"Leader, what do we do?"
"Kill them!"
Looking at the two who paid no attention whatsoever to him and his men below, the Grass Ninja Leader gave the order without hesitation.
"Yes!"
At his command, the nearest Grass Ninja answered in unison, then drew their weapons and charged at Naruto and Sasuke on the bow.
They're done for!
Karin instinctively closed her eyes at the sight. She couldn't bear to watch two boys around her age die in front of her.
It would make her feel that the same fate awaited her.
But reality was just that cruel.
Even with her eyes closed, her sensory ability remained active. Almost a second later, those chakra signatures had already vanished...
Huh? Those signatures?
Karin froze in confusion and instinctively opened her eyes.
Thud. Thud...
The Grass Ninja who had leaped toward the bow with vicious expressions just moments ago fell straight down in front of Karin, hitting the ground with dull thuds and lying motionless in the sandy pits.
"What?!"
The Grass Ninja Leader was stunned.
"Hey, Sasuke, want to see who gets more, B?"
No sooner had Naruto spoken than Sasuke disappeared from his side. Naruto blinked, then hurriedly shouted down, "You had to get a head start even on this?!"
"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"
Sasuke, who had jumped off the boat first, finished his hand seals in midair. Fireballs blossomed like fireworks in the sky, dazzling yet deadly as they rained down on the Grass Ninja.
"It's only fire release. I've got this! Water Release..."
Watching the descending fireballs, a Grass Ninja was about to form hand seals to counter with water release when his vision blurred. A blade wreathed in lightning thrust straight out of the fireball before him!
Before he could finish his hand seals, the blade