"Rin!!!"
Kakashi shouted.
He charged madly toward that staggering figure.
Though he did not know why Rin had suddenly escaped.
He believed with absolute certainty.
That was Rin!
Guy narrowed his eyes, his vigilance instantly rising to its peak, and rushed over as well.
He knew the "main event" was about to begin!
Hearing the commotion, Rin raised her head in confusion.
When she saw Kakashi rushing toward her, her face showed dazed disbelief.
"Kakashi? How could this be..."
"Rin! How are you? Are you hurt?"
Seeing Rin's weak, frightened appearance, Kakashi was beside himself with worry.
He immediately turned and shouted to Guy, "Guy! Hurry and check how Rin is!"
Guy nodded and stepped forward to quickly examine Rin's condition.
"Guy? You came too..."
Rin finally realized that none of this was an illusion.
But immediately afterward, her face filled with deep conflict.
Over the past dozen days or so, she had spent most of her time unconscious.
But there had been moments when she was awake.
She knew that she had actually been tied to an operating table the entire time.
The people of Kirigakure had been conducting some kind of experiment on her.
At first, she did not know what it was.
But during one of the times she was awake, they had failed to notice.
She happened to overhear their discussion.
She learned of Kirigakure's plan.
They intended to implant Isobu, the Three-Tails, into her body!
Then send her back to Konoha and let the Three-Tails go berserk there!
To destroy Konoha!
That was Kirigakure's plot!
Now, she had already become the Three-Tails' jinchuriki.
She was a walking humanoid bomb.
"No, I absolutely can't let Kirigakure's plan succeed..."
"The Three-Tails must never be brought back to Konoha. I have to... ngh..."
Rin suddenly let out a