"Thousand Faces Illusion Technique."
Yechen assumed the Jonin's appearance again and headed into the woods.
He had barely taken a few steps when three more figures appeared.
"Captain, what just happened?"
The three newcomers were two Chunin and one Special Jōnin.
"Oh, a spy. I took care of him while I was at it. He's over there."
As he spoke, Yechen slipped behind the three without a sound.
The man before them looked like their captain, so they had not been on their guard at all.
When the three looked at the corpse, they froze. "Captain...?"
Then another question struck them: who had they just been talking to?
Just as they realized what was happening, two Kunai stabbed at them from behind.
The Kunai plunged into the backs of the two Chunin's necks, killing them instantly.
"You..." The Special Jōnin had only just begun to move.
Yechen had already finished his hand seals. A vortex gathered in his palm, and he slammed it into the Rock Ninja's chest.
The powerful vortex hurled him through the air, where the Rasengan's true power erupted. Its spinning energy shredded the Rock Ninja's shirt and bored a crater into his chest.
He died the instant he hit the ground.
Yechen had only been able to dispose of the three Rock Ninja so quickly by taking them by surprise. He had first moved behind them, then summoned two Shadow Clones.
The Shadow Clones had killed the two Chunin with Kunai, while his real body had used the Rasengan against the remaining Special Jōnin.
The three Rock Ninja had died without ever learning who had killed them!
That was none of Yechen's concern. He put their Ninja Tool Pouches into his storage space, then continued deeper into the woods.
There was a cave here, with thirty-five