The reason Kimimaro's expression beca so serious was simple.
Because...
The one who just intervened to save Asuma was soone on the sa level as Orochimaru.
The Legendary Three Ninjas of Konoha!
The Mad Demon — Jiraiya!
Sasuke was now also speechless, as the worry he had anticipated had finally co true.
Moreover, Jiraiya's intervention was so fast that even he hadn't reacted in ti.
Jiraiya had used ninjutsu to save Asuma from behind him, without Sasuke noticing.
The jutsu he used controlled his hair, wrapping around Asuma's body and pulling him away.
Originally, Sasuke felt that with his current strength, even if he couldn't match the Three Ninjas, he could at least hold his own against a ninja of their level.
But just a mont ago, when that hair swept across the ground, if it had been aid at him...
He would probably be left severely wounded, if not dead.
"'I really underestimated the Three Ninjas!"
Though it was just a jutsu, the power and speed with which different-level ninjas perform jutsu are on completely different scales.
A simple jutsu had such an astounding speed.
Fighting such monsters... Sasuke now realized he was far from being their equal.
"Can you hold on, Asuma?"
Jiraiya looked at Asuma, whose chest had been pierced and was rapidly losing blood.
To be honest, the injury was already very severe.
Blood was pouring from Asuma's mouth.
But he was still trying to speak, swallowing heavily, "It's... fine... Jiraiya-sama... thank... you... thank..."
"Don't speak anymore! Leave everything here to . If you can hold on, rest here!"
Jiraiya slowly raised his head and looked at the three standing by the gap.
"You three brats are strong!"
"Your coordination was excellent, perfect!"
Jiraiya had also heard the commotion and had been drawn here.
But he had made a slight detour to deal with one of Orochimaru's summoned beasts, so it took him a little ti.
Luckily, the three had been stopped by Asuma, but Jiraiya hadn't expected the coordination between those two kids.
They had almost instantly killed Asuma.
Such perfect teamwork, and their strength wasn't weak.
Of these three, the kid carrying the Decapitation Sword had weak chakra.
But the other two had very strong chakra and their chakra fluctuations were stable.
After killing so many Root ninjas, their chakra hadn't been drained much, and they could still maintain their stability.
This indicated that the two weren't ordinary ninjas.
But there was a large one and a small one!
This puzzled Jiraiya.
Where did these ninjas co from, to have such strength?
"You..."
"Are you Orochimaru's subordinates?"
Upon hearing this, Kimimaro's gaze shifted slightly. Jiraiya smiled when he noticed and said, "It seems you are indeed from Orochimaru's camp!"
"Orochimaru is quite capable! To be able to train subordinates as strong as you!"
With that, Jiraiya began walking towards them.
"Since you've trained such capable subordinates, you must have a significant target in mind, right? Is that why you're disguised as Konoha Anbu, wandering around?"
As Jiraiya spoke, he noticed the scroll on Sasuke's back.
"That is..."
Suddenly, Jiraiya realized sothing.
"That scroll... it looks familiar! The Book of Seals?"
"Orochimaru's after the Book of Seals? What the hell does that bastard want to do?"
Jiraiya beca a little angry.
Orochimaru's defection was sothing Jiraiya couldn't easily judge.
Now, if Orochimaru wanted to get revenge on Konoha or seek revenge on Sarutobi Hiruzen, Jiraiya didn't want to get involved.
In fact, he trusted Sarutobi to handle Orochimaru.
But!
If Orochimaru wanted the Book of Seals, then it ant Orochimaru had completely changed.
Taking the Book of Seals, with the forbidden jutsu recorded inside, every single one of them that got out would cause imnse damage to Konoha and bring an unprecedented disaster to the entire ninja world.
This guy wasn't just looking for revenge. He was aiming to stir up sothing much bigger.
"You three, leave the Book of Seals here!"
"And don't think you can leave Konoha. I advise you not to force to make a move."
In an instant, the terrifying pressure of a Three Ninja flooded the area.
Sasuke instantly felt as though his body had beco much heavier.
'This is the pressure from the Three Ninjas!'
'Indeed... not sothing an ordinary ninja could exude.'
Sasuke's palms began to sweat lightly.
He exhaled gently, and Sasuke took the Book of Seals from his back.
When Jiraiya saw Sasuke's movents, he thought Sasuke was giving up.
But the next second, Sasuke handed it to Haku.
"Take it!"
Haku caught the Book of Seals, her eyes showing concern as she looked at Sasuke.
"Lord... Sasuke! Let's run!"
Run?
In front of Mad Demon Jiraiya, even running at full speed wouldn't guarantee escape.
What's more, the other party's strength wasn't sothing that could be escaped from easily.
Kimimaro glanced at Sasuke. "You can't die. Go ahead, I'll hold him off!"
Sasuke was montarily stunned but quickly understood.
Kimimaro wasn't saying this because of him. It was because of Orochimaru.
But Kimimaro alone... to be honest, Sasuke didn't think he could hold off Jiraiya for long.
And even if he did, Jiraiya would catch up.
At that point, not only would he be in danger, but Haku would be even harder to protect!
It would be better to team up with Kimimaro now and try to block Jiraiya.
That's right!
They only needed to hold off Jiraiya for a while.
The rest would be left to... luck.
If they were lucky, Gaara's Shukaku might go berserk, and that would be their chance to escape.
The reason it was about luck was because, although Gaara could wake up Shukaku now without Naruto in the way, other Konoha ninjas might try to stop him.
Whether Shukaku would appear successfully was sothing Sasuke couldn't predict.
But for now, all they could do was hold out for a little longer.
"Without you leading the way, I wouldn't know where to go. We might as well go together!"
Sasuke said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Kimimaro's expression changed slightly.
But Sasuke didn't see his expression.
Right now, Sasuke was fully focused on Jiraiya.
When facing a Three Ninja, not a second could be wasted.
His Sharingan didn't need to be hidden anymore. Against an opponent like Jiraiya, Sasuke couldn't hide it even if he tried.
The mont his crimson eyes appeared...
Jiraiya froze.
'Sharingan...'
'This... this figure, could it be...?'
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