The Sunagakure, surrounding Kōki and his companions, was verbally attacking their Kōki, but they were unaware that their words had resolved the questions in Nara Yūsuke and Kōki's hearts.
Nara Yūsuke recalled that when the four of them were approaching the base, the forest where they were hiding was infested with insects because of the damp air.
At the time, he thought it was a climate issue and hadn't considered it; now, he thinks that might have been when their battle plan was leaked.
He knew that even if there were many insects due to the humid climate, this place was close to the Sunagakure stronghold, and the Sunagakure should have already sprinkled insect repellent powder on it. If they hadn't, it wouldn't be suitable for ninjas to live in at all.
Therefore, those insects were the most obvious flaw, but he failed to notice them and subconsciously ignored them, which was his mistake.
Upon hearing Sunagakure's words, Kōki realized his mistake. He used his Sensory Ninjutsu to discover that the eight Sunagakure ninjas inside the base were actually puppeteers from Yusa. No wonder only two of them had ventured out of the base that day, while the others were simply sitting or lying down.
He had previously thought that the Sunagakure side sent two people out of their base to check the surrounding area each time in order to prevent sneak attacks, while the others rested and conserved their energy.
Looking back now, it was probably just an illusion created by the puppeteer's ability to control only two puppets.
Having understood everything, Nara Yūsuke and Kōki couldn't help but admire the methods of Sunagakure, but they weren't worried about being surrounded by Sunagakure.
This situation was entirely within their expectations. Before the plan even began, they had prepared for its failure. If the plan failed, Kōki- Ino-Shika-Cho would defend, assisting Kōki and shielding Kōki from enemies attacking his back.
Kōki first glanced at the two Sand Ninja in front of him and found that they were just ordinary Sunagakure Jonin. Then he looked at the six Sand Ninja surrounding the Ino-Shika-Cho and saw that the elite Sand Ninja were all there.
Kōki secretly guessed that the Ino-Shika-Cho trio had been exposed. Thinking about it, it made sense; given their standard attire and Ino-Shika-Cho attack, it was normal for the Sunagakure to take them seriously if they weren't stupid.
This puts a lot of pressure on Ino-Shika-Cho, and they need his help quickly.
Without hesitation, Kōki charged directly at the Sand Ninja in front of him. As soon as Kōki moved, the other Sand Ninja followed suit, and the area was instantly divided into two battlefields: one where six Sand Ninjas surrounded and attacked the Ino-Shika-Cho, and the other where two Sand Ninjas attacked Kōki.
The two Sand Ninjas who were besieging Kōki coordinated perfectly, one attacking and the other distracting. However, Kōki was no pushover either. He moved with great skill amidst the two Sand Ninjas' attacks, but to his dismay, he couldn't even Sunagakure one of them.
Whenever his attack was about to hit one Sand Ninja, another Sand Ninja would attack his vital points. And when he dodged and attacked another Sand Ninja, the first Sand Ninja would attack another vital point. Back and forth, he was constantly busy dodging and defending and had no power to fight back.
However, Kōki wasn't always led by the Sunagakure. After several rounds of offense and defense, Kōki got used to the two Sand Village ninja's Taijutsu.
He seized the moment when the two Sand Ninjas switched their attacks, grabbed the hand of one of them that was attacking his vitals, and lifted him up with a sudden force. The Sand Ninja who was grabbed by Kōki felt a tremendous force coming from his hand, and his whole body was involuntarily lifted into the air by the force.
The Sand Ninja, who had lost his balance, was twisted and flung by Kōki, flying towards his teammates like a sandbag.
Meanwhile, another Sand Ninja was caught off guard when Kōki grabbed his teammate and threw him away. Before he could react, his teammate slammed into him, and the two of them flew through the air together.
After shaking off the two Sand Ninja, Kōki ran towards the Ino-Shika-Cho and punched one of the Sand Ino-Shika-Cho who was attacking them.
The Sand Ninja noticed that Kōki had escaped his teammates' encirclement and was attacking him, but he didn't care and simply raised his hand to defend against Kōki's attack.
But the moment he made contact with Kōki's attack, he regretted it, because he felt an unstoppable force from Kōki's fist, and he could also clearly feel a powerful Chakra penetrating into his arm.
He couldn't understand how such a taijutsu could directly infuse Chakra into the human Taijutsu, but it was too late to dodge. This was a Superhuman Strength technique that Kōki used to kill his enemy. Internal destruction was impossible to defend against with ordinary means.
He was struck head-on by Kōki's attack and knocked to the ground by the powerful Superhuman Strength Technique. The violent impact shattered the ground, and at the same time, intense Chakra pierced through his arm and into his body, shattering his internal organs in an instant.
He spat out a mouthful of blood, then collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted, and died.
"Hiss"
The Sunagakure members nearby gasped in shock when they saw their teammate fall to the ground dead after being struck by a single blow.
They were surprised that their teammate couldn't even withstand a single blow from Kōki, and they were also astonished by the terrain that had been destroyed by Kōki's attack.
This unique Taijutsu reminded them of someone they didn't want to remember.
"Captain, could this Taijutsu be...?" A Sand ninja, shocked by Kōki's Taijutsu, asked his captain somewhat tremblingly.
The person referred to as the captain nodded solemnly, "That's right, this unique Taijutsu is exclusive to Princess Tsunade of Konoha."
At this moment, the Sand Ninja Captain's gaze towards Kōki turned vicious. Such a young Jonin had inherited Princess Tsunade's unique Taijutsu must be a genius in Konoha. Such a genius absolutely cannot be allowed to leave here alive.
In the eyes of the current Sand Ninja Captain, the Konoha Anbu Ino-Shika-Cho was no longer as important as Kōki. He gave one of his subordinates a look, signaling them to continue attacking Ino-Shika-Cho.
He himself broke free from the encirclement of the Ino-Shika-Cho and approached Kōki. In his view, Kōki's talent had become a threat to Sunagakure, and he wanted to eliminate him before Kōki grew into someone that Sunagakure could not handle.
Having already successfully dealt with a Sand Ninja, Kōki showed no fear in the face of the Sand Ninja Captain; instead, his eyes gleamed with eager anticipation as he looked at him.
"I never expected Konoha to have another genius like you," the Sunagakure captain said, praising Kōki.
"To have the strength of Jonin such a young age, and to have mastered Tsunade's unique Taijutsu, you must have a good relationship with that woman, Tsunade."
Unfortunately Kōki did not answer the Sunagakure captain's question. He knew the saying that villains die from talking too much, and simply looked at the enemy.
Anger surged within the Sand Ninja Captain, who was being ignored by Kōki, but his expression remained unchanged, still smiling as he looked at Kōki.
However, his footwork was swift, and he continued to rush towards Kōki.