"Bastard, this is Sunagakure!"
"You captured Lord Kazekage, and you dare claim you're here to arrest a criminal?"
"Let's take him down together!"
"Release Lord Kazekage now!"
Chiyo threw up a hand, her voice exploding from deep in her throat. "Stop! All of you, shut up!"
Her roar swept over them like a tornado, drowning out every other shout.
The ninjas who had been about to attack froze in unison, as though someone had flipped a switch.
Pakura had raised a Scorch Release fireball, ready to throw it. She stopped short too.
Yongye stood surrounded, yet he stood out from the crowd. His mocking gaze swept over the frozen ninjas before settling on Chiyo.
The corner of his mouth lifted. "Not bad, old woman. You've got a brain. No wonder you've lived this long."
Chiyo's mouth twitched, deepening the wrinkles on her cheeks.
Her gaze passed over Yongye's shoulder to the One-Tail Shukaku behind him, still poised in a berserk stance.
Shukaku's eyes were Kurenai-red, and they bore the same pattern as the Uchiha Sharingan.
Chiyo's pupils contracted. Just as I thought. The One-Tail Shukaku hasn't merely gone berserk. This Uchiha has him under control!
The village's strongest weapon, the One-Tail, was in enemy hands. Rasa, the Kazekage best equipped to counter him, had been defeated in an instant!
They had been checkmated from the opening move!
Chiyo gritted her teeth and forced down the anger and humiliation churning in her chest.
"You're Uchiha Yongye!"
It was a statement, not a question. Only one person in the ninja world could do this—and would dare to.
Yongye nodded with a smile and slipped his hands back into his pockets. "Rosa is the only criminal I'm after. But if Sunagakure wants a fight, I'll be happy to oblige."
The moment he finished