"Ping, take someone and escort them back to Konoha. The rest of you, come with me!" Eight ninjas had arrived, one of them taking the lead.
At the time, Kimura Takuya's detonator warning had alerted the two outer sentry posts, each of which had four people stationed there. The two posts had then met and held a heated discussion. In the end, five people had been sent to investigate, while two remained at the posts. In case of an accident, the last person had been sent back to Konoha to report the news.
It was then that the reinforcements arrived. Because of those arrangements, the Cloud ninja brothers, who had easily killed the five sentries, had already killed Kimura Takuya's three companions.
"Cough! Cough, cough!" The formidable enemies had left, and the danger of death had passed. Kimura Takuya finally relaxed completely and could no longer suppress his injuries through sheer willpower. He immediately coughed up two large mouthfuls of dark blood.
The remaining ninja named Ping crouched down to examine him, then looked up at another man. "What do we do? He's badly hurt!"
The man being asked frowned, clearly without any good ideas—they were not Medical Ninjas.
"Please... take... me and the children to Konoha..." Kimura Takuya said weakly from the ground, his words broken and intermittent.
Ping, beside him, frowned. "Your injuries are too severe. If we take you back to Konoha, perhaps..."
"I know my condition..." Kimura Takuya forced a smile and turned to look at his two children. "But as their father, I must do one last thing. I have to personally entrust them to someone."
"Then... all right." Ping had already understood Kimura Takuya's plan. After hesitating for a moment, he finally agreed.
"Ah! Roar...!" Mirai, who had shown no reaction until then, suddenly