Although the Iwagakure ninja hated the Four-Tails from the bottom of their hearts, they could not simply watch their own village's tailed beast be surrounded and killed by Sunagakure.
The surviving Iwagakure ninja rose to their feet and charged at the surrounding Sand Ninja once more.
As ninja, they needed only to obey their village's orders. Killing was their destiny; emotions were utterly useless.
Meanwhile, in a dense forest behind the battlefield, countless figures lay in hiding.
"So this is the power of a tailed beast? That's terrifying!" a hearty voice exclaimed.
"Yes, their destructive power is immense. If the Four-Tails alone is this terrifying, how much power must Konoha's Nine-Tails possess?" A trace of excitement crept into the detached voice, its speaker deeply drawn to the tailed beast's might.
"So many elite ninja, slaughtered in an instant. That power is like a natural disaster!" a clear female voice murmured.
"Shut up. However terrifying the Four-Tails is, those dying aren't Konoha ninja."
"This is our chance. While Sajie keeps the Four-Tails occupied, we'll strike swiftly and wipe out Sunagakure and Iwagakure's remaining forces. Remember, stay away from that beast!" A cold, low voice cut off all their whispering.
Shimura Danzō stood at the head of the group, with Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade immediately behind him. Several hundred elite Konoha ninja waited at the ready behind them.
As soon as Danzo finished speaking, he charged out of the forest, and everyone else followed him toward the battlefield.
The moment he entered the battlefield, Danzo rapidly formed hand seals and barked, "Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!"
A barrage of sharp wind blades erupted, silently striking Sunagakure and Iwagakure from behind. Several ninja from the two villages, locked in fierce combat, had no time to react. The blades cut them down instantly, leaving