Sen's remark about his "overacting" left Kakashi choking on his words. He rolled his dead-fish eyes and chose to ignore it.
He looked at the two corpses impaled in midair, a trace of gravity flashing through his eyes.
"The Demon Brothers, rogue ninja from Kirigakure. Known for assassinations and coordinated attacks."
He walked over to the bodies and examined their wounds.
"Killed in one strike. They didn't even have a chance to react."
Sen curled his lip in disgust at the two corpses, which were still dripping blood.
"They're an eyesore hanging there."
With a thought, the two enormous wooden spikes piercing the bodies moved like a pair of nimble arms.
They flung the Demon Brothers' bodies into the woods beside the road.
Thud! Thud!
Two dull impacts rang out.
The bodies smashed through several trees and vanished deep into the dense forest.
Immediately afterward, Sen spoke silently in his mind.
System, absorb.
[Ding! Faint life essence detected. Absorption successful. EXP +150!] [Ding! Faint life essence detected. Absorption successful. EXP +140!]
Every little bit counted.
Sen nodded in satisfaction, feeling the chakra inside him grow a little fuller.
Kakashi gave Sasuke an approving look for his quick reaction earlier.
"Good reaction, Sasuke."
Then he fixed his gaze on Sen, who was rotating his wrists, as though he were staring at a monster.
That explosive burst of power.
That decisiveness and ruthlessness when killing.
None of it belonged in a twelve-year-old child!
What exactly had this kid been through?
The question loomed large in Kakashi's mind, but he did not ask.
He turned around, his expression instantly turning ice-cold as the oppressive presence of an elite Jonin erupted from him.
"Mr. Tazuna!"
Kakashi's voice held no emotion as he stared hard at the old man still trembling on the