"Let's go!" Kakashi said. "The guests are here. We have to go greet them!"
"Hmph, just what I wanted!" Asuma pulled out his Twin Flying Swallows from his ninja tool pouch, his resolve clear.
"Follow me, please." Anko turned and ran toward the location where she sensed the Curse Mark.
"Yuun! I'm leaving the guard duty to you!" Kakashi shouted before following after her, with Asuma pursuing without hesitation.
"Now this is getting interesting." Yuun licked his lips. Without seeming to exert any effort, he caught up in a few steps. "Byakugan!"
"Hehehe, this is my parting gift to you..." Orochimaru's neck suddenly stretched out, and he opened his mouth to bite Sasuke's neck. But just as he was about to say something else, several kunai shot from the bushes and struck his neck. The section of Orochimaru's neck pierced by the kunai slowly turned earthy yellow, followed by the rest of his body.
Although Orochimaru had been forced to retract his neck by the sudden attack, he had still managed to bite Sasuke beforehand. Sasuke, now branded with the Curse Mark, went limp and collapsed against Kakashi, who had arrived behind him first.
"Kakashi-sensei!" With both of her teammates taken down before her eyes, the panicked Sakura Haruno felt as though she had found her anchor when she saw Kakashi.
"Sakura, take those two and leave first. Find somewhere to hide." After quickly checking Sasuke's condition, Kakashi cautiously drew a kunai. "This place is dangerous. Leave now. Get at least two kilometers away—the farther, the better."
"Yes!" Though she still did not understand what was happening, Sakura Haruno chose to obey. Supporting Sasuke, whom Kakashi had already knocked unconscious, and Naruto Uzumaki, who had long since passed out, she staggered away.
Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet Technique! Even if