"Whew!" Matsushita finally let out a breath of relief. Though his face was filled with anxiety, he had been tightly entangled by his opponent and had no chance to provide support.
"I never expected there to be a ninja in your group!" The man fighting him had also put away his earlier look of contempt.
"Are you still not making a move? Delays breed trouble. If one of the higher-ups blames you, I doubt you'll be able to bear the consequences!" he said, looking to the side.
"What? There are more people?" Matsushita said in shock.
Ever since Zabuza had been taken out, the Land of Waves had become much more peaceful. Forget Chunin—even ninjas rarely appeared here. Especially not over some nouveau riche merchant. This should not have happened!
"Sigh! Fine. It was one of the higher-ups' orders, after all. It would be troublesome if we messed this up. Let's make our move and finish them quickly."
"Kill everyone except the leader!" a voice came from above. Several figures immediately shot out, some charging toward Matsushita while even more rushed at Kitahara Kaede.
"No! Run!!!" Matsushita only had time to shout before he disregarded the injury to his arm and charged at Kitahara Kaede.
This... Kitahara Kaede could not help sighing inwardly. He was somewhat moved as well. After all, these people had no idea how strong he was. ...
"Sigh, forget it. I wanted to use a gentler method, but since things have come to this, I might as well be more violent."
"You all, fall back," Kitahara Kaede said to the samurai around him.
"My lord! Rest assured, since you hired us, we will see this through to the end. Unless we die, we will never let you suffer humiliation!" one of the samurai said.
They thought