At the border of the Land of Fire, one of Konoha Ninja Village's emergency contact points.
This place had originally been an area surrounded by forest, but after successive battles, the terrain had been devastated on a massive scale. Without Suigetsu's support, the Sound Ninja gradually fell under the suppression of Konoha's Anbu.
Aside from the few Anbu who had been killed or assisted in being killed by Suigetsu at the start, the rest had turned the tables on their respective opponents.
After killing his opponent, an Anbu squad captain turned his gaze toward Ueno Kei in the distance. The battle had initially taken place within one area, but following the large-scale ninjutsu attacks from Ueno Kei, Guren, Jugo, and the others, they had gradually been split apart.
After this Anbu squad dealt with their opponents, the remaining Anbu members looked to their captain with questioning eyes.
One Anbu member said, "Captain, should we go support Lord Kei?"
The captain pondered for a moment before saying, "No. Let's help the others finish off these Sound Ninja first. Leave that place to Lord Kei." Though the captain also felt that helping Ueno Kei deal with the enemy leaders first might be the better choice.
But Ueno Kei's initial order had been for them to deal with these Sound Ninja first, while he handled those three himself.
After weighing the matter, the captain still decided to eliminate the other Sound Ninja first. Besides, at the moment, Ueno Kei still held an overwhelming advantage.
"Hahaha! Who's next?! Who else wants some?!" Jugo roared and laughed, baring his teeth as he scanned his surroundings with a savage expression. Then, he fixed his gaze on Ueno Kei.
"Then it's you! I want to—I want to kill you!" A flash of blood-red passed through Jugo's dark