"Hey! You're giving up already? You guys are no fun at all."
Lin Mu shouted after the four fleeing figures, but he did not pursue them.
The fight had caused quite a commotion. The patrol ninja in Konoha should have noticed it by now.
He would leave the rest to them!
Lin Mu's gaze flickered. In truth, he had other reasons for not pursuing those four enemies.
From what he remembered, these four ninja would take Sasuke Uchiha away to join Orochimaru.
For a long time afterward, Sasuke Uchiha's growing strength would be closely tied to Orochimaru.
If he killed these four Sound Ninja here, would Sasuke Uchiha still defect from Konoha?
How would he increase his strength after that?
Lin Mu did not want his interference to change the course of this world's development.
Sasuke... had to leave!
Still, Lin Mu was not too worried. That madman Orochimaru coveted the Sharingan.
Even if he failed this time, he would definitely find another way to get Sasuke!
Perhaps next time, he would come in person.
With that thought, Lin Mu dispersed the senjutsu within his body, then closed the first gate.
Even though he could maintain that state for a long time, it still put some strain on his body.
Now that the fight was over, it was better not to keep it active.
"Lin Mu... what happened here? Who were you fighting?"
Kakashi Hatake appeared.
He had just finished speaking with Sasuke and had barely gone any distance when he sensed the disturbances from the fight.
Thinking Sasuke Uchiha and Sui had gotten into a fight, he had hurried over to check.
He had not expected Lin Mu to be the one causing the commotion.
"Hahaha..."
Lin Mu chuckled, scratched his head, and answered casually:
"Don't worry, Kakashi-sensei. They