"Cough, cough."
Hiruzen Sarutobi had suffered a grievous wound to his abdomen and spat out a large mouthful of blood.
"The speed of your growth really exceeded my imagination..."
Two years ago, Jin had been a genius Jonin of the Uchiha Clan. In just two short years, he had become a Kage-level fighter.
Ignoring his injuries, he abruptly retreated to put some distance between them.
As the Tachi left his body, he staggered violently.
His blood kept draining away, and so did his life.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was pale, and he was seeing stars.
Even the two people before him had begun to look slightly doubled.
"Am I going to die..."
In truth, he did not fear death.
When he had decided on a plan to kill Uchiha Jin and the Masked Man, he had already resolved to die.
Someone always had to step forward to do certain things.
He was the Third Hokage, who had held office for decades. Naturally, he could not shirk this responsibility.
If he could use this aged body to take one or two Mangekyō Sharingan wielders down with him, nothing could be better.
Even if he failed.
He could still teach the young Fourth to be wary of the Uchiha Clan.
To avoid following in his footsteps.
Feeling his life rapidly slipping away, Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to make one final gamble in his last moments.
His hands rapidly formed hand seals.
Uchiha Jin's pupils abruptly contracted at the sight.
Although he did not know which ninjutsu those seals represented, given the current situation, it had to be the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.
In the original story, Hiruzen Sarutobi had used this very technique to seal Orochimaru's hands.
He wanted to step forward and stop him, but it was already too late.
As Hiruzen Sarutobi