Even though he knew staying behind was extremely foolish, Ye Zi stayed anyway.
He was the final line of defense, guarding the lives and deaths of everyone behind him. Since he had chosen to stay, all his thoughts were focused on how to overcome the Stone ninja. First, he had to solve the problem of insufficient Chakra... Only then would he have any chance of victory.
At this point in the battle, the Soldier Pills had long since been completely used up. Moreover, those things had severe side effects, so people generally would not take them. They were only prepared for wartime.
The remaining Stone ninja did not care about Ye Zi's condition. They each immediately unleashed wide-ranging Earth Release techniques. Mudslides surged toward Ye Zi like monstrous waves, crushing tree after tree as they swept over him.
The mudslide's impact was powerful enough to reach the area where Dan Katō and the others were. However, because of the distance, Ye Zi felt that it posed no threat to them, so he ignored it. Just as the mudslide was about to engulf him, he used his remaining Chakra to transform into a streak of lightning, pulled up the severely wounded and completely paralyzed one-eyed Stone ninja, and carried him away from the mudslide's path.
It had to be said that although the Stone ninja's move was foolish, it had genuinely forced the Konoha ninja, including Ye Zi, into a desperate situation.
To put it simply, for a mudslide of this scale, the Stone ninja had expended a considerable amount of Chakra. But to evade it, the Konoha side had truly squeezed out the last of their strength. Ye Zi was no exception. His Chakra was nearly exhausted, while his physical stamina was still passable.
The people on Konoha's side were