Jin carried Hinata back to the village, only to find it engulfed in smoke and flames, with villagers' corpses scattered across the roads. Jin hurriedly activated his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to search for Kimimaro and the others. Then, with Hinata on his back, he used his unique secret technique to conceal himself and rushed toward their location at ten times his usual speed.
When Jin arrived, he found the four trapped at the foot of a mountain, confronting three Kumogakure ninja. Before the battle had even begun, Kimimaro's side had already lost some momentum. Jin carefully looked at the girl behind White and smiled to himself.
Jin quietly approached Kimimaro and the others and said softly, "I'm back. Are you all right? Give them a good fight. The three of you go together. Make sure to protect Yakumo, whose offensive power is extremely strong. I'll handle protecting the remaining one." Kimimaro and the other two were delighted. The girl's body visibly trembled, but she made no sound.
The Kumogakure ninja consisted of two men and one woman. One man was fat, while the other was thin. The fat man was 180 centimeters tall and wielded a Kubikiribōchō. The thin man was 165 centimeters tall and held a kunai. The female ninja was 166 centimeters tall and held a paper fan. The three surrounded the four of them without rushing to attack.
The female ninja asked, "Where is that brat from the Uchiha Clan? If you answer honestly, we'll let you go."
Kimimaro sneered. "Are you telling a joke? We don't have time to listen."
The female ninja continued, "You're only genin. Do you really think you can escape alive? How naive. Don't you know that one jonin is enough to deal with three genin?"
Kimimaro said quietly, "I'll deal with