Chapter 30 Golden Flash
"Huh? What is this?"
Uchiha启 stared blankly at the scene before him. If not for the stinging wind of the punch still scraping his face raw, and the small gash on Imai Kenta's chest, he would have thought he was caught in a genjutsu!
Uchiha启 was a bit dazed at the moment, but soon he seemed to realize something—it was very likely that Minato Namikaze had arrived!
Because only Minato Namikaze's speed could be so fast as to be almost invisible, and only Minato Namikaze could completely move a person through space in an instant!
Sure enough, a huge bang suddenly erupted from a forest about dozens of meters away from Uchiha启.
The dust, splashing at least several meters high, told Uchiha启 that this was probably Kitsuchi's punch that was about to land on him!
Thinking of this, Uchiha启 couldn't help but shiver. If that hit had really landed on him, there was no doubt he would now be a pile of mush.
However, Uchiha启 finally breathed a sigh of relief. That feeling of almost completely falling into a desperate situation truly made Uchiha启's heart collapse. Now, Uchiha启 couldn't even maintain his Sharingan.
"If I had known he'd come so late, I should have summoned him immediately. A miscalculation," Uchiha启 felt safe and couldn't help but slump to the ground, muttering softly.
"Sorry, I'm late." But just then, a voice sounded behind Uchiha启, a voice that completely put Uchiha启 at ease.
The owner of this voice was Minato Namikaze, but his voice also sounded very serious: "Because I encountered some things, causing you such great trouble, I didn't expect Kitsuchi to be here."
"At least you're here. Kakashi might not make it, and Hyuga Aya's situation is also very bad." Uchiha启 forced himself to sit up, simultaneously taking out a military ration pill.
Although Uchiha启 never wanted to eat these things, at this moment, he didn't have much of a choice.
Chewing the dry military ration pill, Uchiha启 quickly recovered his Chakra, even if just a little.
At least it would allow him to move normally. As for fighting, Uchiha启 no longer dared to hope, nor did he feel there was any need for him to fight.
With Minato Namikaze around, Uchiha启 just needed to stay on the sidelines and observe.
Minato Namikaze also took the opportunity to quickly check on Kakashi's condition. However, when he returned, his expression wasn't very good.
"Can you move?" Minato Namikaze asked with a serious expression, "We need to leave quickly and head to the rear, then find a place to rest properly."
"I think so." Uchiha启 stood up somewhat unsteadily. Now was truly the time to rely on willpower.
"Very good. I'll take Kakashi, Qi-kun, you take your teammate." Minato Namikaze ordered directly, "Chunin Imai, right? Please protect Rin. You might be the only one still capable of doing so. We need to move fast; enemy reinforcements are coming."
Uchiha启's face immediately darkened when he heard the first part of the sentence. Have him, a person so severely depleted, carry Hyuga Aya?
Isn't that a joke?
However, Minato Namikaze's next sentence made Uchiha启 obediently shut his mouth. Indeed, as the only medical Ninja, Rin needed protection from someone with some fighting capability.
Moreover, Kakashi was so badly injured that he looked like he wouldn't survive, so he naturally needed greater protection. To prevent the enemy from suddenly appearing, Minato Namikaze had to do this himself.
Glancing at Imai Kenta, who once again showed a harmless smile and obediently carried Rin Nohara, who was still unconscious but not seriously injured, Uchiha启 sighed and also picked up Hyuga Aya.
Uchiha启 didn't plan to report Imai Kenta's 'one minute' remark. For someone like him, it was already considered benevolent.
Although he was mostly thinking of himself, just for the fact that Imai Kenta saved Uchiha启 once at the most critical moment, Uchiha启 wouldn't sell him out this time.
He would repay kindness, whether the guy appreciated it or not.
Of course, Uchiha启 himself originally had similar thoughts, but later he didn't have the ability, so he didn't want to cause too much trouble.
He looked back at Hyuga Aya, who was weak but still not unconscious, and Uchiha启 couldn't help but marvel at the woman's strong will.
After thinking for a moment, Uchiha启 simply fed the woman a military ration pill. As for whether it would be effective, that wasn't Uchiha启's concern.
"Don't expect me to thank you." Hyuga Aya's eyes were still cold: "You're actually just trying to save yourself."
"Yes, I am trying to save myself, but at least I took down three Stone Ninja, while you can only lie on my back." Uchiha启 showed a sarcastic smile: "Ah, come to think of it, your Hyuga Clan has always been responsible for reconnaissance and cleaning up battlefields. Asking you to fight is truly difficult for you, isn't it?"
"You—" Hyuga Aya's originally cold eyes finally showed some fluctuation: "Perhaps. You truly are an Uchiha. You took down three Stone Ninja by yourself, none of whom were ordinary, and you fought the Third Tsuchikage's son for so long. I suppose you'll be soaring to great heights when you return, won't you?"
"Perhaps." Uchiha启 shrugged: "That's why I'm your captain. Looking at you, it seems you won't die. Just be my subordinate for the rest of your life, Aya-kun."
Perhaps he had relaxed a bit, free from the pressure of life and death.
Or perhaps the recent experience was too terrifying, and Uchiha启 was happy to talk more to vent his emotions.
Watching Hyuga Aya fall silent directly after Uchiha启's words, her pale face even showing some anger, Uchiha启 felt incredibly comfortable.
However, he didn't notice the woman suddenly revealing a strange smile.
The battle was over, but Uchiha启 didn't dare to relax too much, because he knew there were still a large number of Stone Ninja behind them.
Perhaps the military ration pill was starting to work, as Uchiha启's Chakra began to recover slightly. Although it still wasn't enough for combat, it was no longer a problem for him to carry Hyuga Aya and run faster.
Meanwhile, Kitsuchi sat up from the ground, taking a deep breath as he looked at the Kunai embedded in his left shoulder.
If he hadn't reacted quickly enough and made some evasive maneuvers at the most dangerous moment, that Kunai would probably have been plunged into his heart, wouldn't it?
"Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze?" Kitsuchi's voice was a bit weak. He didn't dare to pull out the Kunai; doing so would cause him to lose even more blood!
But he firmly remembered Minato Namikaze, and that kid from the Uchiha Clan whose name he didn't even know.