Body Flicker Shisui Activates Susanoo

The ninja force led by Kushina numbered a full 1,572 people, including twenty Jonin, forty Special Jonin, and 510 Chunin. There were also three medical teams that could form a temporary field hospital.

Under normal circumstances, this would be the mid-level configuration for a Shinobi Army of two to three thousand.

Sarutobi Hiruzen deliberately reduced the number of Genin, making it easier to receive and quickly reorganize the ninjas who had been defeated on the front lines.

Kushina was very unhappy; this time, she had been forced to the front lines by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

She had left Naruto with the Uchiha Clan, under the care of Mikoto Uchiha.

At this time, in the Land of the Moon, the Konoha Shinobi Army and the Kumogakure Ninja Army had already formally conducted several small-scale probing battles.

The probing battles between the two sides, with Konoha winning more than losing, ushered in a new change.

Raikage A and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Bee, had arrived.

The Raikage didn't bother with probing; he directly led the main force to attack the Konoha front-line base camp.

The Ino-Shika-Cho combination offered little resistance when facing the Kumogakure's A-B Combination. They left a portion of their ninjas to cover the retreat, while the main force withdrew to the rear.

Uchiha Shisui was among the ninja force covering the retreat this time.

Although the Uchiha Clan participated in this war, it was a pity that the tasks assigned to the Uchiha by the front-line command were only team missions and small-scale combat missions, which had little effect.

There was no military merit to speak of.

This time was different. The retreat cover mission was definitely a combat mission. However, Uchiha Shisui discovered that although there were nearly a thousand ninjas covering the retreat, aside from the Uchiha Clan, most of them were Genin. There weren't even two hundred Chunin, and even the Special Jonin were basically from the Uchiha Clan.

This was clearly an attempt to send these Uchiha Clan members on the front lines to their deaths. Uchiha Shisui, as a genius ninja of the Uchiha Clan, had already awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan during the Third Great Ninja War, but he had never shown it.

In this war between Konoha and Kumogakure, these 150 members of their Uchiha Clan would be protected by him!

Just as Raikage A and the Eight-Tails Bee were about to pursue the Ino-Shika-Cho combination, they found that the ninjas covering the retreat had already met them.

In an instant, more than a dozen of Shisui's Clones blocked the path of the A-B Combination.

Raikage A immediately activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, intending to directly eliminate all of Shisui's Clones.

But he quickly encountered difficulties.

"Is this Shisui of the Body Flicker? These clones are interesting." After several attacks yielded no results, Raikage A's expression also became grim. "Bee, these are Shisui of the Body Flicker's special clones; they can switch between solid and intangible. Be careful."

"Yo! Alright! Dummy brother!"

A vein throbbed on Raikage A's forehead, but he didn't react. Instead, he watched as his subordinates engaged in battle with Konoha's retreating ninjas.

"Whoosh! Clang!" Shisui's sword struck Raikage A's shoulder, but it didn't penetrate his defense.

Raikage A's hand blade, carrying lightning, had already slashed towards Shisui, who had attacked from behind.

But Shisui, who attacked and retreated instantly, gave him no chance.

The Eight-Tails Bee was also struck by Shisui's sword, but Bee's sword was even faster than Shisui's.

"Bee, you're under Genjutsu."

At this time, the Eight-Tails inside Bee reminded him.

"Yo! Dummy brother! You're under Genjutsu, yo!"

Killer B's opening was a terrible rap, but his warning made the Fourth Raikage realize something was wrong.

These Body Flicker Shisui clones had a Genjutsu component!

But he had already activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his speed already at its limit, so why couldn't he grasp Shisui's real body?

Raikage A closed his eyes. Finally, under the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, he had a vague sense of Shisui's location.

"Got you!"

Uchiha Shisui also noticed Raikage A suddenly disappearing from his sight.

A sense of danger appeared in Shisui's mind. With a Body Flicker Technique, he swapped positions with one of the clones behind Killer B.

But the sense of danger followed closely, appearing again. Shisui understood that his Body Flicker Technique had been deciphered by Raikage A.

"Snap!"

A sound of bone cracking rang out.

A bony hand outside Killer B's Tailed Beast cloak was tightly clenched, and Raikage A's fist had smashed into a giant skeletal body. One of the skeleton's ribs had been cracked by Raikage A.

"What is this?"

Raikage A was a little confused, but he quickly realized that Killer B had been captured.

"Let go of Bee!" Raikage A charged towards the bony claw of the Susanoo's right hand once again.

Uchiha Shisui was already inside the green skeleton, his eyes having transformed into the four-bladed shuriken-like Mangekyo Sharingan state.

The Eight-Tails Gyūki explained to Killer B, "Bee, this is the Uchiha Clan's Mangekyo Susanoo. Every Mangekyo Sharingan user has unique eye techniques. Don't be careless!"

"Yo! Stupid big brother!..."

Killer B repeated Gyūki's words, but Raikage A was extremely displeased.

He didn't know Killer B, these things must have been told to him by the Eight-Tails. Now he dared to scold him in front of outsiders again!

"Aho!" (Meaning 'idiot' in Japanese)

Raikage A cursed, and a Lightning Release Horizontal Chop shattered the bony claw holding Killer B, successfully rescuing him.

Then he punched Killer B's palm, blocking Raikage A's fist, and Killer B's rap temporarily stopped.

"Be serious!" After saying that, Raikage A's figure disappeared, attacking the skeletal form of the Susanoo once again.

And Killer B stopped rapping. The chakra on his Tailed Beast cloak became powerful, and a black sphere also appeared at the head of the Tailed Beast cloak.

Noticing this scene, the four-bladed shuriken in Uchiha Shisui's eyes rotated. Green samurai armor appeared on the green Susanoo, covering the skeleton. A samurai holding a Spiral Sword appeared, making the entire battlefield very quiet.

And Killer B's Tailed Beast Ball also shot towards Shisui's Susanoo, which was now covered in armor. Shisui waved his hand, and the Spiral Sword directly split the Tailed Beast Ball. A shockwave swept across the entire battle zone.

Raikage A's fist smashed against the Susanoo's armor, having no effect on the Susanoo.

Unconvinced, Raikage A once again mobilized his chakra, "Guillotine Drop!"

Unfortunately, it did not cause any visible damage to the Susanoo's armor.

"Retreat! Quick retreat!"

Raikage A immediately felt a bad premonition. He didn't have many effective ways to deal with Uchiha Shisui's Susanoo.

The Kumogakure Ninja who received the Raikage's command looked up at the green giant, dozens of meters tall. After being enveloped by that oppressive feeling, the Kumogakure Ninja quickly retreated.

Shisui's Susanoo swung the Spiral Sword in its hand towards the main force of the Kumogakure Ninja.

Countless green chakra arrows shot towards the Kumogakure Ninja's retreat direction.

At this moment, a massive chakra octopus body rapidly expanded, blocking the path of these green arrows.

After being hit by the green arrows, the octopus chakra body immediately dispelled its Tailed Beast transformation, reverting to Killer B's form and falling from mid-air.

"Bee!"

Raikage A roared and quickly rushed towards the falling Killer B.

The Kumogakure Ninja retreated with some relief, and Raikage A, holding Killer B, also quickly retreated.

The tall Susanoo slowly disappeared, signifying that this planned rear-guard action had turned into repelling the enemy army.

This was also something Sarutobi Hiruzen had not expected.

Upon receiving the intelligence from the front line, Sarutobi Hiruzen almost tore the intelligence report to shreds.