Naruto was racking his brains over how to find a medical ninja when his ears twitched.
"Do any of you have a medical ninja with you?"
The Kusagakure Jonin was taken aback by the question, and his head instinctively shook.
"We're here for a surprise attack. Why would we have a medical ninja? They're all stationed back at camp."
The moment the words left his mouth, his face changed. He roared in furious exasperation.
"You're about to die, and you're still asking about medical ninjas? Kill him!"
A Chunin immediately drew his sword and lunged at Naruto.
"Bad luck, kid, taking this job!"
The Chunin flashed to Naruto's side with a vicious grin, while the remaining Kusagakure ninja all ran toward the crates Naruto had gathered earlier.
"This saves us a fortune."
"Haha! Jonin Kusanagi really came up with a great plan."
"Who caused such a mess here? Is that immortal ninja Kakuzu really that terrifying?"
"Looks like Kakuzu and that Konoha ninja killed each other off. Now we don't even have to pay the commission!"
The Kusagakure ninja grinned from ear to ear as they stood guard over the crates full of ninja tools. Jonin Kusanagi could barely suppress the upward curl of his lips, his mind already drifting to the scene of being rewarded by the Kage.
Then came a violent explosion.
Boom!
A figure, accompanied by the thunderous blast, yanked the dreamers back to reality.
"Yamaki! What the hell are you doing? You made this much noise over some brat?"
Jonin Kusanagi's brows knotted together as he unleashed a furious tirade.
"Let me interrupt. Could you move your paws off my crates? Those are all my spoils of war."
The casual words drifted over. Jonin Kusanagi stared blankly at the figure sprawled on the ground.
It was