Mu Yue's caution had been correct. The facts proved that Obito and the others truly had terrible luck—or rather, that the Land of Rain was truly chaotic.
Just as Mu Yue and the others were about to deliver their client to the destination, a squad of Sunagakure ninja spotted them and immediately surrounded them.
Since Sunagakure had not gone to war with Konoha, Kakashi did not attack right away. He also stopped Obito with a look.
"What are you Konoha ninja trying to do?" asked the female ninja standing at the front of the Sunagakure squad, her expression hostile.
"Are you idiots sick or something? You suddenly ran over and surrounded us, and now you're asking what we're trying to do?" Obito snapped unhappily.
Although Sunagakure had twelve ninja, Obito was not worried in the slightest, because Mu Yue was right beside him.
"Brat, didn't your parents teach you that children shouldn't interrupt when adults are talking? Lady Pakura wasn't asking you," the Sunagakure ninja beside Pakura scolded.
Pakura was a ninja he greatly admired, and he could not tolerate Obito's disrespect toward her.
But Obito had not been raised to be intimidated. He immediately glared back. "Do you think I was talking to you? What are you butting in for?"
The Sunagakure ninja drew his longsword, instantly making the atmosphere tense.
Kakashi silently drew the White Fang Short Blade. Sunagakure and Konoha might not be at war, but the other side had already shown hostility. They certainly could not just sit back and wait.
Shisui and the others also focused their breathing, ready to strike at any moment.
Clang!
Just then, a transparent burst of force struck the Sunagakure ninja's sword, snapping it in half.
"Didn't your teacher teach you not to point weapons at people so casually?" Mu