Chapter 29: Formation
After having buried their bodies, he used his Tamashii to scan the forest.
Chakra signatures raced across his vision's range. He searched meticulously, his gaze flitting across the landscape, until three familiar signatures caught his eye—Ino, Shikamaru, and Chōji, all about to take a breather.
The two scrolls were with them.
Arthur couldn't remember how this team obtained their scrolls, but he knew that he needed to intercept them before anyone else.
With a silent leap, he propelled himself into the trees. A puff of cloud formed as he morphed himself into that of a generic Sound ninja. He had a plan, a calculated maneuver that would achieve his objective.
Team 10, while intriguing characters, weren't essential for the story's core events. Their survival or demise wouldn't derail the larger narrative. In this twisted game, eliminating them became a viable, albeit ruthless, solution.
With silent steps, Arthur stalked towards their location.
Through the dense foliage, he spotted them huddled around a makeshift campsite. This would be easier than anticipated.
He burst through the undergrowth with a kunai in hand.
"You three," he commanded. "Stay where you are..."
Shocked, Shikamaru raised an eyebrow. Chōji leapt in surprise, asking, "What the?! Where the heck did this guy come from?!"