As time passed, more and more onlookers gathered on the street.
Several Konoha Jonin were among them, but none intervened. They were wary not only of his status as an envoy, but also of the dozen or so civilians near the Cloud Ninja Leader.
Injured by Lightning Release, those civilians were paralyzed and unable to leave.
The Cloud Ninja Leader grew increasingly anxious. At last, he launched an attack on the defenseless civilians.
A civilian lying on the floor watched helplessly as the Cloud Ninja approached. He was just an ordinary villager who ran a shop. He had never imagined that, just before peace arrived, a ninja from another country would attack him inside his own village-or that he might even die.
The customers in his shop felt the same way, sinking into despair.
Just as the Cloud Ninja Leader was about to strike the villager, a blur flashed past. A moment later, the Cloud Ninja Leader was sent flying several meters and crashed into a shelf.
After helping the nearby villagers up, Oto Uchiha used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside the Cloud Ninja Leader, grabbed him by the collar, and threw him straight out onto the street.
The Cloud Ninja Leader landed face-first in the dirt.
Oto Uchiha turned her attention to "Hinata" beside her. Those Byakugan were unmistakably a trait of the Hyuga Clan, and the only little girl of that age in the clan was the young lady of the Main Family, Hinata Hyuga.
Watching Hinata avoid her gaze, Oto Uchiha wondered, Was the Cloud envoy after the Hyuga Main Family?
Someone had abducted a member of the Hyuga Main Family, so where was that bastard Zou off fooling around?
"Little Hinata, I know Zou Hyuga. Don't be afraid!" Oto crouched down and comforted the