Let It Begin

20. The Awakening of the Mangekyo Sharingan

Sasuke got ready for his Chidori.

"Sakura, be my eyes! I'll strike its weak point!"

"Sasuke, Roen is at two o'clock!" Sakura yelled.

While the Chidori was growing his Sasuke's hand, he moved closer to his target. He charged his arm and aimed at Roen's face.

"Sasuke!" Sakura shouted and pushed him away. Sasuke immediately understood the reason; numerous kunai were aiming straight at him.

"Damn it! Who did it?!" he shouted as he heard Sakura blocking every one of them with her katana. The Chidori in his hand dissolved with a crackle and vanished without leaving a trace. They landed on the Hypericum's Shrine's roof, and in a flash, they found themselves surrounded by several shadows.

"Sendo..." Reishi called out to the person responsible for this when he joined the others on the roof.

"Fu, fu, I would never have imagined that Kina was Roen!"

"You're wrong! When Kina loses control because of rage, the seal can't restrain Roen anymore!" Reishi shouted.

"You were the one who spread rumors about Kina being the culprit of the murders..." stated Sakura.

"There is no time left! Please, I'll do anything! Kina will die if I don't seal Roen in the shrine!" Reishi begged them, on the verge of tears.

"Anything? Then give me the Kotaro's recipe!" said Jiryu.

"The Kotaro can be made only inside my body!"

"Reishi, take Sasuke with you and run after Roen!" said Sakura seeing how these thugs weren't listening to Reishi.

"Sakura..."

"I'll take care of these and join you immediately. Don't worry about me. Now, go!"

As soon as they jumped, some clan members dashed at them. With Reishi's guidance, Sasuke managed to use his Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Jutsu to create a burning curtain between them and the enemies.

"I've been watching you and the Uchiha for a while. You're just a useless bitch!" roared Jiryu Sendo.

Sakura looked around her surroundings; there were five of them to her right, four to her left and two more on the tree of the garden. Including Jiryu Sendo, there were twelve in total.

"Hey girlie, why don't you leave that fellow and join u-"

Before he could finish trying to flirt with her, Sakura threw three kunai, Jiryu got away by a hair, but the two men on the tree fell on the ground one after the other. They had completely put their guard down.

"Enough with the chitchatting."

"Kill her!"

In this kind of situation, she couldn't certainly waste chakra. She needed it to save Kina. One of them dashed towards her, and she avoided his attack and hit him in the pit of his stomach with a punch.

"Ghaw!" groaned the man before hitting the ground.

Bowing her body, she managed to dodge the shurikens of another opponent and, dashed towards him and kicked him right in his jaw. After that, she dodged several kunai, making them pass by the sides of her face, under her arms, and between her legs.

"What the hell are you guys doing? She's just a useless bitch!" shouted Jiryu.

The blade of a sword gleamed above Sakura's head. She managed to avoid the slashes and hit the enemy's stomach with a kick. While he was swept away, the man lost his sword.