Obito pushed off hard with his right leg and sprang straight onto a house beside the street.
The moment he steadied himself, he saw little black dots leaping across rooftops in every direction.
"Damn it..."
"This is the heart of the Land of Water. Aren't there way too many of them?"
"I need to think of something..."
Obito jumped off the roof, sprinting along the balconies and fences of the rows of houses, using them to propel himself forward. He stayed within the cover of the buildings to avoid remaining constantly in the Land of Water Ninja's sight.
The residents around him watched him with terrified eyes, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable. Some grown men even tried to grab the hem of his clothes to slow his escape.
"Over here!"
"Lord Ninja, he's here!"
The civilians' cries constantly pointed the ninja pursuing Obito in the right direction.
"Get back inside! All of you, get back inside!"
Terumi Taki dodged ordinary people who had yet to reach their homes while waving at the houses on either side, fiercely cursing at the residents to pull their heads back inside.
He had come face-to-face with the bastard who had infiltrated the Land of Water and failed to catch him immediately. If there were losses among the population Old Danzo cared so much about as well, he, the Terumi Clan's head, would probably have to "atone."
"Do you have a death wish?!"
"Close your windows!"
Terumi Taki cursed as he ran. Quite apart from the "obstacles" along the way, he was already past a ninja's prime and showing his age, and the distance between him and Obito kept growing.
His anxiety and constant shouting drained his stamina rapidly. He could barely see Obito's fleeing figure anymore and could only silently pray that reinforcements from