"Uh..." Hatake Sakumo laughed awkwardly. Deep down, he had actually wanted to keep a lower profile, but there was nothing he could do-the ninjas from Sunagakure had given him a nickname.
He said calmly, "I don't show mercy to enemies."
As he spoke, he swung his blade again, finishing off another ninja charging toward him.
"Well..." Yui was speechless. Hatake Sakumo really wasn't going to leave a single enemy alive, was he? One slash, one kill. Those unlucky enough to be struck probably lost consciousness before they even felt any pain.
"Ah! You... who the hell are you?!"
The ninjas who climbed up afterward wore visibly terrified expressions. Their legs trembled as they backed toward the cliff.
But behind them was a towering cliff, leaving them no way to retreat. Among them, a sharp gleam flashed in the eyes of two black-robed ninjas. They moved at an unhurried pace, hiding behind the others.
Yui's gaze paused as she instantly sensed a familiar presence among the ninjas. "Kazeno!"
She glanced at her split body, then paid it no further attention...
More and more ninjas climbed up from below the cliff, and the group's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Once no more came up, Hatake Sakumo said gravely, "Over a hundred. They won't be easy to deal with!"
"Hmm." Orochimaru rested his chin on his hand. "Oh, with our strength, they shouldn't be a problem! Especially for you, Sakumo. Taking on a hundred men is as easy as drinking water."
Yet as he said this, his eyes remained fixed on Yui. Orochimaru was eager, too. He wanted to find out just how much Yui Hyuga's strength had improved over the past few years.
When she fought Danzo before, she had relied on her Byakugan. But aside from those eyes, what other strength