I... lost my composure a little just now!
Glancing at Dodai, who was slowly walking up from behind on his left, the Third Raikage took a slight breath. At this moment, he had completely calmed down. The nameless evil fire from before had already vanished without a trace, and after realizing something he had long overlooked, his thoughts gradually became clear.
This Taki Chiba had already lost his ability to fight, and the rear unit was all here. Killing him rashly now would be somewhat wasteful.
At the very least, before they had tried every possible means of finding out Konoha's objective, this Taki Chiba had to be kept alive.
Granted, when he was capable of fighting, he was absolutely a troublesome target—one who had to be killed, one who could not be allowed to live. But now, they could capture him alive and uncover Konoha's purpose.
The defeat against Iwa could no longer be undone, but at the very least, they had to obtain enough intelligence from this Taki Chiba to keep Kumogakure from losing this war. Perhaps, with Taki Chiba in their hands, they could even gain a certain advantage in negotiations after the war ended.
At the very least, they could make use of Taki Chiba in negotiations with Konoha.
Of course, in the end, this Taki Chiba still had to die.
By now, the urgent desire in his heart to kill Chiba had gradually faded. Indeed, Taki Chiba had to be killed, and the sooner the better. But he had lost his fighting ability now, had no reinforcements, and had completely fallen into their hands. At the very least, they had to pry something out of him before killing him.
As it happened, among the ninja in the rear battlefield unit behind him, there were experts