"Ah!"
Kakashi was knocked back by a single blow, and Suikazan Fuguki instantly revealed his true objective. Rin Nohara had been prepared and was just about to react when an overwhelming aura pinned her down, leaving her unable to move.
"Godfather!?"
"No!"
Not far beyond the woods, Mu Qingyun roared and charged toward Rin Nohara. Two Uchiha Clan ninja stood impassively in his path, blocking him from both sides. "It is the lord's command. Are you still willing to obey it?!"
Mu Qingyun's expression twisted viciously. He glared at the two men and roared unwillingly, "Wouldn't everything be fine if Kakashi died?! Why does the lord choose to abandon Rin instead of abandoning Kakashi?!"
The two Uchiha Clan ninja blocking Mu Qingyun stared at him without expression and asked, "Are you questioning the lord's decision?"
"Then I'll kill you so no one will know!"
The evil thoughts in his heart had already erupted. Mu Qingyun had even decided to take Rin Nohara and flee far away. Right now, the simplest thing seemed to be killing these two. Mu Qingyun believed that such a trivial matter could not possibly warrant Mingye coming in person.
"I'd still know even if you killed them!"
Just as Mu Qingyun took a step, Mingye suddenly appeared behind him and placed one hand on his shoulder. Mu Qingyun's shoulder instantly twisted, followed by his entire body, crackling and popping. In merely a second, he had become a lump of mangled flesh.
The lump of flesh lay on the ground, yet Mingye smiled and applauded.
"I have to admit, given the circumstances these past years, you have actually grown to this extent. It seems I truly have grown old."
The Three Tomoe in the eyes of the two Uchiha ninja on either side spun open as they