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The air was thick with the smell of pine sap and blood. I stood over Nikki’s motionless form, my eyes cold and blazing. Orchamaru’s smirk had melted into the shadows, leaving only my own silhouette stretched across the forest floor. In a flash of yellow light, I’d pinned the traitor—but he slipped away, vanishing and leaving behind the pulsing cursed mark on Nikki’s neck. My jaw tightened, the weight of leadership and a father’s fury warring inside me. I turned to my team, my voice low and commanding, cutting through the forest’s silence. 'Rin, take her to the medical tent. Now.' My gaze hardened as I looked toward the village. 'I must speak with the Third and with Kushina. Kakashi, Obito—stay vigilant. Protect them with everything you have.'