"Lord Minato has been kidnapped. The kidnapper said outright that he wants the Nine-Tails!"
Tsunade, Mikoto, and the others looked even grimmer than they already had.
"Who was it?" Uchiha Yin's question was sharp and brief. He wasn't trying to make things difficult for Kakashi; he could tell Kakashi knew who it was.
Kakashi froze for a moment, seemingly reluctant to answer.
But after glancing at Rin Nohara, he finally said, "Lord Yin, it was Obito Uchiha!"
Rin Nohara's eyes widened in disbelief. No matter how she looked at it, the news was almost impossible to believe.
Uchiha Yin, however, remained relatively calm, as though he had expected this from Obito Uchiha.
"All right. I understand. I'll go find him," Uchiha Yin said.
His words put Kakashi at ease. It felt as though the danger was already over, so long as Uchiha Yin was willing to step in.
Rin Nohara was far from reassured. She looked at Kakashi in alarm. "Are you sure it was him?"
Before Kakashi could say anything, Uchiha Yin spoke. "Rin, he's still alive."
Those few words shattered every possibility Rin Nohara had been clinging to.
Her stunned expression lasted only a second before it vanished.
"Master Yin, I'm going with you!"
Everyone looked at Rin Nohara with understanding.
Only Kurotsuchi looked utterly confused, unsure what to say.
Uchiha Yin neither agreed nor refused. He studied Rin Nohara, weighing whether he should take her along.
Sensing his hesitation, Rin Nohara hurried to say, "Master Yin, I promise I'll keep myself safe. Please take me. This concerns me too!"
Uchiha Yin found some truth in her words and finally agreed.
Kakashi quickly spoke up as well. "Lord Yin, please allow me to come too!"
This time, Uchiha Yin agreed without hesitation. Kakashi was an Anbu Ninja with