The two hid behind a tree...
Hyuga Kimura recovered from his frustration and looked at Uchiha Gen, hesitating to speak. He wanted to ask when Gen had become able to see, but this wasn't the right time. He would wait until they had dealt with these people!
Kimura had no doubt that Muren could handle these enemies.
Known in Konoha as the Hyuga twins, they had both become Jonin long ago, and their reputation over the years had been earned through real battles.
His only real concern was whether Muren, after enduring the earlier encirclement, was still in any condition to handle this situation.
After all, the wound on Kimura's own back had left him in terrible shape, considerably reducing his fighting strength...
"Put this on." Uchiha Gen took a forehead protector bearing Konoha's symbol from his ninja tool pouch and tossed it to Kimura.
Feeling his chakra slowly recover, Uchiha Gen grinned. This really was a rare experience. How long had it been since he last had to worry about running out of chakra?
There was still something Uchiha Gen couldn't understand. Since Kimura belonged to the Main Family, losing his Byakugan would be an incalculable loss for Konoha. So much time had already passed—why hadn't any Konoha ninja come to reinforce them?
Meanwhile, Konoha, which Uchiha Gen had been wondering about, was urgently sending people to search for them. However, internal discord in Kumogakure had led to Tobirama and Kumogakure's Second Raikage being ambushed by the brothers Kinkaku and Ginkaku during their alliance ceremony. Most of the available ninja had gone to reinforce that front instead.
Uchiha Gen's group had originally been one of the teams sent to scout and provide support, but now they seemed to need reinforcements more than anyone.
As the pursuing ninja drew