On the other side, the same situation was happening with Kenta and Ryuta.
Ryuta was as precise as Nanami, he advanced at top speed to eliminate his target. He didn't even need to be passive, with his enhanced senses, he was the first to spot the target. The moment he did, he used the cover of a tree to create a clone. The clone pretended to remain oblivious while hunting, but the real Ryuta had already hidden and waited for the right moment.
As soon as the man passed by him, Ryuta attacked extremely quickly.
The man literally lost his head, without even understanding how he died.
Kenta, on the other hand, was the opposite of Ryuta and Nanami.
He didn't notice anything from beginning to end, however, the moment the rogue ninja launched his attack, Kenta easily dodged, assuming a fighting stance.
All that reaction training made Kenta's reaction speed extremely fast.
Kenta's opponent was a woman, she wore a purple yukata and tight black pants, her purple hair tied in a ponytail, but the most striking feature was a scar that ran from her left cheek to her right eye, her right eye covered by an eyepatch—clearly she had lost it.
Kenta stared at the woman, bewildered by the reason for the attack.
-Hey, why did you attack me?!- Kenta asked angrily.
In the dark, Dosu's clone slapped his forehead, that brat...
Even the woman's lips trembled, but she didn't answer. The next moment, she drew a Tanto from her waist and sped toward Kenta, using the short sword to attack the boy's vital areas directly.
Kenta might be a little naive, but he wasn't stupid, seeing the woman clearly wanting to kill him, he stopped holding back.
An explosion of Chakra made the wind roar, and the woman's eyes widened.
In front of her, the green figure appeared for a fraction of a second, then she received a strong blow to the stomach, and she fainted immediately.
The chakra surrounding Kenta dispersed as he sighed and scratched his head, unsure how to deal with the woman.
Dosu's headache worsened, he had been planning to save her no matter what, he needed to interrogate someone, but the fact that Kenta had only knocked her out, and not killed her, made Dosu's headache even worse.
The growth of his three apprentices was evident, but dealing with Kenta's 'gentle' demeanor would be a problem.
Well, that was something for the main body to worry about, he's just a clone.
The next moment, he appeared in front of Kenta.
-Dosu-sensei!- Kenta shouted excitedly, pointing at the woman and complaining incessantly about her attacking him.
Dosu rolled his eyes, picked up the woman, and said. -Go back first. Ryuta and Nanami were attacked too, I'll interrogate her first.
Kenta wanted to protest upon hearing the first sentence, but the second made him open the third gate directly and advance through the forest toward where he thought Nanami was.
Dosu stared blankly at it.
Again, more headache for the main body, he shrugged and left with the unconscious woman.
//-//
It wasn't just Dosu's group that had been attacked, while Toji and Afro continued wandering in search of contracts, a group of Samurai surrounded them directly. There were seven of them, only the leader had his face showing, the other six wore full armor that made them look like a swarm of giant beetles.
Toji merely raised an eyebrow, whether it was him or Afro, he had already noticed the group approaching.
However, none of them did anything, just waiting for them to get closer.
Seeing their clothes, Toji looked at Afro. -Looks like it's your problem.- He said nonchalantly, clearly finding the situation amusing.
Afro rolled his eyes at him and ignored him.
Instead, he looked at the Group's leader, a stern-looking man, who was glaring at Afro with evident hatred.
-Afro. - The man almost spat out the name.
Afro didn't look away, didn't change his expression, he simply spoke. - Jinnosuke.
[A/N: I used the name Jinnosuke, Afro's childhood friend, in Afro Samurai, although the story itself is different.]
The man let out a soft snort. -Today's the day you die.
Afro let out a soft sigh, his eyes looked a little complicated for a moment, but soon he became completely serious.
Placing his hand on his katana and pulling it out, Jinnosuke did the same.
-Don't interfere.- Afro said to Toji, who simply shrugged.
He turned to the group that had come with Jinnosuke, looked at them, and said. -Why don't we step aside and give them space to fight?
The samurai didn't move, but Jinnosuke waved his hand, causing them to quickly retreat.
Toji sat on a tree branch not far away, curiously watching the events unfolding below.
That was really interesting... Jinnosuke looked at Afro as if he had killed his father.
-Afro, you killed my father...- Jinnosuke began.
Toji's eyes looked strange, wait, what?