From the very start of the battle, Uchiha Itachi had never intended to defeat the Four Kage in a head-on fight.
The moment he activated Susanoo, Uchiha Itachi had begun fighting a battle of attrition.
While wearing them down, he had also begun releasing nen aura invisible to the naked eye.
Partway through the battle, his manipulation-type nen aura had already covered the entire battlefield, entering the Four Kage's bodies through the chakra they released.
Although this nen aura could only remain inside their bodies for a few minutes, every little bit added up. With the Four Kage constantly using chakra, the accumulating nen aura soon permeated their entire bodies.
Once the nen aura had successfully infiltrated them, the four were lambs waiting to be slaughtered!
Naturally, all Four Kage had noticed the foreign energy invading their bodies.
All four initially assumed it was genjutsu, so they instinctively tried dispelling it using the usual method.
But the pace of the battle was so fast that they stopped paying attention to that mysterious energy afterward.
"I see. We fell into your trap right from the start. That energy began infiltrating our bodies the moment the battle began..."
Once Gaara understood, he felt as though he had been played.
As far as Gaara could tell, Uchiha Itachi should have been able to control all four of them long ago.
Yet he had still kept Susanoo active and continued trading blows with them...
Just then, Fourth Raikage A, who had previously been swept away by the Mizukage's Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet, came sprinting back.
With Lightning Release Chakra Mode active, the Raikage charged at Uchiha Itachi without a word.
Seeing this, Uchiha Itachi extended his right hand and gently closed it toward him. The Raikage immediately felt the chakra inside