The next day arrived.
Uchiha Shisui, accompanied by Itachi, watched as the Kazashiro team departed.
As planned, Kazashiro and the others arrived at the position ahead of time and began to await the order for the general offensive.
"Hey, Kazashiro. You're still as energetic as ever."
Not far from where Kazashiro and the others were, Might Guy gave a thumbs up, revealing his White Fang.
"Yes, you're here too, Kai, and Mr. Choza."
After nodding in response to Kai, Kazashiro politely greeted Choza.
"Haha, cheer up, the final offensive is about to begin!"
Choza's laughter was still hearty, but he deliberately lowered the pitch a few notches.
"Whoosh~~~"
As the purple signal flare soared into the sky, Choza's kind smile vanished, replaced by an unprecedented resolve. "Super Expansion Jutsu!"
Having grown his entire body to gigantic size, Choza used his physical strength to launch the attack.
Seeing Choza wield an unknown weapon and smash a huge rift in the Kirigakure formation, Kazashiro and the others followed the main force and rushed into the rift.
Just as the group was focused on moving forward, Obito suddenly said, "Why did Mr. Choza's clothes get bigger as he grew larger?"
Upon hearing this, Kazashiro and the others subconsciously began to think.
Yes, why are Choza's clothes also getting gigantic? -- Wait a minute!
We're at wartime now; there's no time to think about such trivial matters!
"You idiot Obito, is this the time to be thinking about this?"
Kakashi realized this too, and reprimanded Obito with a dark expression.
The fog is getting thicker.
They didn't know how long they charged forward blindly, nor how many Mist Ninja they had killed. Kazashiro and the others gradually lost sight of their surroundings, only able to hear the sounds of battle all around them.
Kazashiro attempted to dispel the mist using Wind Release, but failed, something that had never happened when facing Mist Ninja.
"It looks like this is Mist Technique released collectively by several, or even dozens, of Mist Ninja." Fortunately, the external brain comes into play at this moment.
Kakashi calmly analyzed the current situation, while instructing Obito to use the advantage of his Sharingan, which still allowed him to clearly see the enemy's outline, to stay on guard.
"If the enemy dares to use the Mist Technique at this time, it's either because there's a master of Silent Killing Technique in their ranks, or the Mist Ninja are preparing to withdraw from the battlefield and are using the mist as cover."
Listening to Kakashi's analysis and feeling the dampness in the air, Kazashiro licked his lips, deciding to do something. "If it's the latter, it's very advantageous for us; but if it's the former..."
"In any case, let's test the enemy's strength first! Ice Release: Great Crimson Ice Wheel!"
Wanting to show off in front of his teammates, Kazashiro pulled out his White Fang and used the ninjutsu he had just learned.
The enormous ice dragon roared as it charged forward, kicking up clouds of dust. The sounds of trees falling and occasionally a mournful wail could be heard all around.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"
Not long after Kazashiro made his move, two Kunai arrived in front of them with a whooshing sound. Sensing the danger Kazashiro raised his hand and created a simple ice wall to block the attack.
"That was a pretty accurate shot. It seems like the person is a master of Silent Killing Art or has eyes that can see through this thick fog."
Squinting at the two Kunai embedded in the ice wall, Kazashiro spoke coldly.
If he hadn't blocked them, those two Kunai have accurately hit his vital points; they couldn't have been thrown randomly.
Thinking this through, Kazashiro didn't hesitate. Relying on his senses, he threw the shuriken in the direction of the attack, then quickly formed hand seals. "Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
The other party has quality, and we have quantity.
The densely packed shuriken flew off in the direction Kazashiro had hoped for and then fell silent.
Only a few people remained, standing back to back, guarding against attacks from unknown individuals.
"Here!"
Two more Kunai flew towards Kazashiro and the others, but this time the direction of the attack had changed, and the target had changed from Kazashiro to Lin.
Obito, standing to Rin's right, used his Sharingan to locate the Kunai and threw a shuriken to knock it down.
Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!
Unwilling to be slaughtered like this, Obito unleashed a Fire Release technique, but the raging flames also went silent after flying far away.
"This is too passive, let's find cover--"
Before Kakashi could finish speaking, he immediately bent down, formed hand seals, and slammed them onto the ground. "Earth Release: Earth Style Wall."
A mud wall carved with dog heads emerged from the ground and was then blasted apart with an explosion.
This time it was Kunai strapped with Exploding Tag.
The explosion disrupted their formation, and at the same time allowed Obito to see the outline of the other party's figure.
At a time like this, there's no time to worry about anything else!
"Kamui!"
"Hmm!"
A muffled groan rang out, and the long-range Dojutsu prevented the opponent from escaping to the next location as planned, instead causing them to fall directly to the ground.
"Ice Release: Piercing Duke!"
Kazashiro seized the opportunity and used Ice Release to skewer the enemy that Obito had knocked down, then lifted him into the air in a bizarre pose by the ice spikes.
Seeing the enemy get hit, Kazashiro didn't dare to be careless. He was about to lead his men to check if the enemy had used Substitution Technique when a warning message from his subconscious made him subconsciously activate the Flying Thunder God.
Instantly teleporting to Obito's side, Kazashiro tossed several Senbon towards the spot where he had just been standing.
"Hmph, I see. This level of Ice Release... You're Konoha's Ice Release ninja, the White Death God."
A young voice rang out, and the newcomer easily knocked away the Senbon that Kazashiro had thrown, then looked Kazashiro up and down with a probing gaze.
Who are you?
Despite the thick fog obscuring their view, Kazashiro and the others were able to clearly see the faces of the attackers because of their close proximity.
The person who came was not very old, had blue hair, and an average appearance. What was more noticeable was that his right eye was covered by an eye patch.
He looked familiar, but Kazashiro couldn't remember where he had seen him before.
"I see. No wonder you could see us clearly in the thick fog. Was it because of your Byakugan?"
Kakashi was the first to notice something amiss; he recognized the other person by the bulging veins around their eyepatch.
"An S-class wanted criminal, plotting to seize the blue of the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan."
"This eye is my precious trophy."
Ao did not deny his identity, his gaze still fixed on Kazashiro in front of him. "But the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai ninja is also a precious bloodline of Kirigakure, and we must not allow it to be used by your Konoha!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Kazashiro is our Konoha comrade, always will be."
Obito spoke up to refute the annoying guy in front of him, reached out and hooked his finger at Kazashiro, using a coded signal to ask if he could use his Dojutsu to kill Ao in front of him.