Kaedeji had never seen himself as a savior. He could not save everyone, but it was different when it came to someone he had a fairly good impression of who also possessed a secret technique that interested him.
If possible, he would lend a hand while he was at it and rescue Dan Katō. Besides, he had come up with a good idea—perhaps it could bring some interesting changes to future history.
But if he could not save him, there was nothing more to say. At worst, the support operation would be a complete failure. After all, even the highest commander of the separate battlefield had been killed. What could Kaedeji, a mere support unit captain, do?
"Damn, my personal record is probably going to gain another failed high-level mission. This feeling is truly awful."
Kaedeji began dispersing his many zombies, sending them to rescue the Konoha Ninja caught in danger.
The zombies' greatest trait was their lack of fear of death. So long as it was beneficial, they would carry it out without regard for anything under Kaedeji's will—though this consumed more of Kaedeji's Chakra, since zombies possessed only the instinct to bite and tear.
Thus, the Konoha Ninja struggling desperately amid the violent geological upheaval immediately received aid from a team that feared neither death nor injury.
In the most extreme cases, the zombies did not hesitate to use their own bodies as stepping stones, giving leaping Konoha Ninja an extra boost before swiftly falling into the lava, leaving not even bones behind.
Many similar scenes unfolded. As this calamity erupted, they greatly shook everyone's hearts.
"So this is the legendary new secret technique, Corpse Manipulation... I'll remember it."
"Oohhh! So enemy bodies can actually be used like this? I never even thought of it!"
"Using enemy corpses