"Yes, they really have held us up here for a long time! We don't even know how our teammates on the front lines are doing now!" Ruri said with a smile after hearing Kakashi's words.
Just then, Uchiha Itachi, Yamato, and Uzuki Yugao also emerged from the bushes.
"Captain, are you hurt? When we saw you fighting the enemy just now, we wanted to come out, but you told us to stay where we were. We really couldn't figure out why you were doing that!" Uchiha Itachi said to Kakashi with a frown as he came up beside him.
After hearing Uchiha Itachi's words, Kakashi turned to him and said with a smile, "When I was fighting that enemy just now, I realized he was very weak, and I had the upper hand right from the start! There was absolutely no need for you to come out and help me, so I had you wait there!"
The three of them nodded lightly at Kakashi's words, then said nothing more.
"By the way, what do we do now? Should we get going? We've been held up here for a long time!" Ruri said to Kakashi with a smile just then.
Kakashi nodded lightly at Ruri's words, then said, "All right, we've been held up here for a long time too. Let's set off now. If we keep delaying like this, I'm afraid the situation on the front lines will become critical!"
The four of them nodded at Kakashi's words. Just then, Ruri suddenly said, "Oh, right, I almost forgot. There was an enemy I didn't kill earlier. He should have mostly recovered by now. I'll go take a look!"
"All right, be careful. If anything seems wrong, wave to us, and we'll come help you right away!" After hearing Ruri's words,