"Rumble!"
An extremely dense barrage.
A thunderous assault.
This tiny opening they had barely managed to create.
"Lord Hokage? Lord Jiraiya?"
"Lord Tsuchikage! Lord Mizukage! Please retreat immediately!"
Everyone had gathered together.
At Jiraiya's sharp cry.
"I understand!"
Ōnoki and Mei Terumi still had no idea what had happened, but just one look at Naruto, radiating murderous intent,
was enough to clearly judge the state of the situation.
Almost as soon as Jiraiya finished speaking,
the group, moving in turns,
immediately retreated at full speed.
By the time Naruto had blocked the front and dispelled the attacks one by one,
"Whoosh."
"Whoosh."
"Whoosh."
In front of him,
Jiraiya and the others had already flashed away.
Naruto's raised right hand froze at that moment. After pausing for less than a second, he slowly lowered it.
"Naruto?"
"Should we keep chasing them!?"
At his side,
Utakata and Karin, who had just dodged the attacks,
stepped over beside Naruto.
They asked quickly,
but Naruto merely shook his head.
"Forget it. Let them retreat. The Third Tsuchikage and Fifth Mizukage obviously came to reinforce them just now. We could still catch up, but it would take a lot more time and effort. The main problem right now is still Nagato. We have to get those Rinnegan first!"
Some things were more urgent than others.
With Naruto's current strength,
he could easily catch up with Jiraiya and the others as they retreated.
In fact, with his strength alone,
he could slaughter every last one of them.
But that would inevitably take some time.
The fight just now
had already lasted as long as Naruto could afford to let it.
If he kept wasting time here,
Nagato might escape.
That was the last thing Naruto could tolerate.
He had chosen to turn on them and attack