Outside Bluefish Island.
Two thousand elite Mist ninja had surrounded the entire island.
"Lord Sengetsu, let me lead the boys in for another round!"
Kaguya Steel Bone's clothes were in tatters, and he was covered in blood. Even when he opened his mouth to speak, the pungent stench of blood could be smelled between his teeth. Paired with the crazed grin on his face—
It was obvious that he was having the time of his life.
To be fair, this was indeed the most satisfying battle Kaguya Steel Bone had fought in nearly ten years!
The Konoha ninja were focused solely on fleeing and had no intention of fighting. All he had to do was throw himself into the crowd and dance as he pleased.
Willow Dance, Camellia Dance, Larch Dance, Clematis Dance, Seedling Fern Dance—the Kaguya Clan's inherited dances came one after another as he charged in and out of Konoha's formation seven times over.
Other than Jiraiya, no one could do anything to him.
First, he was simply too fast. Aside from Hyuga Clan jonin who specialized in taijutsu, no one could keep up with him.
If the Akimichi Clan's jonin had still been around, several of them working together might have been able to restrain him. Unfortunately, they had already been swallowed by the vast sea.
The second, and most important, reason was that the Konoha ninja had retreated too hastily. The ninja carried on the backs of those dozen or so toads had not been assigned according to the optimal combat-strength combinations.
So even though some of them could have effectively restrained Kaguya Steel Bone if paired together, they simply could not gather in one place.
After all, Kirigakure was hardly going to let him charge into the enemy formation alone.
In this battle, aside from