"The Third Raikage was dead, but the darkness of the Shinobi World had not yet ended."
Ōnoki's voice carried a trace of killing intent. His gaze locked onto Uchiha Yuu as he widened the distance between them and shouted to the ninjas below.
"All Iwagakure ninjas, listen up! Execute the backup plan! Surround and eliminate the Konoha ninjas! Bury their vanguard here!"
The final veil had already been torn away during the battle. Ōnoki had no intention of resorting to sneak attacks anymore. This was the Land of Earth, Iwagakure's territory!
Though Ōnoki had suffered serious injuries, the ninjas below still had the strength to fight.
Both sides had thought of the same thing at once. Fortunately, Uchiha Yuu had detected their plan in advance and made the Konoha ninjas prepare.
The moment the enemy made their move, the Konoha ninjas did not panic. They gathered in an orderly fashion around Sarutobi Hiri, with the two sides facing off.
Uchiha Yuu paid no attention to the situation below. His Sharingan looked into the distance. They were simply too far apart, and Ōnoki was highly resistant to genjutsu. Uchiha Yuu was not confident he could drag him into an illusion, so he said to Sarutobi Hiri beside him,
"Your task is to lead the ninjas back. I'll keep Ōnoki in check. If his Dust Release comes down, leave immediately."
Their only known advantage was that Ōnoki had exhausted too much chakra and stamina. Dust Release was a power formed from multiple attributes, so each use consumed an enormous amount of chakra. Uchiha Yuu believed he could use it at most once more, and its power would not be very great.
That was why Ōnoki had to be extremely cautious when using Dust Release!
Either he would target Uchiha Yuu, or...
His