However, the only thing she could do at this moment was to pray.
Pray that someone could come and help stop all this from happening.
Only in this way could Konoha be spared from disaster.
At this moment, Konoha could no longer withstand any major upheavals.
"Found her!"
"She's here!"
"Don't let her run away!"
Shouts echoed from behind.
Lin knew these were Hidden Waterfall Ninja chasing her.
Upon discovering the Jinchuriki was killed and the Tailed Beast was transferred away, they would definitely chase her like rabid dogs, catch her and take her back to Hidden Waterfall Village to extract and reseal the Tailed Beast.
If that were the case, it would actually be what Lin was hoping for.
But such a thing was utterly impossible because her body initiated actions of its own accord, clearly indicating someone was remotely controlling her body through Jutsu to keep her from being captured by the Hidden Waterfall Ninja.
The opponent wanted to use her to destroy Konoha and naturally wouldn't allow the Hidden Waterfall Ninja to capture her.
However, this brought more questions.
If that were so, why not send her directly to Konoha and detonate the Tailed Beast inside her?
Instead, let her escape from the Hidden Waterfall Village and head towards Konoha.
The ability to silently snatch her from the Konoha Camp proved those mysterious enemies possessed excellent infiltration skills.
Sending her near Konoha Village without anyone noticing would be child's play.
But letting her escape from Hidden Waterfall Village seemed rather inexplicable.
It was strange enough that Lin felt there was some unknown conspiracy here.
Thus, the act of using the Tailed Beast within her to destroy Konoha also became suspicious.
Lin began to suspect that those White Zetsu's purpose was not to destroy Konoha but to make her complete some task.
"Water Style: Water Turbulence!"
The pursuing Hidden Waterfall Ninja formed seals with both hands, creating surging water flows directed at Lin's body.
Lin could not defend in time, was swept away by the water, gulped down a mouthful of water, and rolled miserably on the ground. When the attack ended, she barely stood up from the ground, coughing violently.
And taking advantage of Lin's attack by the water flow, the Hidden Waterfall Ninja accelerated their pace, surrounding Lin in the middle, with a total of eleven people, each looking serious and earnest.
"Don't think that because you're a Konoha Ninja, you won't have to pay any price for doing this."
The leading Hidden Waterfall Ninja said to Lin.
Not wanting to waste time, the Seven-tailed is their Hidden Waterfall Village's most precious weapon, and it's best to resolve the battle quickly.
No one knew if there would be Konoha Ninja coming to support.
After all, such a precious weapon, Konoha wouldn't just send one little girl over.
Otherwise, it would really underestimate the strength of their Hidden Waterfall Village.
Lin struggled to dodge the attacks from the Hidden Waterfall Ninja, clearly understanding that these people did not want to kill her but to capture her alive and take her back to Hidden Waterfall Village to transfer the Seven-tailed within her.
Before that, they needed to ensure the life safety of her as a Jinchuriki.
If anything happened to her as a Jinchuriki, the Seven-tailed within her would also die.
Continuously hit by the enemy's powerful yet non-lethal Ninja Techniques, Lin tried her best to dodge, but being inexperienced in combat, it was impossible to avoid all Ninja Techniques attacks. In no time, she was bruised and relied on the tree behind her, breathing heavily.
Next, she could only let the Hidden Waterfall Ninja take her back to the Hidden Waterfall Village to strip away the Tailed Beast within her.
However, would everything go smoothly?
Those self-proclaimed White Zetsu mysterious enemies were surely monitoring nearby from somewhere, absolutely not allowing her to be captured by the Hidden Waterfall Ninja, preventing them from sabotaging the plan to destroy Konoha.
Lin was angry but helpless.
Because with the curse inside her, she could not hurt herself.
And these Hidden Waterfall Ninja, due to the Seven-tailed, would only injure her, not kill her.
"With this, you won't be able to pick up a weapon to fight anymore."
The Hidden Waterfall Ninja breathed steadily; the battle just now didn't exhaust him at all. He just needed to ensure Lin could be captured alive.
Anyway, upon returning to Hidden Waterfall Village, they would have to select a new Jinchuriki and conduct the Tailed Beast transfer.
"This move will make you unable to move a finger again! Water Style: Water Iron Cannon!"
The Hidden Waterfall Ninja straightened his body, forming seals at a speed invisible to the naked eye.
After sealing, the Hidden Waterfall Jonin took a deep breath and spat out a giant cannonball formed by water flows, mercilessly rushing towards Lin's body.
Seeing the giant water bullet hit Lin's body, a fireball larger than the water ball surged from the side, with dazzling and intense flames swallowing the water ball, transforming into mist and spreading around.
"What is this?"
The Hidden Waterfall Ninja turned his head and saw a not tall figure rushing towards him with a Kunai, cutting a cold metallic gleam.
Unable to defend in time, the Hidden Waterfall Ninja was caught in a surprise attack and instinctively retreated quickly. However, his abdomen was still slashed, but due to timely evasion, the wound was not deep, only bleeding a little.
"Those patterns, and the eyes… is it an Uchiha Ninja?"
The Hidden Waterfall Ninja covered his injured abdomen, his expression slightly condensed as he looked at the coming person.
It was a somewhat youthful face, not very old, wearing a Konoha Ninja Headband on his forehead, and on his Ninja Suit, there was the fan symbol unique to Konoha's prestigious Uchiha Clan.
Especially with those red Sharingan eyes, it was easy to recognize that he was an Uchiha Race Ninja.
If the opponent were a member of this clan, it would undoubtedly be more troublesome than an ordinary ninja.
Need to try to avoid those Sharingan eyes.
"O-Obito…"
Lin saw the familiar silhouette standing in front of her, immediately recognizing whose back it was, and her eyes widened slightly in surprise.
"Sorry, Lin, I'm late. Don't worry, this time I'll definitely protect you."
Obito's clothes were soaked in rain, and a gentle smile appeared on his face.
Then, he turned his gaze towards the surrounding Hidden Waterfall Ninja, staring at them with Sharingan, and the smile disappeared from his face, turning into a serious expression.
A total of eleven people, even with Sharingan, he couldn't guarantee he could defeat them.
Might even die here.
But at least he wanted to escort Lin to safety.
Surrounding Obito and Lin, the Hidden Waterfall Ninja began to feel restless, worried that besides Obito, other Konoha Ninja might come to support.
Considering the scale of Hidden Waterfall Village, it couldn't possibly be a match for Konoha Village.
Once the Jinchuriki entered Konoha, it would be challenging to reclaim her.
Therefore, they wanted to forcibly take the Jinchuriki before she reached Konoha, to prevent any unexpected incidents.
Despite the uncertainty about why the other village units' reinforcements hadn't arrived yet, now wasn't the time to care about that; quickly seizing the Jinchuriki was the priority.
Each of them took out Shuriken and, at speed invisible to the naked eye, launched them towards Obito.
Obito relied on Sharingan to easily see through each complex trajectory of the Shuriken, picking up a Kunai, and in an intense fight, knocked down all the incoming Shuriken, remaining unscathed.
The Hidden Waterfall Ninja were immensely shocked, stunned.
Was this the power of Kekkeigenkai, Sharingan?
With such dense Shuriken attacks just now, any one of them would have turned into a porcupine and ended the battle by now.
"Lin, run! I'll take care of these guys and catch up with you!"
Obito blocked all the Kunai and Shuriken, not turning back and shouted to Lin, urging her to leave the dangerous battlefield quickly, and then without hesitation, charged towards the eleven Hidden Waterfall Ninja.
Defeating these people and successfully bringing Lin back, this was his only thought at the moment.
However, facing eleven ninjas as opponents, even he couldn't guarantee he would survive. The best outcome was to perish together with these individuals, allowing Lin to escape alone.
Yet, Obito felt no regrets.
Even if only Lin survived, perishing together with the enemies wasn't a meaningless endeavor.