Pfft!
Blood sprayed through the air.
As Nagato turned around with a kunai in hand, Yahiko, who had long since made up his mind, crashed straight into him, aligning his own heart with the kunai's tip.
That was why Hanzo and Danzo, those two venomous old men, had sneered together.
They were best at exploiting these so-called bonds.
If it had been them, they would never have allowed an enemy to manipulate them in such a situation.
If a comrade was captured...
Then let him die.
That was what a ninja was.
"Idiot!"
At that very instant, a figure suddenly burst from underground, his right hand striking the kunai that was about to pierce Yahiko's heart.
Wuye had rushed here as fast as he could and finally arrived at the most critical moment.
Without the Nine-Tails' chakra cloak, he had still been a little too slow...
"You are..."
Yahiko and Nagato stared blankly, unable to react for a moment.
Wuye halted his charge and stood before them. The wound on his hand from the kunai had already healed.
His outer robe fluttered down, revealing several large words before Yahiko and Nagato's eyes: Fourth Hokage.
"Sensei?!"
The two nearly cried out, but the rationality they had developed over years as leaders made them hold their tongues.
Konan, who was being restrained, abruptly raised her head, her eyes trembling violently.
She had thought, she had truly thought Konoha was involved in this incident, since Danzo was standing nearby. But she had never imagined Hyuga Wuye would descend like a god from the heavens.
"Long time no see, Hanzo."
As though he could not see the huge crowd of ninja at all, Wuye casually waved and greeted Hanzo.
Hanzo frowned and glanced at Danzo.
Danzo himself was equally bewildered, unable to understand how