I'm Inside Naruto Manga

From the moment Gaara's sand sphere was shattered in the third round of the match to the genjutsu that signaled the enemy village's invasion, only a minute had passed. In the blink of an eye, the situation had escalated rapidly.

After eliminating the two Otogakure's Ninja that were entangling him, Logan swiftly turned and made his way towards Aida's location.

Beneath the main rooftop of the VIP stand, in one section of the audience seating area.

Heavy breaths could be heard as shuriken were embedded into the wall. Pieces of stone crumbled halfway down before being blown away by the sudden collision of two figures.

Aida's usually composed face was marred by several gashes, with small streams of blood flying off with every sharp movement. The placement of the wounds indicated just how close he had come to meeting death.

Clang!

Kunai clashed with kunai, and Aida gritted his teeth, pushing his left hand toward the enemy's chest. He exhaled heavily, taking in a deep breath as sweat dripped down his forehead. However, under the immense pressure, the left hand holding his weapon trembled and was forced back.

"Damn it." Aida cursed as he glanced at his limp right hand. Exhaustion and pain caused more sweat to pour down his face. His right hand appeared fine on the outside but was internally damaged beyond recognition. His Chakra Pathways were blocked for some unknown reason, and nerve pain kept surging through it, "If it weren't for that strange technique..."

His right hand was now so unresponsive that even sensing or moving it was nearly impossible, leaving him at a severe disadvantage.

"Die, you white-eyed freak." The Sunagakure's Ninja said arrogantly, certain of his victory.

The entire area was in chaos. Although the Konoha's Ninja outnumbered the attackers, the levels of skill varied widely. The well-planned ambush had spread confusion throughout the battlefield. With no leadership and no coordinated response, the Otogakure and Sunagakure's Ninja had managed to completely scatter the Konoha's forces. Most of the fighting had devolved into isolated, one-on-one duels.

Aida had encountered a formidable Sunagakure's Ninja, and the tide of the battle was turning against him. He wanted to call for help from his fellow village's Ninja, but in the chaos of life and death, everyone was too preoccupied with their own battles to offer assistance.

The kunai inched closer, and Aida saw the triumphant glint in his opponent's eyes, knowing he was about to lose. In past battles, Aida had remained calm and experienced in all sorts of duels. He mustered all his strength to raise his left hand, but it seemed he truly couldn't hold out any longer.

His Chakra, strained from the intense, repeated use, had finally hit its limit and became disrupted. His Byakugan faded, the bulging veins around his eyes receded, and the kunai of the Sunagakure's Ninja sped towards him even faster.

Pfft.

The sound of a blade piercing flesh echoed, but it wasn't Aida who was struck. Just a second before he would have felt the kiss of death, someone arrived at the crucial moment and saved him.

"Uncle Aida, are you okay?" A familiar voice came from the boy standing before him, who hadn't changed much. The Sunagakure's Ninja's eyes dimmed as the light of victory was snuffed out, and he collapsed.

"I'm fine..." The sharp edge he had felt against his skin just moments ago had been all too real. Sweat covered his forehead as the kunai slipped from his loosening grip and clattered to the ground. Aida, pale-faced, nodded in gratitude, "Thank you for saving my life, Hattori."

"I saw you were in danger, so I naturally have to come to help." Logan sighed in relief, tossing aside the Sunagakure's Ninja's corpse. He noticed Aida's pale complexion and furrowed his brow, "Why do you look so bad?"

Logan quickly scanned Aida's body. Aida's left side was soaked in blood, but while the other wounds looked serious, they weren't life-threatening.

Soon, Logan's gaze fell on Aida's unusually limp right hand.

"Sure enough, I've gotten old, I'm not as strong as I used to be..." Aida remarked, holding his left hand over the wound on his abdomen, which was left by the Sunagakure's Ninja. He noticed Logan's gaze and tried to pick up the kunai on the ground, but stumbled.

With the immediate danger gone, the negative effects on his body rushed to the surface. Aida weakly waved off Logan's attempt to help him up, and spoke up in a strained voice: "Earlier, I saw an ANBU acting suspiciously. I wanted to question him, but before I could say much, a large-scale Genjutsu was cast. That ANBU was indeed an imposter. After a brief exchange, I was hit with a strange technique. Then, the Otogakure and Sunagakure's Ninja swarmed in..."

Logan absorbed the information Aida provided and quickly examined Aida's incapacitated right hand. Aida also added a few more details.

"A shadow clone… His Chakra invaded your body and disrupted your Chakra Pathways?" Byakugan could see the situation more clearly, so Logan knew Aida's information is already very detailed.

Then, Logan thought of who might possess such a unique technique during the Chunin Exams.

"The village is under attack. That guy seemed to have a mission and headed up there." Aida raised his finger and pointed at the VIP stand. The sound of fighting on the main roof, which was originally the most intense, gradually became quieter at some point, but no one came down, "I wonder how Hokage-sama is doing up there..."

Hearing this, Logan pieced everything together in an instant, 'Someone heading to Hiruzen's position? The only person who could be with Orochimaru at this point… Combined with what Uncle Aida said about his abilities, the answer was obvious… It's Sakon from the Sound Four.'

Logan clenched his fists at this moment. He looked at Hinata Aida's right hand that seemed to be crippled, 'The Parasite Demon Demolition Technique... It slowly erodes and kills by fusing cells. Sakon was probably in a hurry to set up the Four Violet Flames Formation, otherwise Uncle Aida might have died a long time ago.'

"Okay, don't just stand there. Go take out the intruders." Aida ordered, his future clouded by the grim state of his right hand. Despite the dire circumstances, Aida maintained his stoic demeanor, showing his resolve as he spoke sternly to Logan.

"..."

Logan instinctively looked up. Somewhere nearby, explosive tags detonated, sending dust and debris flying. The shouts of battle continued unabated. Lives were being lost with little regard. At the front of the audience area, two Ninja grappled and tumbled over the railing, falling to their deaths. A stray kunai from one of the skirmishes pierced the heads of two unconscious civilians in the second row.

"Why are you still standing here?!" Aida snapped while gripping a chair for support.

Whoosh, whoosh…

The sound of blades slicing through the air rapidly approached. The noise of shuriken and kunai flying around had become as common as bullets and artillery fire in modern warfare. Logan nodded, turning halfway before spinning back around.

Aida, who was struggling to hold on, fell down with two shurikens lodged in his back.

"Uncle Aida!"

Logan bent down to check on him, but the sharp whistle of projectiles tore through the air again. Logan's eyes narrowed, and with a flick of his hand, he deflected the incoming shuriken with a kunai.

"Haaaah!"

Without any unnecessary flair, an Otogakure's Ninja, who had just finished one fight, directly charged at Logan upon seeing that the shuriken were ineffective.

In a swift motion, Logan grabbed the Ninja's head and slammed it into the wall.

Boom!

The wall cracked, leaving a mess of blood and tissue in Logan's hand.

The Otogakure's Ninja was completely dead. Logan, filled with rage, pressed his hand against the wall, feeling the mix of soft organs and hard stone before he pulled back his hand and calmed his breath. He quickly turned to check on Aida, who was lying on the ground.

"Uncle Aida, are you okay?"

Logan carefully turned Aida over, avoiding the wounds, and propped him against a seat. Seeing the ashen color of Aida's face, a bad premonition arose in Logan's heart. He reached out to check Aida's pulse...

"Cough, cough, I'm not dead... damn it..."

Aida weakly coughed up a few drops of blood onto Logan's outstretched hand, his voice barely above a whisper. Logan's heart eased as he quickly tended to the wounds on Aida's back.

Logan always kept emergency supplies in his Ninja Pouch. He removed the two shuriken and stopped the bleeding, then wrapped the wound on Aida's abdomen as well.

During the whole process, Aida didn't make a sound or open his eyes. He was barely clinging to life, and Logan, lips pressed together, knew how dire the situation was. With the issues with his right hand and the multiple injuries, Aida's life was barely hanging by a thread.