Waiting for an Opportunity

Konoha Shinobi Army Encampment!

"Heh, since you're the Third Tsuchikage's son, that proves you still have some value!"

Hiashi let out a cold laugh, his pale pupils fixed on the figure before him with icy intent.

"Hmph!"

The figure was Kitsuchi. His expression was grim, and a flicker of fear flashed deep within his eyes.

If there had been someone skilled in sensory ninjutsu present, they would have sensed that there was not the slightest fluctuation of chakra from Kitsuchi's body, as though he were nothing more than an ordinary man.

Only Kitsuchi himself knew that all the chakra pathways throughout his body had been sealed by Hiashi using a special technique. Relying on himself alone, breaking that seal was nearly impossible.

After sealing Kitsuchi's chakra pathways, Hiashi left. At this crucial point in the battle, he had to keep watch over the situation at all times so he could make judgments at the first opportunity.

Not long after he left, two masked figures appeared and took Kitsuchi away.

They were members of the Anbu. Aside from protecting Fugaku and Hiashi, they occasionally carried out special missions.

An important prisoner like Kitsuchi naturally had to be placed under the Anbu's guard.

At the front of the formation, Fugaku stood at the forefront with a solemn expression, his gaze unblinking as he stared ahead, just as Kitsuchi had anticipated.

Since the Konoha Shinobi Army had already marched up to their doorstep, there was no way they would refrain from acting. They were merely waiting for the right moment.

This was also what he had agreed upon with Naraku and the others.

However, Fugaku felt a trace of anxiety. Although the Iwagakure forces were currently tied down by Jiraiya and the other two, no matter how strong Jiraiya, Shisui, and Guy were,