Floating in the air, Obito wore a mocking expression.
The Third Hokage, who had ambushed him moments ago, lay on the ground, coughing up blood nonstop. A massive depression marked his chest, as though his sternum had been crushed by an overwhelming force.
The Third Tsuchikage was bloodied and battered, slumped off to one side and gasping for breath.
The somewhat weaker Fourth Kazekage and Fourth Raikage had both collapsed in pools of blood. Only the faint rise and fall of their chests proved that these two Kage, once standing at the pinnacle of the Ninja World, still clung to life.
Jiraiya, who had fought the hardest, had his shoulder and right leg shattered. If Orochimaru had not blocked an attack for him, he would likely have been dead by now.
Elsewhere.
The Edo Tensei Bodies of the Second Hokage and Fourth Hokage were slowly regenerating. During the fierce battle just now, their Edo Tensei Bodies had been shattered once again.
Kakashi, Fugaku, Hizashi, Asuma, Kurenai, Shizune, and the other Jonin lay scattered across the ground. Some remained conscious, while others had fallen unconscious.
Guy, who had activated the Eight Inner Gates Formation and had just barely used the ultimate technique Evening Elephant again, was now completely spent, lying alone in a massive crater.
The other Jonin and Chunin who had joined the battle had suffered even more grievous casualties. Some of the weaker ones did not even have intact corpses left, and the entire battlefield reeked of blood.
Tsunade, one of the Sannin, worked with Katsuyu to save the survivors on the field.
Only Orochimaru, Sasuke, and Naruto remained standing on the battlefield.
Although Orochimaru had also suffered severe injuries, his body had undergone human modification, leaving him in better condition than anyone else. Sasuke and Naruto panted heavily,