Just as Yūto finished teasing Hanzo of the Salamander and explaining why he would not kill him, Konan came over supporting Tsukimi, along with Yahiko and Nagato.
Konan carefully held Tsukimi's arm, afraid she might fall. Tsukimi's steps were visibly unsteady, and the left side of her body was clearly somewhat weak.
Yūto still wore the relaxed expression of someone who had not gotten his fill of a fight, but the moment he saw Tsukimi like this, his brows furrowed.
He asked, "Tsukimi, what happened to you? Are you hurt?"
Leaning against Konan's shoulder, Tsukimi gave a wry smile and waved a hand. "I'm not hurt. I just kicked Obito, and my leg went a little numb."
Yūto scratched his head when he heard that.
He did not understand why kicking Obito would make her own leg go numb. Obito was clearly a human, not a creature with the sort of mass a tailed beast had.
After thinking for a long while, he reached a conclusion: that born-evil Uchiha brat Obito must have hidden something hard on his body...
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He could not help clenching his fists and nearly went after Obito to settle the score.
But Tsukimi saw through him and shook her head helplessly. "Stop making wild guesses, Yūto."
At that moment, Yahiko's and Nagato's attention was drawn to Hanzō on the ground.
Hanzo of the Salamander lay in a puddle of muddy water, covered in blood. His ribs had caved in, smoke rose from his charred wounds, and he was a gruesome sight.
Yūto, by contrast, merely had some dust on his clothes and looked as relaxed as someone who had just returned from a stroll.
Nagato and Yahiko both sucked in a cold breath.
Yūto was far