"You—you are?!"
"Thunderclap of Konoha"! Uzumaki Kuming!"
The middle-aged Stone Ninja spoke with difficulty, his body involuntarily retreating. The middle-aged Stone Ninja had been fighting on the front lines for quite some time. Almost every Stone Ninja in the frontline forces knew Uzumaki Kuming. As the commander-in-chief of Konoha's Surprise Attack Force, he had tricked the Five-Tails Jinchuriki and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki to their deaths. Kuming's portrait had long since spread throughout the Stone Ninja ranks.
"Why are you here?!"
The middle-aged Stone Ninja sounded terrified. Facing Uzumaki Kuming, who had appeared out of nowhere, he couldn't even bring himself to think of resisting. The Stone Ninja had no saying that went, "If you see Uzumaki Kuming, abandon the mission," but they all knew how terrifying the man before them was.
The Stone Ninja leadership had never issued such an order because they believed that if a squad encountered Uzumaki Kuming, there was no way they could escape anyway.
"This really did take an unexpected turn."
"I'd already made preparations, and this still happened."
"But at least I got here in time."
Uzumaki Kuming glanced back at Kakashi Hatake, who was covering his face. Blood trickled between Kakashi's fingers. Meanwhile, Obito Uchiha's eyes had turned completely scarlet, two black tomoe standing out clearly in his pupils.
"He awakened a two-tomoe Sharingan right off the bat. What incredible talent!"
"Compared to this kid, Uchiha Sasuke doesn't even deserve to be the second lead."
Kuming's gaze lingered on Obito for a moment. Stung by Kakashi's serious injury, Obito had successfully awakened his Sharingan. When he saw Kuming appear, a hint of confusion surfaced in his eyes, but it was quickly swallowed by fury. He glared murderously at the Stone Ninja who had seriously injured Kakashi.
"Dammit, don't run!" Obito suddenly shouted. He