"Oh my! Why was the fighting so brutal?" Itō Yuying muttered to himself.
The Raikage's and Mizukage's subordinates had long since died. Chiyo and Ōnoki were hardly any better off; they looked as though they might die at any moment.
Itō Yuying began looking for Tobirama Senju and the other two again.
"Hmm, not bad. They weren't as bedraggled as I imagined," Itō Yuying said.
He saw Hiruzen Sarutobi carrying Shimura Danzō on his back, following Tobirama Senju along a mountain path. Demon Beasts emerged to block them along the way, but Tobirama Senju dealt with them one by one.
They reached a rock face. Behind Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi put Shimura Danzō down and gasped for breath. He said to Tobirama Senju, "Oh, my goodness! Didn't our junior brother say the beginner trial was easy? I feel like those Demon Beasts are going to eat me alive."
"Perhaps he measured that so-called ease against Yuying's strength," Tobirama Senju said. "It feels easy to him, but it's actually quite challenging for us."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in response. He really could not speak anymore.
Just then, Shimura Danzō slowly opened his eyes where he lay on the ground. Looking at the two before him, he deeply regretted not training harder. In the end, he had become a burden to everyone.
At that moment, ten Demon Beasts emerged from the right. They stood five meters tall, with blood-red eyes and protruding fangs, saliva dripping between their teeth.
The sight of the Demon Beasts shocked Tobirama Senju and the other two. We hid all the way out here. How did they still find us?
Shimura Danzō looked at the two and said, "Teacher, Hiruzen, don't worry about me. I can just teleport out in a moment. I can't keep holding you back."
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