Yakumo's gaze sharpened. "Something's wrong. Kakashi-senpai didn't just fall under a genjutsu; he also suffered a severe mental attack!"
As someone skilled in genjutsu and Medical Ninjutsu, and possessing powerful dojutsu, she instantly recognized Kakashi's condition.
Mental injuries weren't like ordinary physical injuries. They required time and careful treatment to heal. Never mind her—even if Tsunade were here, she couldn't bring Kakashi around immediately in his current state.
"This is bad!"
Yakumo's expression darkened.
With Kakashi, the heart of their squad, out of action and unconscious, things couldn't get much worse for them.
She turned her gaze to the fierce battle nearby.
With the Light-Weight Rock Technique enhancing him and the Eight Gates open, Might Guy was fighting alongside Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo, who were pouring all their strength into the Twelve Palaces. Against the combined assault of the three, even Itachi, whose Taijutsu was exceptionally refined, had fallen behind.
On top of that, Gaara kept restricting Itachi's movements with his sand, leaving him less and less room to maneuver.
"Thank goodness."
Seeing this, Yakumo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
With her keen eye, she could easily tell that barring some major unexpected turn, Itachi's defeat was only a matter of time.
The situation was still under control!
At that moment, Chiyo brought down a blood blade, forcing Itachi to dodge sideways.
Seizing the opening, Ryūsetsuna drove a punch at him in perfect sync, forcing him back. At the same time, Might Guy and Jirō, who had just joined the battle, moved in from either side and blocked off all the space Itachi might have used to dodge.
With nowhere else to go, Itachi leaped into the air to evade them.
It left him briefly suspended with nowhere to push off from, but that was still better than taking a