Some Deviations from the Plan

With Mei Terumi already rescued and only Tsunade remaining, Zaizhen's initial relief had turned into a tingling dread crawling over his scalp.

Every time they were about to succeed, that Beiyang powerhouse somehow always managed to free up his hands at just the right moment and save the Five Kage from the brink of death.

Each time, he looked as though he had reached his limit, yet each time, he succeeded!

He had not left them a single kill achievement!

As Zaizhen thought of this, a vague sense of foreboding rose within him.

It was one thing that they had gained no kill achievements, but if the Five Kage were not meant to die here according to the gears of history, had their opponent also received a triggered mission?

Was the reason he would rather let his own teammates get hurt than allow the Five Kage to die because of that triggered mission?

Could it be that he had always been holding back? Had he deliberately wanted to use their strength to obtain greater benefits?

As the thought occurred to him, Zaizhen recalled how he had previously suppressed Kakashi and Might Guy.

Just as he was about to kill them, Hattori Kogoro had been slain, putting an end to his attempt.

For this to happen again and again, was it not too much of a coincidence...

Yet the conclusion he reached was something Zaizhen could not accept at all. It felt as if his heart were about to explode.

The battlefield changed in an instant. No one could guarantee they would not make a mistake, nor could anyone predict how things would truly unfold.

It was fake. He was definitely overthinking it!

With clashes this intense, happening in so many places at once, how could anyone possibly keep everything under