Hiruko, hiding in the shadows, looked tense, terrified that Uchiha Yū would die at their hands. After all, the Chimera Technique required a living person to seize a bloodline limit!
"Uchiha Yū can't die!"
Hiruko prepared to intervene. The situation was far too dangerous now. Though Uchiha Yū had lost his ability to fight and was deliberately avoiding their attacks, Kumogakure's many shinobi were still steadily closing in.
They wanted to kill Uchiha Yū on the spot!
Yuan Ye, a jonin, could only barely fend off the attacks of so many shinobi. He was an ordinary elite jonin; faced with numbers far exceeding his own side's, all he could do was protect Uchiha Yū as best he could and hope he recovered his strength soon.
Unfortunately, one shinobi tore through his defense. Dual-wielding ninja blades, he charged forward at high speed, his target none other than Uchiha Yū!
Everyone was worried about Uchiha Yū's condition. The fierce battle just now had drained all his chakra, and after treating his own wounds, his entire body was in a weakened state.
Yū drew kunai in both hands. He might not be able to fight the enemy to his heart's content, but retreating was still possible. Yet the very next second he moved—
A white figure appeared before him. Hiruko delivered a flying kick, striking the Cloud Shinobi who had rushed over. Before the man could react, he was sent flying. Only when he hit the ground did everyone see who had intervened.
"Hiruko?"
The Konoha personnel present were no strangers to the rogue shinobi Hiruko. Though his strength was inferior to the Sannin's, he was still a fairly standard jonin. His betrayal had prompted a small-scale manhunt.
Yuan Ye had been one of those involved. He had never expected to see him