"Not good. Sarutobi Hiruzen wants to kill us!"
The vigilant captain was startled when he saw Sarutobi Hiruzen arrive with Shunshin, but he still moved instantly to block Sarutobi Hiruzen's attack. "Run! Go inform Lord Raikage. Something seems to have happened in the Land of Fire!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen had appeared here disheveled and bedraggled. There had to have been internal turmoil in Konoha.
And Sarutobi Hiruzen had lost. Such a major matter had to be reported to Hokage-sama as soon as possible so they could prepare and respond in advance.
At the same time,
for some reason, Sarutobi Hiruzen had become bloodthirsty. The first thing he did upon seeing them was try to take their lives.
Such a thing was indeed rare. This also had to be reported to Lord Raikage.
"Captain..." Some of the ninja were reluctant to leave. Seeing their captain preparing to risk his life against Sarutobi Hiruzen, some rushed forward as well. "Captain, we'll help you. We might not necessarily lose to this guy!"
Their eyes were filled with resolve. If they had the chance, they could still fight a Sarutobi Hiruzen who looked this battered.
"You... Run! He's the Hokage!" The Land of Lightning squad captain was anxious. Looking at those rushing forward, he was furious at their failure to understand, even starting to curse. "Are you idiots? No matter how miserable he looks, he's still Konoha's Hokage. How could we possibly be his match?!"
He was truly helpless, even furious at their failure to understand.
Had the chance to escape that he had fought so hard to buy for them been lost just like that?
Sarutobi Hiruzen likely would not give them a second chance to flee.
"Hehe. He's right. You have no chance!" Sarutobi Hiruzen watched the people charging toward him, a vicious