Staring at the conspicuous Three-Tomoe Sharingan in Sasuke's eyes, Night Owl and the others were caught off guard.
They had heard long ago that the Uchiha clan had been wiped out. They knew that only two boys remained of the entire Uchiha clan in Konoha: Sasuke Uchiha and Shinji Uchiha.
And Shinji Uchiha was their target this time.
As for how to tell them apart, it was simple. The genius who had awakened the Sharingan was Sasuke Uchiha, and the other one, who hadn't awakened it, was naturally Shinji Uchiha.
So the moment they saw Sasuke's Sharingan, they knew who he was.
"An Uchiha genius who awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan at seven?"
Night Owl's face beneath his mask was full of indecision.
Their target was Shinji Uchiha, but they had run straight into the well-known Sasuke Uchiha instead. It left him in quite a bind.
His subordinates all looked to Night Owl, waiting for his orders.
On a tree branch,
Sakura said, "Sasuke, are you really going to fight them? They're all Chunin!"
Sasuke's mouth curled slightly as he slipped both hands into the ninja tool pouches at his waist. "Don't worry. I'll finish this fight quickly!"
"That brat..."
Sasuke's attitude irritated Night Owl. Then his gaze passed right over Sasuke and settled on the woods behind him.
Kimimaro had just eliminated an interception squad there, setting off the squad's emergency signal flare. Through his Red Eye, Night Owl could see a Konoha team rapidly approaching.
"Let's go!"
After a moment's thought, Night Owl didn't waste his breath. He simply turned and led his subordinates away.
"Huh?!"
Naruto and Sakura were startled. They hadn't expected the interception squad to retreat without a fight.
Sasuke grinned, looking rather pleased with himself.
But he had no intention of letting them go. Kimimaro