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The moment Haori held her, Yūhi Kurenai went numb.
Well, there were no complex emotions involved. It was purely literal numbness.
The kind of numbness that goes literally numb.
It had nothing to do with any romantic feelings. Otherwise, Yūhi Kurenai's face would have changed color, like blushing, right?
As a result, her face did change color, but not red.
It turned blue.
It turned white.
It turned blue and white.
The reason was simple. Chidori flow was nothing to Haori, the user, but it was still high-level Lightning Release, and it couldn't possibly have a teammate damage immunity.
In an emergency, Haori only cared about speeding up. He didn't care about his teammate being electrocuted.
In any case, being electrocuted for two or three seconds, although painful, wouldn't kill anyone.
And the reason he hugged Yūhi Kurenai was purely an instinctive reaction. There was absolutely no favoritism involved.
Proof of this was that as soon as they were out of range of the Scorch Release attack, Haori immediately threw Yūhi Kurenai aside.
Of course, a lot of this was subconscious. In terms of distance, if he were to hug someone, Haori could reach Yūhi Kurenai next to him, and he could also reach Asuma behind him.
So, the question was, should he hug the girl or the guy?
One was light and delicate.
One, cough, friendly reminder, this person would have a beard later.
Comparing the technical action of "princess carry," considering their facial features, body size comparison, the possibility of disrupting the overall harmony of the scene from a causal perspective, the risk of character collapse... In short, because she was light and delicate, Haori chose the girl.
Otherwise, would he have to carry Asuma and then kick Yūhi Kurenai away?
That's not scientific.
But if you asked Yūhi Kurenai's opinion, if she had to choose, she would rather be the one who was kicked away. Of course, being kicked wasn't pleasant, but she felt it was a one-time pain. It was better than staying next to Haori and being electrocuted continuously.
If you asked Asuma, he would prefer to be hugged by Haori. Being kicked with full force was truly painful. He didn't know how many ribs he had broken yet. A rough estimate was several.
The luckiest one was probably Yamanaka Aoba. Although he was also kicked away, at least Asuma was a cushion and buffer in front, and when he fell backward, he also served as a cushion and buffer for Asuma. They were even.
But Asuma, the front cushion, broke his bones. Yamanaka Aoba, in the back, only suffered a backbreaker.
"Boom!"
The enemy's jutsu exploded behind them or in front of them.
In such an urgent situation, with such a powerful jutsu, it miraculously didn't cause any damage.
Thanks to Haori's amazing reflexes.
… But it was also Haori who caused damage to his teammates.
The result was that the dodge was successful. After all, no one died. But the success rate was very limited. Although no one died, Team Leader Haori rendered two of his teammates incapacitated.
One with a compound fracture.
One with continuous paralysis.
After putting down Yūhi Kurenai, Haori finally had a chance to observe his two subordinates who had been kicked away.
Good. Haori was satisfied with his leg strength. His explosive power in an instant successfully sent both of them out of the Scorch Release's blast range.
Asuma, not good… Well, he was hanging on by a thread. He still had blood on his lips and looked like he could die at any moment.
Haori silently expressed his half-hearted apology for this.
For some reason, the enemy didn't continue attacking. Had they already assumed that this move had taken care of Haori and the others?
Their vision was still blocked. Although they didn't know how the team had been discovered, it was estimated that the enemy didn't have such a strong and clear perception ability.
Yamanaka Aoba quickly helped Asuma back to Haori's side.
"Cough, Haori, I think your kick was unnecessary. I could have avoided that attack myself." Asuma was very unhappy about the attack from his teammate.
Of course, he was unhappy. No one wants their tombstone to say something grand like, "This ninja was the son of the Third Hokage, who unfortunately died from a kick by his teammate's whim."
Haori glanced at Asuma but didn't say anything. In a crisis, everyone has their own judgment. Asuma thought he could avoid that attack. That was his judgment. Whether he overestimated his abilities or not, it wasn't within Haori's calculations.
Haori could guarantee that he could kick the other person out of the range of that jutsu with a single kick, and all four of them could avoid the attack. That was enough. He trusted himself more, so he would act according to his own judgment.
(ShixT9: Fair enough)
So, he naturally kicked him, based on his own judgment.
Yūhi Kurenai didn't say anything. It wasn't that she had no opinion, but she was still being electrocuted.
"The enemy's technique is truly unusual. Scorch Release. It's worthy of being a bloodline limit. It instantly incapacitated half of our personnel..."
Haori seemed to be pondering something, then he spoke.
These words made Yamanaka Aoba look at him strangely. If it weren't for the fact that they were all graduates from the same class and were all Chunin, Haori was already a team leader. Look at what he said, as if Asuma, who was now disabled, hadn't been created by him.
He still had footprints on him, bloody ones.
To lie with a straight face, what a leadership art.
In any case, Asuma and Yūhi Kurenai had both temporarily lost their ability to move.
The Chidori flow on Haori's body dissipated first, then he formed hand seals.
Ninjutsu: Summoning Jutsu.
A three-headed, crimson-colored Splitting Dog was summoned by him... as a means of transportation for his teammates.
"Get on the dog!"
The order was full of flaws, but Yamanaka Aoba understood immediately. He placed Asuma and Yūhi Kurenai on the dog's back one after another.
Haori was in front, mainly responsible for vigilance and offense. Yamanaka Aoba stood next to the Splitting Dog, mainly responsible for preventing his two teammates from sliding off the dog's back.
Then, they bypassed the obstacle in front of them and saw the battlefield:
Ignoring the enemies who were now dried meat, there were about 30 Amegakure ninjas still alive and fighting.
Haori quickly glanced at the ninja fighting them. It was a female ninja, wearing a Sunagakure forehead protector.
It was indeed Pakura of Scorch Release.
Team Haori walked out openly. After all, they had already been exposed.
Besides, Haori was now ready to summon the Eight-legged Crow at any moment. In an emergency, the team could escape by air.
Don't be silly. He really could fly.
"Oh? You managed to dodge my attack?"
A female voice. The one speaking was Pakura, who was surrounded by Amegakure ninjas.
Although she was outnumbered, Pakura seemed very calm. On the other hand, the Amegakure ninjas, each with a look of fear on their faces.
Ninjas could die, and they would die at any time, but no one was unafraid of death.
And if possible, no one would choose to die like this.
Pakura turned her head. When she saw the external features of Haori and the others clearly, she frowned. "Konoha ninjas?"
Obviously, she thought that the people who had just come from that direction should have been Amegakure reinforcements.
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