After a while, he slowly straightened up. After carefully observing the situation in the surrounding forest, he leapt down from the treetops into the open clearing below.
What he did not know was that everything had been watched by several people high above.
Seeing Sasuke's actions, Gin narrowed his eyes slightly, a faint smile curling across his lips as he chuckled softly.
"Who would have thought... he was still a kind child..."
"Unfortunately, whether for ninja or for us Hollows, kindness is the most boring thing of all..."
Naturally, Sasuke did not hear those words. He slowly approached the ninja, his eyes remaining vigilant and guarded.
Seemingly hearing the movement, the ninja hurriedly widened his eyes. Disbelief appeared on his incomparably pale, frail face as he trembled and slowly raised his head.
The instant he saw Sasuke, his previously dim eyes immediately filled with life. His lips trembled slightly as he spoke in a muddled voice.
"P-please... save me..."
Sasuke's gaze sharpened slightly at his words.
Only after approaching the ninja at close range did he realize that there was practically no possibility of saving him.
His lung had been pierced through, and the major artery in his leg had ruptured as well. Nearly all the blood in his body had already drained away.
If not for the environment they were currently in, Sasuke would surely have found it unbelievable that the man was still alive.
Yet when he saw the sole glimmer of hope in those dim eyes, Sasuke's expression became somewhat complicated. He remained silent for a long while before calmly saying, "Do you have any final wishes you need to entrust to someone...?"
The moment Sasuke said those words, the light in the ninja's eyes visibly dimmed before his very eyes.
It was as though the last