The battle was about to begin. The contestants in the waiting room all turned their attention to Nagato and Sasori, who stood facing each other on the battlefield.
Sasori had effortlessly defeated his opponent in the first round of the elimination matches by controlling four puppets at once. Even just watching, one could tell how troublesome he was.
Nagato, meanwhile, was even more unfathomable. From the preliminaries through the first two rounds of the elimination matches, he had crushed every opponent. Whether it was an unknown ninja from a minor village or a Konoha elite like Aburame Shibi, he had defeated them with ease.
That was why the battle between Nagato and Sasori drew so much attention.
"What Ninjutsu was that technique that finally caused Aburame Shibi to lose?" Kakashi still could not understand what method Nagato had used back then.
Kakashi hoped Sand Crab still had something hidden up his sleeve. That way, he might force Nagato to use that Ninjutsu again.
Of course, the ideal outcome for him and Might Guy was still for Nagato to lose and Sand Crab to advance to the semifinals.
After all, they were rather good at countering puppet masters with frail bodies.
Both Kakashi and Might Guy possessed tremendous burst power. As long as a puppet master revealed the slightest opening, they could directly take out the puppet master's real body.
"Go, Nagato!" Yahiko shouted loudly from the stands.
He had lost in the first round of the elimination matches, while Konan had lost in the second. Now, Nagato was the only remaining member of Ninshu.
Though Nagato could not hear Yahiko over the distance and the noisy crowd, his exceptional eyesight allowed him to spot Yahiko standing up and waving. In a way, he had successfully received Yahiko's encouragement.
Nagato turned