"You should go help too. The three of you should have no problem holding back one Kage-level opponent!" Kitahara Kaede said.
"My lord! Our orders were to protect you. Under these circumstances, I will not leave your side!" the man said, staring at Kitahara Kaede with determined eyes.
"You can't help me here. Although I can use very little of my strength right now, you should know that my Taijutsu is actually a bit better than my ninjutsu," Kitahara Kaede said.
The other party still wore a stern expression and showed no intention of leaving.
Meanwhile, the situation on the other side was getting worse and worse. Their opponent was stronger than them and had superior recovery abilities. With the Dragon Vein's support, it suffered no depletion at all, so the two of them were already struggling just to keep it occupied.
"Ah..." Kitahara Kaede sighed. The bodyguard seemed to feel his vision blur for a moment, then saw Kitahara Kaede wave at him.
"What?!" The bodyguard saw that the Hidden Leaf Village emblem on his body had somehow fallen into Kitahara Kaede's hand. He had not noticed anything at all, or rather, he had only been dazed for an instant.
"Go," Kitahara Kaede said with a smile.
Hesitation appeared on the bodyguard's face.
"Don't worry. If I can't even handle this little trouble, how am I supposed to deal with the Ōtsutsuki afterward? Relax. If something really happens, I'll endure a few more injuries and tear this whole place apart," Kitahara Kaede said again.
"Alright! Lord Kitahara, please be careful!"
"You lot, take good care of Lord Kitahara! If anything happens to him, none of you will live, understand?!" the bodyguard viciously warned the villagers beside him.
The villagers' expressions darkened. Being threatened like this was extremely unpleasant, but