Naori immediately turned to look at Torifu and saw his eyelids trembling slightly. Then, he slowly opened his eyes.
"Naori? What's wrong with you?"
Naori's voice was a little unsure. "Torifu? You're awake?"
Torifu wiped away the tears of blood from Naori's eyes, then looked at the bodyguard. "Did he do this to you? What about Nii-san and the others?"
Seeing Torifu wake up, Naori could finally relax. The string that had been tightly stretched finally loosened. "Nii-san and the others were all knocked out by him while trying to protect me so I could escape."
Naori was very happy at the moment and didn't feel like crying. She was genuinely happy that Torifu had woken up. Her resistance all this time wasn't for nothing!
Seeing that Kumotsuru Torifu had woken up, the bodyguard immediately mobilized all his chakra and slashed at Naori! He could only attack while Torifu had just woken up and hadn't recovered his strength yet! Otherwise, he would have no chance of winning!
The bodyguard's blade was imbued with flames! A single slash seemed to carry infinite power. At this moment, Naori's Susanoo seemed a little small! There was no time to talk. Faced with such a crisis, Naori resisted with all her might! But the power of this slash was simply too great. Even though Naori had used all her strength, she couldn't block the bodyguard's attack.
Just as the Susanoo was about to be shattered, Torifu held Naori's hand. In an instant, pale-pink crystal spread upward from the bottom of the Susanoo's feet! It then completely enveloped the entire Susanoo! A new layer of armor was formed on top of the Susanoo! Even Naori's katana was covered in crystal! It looked dazzling and sharp under the sunlight!
The bodyguard's katana shattered instantly, and he himself was sent flying back.
"You've hurt my friends. No matter who you are, you're not leaving today."
Naori and Torifu joined hands and slashed toward the bodyguard! Torifu increased his chakra output! The blade of Naori's katana shone with a dazzling light! A single slash! It was as if the first ray of dawn had torn through the eternal silent night!
The bodyguard's Susanoo was instantly cut in half at the waist! Although Torifu hadn't used a jutsu and was just simply using his chakra, the bodyguard was still no match for him. If they continued to fight, he would surely die. He could only retreat for now!
But how could Torifu give him this chance! He swung the katana back and raised it high before bringing it down! The bodyguard felt the threat of death! The Mangekyō Sharingan in his eyes spun! A few invisible chains wrapped around the blade that was about to fall! But these chains were nowhere near strong enough to block this slash. In just a single breath, they were broken. But this was enough. In that one breath, the bodyguard quickly retreated backward.
A single slash! The remaining half of the dissolving Susanoo was instantly cut in half! In addition, the bodyguard's mask, which he had never taken off, was also cut. The iron mask was cut in half by the overflow of chakra from the blade's tip as if it were made of wood. If the slash had been a single centimeter closer, the bodyguard would have surely died.
The two pieces of the mask fell into the sea, revealing the bodyguard's face to Naori and Torifu.
"Uchiha Setsuna! How can it be you!" Torifu's question blurted out!
Naori also couldn't believe it. This Uchiha who had caused them so much trouble was Uchiha Setsuna, who had disappeared a long time ago! But he had disappeared even before the night of the rebellion! How could he be here and have a Mangekyō Sharingan? And judging by Torifu's reaction, he was also very surprised to see Uchiha Setsuna here.
But at this moment, Uchiha Setsuna was very confused. "You guys know me? It seems this isn't our first encounter." There was no expression on his face, not even surprise or panic.
"I guess I'm unlucky this time. I'll see you next time." Then, tears of blood flowed from his eyes, and invisible chains appeared, firmly tying up the Susanoo! This time, the chains were much tougher than before. By the time Naori broke free, Uchiha Setsuna had already disappeared.
Torifu was still very surprised and confused. Naori held Torifu's hand tightly. "What's wrong, Torifu? You remember Uchiha Setsuna?" Torifu came back to his senses and nodded. "Of course, I remember. I killed him with my own hands back then."
Now it was Naori's turn to be surprised. "How is that possible? Are you mistaken, or did he somehow escape?" Torifu shook his head. "That's impossible. I killed him with my Cloud Release: Assimilation. You know this jutsu. There's no way to escape from it."
Torifu then told Naori the entire story of what happened back then. Naori was completely baffled now. How could a person who had died so many years ago suddenly come back to life?
The two of them came up with many hypotheses, but they were all ruled out. In the end, Torifu said, "Alright, let's not think about it too much. Let's go find Hiruzen and the others first." With that, the two of them stopped discussing Uchiha Setsuna.
When they returned to the spot and found Hiruzen and the others, they had been unconscious for a long time. Fortunately, none of them had drowned. Otherwise, they would have sunk to the bottom. Torifu then began to treat Hiruzen and the others.
The escaping Uchiha Setsuna had already reached the coast. The moment he came ashore, the 'Second Prince' walked out of the forest and came to his side. "This plan has also failed. The master will be furious."
Uchiha Setsuna glanced at him. "Are you still going to speak to me in that identity? Also, the mission failed because of Rain's interference. Otherwise, we would have succeeded." The 'Second Prince' trembled slightly when he heard this. His entire body turned pale, and his clothes gradually disappeared.
"It's better to look at you like this, White Zetsu." "You're right. Let's go back." Before leaving, Uchiha Setsuna glanced at Uzumaki Ashina, who was sleeping soundly on the coastal rocks. "Are you going to take that person with you? He's useless to the master, isn't he?"
"Of course not. He's just an old man. Useless."
At this moment, the sea was calm, without a single wave. Hiruzen and the others slowly woke up with the help of Torifu and Naori's treatment. Everyone was happy that Torifu had woken up, and they all had smiles on their faces. When everyone had recovered and had enough energy, they prepared to go back to shore.
As they walked, Torifu told them all the details of what had happened. Everyone felt that the story was very strange. "I can't believe that this 'Rain,' who seemed so humble, was the one who was plotting everything behind the scenes."
"Yeah, and who would have thought that after Torifu dealt with Rain, another person who had long been dead, Uchiha Setsuna, would show up. This mission was so dangerous. If Torifu hadn't woken up in time, we wouldn't have been able to go back."
Naori also smiled when she heard this. "You're right. It was so dangerous. I still feel a little scared just thinking about it."
[T/N: The plot thickens!]