The four Cloud Ninja prodigies present were shaken to the core upon hearing Nawaki's vicious scheme. They were not afraid of death, but if they were branded as traitors and reviled after dying, that would be far too unjust and miserable.
The greatest weakness of young prodigies was their lack of experience. Having never encountered anything so terrifying, they instinctively feared Nawaki, the one who had devised this plan—just as ordinary people instinctively wanted to stay away when they saw a venomous snake.
At this point, it was not only the siblings Samui and Atsui; the other four had begun guarding against one another as well. The same question remained: even if they themselves did not waver, what about the others? Human hearts were unfathomable! Lacking trust, the six-person group that had only come together by chance completely fell apart.
The four quietly shifted their feet again, and the distance between them unconsciously widened once more, reflecting their inner turmoil. Looking at their companions drifting farther away, at Samui standing opposite them, and at Nawaki's sinister grin, their thoughts grew ever more chaotic. For a time, they had no idea what to do.
"How did it turn out like this? Is it over?" Even the strong-willed Karui wore a helpless, vulnerable expression.
"So this is Skywalker... With just a few words, he drove us apart and crushed us. He's truly terrifying!" C habitually tugged at the corner of his mouth, wanting to face his enemy with a smile, yet he could not smile at all. Instead, his face twisted into a strange expression like a cramp.
"Damn it! If I'd known this would happen, I never should have run from the start! It would have been better to die fighting in front of everyone than to drag others down with