[As coarse as the words are, he appreciates the sentiment, Noda.]
[He's accepted that he can't kill it, so the shots fired after the two boys retreated was just to keep the creature's attention on him. It worked, leaving Hinata peering over his shoulder at quick intervals, waiting until the two were out of sight before he stood from his crouch, backing away slowly as he kept firing the occasional round into the glowing body of the beast.]
[And when the timing was right, he turned on his heel, sprinting down the street. Hopefully one of them would grab him on his way by, or at least call out to him.]
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[He's accepted that he can't kill it, so the shots fired after the two boys retreated was just to keep the creature's attention on him. It worked, leaving Hinata peering over his shoulder at quick intervals, waiting until the two were out of sight before he stood from his crouch, backing away slowly as he kept firing the occasional round into the glowing body of the beast.]
[And when the timing was right, he turned on his heel, sprinting down the street. Hopefully one of them would grab him on his way by, or at least call out to him.]