Half a month later, Land of Wind.
A group of intruders clad in yellow cloaks that blended into the surrounding landscape raced across terrain of rolling dunes and scattered rocks.
This group was the Fuma Clan, led by Yue.
At this moment, everyone looked extremely tense. Only Yue remained cold-faced, as though he had already anticipated the current situation.
They had indeed entered the Land of Wind smoothly, passing through Sunagakure's "weak" defensive line.
But they had still encountered an unending stream of personnel sent by the other side, because they were not merely intruders—they had also killed Sunagakure shinobi.
Yue looked toward the horizon ahead, where yellow sand filled the skies, and narrowed his eyes.
"Spread out!"
He immediately gave the order.
No sooner had he spoken than the sand before them suddenly bulged. Several puppets then burst from underground, each extending poison-coated blades from its mouth. After failing to strike Yue and the others, the puppets immediately flipped onto the ground and sprayed large numbers of devices carrying Explosive Tags in every direction.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In an instant, explosions erupted across the dunes.
"Puppet masters, huh..."
Yue's figure cut through the billowing curtain of sand and charged toward the Chakra signature he had detected, a long blade in hand.
At the same time, he glanced behind him from the corner of his eye. The Sunagakure shinobi who had been tailing them had caught up.
The situation was extremely urgent.
Yue immediately gestured to Fuma Ike and the others.
Seeing this, they froze for a moment and failed to react right away.
First, this was their first time fighting a major ninja village. Second, they were too nervous, and this was their first real trial under Yue's leadership.
Their coordination was somewhat clumsy.
"Split into two teams, one