Inside Konoha.
"Until the main force arrives, the few of us will hold them off!"
The Anbu squad leader Boar, whose pig-shaped mask had three red markings across the top, spoke steadily as he formed hand seals.
-Earth Release: Heavenly Falling Cover!
Whoosh!
A patch of sky changed color, and a massive lid engraved with a beast's head descended. Once it landed, it enclosed Sasuke, the building beneath his feet, and the members of Taka below!
Jugo said, "Trying to trap us in here?"
"Hmph." Sasuke snorted and leaped off the building.
Crackle!
Chidori covered his left hand, taking the form of a Sharp Spear. With a swish, it sliced through the lid, which collapsed with a crash amid spraying arcs of lightning!
"Not bad with Lightning Release, are you?"
The Anbu squad leader Kite, wearing a beaked mask with pale, whisker-like markings, formed hand seals.
-Wind Release: Wind Cutter!
Whoosh! White currents of air became sharp wind blades that swept toward the members of Taka!
Clang! Clang!
Hozuki Suigetsu swung the Kubikiribōchō rapidly, blocking the wind blades!
Karin said, "Sasuke, a huge number of chakra signatures are converging on us!"
"That woman... a sensory type?"
Muttering, the Anbu squad leader Elephant formed hand seals beneath his elephant-like mask!
-Lightning Release: Four-Pillar Binding Technique.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Four enormous stone pillars rose to the north, south, east, and west, unleashing fierce currents of lightning!
Suigetsu cried, "This is bad...!"
"Hmph!"
Sasuke snorted, his eyes transforming into the Straight Tomoe Mangekyō Sharingan!
Whoom! Purple chakra flames blazed into Susanoo's skeletal frame, blocking every bolt of lightning from every direction!
"What?!" Shock flashed beneath the masks of all three Anbu squad leaders.
Whoosh!
A massive sword formed in the skeletal Susanoo's hand. It swept around in a full circle, snapping all