Orochimaru's decision to retreat wasn't just because Akatsuki's "B" had so forcefully sealed the Second and Fourth Hokages' Impure World Bodies. There was another reason: two more members wearing Akatsuki's Red Cloud outfits had appeared in the distance and were heading this way.
Even one "B" was already hard to deal with. Two more would undoubtedly make things worse.
Orochimaru knew perfectly well that not everyone in Akatsuki could be as powerful as "B," but having only just escaped his predicament, he didn't dare take that gamble.
After all, falling into Konoha's hands was nothing like falling into Akatsuki's.
He glanced at the Second, sealed by the Adamantine Sealing Chains, and the Fourth, sealed inside a giant sphere in the air. Orochimaru's brows knitted together.
If the Impure World Bodies of the Second and Fourth, along with the half of the Nine-Tails inside the Fourth, all fell into Akatsuki's hands, then Orochimaru would have no chance of winning if he encountered them again.
"Damn it!"
Orochimaru was extremely reluctant to turn tail and run now.
On the battlefield,
the First and Karin were locked in a contest of Wood Release. Their seas of trees crashed together with overwhelming force, like two vast armies clashing in a battle that would decide their fate!
Through Naobi, Shinji had enjoyed watching this series of fierce battles.
Karin's performance had far exceeded his expectations. Outnumbered five to one, with each of her opponents among the Shinobi World's strongest, she had managed to hold her own—and even sealed two of them, seizing the initiative. It was truly impressive.
However, the fact that three of the Hokage were Impure World Bodies couldn't be overlooked.
After all, in his living state, the First alone had possessed the terrifying power to move mountains and reshape the seas.
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