Amid the chaotic battlefield, Kumogakure's three Kage-level powerhouses were desperately fending off the joint assault of a white and a yellow figure.
Boom... A was blasted away once more by an immense force, kicking up a cloud of dust as he hit the ground. Though he was not injured, he felt utterly frustrated.
Of the three, only A could barely keep up with the Flying Thunder God, and his status was the highest, so he should have been the primary target. However, Nawaki found his defenses too troublesome to break through quickly. The other two Jinchuriki had greater openings and posed a greater threat, so each time, he used Strength of a Hundred to send A flying, then joined Minato in besieging Killer B and Yugito, intending to take them down first. In any case, A could not influence the battle, and there were other Kage-level fighters to hold him back. There would be plenty of time to deal with him in the end.
A had seen through Nawaki's plan as well. Thus, every time he was sent flying, he swiftly charged back into the fray to provide support, only to be kicked away by Nawaki again... He became trapped in a vicious cycle of charging in, getting blasted away, charging in again, and getting blasted away again.
He had no idea how many times he had been sent flying by now. The battle was already lost; the Cloud Ninja forces were dwindling with every clash, while Killer B and Yugito were both covered in wounds.
The Tailed Beast Cloak's defensive power was formidable, but it was not absolute. Under the constant assaults of A-rank ninjutsu such as the Rasengan, White Fang Sword Technique, and Six Powers, their bodies were covered in all kinds of injuries—scorch marks, bruises, cuts, and