Uchiha Shingen spoke with absolute certainty.
His tone carried an unquestionable authority.
Since the team had been formed, this was the first time he had issued an order in his capacity as captain.
Even Shisui beside him was momentarily stunned, but once he came to his senses, his heart was filled with emotion.
An indescribable emotion!
The clash just now had been brief, yet exceptionally perilous.
If Kakashi had not used that self-destructive Lightning Release, and if Uchiha Shingen had not dealt with Sasori's three puppets alone, this team would likely have been wiped out by now.
That alone showed just how formidable Sasori truly was.
After all, he was a monster who had killed the Third Kazekage and turned him into a human puppet while he was still alive.
Drawing away an enemy like that alone...
Captain Shingen was using his own life to buy his teammates a chance to survive.
In Shisui's memories, the last Uchiha clansman to step forward and cover his comrades' retreat when his team had fallen into certain death was named Kagami Uchiha.
His grandfather!
At this very moment.
The figures of Kagami Uchiha and Uchiha Shingen overlapped before Shisui's eyes, eventually merging into one:
"Captain Shingen..."
"You bastard... do you even know what you're saying?!"
Kakashi grabbed Uchiha Shingen by the collar, his eyes already reddening.
"You'll die!"
"If you don't let go, I'll suffocate to death first!"
Kakashi immediately released Uchiha Shingen's collar, his feelings impossibly complicated for a moment.
"You..."
"Cut the nauseating stuff."
Uchiha Shingen straightened his collar and ignored Kakashi and Shisui's gazes.
"This is an order."
"Whether I make it out alive depends on your speed. After all, our opponent is a monster who killed the Third Kazekage."
"Wish me luck?!"
Uchiha Shingen grinned, then flashed to the