"He's here!"
Kabuto Yakushi's expression froze, his shock turning to despair.
One Upper Moon One had already been more than enough to deal with him and Kimimaro. Now another Uchiha with a Mangekyo had arrived.
And the newcomer was none other than the most mysterious "A" in the Akatsuki Organization!
"Kimimaro, looks like we're not getting out of this!"
Kabuto gave a bitter smile.
Badly wounded, Kimimaro looked at Kabuto as if asking him something.
Kabuto understood and said, "Don't worry. I've already sent word about what's happening here. Lord Orochimaru won't walk into a trap!"
Kimimaro let out a breath, his face returning to its usual indifference.
Even now, he didn't resent Orochimaru for not coming to their aid. If anything, he felt a twinge of guilt, thinking that he had fallen for the Akatsuki Organization's trick and nearly led Orochimaru into their trap.
As for whether he lived or died, he didn't care.
Just as the two prepared to meet their deaths, Upper Moon One suddenly changed targets. In a flash, he lunged toward "A," who stood atop the mountain, looking down on the battlefield like a god.
"What's going on?!"
Kabuto and Kimimaro stared in astonishment.
Then Kabuto suddenly realized something. He recalled a report about the Battle on the Long Street that Orochimaru had obtained at the Kage Summit under the guise of Otogakure.
According to the report, the "Battle on the Long Street," whose cause and outcome were both uncertain, had seemingly been an internal dispute within the Akatsuki Organization.
The two sides in the conflict—
The mysterious Akatsuki member with words carved into his eyes, and the mysterious Akatsuki member clad in a hood and wearing a mask.
"Could it be..."
A glimmer of hope rose in Kabuto's heart.
Whoosh!
Upper Moon One obviously