Might Guy heard that more ninja had joined the battle and instinctively turned to look for Konoha ninja. "Is that... support from the village?"
He had opened the Sixth Gate of the Eight Gates Formation and kept pursuing Suikazan Fuguki. His body and mind had long since reached their limits. Only after scanning the area again and again did he spot the Konoha forehead protector atop the small Uchiha Itachi's head.
That familiar spiral symbol...
Might Guy's body finally relaxed completely. He collapsed to the ground and fell asleep, with no energy left to judge whether Uchiha Itachi was capable of taking over the battlefield.
Suikazan Fuguki did not care whether the arriving reinforcements were newly graduated Konoha brats or the old fool Third Hokage... Uchiha Itachi's appearance meant Konoha had discovered their trail. If they did not keep fleeing, being surrounded was only a matter of time.
"Kisame Hoshigaki, stop them!"
Suikazan Fuguki fled into the distance at top speed. Before leaving, he loudly ordered Kisame Hoshigaki to continue carrying out his command. Just like that, he abandoned the promising shark-faced young man as a sacrificial pawn!
Kisame Hoshigaki instinctively strode forward, making a futile swing with his ninja blade as he blocked Uchiha Itachi's path.
The little boy glanced at the fleeing Suikazan Fuguki and politely greeted him. "He ran away by himself. It seems your companion abandoned you... Mr. Kisame Hoshigaki."
"Kid, between us..." Kisame Hoshigaki's words were interrupted by a crow's caw. Both he and Uchiha Itachi understood what it meant.
"Caw!"
Sage Art: Feather Needle Senbon!
Crimson eyes gradually lit up as Kitahara watched Suikazan Fuguki and the Samehada blade on his back. Dozens of feathers suddenly shot from his body!
The tall, burly man running in the distance instantly fell...
Suikazan Fuguki's body was