Things had become tricky. Once the Sky Ninja rose higher, they no longer had any worries. Few ninjutsu could reach them; even the Momochi Clan's Secret Technique: Spider War Bow did not have that much range.
Wind Style: Wind Barrier, Earth Style Wall, and Water Style Wall were used in succession, along with the steel walls created by the Hagane Clan. Yet the Sky Ninja kept raining down Chakra Energy Bombs and Explosive Tags from high above. Their power was only comparable to C-rank ninjutsu, but there were simply too many of them!
They could not keep dragging this out. The Sky Ninja had already begun rotating shifts. Whenever someone ran low on chakra, they returned to the fortress to rest while another group took over. If they waited for the giant Chakra Energy Cannon atop Angkor Fortress to finish charging, another Chakra Energy Bomb comparable to a Tailed Beast Bomb would be extremely dangerous.
The Sky Ninja's fighting style was utterly shameless. If Kakuzu had not been incapacitated, they could have bought enough time for Ruri to personally fly into Angkor Fortress and carry out a decapitation strike. But Kakuzu was unconscious, and Ruri was restricted from leaving the village even a single step.
Takigakure was still a small village in the end. Though it had gained the recognition of the Five Kage and the Five Great Nations, it still needed time to develop. Its foundation was far inferior to that of the other Five Great Shinobi Villages. A mere Sky Ninja assault had already stretched the village's manpower thin.
"Hand over the Hero Water, and we'll spare Takigakure!" After an hour-long bombardment, a leading Sky Ninja Jonin spoke from the sky. A device resembling a loudspeaker was mounted before his mask, allowing those on the ground to hear