Inside the wooden house reserved for the shadow clones in the Village of the Gods.
Rin Nohara looked at the ten Ghost-Faced Mask Men with their hideous faces before her. Fear crept into her heart, and she nervously clutched Ye Feng's arm.
Shadow One let out an unnerving laugh and said:
"Hehehe, it's been ages since we saw such a lovely young girl. You're far too kind, Ye Feng!"
Rin Nohara's expression abruptly changed at his words, and she looked at Ye Feng in disbelief.
Seeing her reaction, Ye Feng knew Shadow One had misled her and hastily scolded him:
"All right, stop fooling around and take off your masks. Look how you've scared Rin. Watch out, or Obito will come settle the score with you."
Shadow One and the others said disdainfully:
"As if we'd be scared of Obito. Tch!"
Listening to their exchange, Rin Nohara finally realized they had been deliberately scaring her, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
But when she saw the faces behind their masks, she immediately froze again and stammered:
"Y-Ye Feng? W-why do they look... exactly like you?"
"They're all my shadow clones. For special reasons, though, they can continue existing independently. You'll stay here from now on. With them protecting you, you won't need to worry about your safety, and Obito will come see you often."
At this point, Ye Feng suddenly leaned close to Rin Nohara's ear and whispered:
"They might be my shadow clones, but their personalities are rather nasty. You'd better be careful!"
But no matter how quietly Ye Feng spoke, how could he evade his shadow clones' senses? The clones immediately protested:
"What do you mean, our personalities are nasty? It's all because of you!"
"You're the biggest pretender here. It's all an act with you."
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