Kisame blinked his dead-fish eyes, while Mei Terumi pointed back at herself.
The two stared at each other blankly.
"Ah!!!"
Shicang looked at the two from Kirigakure, then turned to Uchiha Shingen, who had forcibly dragged him into this mess and was now spreading his hands in feigned innocent confusion.
His face crumpled like a chrysanthemum.
"What sins did I commit in my past life to end up with freaks like you?!"
Mei Terumi shrank back, asking timidly, "Then what do we do now?!"
"What else can we do? Wait for that guy to come back!"
Shicang rubbed his forehead. Being stuck with these bastards was starting to break him mentally.
"You'd better pray that idiot makes it back alive. Otherwise, prepare yourselves to be trapped here until the fog completely disperses."
"That wouldn't be so bad. My original plan was to stall until these Chunin Exams ended, or until Kakashi's side got word of what was happening here."
Uchiha Shingen's eyes lit up.
"At worst, we just wait a little longer. That's better than being chased down and beaten, right?!"
After thinking it over, Shicang realized that was indeed the case.
He let out a long breath, his entire body finally relaxing.
Uchiha Shingen had already fought Sasori once, expending a considerable amount of stamina and Chakra. Afterward, he had been fleeing for his life, and his strength had long since neared its limit.
Now that he had a moment to catch his breath, he quickly pulled out several soldier pills from his pocket and swallowed them, recovering some of his strength at once.
Mei Terumi and Kisame did the same, seizing the time to restore their Chakra and stamina.
But after waiting for quite a while, there was still no word from Zabuza's side, and they gradually grew