"Rain?"
As the white smoke before them dispersed, Darui and the other two stared blankly at the unfamiliar surroundings and the rainy sky. For a moment, they were completely dumbfounded.
"Hiii~~!" Pain Rin waved her little hand and greeted them playfully.
The three finally came to their senses and immediately exploded!
"Y-you, you're...!!!"
"No mistake, she's one of the attackers from Cloud Gate Valley!! It was her—she used some kind of method to..."
"Damn it all!!! We were practically at our doorstep!!!"
Pain Rin scratched her head and said warmly, "Don't be so distant. Just treat this place like your own home."
"It's over. There's no getting away now. If I get captured again, the enemy will definitely lock me in a dungeon and humiliate me mercilessly..."
Samui seemed to have already seen her miserable fate.
C was even more at a loss. "I'm not going to get sent off as forced labor, am I...?"
Only Darui was the first to calm down. He drew his ninja blade and charged at Pain Rin!
"What do you mean, our own home? Our home is only the Hidden Cloud Village!!!"
Pain Rin smiled as she dodged Darui's blade. "Hehe, no can do, no can do. It only works here~"
Despite his young age, Darui's swordsmanship was already exceptional. But he had first been captured, then traveled a long distance under extreme tension. His stamina and chakra had long been nearly exhausted, and every attack was evaded at just the right moment!
Seeing that he could not take her down, Darui shouted, "Samui, C, help me! If we don't take this one out, we'll never make it back!"
"Ah, got it!!" Not wanting to be humiliated, Samui immediately drew her blade and joined the fight!
"I-I-I... what should I do..." At that time,