Roshi's Worry

"That is...!"

Guy stood atop a towering rock wall, looking down below.

A vast mass of dark figures entered his sight, and Guy's expression changed at once.

Although the distance was too great for Guy to identify the group directly, he knew very well that, barring any surprises, it had to be a force from Iwagakure.

After his battle with Kisame, the men Fugaku had sent to support him had informed him that the Konoha shinobi army had retreated. Therefore, anyone appearing in this position now had to be from Iwagakure.

Guy was currently on the left side of the Red Yang Barrier, and Iwagakure's purpose in appearing here was obvious—they wanted to launch a surprise attack on the Konoha shinobi army from the left flank.

Guy's expression shifted slightly. Though he was not skilled in strategy, he could roughly guess Iwagakure's intentions at this moment.

After a brief consideration, Guy dismissed the idea of checking on Naraku inside the barrier. His figure flashed, and he left.

Below.

Roshi, leading three thousand Iwagakure shinobi, wore a somewhat changed expression. Just moments ago, he had received word that Shisui and Sasori's battle had ended. Clearly, that fragmentary information was not enough to determine who had won and who had lost.

However, Roshi knew well that in any battle, when a commander considered any factor capable of affecting the overall situation, they had to prepare for the worst.

Thus, Roshi directly concluded that Konoha had won that battle. As a result, Konoha's number of top-tier fighters had gone from zero to one.

Still, in Roshi's view, even if Shisui had barely defeated an Akatsuki member, the length of their battle meant that Shisui must have suffered enormous chakra consumption. His combat strength would therefore be greatly reduced.

Moreover, Roshi had a fair