"A small matter? If I hadn't come, one of you would definitely have died! Do you have any idea?" Hatake Ziyan suddenly roared, cutting Yahiko off.
Seeing Hatake Ziyan lose his temper, they all instinctively ducked their heads, then peeked up at him without raising them.
"Is it really that serious? Isn't it just Hanzō? Nagato can handle him alone. What's there to be afraid of?" Yahiko muttered quietly, stealing a glance at Hatake Ziyan.
As soon as Yahiko finished speaking, Nagato and Konan, who stood beside him, took two steps back in perfect unison, distancing themselves from him.
"Oh? A mere Hanzō? You must be pretty impressive! How about this, then? Tomorrow, you can go to the exchange point you agreed on all by yourself. Let me see how you defeat this mere Hanzō." Hatake Ziyan's voice turned ominous.
Hearing the change in Hatake Ziyan's tone, Yahiko glanced left and right, hoping to see how his two friends were reacting, only to discover that they had already retreated behind him!
You're throwing your teammate to the wolves! You left without even telling me and made me face this grim reaper alone? Hurry up and put in a good word for me! Otherwise, your buddy's going to die!
That was the message Yahiko tried to convey with his look at Nagato!
But Nagato acted as if he hadn't noticed Yahiko's pleading gaze, merely blinking at him with those unreadable eyes!
Seeing that, Yahiko grumbled inwardly. What the hell kind of eyes are those? You can't convey anything with them! Forget you. I'll have to count on Konan!
Yahiko turned toward Konan and shot her a meaningful look!
But then he saw Konan do something strange!
First, she gave him a couple of flirtatious looks, then pursed her lips to point