Night Owl's expression immediately turned serious.
Besides possessing a perception ability similar to the Byakugan, the Red Eye also had a mysterious, hard-to-describe ability: sensing danger!
The sense wasn't precise, nor could it be deliberately activated, but sometimes it would suddenly come over him.
If he had to describe it, it was like a sudden premonition!
Night Owl was experiencing that feeling now. He sensed danger closing in—a feeling he hadn't had the last time Scorpion and Deidara of the Akatsuki Organization had found him!
"Everyone, be careful!"
After warning them, Night Owl immediately set down his wounded subordinate and prepared for battle.
His other two subordinates slowly spread out, taking up a combat formation.
Shinji smiled slightly. "If you won't lend it to me, I'll just take it myself!"
Whoosh!
In an instant, Shinji moved!
Ignoring Night Owl's two subordinates, he used the Body Flicker Technique and lunged straight at Night Owl in the center.
"Attack!"
Night Owl shouted almost as soon as Shinji made his move.
Yet he didn't attack as he'd ordered. Instead, while his two subordinates rushed at Shinji from either side, he hurled a smoke bomb at the ground and used the billowing smoke to flee behind him without looking back.
There was no doubt about it.
The instant he encountered Shinji and sensed the danger, he had already decided to abandon all his subordinates and escape alone!
It was precisely this habitual decisiveness that had allowed him to evade Kirigakure's pursuit time and again.
"Damn it, those bastards from the Akatsuki Organization played me!" he cursed. Looking back, Night Owl thought, No matter how strong 'A' is, those two should be able to hold him off for a while! Besides, this is Konoha's territory. 'A' wouldn't dare—
He suddenly froze as he planned his