Mukade did not feel relieved just because they were not the Sand Ninja pursuers he had imagined.
Instead, his heart sank even further.
Dawn was a powerful organization that had broken away from Konoha.
Mukade had never believed they were here for sightseeing.
He was sensible enough now to abandon any thoughts of claiming this place for himself.
Instead, he was thinking about how to escape.
But before long, he felt even more bitter.
The reason was simple: he seemed to have no reason that could persuade them.
He truly had become meat on the chopping block, to be carved however they pleased.
Hinata was also rather speechless at Mukade.
The reason was simple. Before coming here, he had been some distance behind and to their left.
When they stopped and waited for whoever was approaching,
he had actually seemed to be dragged forward by some invisible force. When he passed them ten meters away, he did not even glance at them.
He looked completely possessed.
Now that several kunai had been thrown his way, he immediately came to his senses.
At least he had not reached the point of being beyond saving.
Mukade seemed to have completely let go of something. Turning around, he gave them a slight bow and said, "Are you all from Dawn?"
No one answered. Mukade revealed a bitter smile.
"I did not know that you had also set your sights on this place. That was my failure."
"If possible, could you spare my life?"
"In return, I will tell you everything I know about this place."
He saw things clearly and harbored no illusions. Or rather, in a world like this, anyone capable of becoming a Chunin or higher was not as foolish as people imagined.
As for what was seen in anime, if