"Stop him!"
Finally, Nara Yijiu joined several Nara Clan ninja in his unit to cast the Shadow Imitation Technique together, temporarily restraining Han.
At the same time, he ordered the Chunin and Genin to leave the battlefield and keep moving, while the remaining Jonin bombarded Han with ninjutsu.
However, the jinchūriki's power in his Tailed Beast Transformation was overwhelming. He broke free of the Shadow Imitation Technique in mere seconds.
After that, he dodged the Jonin's ninjutsu whenever he could and took the hits whenever he couldn't. Whatever happened, he would not let Konoha's main force leave.
And so, with the two sides fighting in fits and starts, Konoha's main force could never pick up the pace.
Eventually, the Rock Ninja caught up. Although they failed to surround the force completely, they clung doggedly to its rear.
That made withdrawing far more difficult for the Konoha force.
After weighing their options, Nara Yijiu finally ordered them to engage the enemy and fight to give part of the force a chance to break through.
Besides, if they could buy enough time, troops from Aoyama Camp would arrive to reinforce them. With the enemy caught between two fronts, the outcome would be anyone's guess.
Thus, the two sides plunged into a chaotic melee. Han stopped charging around recklessly, since a momentary loss of control could easily injure his own allies. As a result, Konoha's casualties began to mount more slowly.
Elsewhere.
Yechen reached the edge of the battlefield. Seeing the chaotic fighting, he had already made up his mind.
Time to start capturing tailed beasts.
The moment he stepped onto the battlefield, several kunai shot toward him.
Sensing the danger, Yechen moved, vanishing from his spot and evading every attack.
Not only that, he also took the opportunity to pinpoint his ambusher: