"What!?"
Four voices rang out in unison, full of confusion, bewilderment, and shock.
They had never imagined that the Strongest Ninjutsu in the Ninja World, Thousand Years of Death, would be such an absurd technique.
"I'm dying!!!" Kakashi's face twisted as if he really were on the verge of death. An indescribable wave of intense pain surged through him, and he instantly foamed at the mouth and collapsed unconscious.
"Kakashi!" Rin immediately ran to his side.
"He'll be fine. He just passed out from the pain," Shiyu said.
"I've done all I can for Kakashi. He's too arrogant. If he doesn't get beaten, he'll never learn humility." Shiyu had shown Kakashi with his strength that there was always someone stronger. Surely Kakashi would understand that when he woke up.
Obito shook his head and took the cards from his person.
"Uncle Shiyu, we lost, and we'll honor our bet. Here are our cards, along with the ones from the two Chunin teams just now." Shiyu simply waved the cards away.
"Keep them. We only wanted to teach Kakashi a lesson, and we don't need your cards. Obito, compared to Kakashi, you sure know how to respect your elders." Shiyu was their junior uncle, after all. He wouldn't take their things by force, and besides, Kakashi hadn't agreed to their bet.
"Honestly, Shiyu, you really scared me just now," Nao said, still a little worried.
"Is that so? You act like you hate Kakashi, but you're actually worried about him." Shiyu couldn't help teasing him.
Obito and Rin looked after the unconscious Kakashi, while Shiyu, Nao, and Kurenai kept watch for attacks from other ninja. Just then, Kurenai was startled.
"Someone's coming! They're close. But why is it her?" Kurenai said in disbelief.
"Who?" Shiyu asked, then went straight to higher