Killer B used his physical advantage to clear the way ahead. No matter who stood in his path, he simply swept them aside with his tentacles.
None of the Konoha ninja present wanted to take the Eight-Tails' tentacles head-on!
A boulder rolled down from the mountainside. Hatake Sakumo tried to pursue them, but A stopped him from behind and had Killer B continue leading the troops away first.
With the two working together, Konoha's encirclement was unable to wipe out Kumogakure's ninja force.
They could only watch helplessly as the enemy tore open a gap in their defenses and fled the scene in a hurry without looking back.
Hatake Sakumo could only grip his ninja blade and watch the rapidly retreating enemies. He did not rashly give chase—the power of a tailed beast was simply too daunting. Looking at the few exhausted team members beside him, he asked, "How many are injured? Gather them all together for treatment. The rest of you, stay with me and guard the area. Be careful of a sneak attack!"
He was still worried that they might come back for another strike. There was also one more matter to handle. Hatake Sakumo looked upward. A gleam of light appeared between the peaks. Seeing that the enemy had left, Uchiha Yū swiftly descended from the mountain and arrived at the center of the force.
Uchiha Yū did not treat them immediately. Seeing that the injuries present were not too severe, he gave a brief instruction. "Everyone, use medical bandages to stop the bleeding first! I need to recover some chakra. I used too much just now."
The injured ninja did not complain. They had been fighting the Cloud Shinobi on the front lines, but the truly dangerous place had been the mountain region. Uchiha Yū had