Come to think of it, in the entire Naruto world, only women on Tsunade and Mei Terumi's level couldn't see the tops of their feet when they looked down.
Someone like Sakura Haruno could see not just the tops of her feet, but even her ankles perfectly clearly.
"Huff... huff... huff..."
Just then, Shisui fell out of the air, landing on both knees with his hands braced against the ground, gasping for breath.
"He got away, huh?"
Seeing his sorry state, Xuan Zhe pretty much had his answer.
"I... more or less figured out how his Space-Time Ninjutsu works, but actually dealing with it was still too much for me."
Shisui endured the intense pain coursing through his body and struggled to his feet.
"If only I were a little stronger..."
He gritted his teeth and looked at Xuan Zhe, his face full of frustration. "Lord Xuan Zhe, do you know where that guy will run to next?"
"If I knew, would I be standing here waiting like an idiot? I'd have gone after him already."
Xuan Zhe rolled his eyes.
Shisui froze in place. A few seconds later, tears fell despite his efforts to hold them back.
Xuan Zhe was dumbfounded.
Kid, is that really necessary? You're actually crying?
Then again, it makes sense.
If they could catch Obito, they could clear the Uchiha of all blame for the Nine-Tails' Attack.
They had failed this time. Who knew whether there would be another chance?
"Let's go back to Konoha."
Xuan Zhe wasn't good at comforting people. Not kicking the kid while he was down with a few insults was already the greatest kindness he could offer.
Shisui wiped his tears with his sleeve as he silently followed behind Xuan Zhe.
As they passed Konan, Xuan Zhe lowered his voice