chapter 133

Have I done the right thing? Kakashi looked at the figure of Jiro who walked ahead like a man on a mission - a different mission. What if what I said makes him do something stupid? Hey. It’s Jiro. I’ll probably do something more stupid before he does. But then-- no buts, focus. Kakashi hung his head back, taking a deep breath to help him clear his mind.

“Shh, stay quiet everyone.” Jiro stealthily walked through the silent path, turning his head with each step to catch the evil he sensed. He dragged out his sword with care not to be heard, the steel kissing its scabbard before piercing the sky with its pointed tip that dripped with Doctor Hiro’s blood.

“Stay here,” Jiro instructed everyone, calmly.

“You cannot go in there alone. If you feel something, I am coming in with you. And before you decline, this is not an offer, it is an order.” Kokohashi floated by Jiro’s rooted frame.

Jiro clenched his jaws, his grip loosening on his falling sword. He wanted to do this alone, he wanted no