The moment Naruto made his move, Sasuke could no longer stand still either and immediately headed toward Sakura!
With his leg injured, Naruto could not move as quickly as Sasuke.
"Sakura! Pull yourself together! This is only Lord Ziyan's killing intent. Focus and push aside the fear it's causing!" Sasuke told Sakura with a haughty expression that belied his concern.
Shaken by Hatake Ziyan's killing intent, Sakura heard Sasuke's voice and tremblingly raised her head to look at him standing before her!
Seeing Sasuke showing concern for her, Sakura's spirits immediately lifted. Is Sasuke worried about me? I can't let Sasuke-kun down!
Sakura shook off her earlier distress and sprang to her feet. She quickly wiped the tears from her face, then blushed as she told Sasuke, "Thank you for encouraging me, Sasuke-kun!"
Hatake Ziyan watched from the side, utterly dumbfounded. Of course-Sasuke when everything's fine, Naruto when there's trouble! That's Sakura, wielder of the Shinobi World's most broken jutsu: summoning Naruto!
One moment she had been trembling in fear, and a single word of encouragement from Sasuke had restored her completely!
Seeing Sakura return to normal, Sasuke raised an eyebrow at the limping Naruto as though he had accomplished something incredible!
While everyone's attention was on those three, a short-haired girl with the Byakugan stood among the crowd, staring at Naruto. She had been the first to break free of Hatake Ziyan's killing intent after Naruto's shout. A blush colored her face, and she was quietly mumbling something.
Seeing that everyone had shaken off the effects of his killing intent, Hatake Ziyan withdrew it.
Everyone felt the pressure on their bodies ease at once.
Hatake Ziyan looked at the children, rather speechless. Never before had a single release of his killing intent produced so much extra drama!
**Clap! Clap!