He stabbed into the ninja and the ground clone fell to pieces. "Your good, very good. I can see why your village asked you to protect her...but is it worth it? Really? What do you gain by protecting a monster like her?" 

Megumi turned to Bane, her eyes glowing silver. "He won't make it in time to reach the village gate, then he will be a sitting duck. I'm going back to help him" Bane shook his head and said "James will be fine, but we have to move. Who knows who else is..." Suddenly a arrow hit Bane in the shoulder, hard enough to send him backward. Megumi gasped and jumped forward to catch him. "Bane!"