying to capture Yechen so he could interrogate him afterward.
Yechen naturally fought back with all his might-or so he made it seem, deliberately giving his opponent the impression that he was not particularly strong.
A few minutes later, Yechen appeared to exhaust every last ounce of strength before finally driving a Kunai into the man's chest.
Poof!
A cloud of chakra smoke rose, and the figure vanished.
At the sight, the wild look on Yechen's face slowly faded. "A Shadow Clone, just as I thought," he murmured.
"Now