"There are still enemies?" Hearing the Kunoichi's words, the male Ninja was also surprised.
But having just escaped danger, he didn't dare be negligent and pressed his back against hers!
"What do we do next?" The male Ninja asked.
"Next, we just wait for the opponent to appear!"
The Kunoichi spoke through gritted teeth. She was clenching so hard that traces of blood seemed to seep from between her pearly whites!
Thinking of the earlier humiliation, the Kunoichi said angrily: "When he shows himself, we attack together and kill him instantly!"
"Good!" The male Ninja seemed to nod.
But the Kunoichi didn't understand why she felt his nod on her shoulder.
However, just as the Kunoichi was puzzled, she heard his voice again: "But you used your last explosive tag kunai. What will you use to kill him?"
"No problem! I have teammates!" The woman answered without thinking.
But then, she finally reacted: "Wait, how did you know the explosive tag kunai I just used was my last one?"
An extremely ominous premonition rose in the Kunoichi's heart!
Then, she heard an all-too-familiar voice sound right behind her!
"Do you really have teammates?"
"Heh, why don't you take a look at who it is you saved?" The Sunagakure's Ninja's voice rang out!
"What!!?" Hearing the Sunagakure's Ninja's words, the Kunoichi turned her head in shock.
To her horror, she saw that the person she had 'saved' wasn't a Konoha's Ninja at all… it had been the same Sunagakure's Ninja from before all along!
"If that's the case...!!" The Kunoichi looked in disbelief at the 'dead' Sunagakure's Ninja from earlier!
The remaining half of the corpse's face was one she knew very well!
It was her teammate!
So, from the very beginning, she had been under some kind of Genjutsu!
She had never escaped the other party's control! She had always, always, been a caged bird!
Thus, fear ignited in the Kunoichi's eyes!
"No! Aaaaaaah!"
Completely broken, having lost even her last means of counterattack, the woman screamed madly!
Witnessing this, the Sunagakure's Ninja who had orchestrated it all merely watched her with enjoyment, as if appreciating a fine piece of art.
"Ahahahaha, yes, yes!"
"Nothing delights me more than a fool's play like this!"
"Truly, wonderful! Ahahahaha!"
"Yes, just like that! Give me more delight!"
After speaking, completely disregarding their surroundings, the Sunagakure's Ninja began to assault and humiliate the Kunoichi.
But under the influence of some puppet-based Ninjutsu, the Kunoichi's mind remained clear, yet she was dominated by endless, seemingly soul-deep fear, utterly unable to think.
Like a CPU at 100% load, the Kunoichi couldn't think!
So, she could only watch helplessly as she herself, like a skinned sheep on a chopping block, had less and less clothing!
Fortunately, at that moment, as if even god couldn't bear to watch, a brilliant flash of lightning appeared at the edge of her vision!!
Whoosh-
Then, it was as if thunder had struck.
The lightning flash at the edge of her wide-eyed vision arrived before her in an instant!
Then, the agile lightning flickered and danced, flashing past the Sunagakure's Ninja's neck!
From start to finish, the Sunagakure's Ninja maintained his excitement at being about to receive his 'prize', right up until his head hit the ground!
Thud!
The crisp sound of a head landing echoed!
Even after landing, the Sunagakure's Ninja still didn't quite understand what had happened to him.
Unknown panic welled up in his heart.
He strained to move his eyeballs, wanting to see what had decapitated him.
But ultimately, all the Sunagakure's Ninja could see was a large foot!
Splat!
With a violent kick, White Fang kicked the head of the Sunagakure's Ninja who had been about to assault the Konoha's Kunoichi, exploding it!
White Fang was upright and straightforward… he despised people like this the most.
Then, White Fang looked at the Kunoichi before him… the only Konoha survivor he had seen after killing several Sunagakure's Ninjas in a row.
"Are you alright?"
"Release!"
White Fang formed a hand seal in front of the Kunoichi, disrupting her Chakra Flow.
Freed from the Genjutsu, the Kunoichi finally returned to normal.
However, after her recent ordeal, she was still shaken.
"N-no, I'm fine!" She looked at White Fang with fear, unsure if he was human or ghost!
Seeing this, White Fang didn't mind.
He just asked in a stern tone: "Report the current situation in Kikyo Castle!"
"Y-yes, sir!" Intimidated by White Fang's authoritative aura, the Kunoichi temporarily set aside her fears and immediately began reporting to him!
'So it's Rasa leading the assault on Kikyo Castle?'
Hearing the Kunoichi's words, White Fang fell into thought.
'Also, from her account, Konoha seems very weak right now. Why?'
White Fang was puzzled but knew now wasn't the time for detailed questions.
After briefly settling the Kunoichi, White Fang rushed towards the frontline where, according to the Kunoichi's memory, the remaining Konoha and Sunagakure's forces were clashing!
This time, it didn't take long for the surviving Konoha's Ninjas to appear before White Fang!