"People from the Hidden Leaf?"
Granny Chiyo glanced at Yinsen, who had already walked up beside her. She was puzzled about this kid's background. Why did it feel like the atmosphere on the battlefield had changed? Was it just her imagination?
The moment Yinsen appeared on the battlefield, the Hidden Leaf group all felt as though their backs had straightened. Even Kakashi felt that no matter how serious the situation became, it was no longer a problem. Even if he collapsed from exhaustion right then, Yinsen would clean up the mess for them.
In that case, it seemed he no longer needed to conserve his strength. He could go all out.
Although Kakashi's strength had improved considerably, and under Yinsen's guidance he had solved the problem of the Sharingan placing too much strain on his body, combat habits developed over many years could not be changed so easily. He still habitually tested his opponent's strength first, then chose an appropriate response based on the situation.
Aside from the beginning, when he had used Kamui to destroy the barrier in order to rescue Gaara as quickly as possible—the most troublesome barriers still required physical objects as anchors, and Kakashi's Kamui happened to counter them—he had barely used his Mangekyo.
As for Susanoo? Although he had mastered the ability to activate Susanoo with one eye, the technique placed a heavy burden on him. If he used Susanoo at full power even once, he would lose his combat ability afterward. Unless absolutely necessary, he had no intention of using it.
But once Yinsen appeared, he had no more reservations. Even if using Susanoo turned him into dead weight with no combat ability left, nothing would go wrong with Yinsen here.
"That kid came too, huh."
Orochimaru glanced at Yinsen in the distance. He