At the sight of Might Guy's arrival, Sasuke let out a sigh of relief, then continued pretending to be unconscious. From here on, it was time to act according to his script.
After getting a rough understanding of the situation, Might Guy breathed a sigh of relief. Although things looked rather miserable, Team 7 was still alive, and there was still a chance of completing the mission.
"Guy-sensei!"
Just as Might Guy was considering how to safely take Team 7 away, Rock Lee suddenly appeared behind the Kirigakure ninja with an angry roar. Neji Hyuga and Tenten swiftly moved in as well, forming an encirclement around the two.
In the blink of an eye, an odd situation had formed on the bridge. The four members of Team 3 surrounded three Kirigakure ninja, while Ao held Sakura and Tazuna hostage on the other side.
Seeing that this was how things had turned out, Kakashi quickly retreated to Might Guy's side as well.
Although Konoha appeared to have the upper hand, since they only needed to abandon one genin in exchange for two Kirigakure ninja swords, another village's jonin might very well have accepted the trade. But Kakashi and Might Guy were both Konoha jonin!
Under the inheritance of the so-called Will of Fire, Konoha ninja generally would not easily abandon a comrade's life. Even the hypocritical Sarutobi Hiruzen would not do so, since he still had to maintain his shining image as a kindly old man. If anyone in Konoha could make such a trade without hesitation, it was probably only Danzo, the king of shady dealings!
"How about we make a deal? Return Kirigakure's belongings, and I'll return these two to you!"
While Might Guy and Kakashi were still exchanging looks and discussing a strategy, Ao slowly spoke from the