Two-in-One Masked Ninjas

Hasegawa had fled for quite some time. Seeing no one pursuing him, he finally slowed down a little.

"Hmph, no one has come after me even now. They must have already been held up by the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

Hatake Sakumo, just as I expected, when it came down to the mission or your comrades, you still chose your comrades."

Hasegawa murmured to himself, a disdainful smile flashing through his eyes. Having worked in the Anbu intelligence division for many years, he had long since seen through Hatake Sakumo.

In every previous mission, Hatake Sakumo had always prioritized protecting his teammates before considering the completion of the mission.

Because he was powerful and had never encountered any particularly difficult opponents, he had always managed to achieve both. But this time was different.

The Two-Tails Jinchuriki was nothing special in terms of strength and could not compare to opponents Hatake Sakumo had fought before, such as Chiyo and Ebizo.

Even after completely transforming into a Tailed Beast, it might not necessarily be able to defeat the Chiyo siblings.

More importantly, according to his memories, this sort of massive enemy with strong regenerative abilities and the ability to fire energy cannons was Hatake Sakumo's natural counter.

Just imagining his former superior barely holding on amid the Two-Tails' rampage made Hasegawa want to laugh.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Hasegawa frowned slightly. He sensed two not particularly strong chakra signatures pursuing him from behind. After all, he was an intelligence ninja and had some chakra-sensing ability.

Hasegawa stopped and turned to look behind him.

Two "small" figures rushed in, landing to Hasegawa's left and right. They were Uchiha Mai and Kakashi.

"Surrender, Hasegawa. Your scheme is destined to fail." Kakashi pointed his short blade at the enemy and shouted sternly.

"Such a young voice, around four feet