Everyone looked at one another, their faces clouded with worry.
"Shanks" had retreated this time because of the large-scale, indiscriminate ninjutsu attacks launched by several hundred Mist Ninja and Cloud Shinobi. But if they went searching for the Uzumaki Clan, there was no way they could maintain a force of several hundred men. How many people could they possibly find with such inefficient searches?
Even if they kept several hundred men together, it still was not safe. If "Shanks" was willing to pay the price, he could still swallow them whole!
"There's no other way. Either we search for the Uzumaki Clan despite the casualties, or we lower our search efficiency and gather together for protection!" Blue B said with a frown.
"Forget it. We shouldn't split up. Even if some of the Uzumaki Clan escape, it won't matter much. We've already obtained quite a bit of information on Sealing Jutsu anyway."
"Still, we should find a way to kill this Shanks. He's far more threatening than these Uzumaki Clan members."
"Perhaps we can make use of the Uzumaki Clan?"
The group tossed ideas back and forth as they began making a plan.
A secret Root stronghold.
"Shanks's" entire body twisted, and he quickly returned to Sarutobi Toru's appearance.
The Hormone Fruit combined with Life Return allowed him to transform his physical body directly and imitate anyone. Unless someone used a Chakra-detecting sensory technique like Mind's Eye of the Kagura, no ninja could see through his true appearance.
I'm still a little short. I still can't go all out in Shanks mode, Sarutobi Toru sighed inwardly.
At the very end, if he had not fled with the Flying Thunder God Technique, he would have had no choice but to activate the Lightning Release Armor. That would have drawn far too