Although he was desperate to reach the battlefield, he knew perfectly well that if even the Mizukage was no match for the enemy, going there himself would most likely mean throwing his life away. That was why he had tried to gather more troops to reinforce the battlefield.
An enemy powerful enough to defeat the Fourth was certainly terrifying, but Kukulin refused to believe anyone could defeat Yagura without paying a price. Besides, the enemy had gone on a killing spree through the village afterward. Surely he was running on fumes by now. If Kukulin could bring fresh troops there in time, he would become the village's hero!
"Don't be stupid! That monster! No one can stand up to that monster!" What Kukulin had not expected was that the handful of "deserters" who had been hiding silently in a corner would step forward to block their way. "All we can do now is stop throwing our lives away!"
Without exception, everyone Uchiha Chisen had let go was a ninja who had never committed an unforgivable crime, and at worst had a white name. It was easy to imagine how out of place they had been in the former "Bloody Mist Village."
A supporter of the bloody mist policy like Kukulin had never liked them in the first place. Now that they were blocking his path, and with their "desertion" fresh in his mind, he drew his sword and slashed at them without the slightest hesitation.
"Die, traitor!" Kukulin opened his mouth full of pointed teeth in a savage grin and brought his sword down on the "deserter" before him. Such behavior would have been considered deranged in Konoha, but in the "Bloody Mist Village," it was perfectly normal.
As long as he had a suitable excuse, a jonin like Kukulin