Watching the Yellow Flash flicker incessantly, Hiruko narrowed his eyes tightly. His Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai had already spread throughout his body—anything that landed on him would inevitably explode!
He glanced at Uchiha Shin beside him. Wrapped in Susanoo, the man was still being battered into a frantic mess by Deidara's bombs.
After taking a Shinra Tensei, Orochimaru had rapidly retreated and had now reached the edge of the dense forest created by Wood Release.
Hiruko could not help shouting at Zetsu, "Zetsu, hurry up and bring your trees over here!"
Zetsu glanced at him and ignored him.
The Rōran Ruins had already been covered by his Wood Release, but the area for several miles around here was unable to support plant growth because of Deidara's poison bombs.
Zetsu's Wood Release could not cover this place, Uchiha Shin was being held back, and Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God was practically about to fly into the sky!
Therefore, they absolutely could not clash head-on with Minato Namikaze right now. They had to shift the battlefield into the range of his Wood Release and bring the advantage back to their side. Orochimaru had handled this point very well.
With that thought, Zetsu immediately followed after Orochimaru and swiftly retreated.
Hiruko was no fool. Seeing what Orochimaru and Zetsu were doing, he had a sudden realization and immediately sprinted toward the nearby forest.
But at that moment, a figure dropped straight from the sky and blocked his path.
"Kakashi!"
As Hiruko looked at the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in Kakashi's left eye, intense greed flashed from his eyes, along with fury at being intercepted. "You actually dared to appear before me!"
"Hiruko, perhaps I should still call you senior! You became a Missing-nin because of human experimentation, and now you've joined Akatsuki too. I..." Kakashi