"So Hinata and I are staying here?"
Looking at Yukina, whose expression brooked no argument and vaguely gave off an aura that made people afraid to meet her eyes, Uzumaki Naruto hesitated. He went over the plan Yukina had just explained in his head once more before speaking in a confirming tone.
"That's right."
Yukina answered without the slightest hesitation, her words as decisive and crisp as an army preparing to march.
"Then let's do it that way."
At this point, apparently having confirmed that everyone understood the battle plan, Neji Hyuga and Second Pillar spoke at the same time.
"Mm!"
Haruno Sakura and Hyuga Hinata both nodded in response.
Clearly, if even Uzumaki Naruto had understood it, then no one here could fail to understand.
Yet as she spoke, Hyuga Hinata could not help glancing at Uzumaki Naruto beside her. Her cheeks flushed faintly, and her voice seemed somewhat less confident than Haruno Sakura's.
I see...
Hinata likes this idiot! The few careless boys had not noticed, but Haruno Sakura saw it clearly. Her eyes could not help shifting toward Yukina ahead of them.
Had she seen through it long ago?
Is that why she had Naruto and Hinata stay here as the anchors for movement?
That thought passed through her mind.
Amazing! There was actually a female shinobi like this more than ten years ago.
She looked only a little over ten when she died, but her thoughts were far more meticulous than ours.
And in such a short time, when all of us thought it was impossible to save everyone, she came up with a plan like this.
She's really... amazing!
As that thought arose, Haruno Sakura's heart filled with endless emotion.
Especially when she thought of how Yukina before her had been only a little over