I decided to wait and see what would happen next - the little squabble between the nephews was quite amusing, and the clouds were beginning to disperse with the wind that had suddenly risen without bringing rain. I only moved back a little more to be able to observe everyone present. The approaching figure was quite obviously a girl, and the mop of white hair reminded me of a recently defeated woman.
- Ka-chan... hah hah... where... hah... is she? - The dark-haired kunoichi came to a stop just behind the pair of shinobi, but even though she was obviously tired, slightly chakroically exhausted, and out of breath, her head was swiveling around.
- Yui-chan," the stout man shifted in her direction cautioningly.
- You," the girl found me with a glance, "where's my ka-chan?
- And who could it be? - I raised my eyebrow questioningly, rejoicing at the moon and its shadows.
- Don't be silly! She is the leader of this team! - The chunin literally roared with a face contorted with rage.
- Oh, that chocolate cutie who almost kicked my ass? - I tilted my head slightly to the side, as if in thought. - She lost and is currently unavailable, but don't worry, you'll be able to meet her soon.
- I'll kill her! - The girl roared, wrapping herself in a faint semblance of her mother's technique.
- Yui, no! - But the jonin didn't have time to catch the kunoichi who rushed forward, being just a moment too late.
Fearlessly looking at the fool who had overcome three dozen meters, I sighed and raised my hand in a universal gesture of stopping. And at the same moment she froze, not having reached the target just a couple of meters away.
- Idiot, he's Nara! - he slapped himself on the forehead.
Uh-huh, and she ran right into my shadow. By herself. No comment. Sighing, I made a sign to the clone.
- Jigo Jubaku no In (seal your own curse)! - The doppelganger appeared beside her and touched her exposed neck with his fingers.
Symbols immediately ran down her skin in all directions and the paralyzed swarthy girl fell to the ground, unable to move. The kage bunshin picked her up by the scruff of her neck and tossed her aside.
- Now that we're out of the way and you've had enough rest...," I turned back to the Kumonin, throwing my cloak to the ground and stopping my chakra masking.
Even in the moonlight, I could see how pale the jonin had turned.
- I suppose it's too late to disperse peacefully? - The taller of the two shinobi asked, gulping.
- I'm afraid so - I've had enough of Iwagakure's thirty million ryo reward," I shook my head. "It would be too much trouble to get a commensurate reward from the Raikage, and there are no witnesses and the culprit is unclear, even if there are suspicions.
- I told you there's no point in rushing into this," he said, wrinkling his nose and shifting gently in a circle.
- Noriko-san, pull those two away," the second shinobi ordered the woman, straightening up and zipping his sword.
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