Bang! Bang! Crisp sounds rang out. Kitahara Kaede did not move at all; with a mere flick of his palm, he deflected all the shuriken into the nearby wall and pillars.
"My lord!" The people following behind Kitahara Kaede rushed into the room as well, quickly taking up positions behind him.
"My lord! Please take action!" Gato said respectfully toward the back.
"As expected, they're all trash. Still, for the sake of completing the plan, I suppose I'll make a move." The strange voice appeared again, and a figure emerged behind Gato.
"Shin Uchiha!" Kitahara Kaede froze. He had not expected to see this "child" here! Pale skin, crude clothes, and a shuriken as large as his own body strapped to his back.
In an instant, he understood everything. It seemed the other side's plan had already begun, and robbing him was because they lacked funds.
"How do you know me?!" Just hearing his name made Shin Uchiha's expression turn extremely ugly.
"That's right! Shin Uchiha had caused quite a few incidents after the Ninja World War. Judging by the time, he should already be preparing his plan. The person before me was clearly one of the First Hokage's products."
"Not going to talk? Then die!" Seeing that Kitahara Kaede did not answer, Shin Uchiha immediately sent the shuriken behind him spinning toward Kitahara Kaede.
Kitahara Kaede tilted his head slightly, and the shuriken brushed past him.
A trace of a smile appeared on Shin Uchiha's lips. The next moment, the shuriken that should have been embedded in the wall suddenly turned and slashed toward Kitahara Kaede.
Clang!
With a flick of the kunai in his hand, Kitahara Kaede blocked the attack. "I didn't expect you to already have Jonin-level strength. No wonder." He smiled at his opponent.
"No wonder