Red Nara

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Literally a minute later, the pursuers dispersed as well. At the same moment, I used the kawarimi to sense my chakra, leaving the doppelganger against the three teams, while I continued to move away with one on my tail almost without a hitch. It's only recently become possible to use swapping in this way for several hundred meters, but the sensor shouldn't notice anything suspicious other than a relatively small flash of chakra.

After ten minutes of running, I began to gradually slow down, allowing my furious pursuers, who were clearly putting their best foot forward, to begin closing the gap. And as if sensing their weakness, the four chakra sources flared up even brighter and increased their speed.

- Yes, use as much as you can to make it easier for me! - I grinned in a bloodthirsty grin.

Eventually, when a normal shinobi would have noticed the chase, I stopped in the middle of a fairly clear plain, covered with grass as far as I could see in all directions. It would make a good battlefield. Turning toward the fleeing figures already visible in the late afternoon darkness, I created a doppelganger and prepared for a fight.

But contrary to expectation, the team led by a tall, dark woman with white hair (I couldn't make out the finer details) didn't attack from the get-go, but halted about twenty meters away. While the jonin did not look tired, the chunin were breathing noticeably heavy, clearly not used to such a high-speed run. Adding chakra to my eyes, I whistled, recognizing the face of the blonde standing between the two boys.

- Wow, even the finalist of the chunin exam was brought in to hunt my ass! - I snorted derisively.

- It's nothing personal, sensei, just following orders," the kunoichi shrugged, pulling her tanto out of its sheath.

- Are you the one responsible for missing our commands? - The jonin decided to speak up.

- Maybe I am, maybe I'm not, who knows? - I shrugged.

- I suggest you surrender and come with us voluntarily," the woman gritted her teeth, ignoring my teasing.

- I'm already running to be in Kumo's clutches, to be killed or used as a breeding bull to improve the breed of your fighters," I snorted back, not taking the offer seriously.

It was clear from the start that she was stalling to let her subordinates recover and nothing more.

- Then I'll be happy to kick your ass, clones or not," the jonin flashed a grin of snow-white teeth in the darkness and shook her hands to shroud herself in lightning.

- Raiton no Yoroi!

Biju balls! Now I see why the fuck that aunt's team ended up in pursuit alone!