"Their numbers are growing!"
"The main force is here!"
Shisui narrowed his eyes at the figures swarming toward them and spoke softly.
"Finish them off quickly, then pull out!"
"Nagato has held up their main force!"
Yahiko spoke briskly.
Konan and Shisui nodded, then charged forward together.
Whoosh!
Shisui vanished, then reappeared before a ninja and slashed down before his opponent could react.
"Paper Person of God Technique!"
Konan formed hand seals and called out in a low voice.
The battlefield was divided into two areas.
Nagato alone held back nearly eighty percent of the army, reducing the pressure on Yahiko and the other two as much as possible. Even so, they remained under immense strain.
Although the force tasked with fighting Konoha did not represent Iwagakure's full strength, the number of troops deployed for a war was easy enough to imagine.
Meanwhile, the coordination between different ninja and the unique abilities of their kekkei genkai made their attacks all but impossible to guard against.
Whoosh!
A sharp, whistling attack swept past the tip of Nagato's nose. The summoning beast beneath his feet cried out in pain as its body was cut in half.
"D-did we do it?!"
A ninja on the battlefield cried out in delight.
He watched the enormous creature ahead split in two and collapse with a thud.
But in the very next second, his expression changed drastically.
The Iwagakure ninja around him were seized by fear as well.
"What?!"
"How is that possible!"
"Two! It's turned into two!"
The summoning beast that had been sliced in half began to grow and swell rapidly, transforming into two creatures.
It was an utterly shocking sight, one that left them stunned and terrified.
Not only had they failed to eliminate their enemy, but the more they attacked, the