Sakura raised an eyebrow as she looked at the Kusagakure Ninja.
The battle in the Land of Waves had been too brief. Although it had successfully taught Naruto what fighting was, it had not taught him what a ninja was.
A ninja was someone who stopped at nothing.
And Sasuke was clearly better than Naruto in that regard.
Seeing Naruto still standing there like an idiot, Sasuke's body crackled with faint electricity as he charged at the man at top speed.
In an instant, Sasuke sent the man flying with a single kick!
The Kusagakure Ninja tumbled through the air from Sasuke's kick and crashed into a nearby tree!
A crisp crack rang out...
Sakura raised an eyebrow. As a Medical Ninja, she was all too familiar with that sound.
His neck was broken...
People could be that fragile. With the right angle, even a pebble could end a life.
Sasuke looked at the Kusagakure Ninja lying on the ground with his head bent at an unnatural angle, then turned back to the dazed Naruto.
"Yo, you okay, Dead Last?"
At Sasuke's words, Naruto seemed to bristle all at once. He then looked toward the other Kusagakure Ninja, who had thrown down the Red-haired girl and tried to run off alone.
Whoosh!
A rapidly spinning Shuriken flew from Sakura's hand, slicing through the tendons in the Kusagakure Ninja's leg and spraying blood!
"Ah!"
The Kusagakure Ninja fell to the ground, clutching his leg and howling in agony.
Sakura exchanged a glance with Sasuke. Sasuke nodded and walked toward Naruto.
Everything was understood without words.
Sakura glanced at Sasuke before walking toward Karin, who was still standing where she was.
"I keep my promises."
Sakura smiled lightly as she spoke to the red-haired girl before her.
"Hmm..."
Karin answered dully, her