In the storm, where the wind howled so fiercely it was almost impossible to keep one's eyes open, two impossibly fast figures fought across the snowy plains.
The two locked in combat were none other than Upper Moon Two, Kokushibo, who had been trying to break through the encirclement the entire time, and Sasuke, who clung to his trail without relenting.
They had been fighting for three days.
After Kokushibo seized the initiative when they first met three days ago, Sasuke began a relentless pursuit. His extraordinary talent and resilience were on full display. Three days of ceaseless pursuit had left him neither exhausted nor discouraged. Instead, he grew more valiant with every fight, improving at astonishing speed!
Even Shinji, watching from the sidelines, was secretly astounded by his progress.
Of course.
Sasuke could pursue Kokushibo so recklessly because the entire snowy plain was surrounded by a joint force formed from Iwagakure Ninja Army, Kumogakure Ninja Army, and the samurai of the Land of Iron.
Trapped in the encirclement, Kokushibo had been trying to break through all along, and couldn't devote his full attention to Sasuke, who was on his heels.
Amid the snow and wind,
the Third Tsuchikage and Fourth Raikage had joined forces.
Over the past three days, the allied forces had clashed with Kokushibo several times. Now that he had grown so powerful, he ranked among the strongest at Kage Level. The snowy plains were also a harsh and unusual battlefield, so only a handful of the allied forces' strongest fighters, including the Third Tsuchikage, Fourth Raikage, and Mifune, leader of the Land of Iron's samurai, could do more than provide support during the hunt.
Whoosh.
A shinobi from Iwagakure's Sensory Unit approached the Third Tsuchikage and reported, "Lord Tsuchikage, there's a Chakra signature up ahead. It's