Battle Again!

"Hirohiko, Yukina, fall back."

Watching Raijin Maki approach step by step, Chiba slowly crouched down and picked up the Ninja Sword from the human-shaped water stain on the ground. He took a slight breath and spoke.

"What?" Hearing that, both Hirohiko and Yukina's expressions changed.

Wasn't he telling us to fight together just now?

The two exchanged glances, and a trace of dissatisfaction flashed through their eyes.

At a time like this, Chiba still wants to push himself? Yukina lightly pressed her lips together, her brows knitting slightly. She had experienced the speed of that black shadow firsthand. Her Byakugan had seen it, but her body had been unable to react to that terrifying speed. The fear still lingered in her heart. Though she showed none of it on her face, the scene from before kept surfacing in her mind, waves of lingering dread continuously rising within her.

Perhaps Chiba had faced opponents stronger than this ninja before, but this ninja was definitely the deadliest one! Why was he still trying to force it at a time like this?

Are we really that much of a burden?

At that moment, an utterly unhappy thought surfaced in her heart.

Is this guy going to play hero by himself again? At the same time, Hirohiko, who wore the same displeased expression as Yukina, clenched his teeth slightly. The trace of earnestness and solemnity on his poker face immediately turned into dissatisfaction and faint anger.

Clearly, Chiba's words had made Hirohiko and Yukina very unhappy. They were even starting to get angry.

However, just as Hirohiko and Yukina looked at Chiba and were about to argue against his arrangement, the two of them suddenly froze.

He's going straight into the critical state of Gate of Pain Mode? The instant their eyes fell on