The next moment, a figure slowly emerged from the edge of the ruins.
Uchiha Lumen.
He did not run or form hand seals. He simply walked forward step by step, blue-white lightning flowing around him as fine arcs danced between the hems of his clothes and the tips of his hair. The rubble beneath his feet trembled lightly as magnetic force tugged at it before settling back down.
The moment he appeared, the balance of the entire battlefield shifted.
Kakashi raised his head despite his numb body, and the tightness in his chest finally eased.
"Orochimaru, Kakuzu, Sasori."
Lumen looked at the three of them before finally fixing his gaze on the Third Kazekage Human Puppet.
"The Akatsuki Organization has more nerve than I expected."
Interest flickered in Orochimaru's golden vertical pupils.
"Lumen-kun, we finally meet."
Kakuzu said nothing, but the muscles throughout his body had already tensed.
Sasori stared at Lumen, his expression ugly.
He did not care about Lumen's reputation, nor did he care that Lumen had forced Kumogakure to its knees.
What he truly could not accept was that his Iron Sand was losing control.
The Third Kazekage Human Puppet was one of his proudest creations.
The Magnet Release Iron Sand was also one of the killing moves he took the most pride in.
Yet now, this ninjutsu reliant on the Third Kazekage's Kekkei Genkai was being forcibly suppressed in someone else's hands.
"You can use Magnet Release too?"
Sasori's voice was icy, filled with shock and suspicion.
"Since when did the Uchiha Clan possess Magnet Release?"
Orochimaru looked at Lumen and chuckled softly.
"Sasori, he is Uchiha Lumen."
"The man who defeated the Fourth Raikage, suppressed the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails, and forced Kumogakure into unconditional surrender."
A look of astonishment appeared on Sasori's face.
Of course