Gradually, most of the remaining Konoha stragglers gathered together.
Those who still tried to flee were mostly killed by Itachi's Susanoo arrows.
Itachi's slaughter enraged some of the Konoha ninja, but most of them dared not speak up.
Even if all the Konoha ninja here joined forces, they might not be able to break through Itachi's armored Susanoo. And there were plenty of Akatsuki Organization members standing guard nearby.
They had no hope of turning things around.
"Bastard! You called him a spy? Look how many people he's killed!"
Tsunade glared at Impure World Itachi, her eyes bloodshot with hatred.
She grabbed Reanimated Jiraiya beside her, wishing she could strangle the "traitor" and vent all her fury on him...
"I'll go talk to him. I'll go talk to him!"
"He's almost done killing them all. What good will that do?"
"This..."
"You said they'd spare us if we surrendered! Is that bastard Nagato trying to use this chance to kill us all?!"
"No, he wouldn't..."
Jiraiya shook his head repeatedly, but he couldn't convince Tsunade, who was seething with anger.
Just then,
a figure stepped closer and suggested in a low voice:
"Hokage-sama, I still have one ultimate move. I'm confident I can take down Uchiha Itachi!"
Might Guy lowered his voice—something he rarely did. In today's battle, surrounded by monsters, his fiery spirit had been doused several times over.
Besides, the enemy was strong and they were weak. He didn't dare make too much of a scene.
Unless Hokage-sama decided to fight to the death. If so, Guy would open the Gate of Death without hesitation and let his passion burn one last time for Konoha!
"Guy, you mean the final gate of the Eight Inner Gates?" Kakashi exclaimed, instantly guessing what he meant.
"Right!"
"No! If you open