Looking at Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo standing on the canyon wall, Kabuto Yakushi frowned slightly.
In Sage Mode, his sensory abilities were almost on par with Naruto's during the Fourth Shinobi World War in the original timeline, reaching an extraordinary level.
At this distance, he could clearly sense that, in terms of Chakra, Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo, the two rising stars from Kusagakure, were actually a level above the geniuses from the major villages: Kurotsuchi, Darui, and Ringo Ameyuri.
The Allied Shinobi Forces had also noticed the reinforcements' arrival, but their morale did not improve much.
After experiencing Kabuto's terrifying power firsthand, the survivors knew that ordinary reinforcements would be of little use. Besides, the newcomers were only two kids from Kusagakure.
Even if the two Kusagakure kids had made quite a name for themselves in Konoha's Chunin Ninja Exams, they were still no match for Kabuto.
Kurotsuchi couldn't speak. She was sprawled on the ground, barely conscious and struggling not to pass out.
"Get out of here!"
"Watch out!"
Darui and Ringo Ameyuri, the two who knew Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo better than the others, did their best to warn them. One leaned against the rock wall, while the other braced herself with her Ninja Blade.
Kabuto's lips curled. He liked the feeling of a cat toying with a mouse.
But to his surprise, faced with a battlefield strewn with wreckage and casualties, Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo didn't retreat or flee.
"Interesting!"
Kabuto flashed forward and pounced.
As Kabuto raced along the cliff face as if it were flat ground, charging toward her, Ryūsetsuna backed away while rapidly forming Hand Seals.
Chiyo, who was smaller, charged toward him instead.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Kabuto and Chiyo collided against the canyon wall, and a fierce Taijutsu battle erupted at once.
In terms of speed and