Hearing that affirmative answer, Nagashima Kuna's heart sank. This is trouble.
He had originally intended to support Roshi, but now it seemed he would have to protect himself first.
Just then, another scream came from elsewhere. Clearly, another squad had been wiped out.
Nagashima Kuna's expression hardened, and he immediately told the sensory Rock Ninja beside him,
"Notify every detachment immediately. The operation is canceled. From this moment on, each squad is to regroup with the nearest squad. We can't let the enemy pick us off one by one."
"Yes, Captain!"
The sensory Rock Ninja acknowledged the order and immediately left.
Elsewhere.
Yechen stood with his blade in hand, surrounded by Rock Ninja corpses. He owed his easy breakthrough of their defensive line and his interception of their forces in the rear to the Thousand Faces Illusion Technique.
Even Sensory Ninjas could not see through his disguise. Taking on the appearance of a Rock Ninja, he had brazenly walked into the rear of their formation and carried out one ambush after another, all to disrupt their strategic deployment.
Half an hour passed in a flash.
Yechen had thrown the outer battle zone into utter chaos, while the fighting within was just as fierce.
After fighting for so long, Roshi was already showing signs that he could no longer hold out.
It was clear that Roshi's aura had weakened considerably, and the tailed beast energy covering his body had dimmed somewhat.
If the battle continued like this, his defeat was inevitable.
Not only Yechen thought so; Gamabunta and Minato Namikaze shared that assessment.
Yet things always changed so suddenly.
Just as they thought Roshi was spent and were preparing to find an opening to break through,
whether because he had fought for too long or overused the tailed beast's energy, Roshi's