After unleashing his clan's secret technique, Choji moved incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he reached his teammates and helped Shikamaru up.
Then he canceled his butterfly form. Powerful as it was, he could not sustain it for long.
At least, not with his current strength.
Back in his plump form, Choji looked noticeably slimmer.
The butterfly transformation burned through the chakra in his body at a furious rate.
That was why the members of the Akimichi Clan were all big eaters, constantly eating to stockpile enormous amounts of fat.
All so they could maintain their butterfly form for a few more seconds.
They had not gotten very far.
Kakuzu and Hidan had already returned to the Watchtower. Both were wounded, but their injuries were only superficial.
"To think Konoha had a brat like that besides Zhou Cheng."
"Another name for my kill list."
Kakuzu's expression was icy. After a few vicious remarks, he resumed his pursuit of Asuma and the others.
Hidan looked deranged, constantly muttering about sacrifices.
"Damn it! Why haven't I gotten their blood after fighting for so long?"
"I need sacrifices! Sacrifices!"
"Lord Jashin is angry!"
Then he, too, continued the pursuit.
Five hundred meters away, Asuma and the three students struggled onward. Asuma and Shikamaru were slowing them down badly.
Asuma suddenly pushed his three students away.
"Go! I'll hold them off!"
The three students' expressions changed sharply.
Hold them off?
More like throw your life away!
In your condition, you couldn't even beat the three of us!
Let alone two shinobi who couldn't be killed.
If he stayed, only death awaited him!
Naturally, none of them would abandon their teacher.
Choji hoisted Asuma onto his back and kept moving.
Ino supported Shikamaru, and they pressed onward.
But the distance between them and