Tch! Damn it! This guy reacted fast! The scenery rushed backward around him as Kakashi sprinted across the rooftops, gritting his teeth slightly as he could not help glancing back.
At that moment, Chiba and Hirohiko were close on his heels, moving no slower than he was.
The moment he had seen what was going on inside the back door, he had turned and run without a word. But the two inside were experienced, powerful ninja, and their reactions had been equally swift. In the end, he had failed to put enough distance between them and was now being chased by the two of them.
Honestly, Kakashi felt as if he had been tricked.
Right now, he felt that the reason Chiba had sent Shadow Clone Jutsu to keep watch over him and indirectly urge him along was to get him to Kushina Teacher's old house early and put him to work.
Yes, put him to work.
One look at Chiba and Hirohiko just now had told him everything.
He had arrived this early, and there was still some time before dinner. During that time, they would definitely press him into service.
In fact, from Chiba's beaming expression and the look in his eyes that practically screamed "Finally, he's here," Kakashi had already realized that if these two persistent pursuers behind him caught him—two people who had nearly openly said they wanted to press him into service—then he definitely would not have an easy day.
Besides, if he were so simply pressed into service—no, if Chiba successfully roped him in—wouldn't that mean he had fallen completely into Chiba's scheme? Kakashi absolutely could not accept the feeling of being controlled by this guy!
He absolutely, absolutely could not let these two catch him! "Kakashi, stop right there! Just as I thought,