Chengxin stopped what she was doing and looked toward the voice, only to find the Eagle Mask Root operative.
"I'm fine. You don't need to worry," she answered flatly.
The Eagle Mask Root operative stepped closer. Chengxin frowned slightly and sniffed, and the smell of blood instantly filled her nostrils.
"Something's wrong..." She carefully sniffed the scent again and realized it wasn't the smell of her own blood at all.
As the Eagle Mask Root operative approached, her guard rose. She instinctively glanced toward where the Red Mask ANBU operative had been, only to discover that he was already gone.
"Not good." Alarm surged through her as she felt a sudden rush of killing intent. She twisted sharply to the side, and a Kunai flashed past her chest, missing her by a hair.
She rolled once across the ground before coming to a stop.
"What exactly are you trying to do? Where's my other teammate?" Chengxin frowned at the Eagle Mask Root operative, whose arm was still extended from the throw.
"Heh, heh, heh!" The Eagle Mask Root operative chuckled maliciously, then said casually, "That Uchiha brat? I already killed him!"
Chengxin froze, then blurted out in disbelief, "You... why would you do this? Why kill a teammate? Are you a spy from Kumogakure?"
As she spoke, she slowly backed away and picked up the Two-Tails' Chakra Container from the ground.
"Oh? A spy from Kumogakure? Don't go making false accusations." A faint smile curved the Eagle Mask Root operative's lips as he spoke and advanced. "You can't beat me. Be smart and hand over the Two-Tails, and I'll give you a quick death."
Chengxin snorted coldly. "Hmph. And you still claim you're not a spy from Kumogakure? You want the Two-Tails? Keep dreaming."
Already wounded, she knew she was