A bit naive, aren't you?
Sakura's Fall, his special skill, activated. Deku Isuzu felt the world spin, and before he knew it, he was trapped in a genjutsu.
Xin swiftly disarmed him, cutting off any chance for him to perform his humiliating dance, and instead, sliced his throat.
*Splurt!
Blood sprayed out as Deku Isuzu, on the brink of death, broke free from the genjutsu, only to be met with cold, hard reality.
His eyes wide with shock and disbelief, Deku Isuzu clutched his throat, collapsing to the ground, never understanding how he'd fallen under a genjutsu.
"Lord Deku!!"
In the blink of an eye, Deku Isuzu lay dead on the ground. The Rain Village ninja stood frozen, staring in disbelief at his body, now lying lifeless in the mud.
"This is bad-Lord Deku's dead!!"
Seconds later, the remaining Rain Village ninja scattered, abandoning any thought of continuing their assault on the Leaf ninja.
Their leader, a Jonin, had gone down in a single exchange. If they pressed on, it would only mean certain death.
Clearly, Uzagi Xin's abilities had been grossly underestimated. They needed to get out alive and report back with this intel.
Here we go again.
Minato looked on with an I knew it expression, while Nawaki gave the wounded Leaf ninja a sympathetic look.
See? I told you not to worry, but you didn't believe me.
"Don't you want to avenge your comrades?" Xin asked, showing no interest in chasing down the fleeing enemy.
He noticed that some of the rescued ninja were just standing around, watching.
"There's also the chance to earn some battle honors."
Prompted by Xin's reminder, they snapped out of their daze, shouting eagerly as they joined Minato in pursuing the Rain Village ninja.
Who wouldn't want to get revenge?
They had just barely escaped a deadly pursuit, and for a moment, they thought they were done for. But now that the enemy Jonin was dead, leaving only Chunin and Genin behind, what was there to be afraid of? Just go after them and finish the job!
Besides, Xin had a point: chasing down the enemy not only avenges their earlier struggle but also earns them battle merits.
It didn't matter if they were Chunin or Genin taking them out would still count as merits.
Luckily for them, Xin had a more laid-back attitude. If it had been any other ninja, these guys wouldn't have gotten a chance to earn much at all.
"Sarutobi Sasaki, at your service, Lord Xin," The middle-aged ninja, now bandaged up with Nawaki's help, quickly stood and bowed as Xin approached.
It was clear that Xin's strength had earned their respect.
Typically, such respect was reserved for village jonin or those in high positions.
Although Xin was still ranked as a Chunin, no one treated him like one.
"Sarutobi?" Xin raised an eyebrow, surprised to find that the man was part of the Third Hokage's clan. He studied Sasaki with renewed interest.
Everyone knew that Sarutobi Clan members rarely went to the battlefield.
Otherwise, how did they manage to muster a force of two thousand ninjas during the Fourth Great Ninja War?
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