"Or do you think you can take me down that easily?"
"No..." Naruto hurried to explain when he heard that, but before he could finish—
Sasuke grabbed his collar in a flash and hurled him away again!
Clatter...
Looking over, they saw the Adamantine Sealing Chains strike the spot where Naruto had just been standing, gouging a crater at least half a meter deep into the ground.
Sasuke stared grimly at Uzumaki Reikawa. This guy was actually serious! If Sasuke hadn't intervened and that blow had landed, Naruto would have been dead or crippled.
Uzumaki Reikawa shrugged. "My mistake." In truth, it hadn't been a mistake. As long as Naruto kept acting like this, it was hard for him to find an opening to hold back. Still—it seemed he had gone a little too far.
After Naruto recovered his wits, his expression stiffened as he stared at the crater. Remembering how he hadn't noticed a thing just now, he couldn't help feeling a chill of belated fear...
"Naruto, if you don't get serious, you really will die!" Sasuke said, keeping his eyes fixed on Uzumaki Reikawa. What the hell is this guy trying to do?!
Meanwhile, from a bird's-eye view, everyone had begun moving, with Jiraiya serving as their main fighting force.
Unable to find an opening to take to the air, Deidara was completely pinned down by Kakashi. Apart from his initial surprise attack, his Clay Bombs proved woefully ineffective in the fighting that followed!
If Tobi hadn't been darting around to help, and if Jiraiya hadn't seemed concerned about something and held back from using his full strength right away...
Deidara would probably have gone down long ago against Jiraiya and Kakashi together.
Itachi, meanwhile, remained hidden in the shadows, quietly observing the battlefield. His assessment of