Let us turn the gears of time back a little.
While Kinkaku grieved over Ginkaku's body in his arms, his subordinates quietly spread out around him, surrounding the crimson Susanoo.
Uchiha Ichiro stood silently atop Susanoo, his eyes closed as he took a brief rest.
Beating Ginkaku earlier had not taken much effort, and his remaining chakra and ocular power were more than enough to handle Kinkaku.
But Black Zetsu was here, after all. If he did not put on a little act and toy with Black Zetsu's emotions, making his heart rate jump up and down like stock prices, how could he get his money's worth?
Just look at those points. He had not seen an increase like this in ages. Screwing over Black Zetsu really did offer the best bang for his buck.
Watanabe Ichiro opened his eyes. His Mangekyo, black patterns against a red base, swept across the field, lingering briefly on Kinkaku and Black Zetsu's hiding place.
Susanoo raised a hand.
A crimson arc of light materialized in the air.
Its dazzling light, so red it was almost black, shot forward with the power to annihilate everything!
The humming sound of air being torn apart hurtled straight toward Kinkaku!
"Tch, I was already prepared for this technique!"
Kinkaku grabbed a subordinate beside him and held him over his head, summoning the others to form an airtight human wall around him-a perfect defense built from human lives.
Kinkaku had not been selected to attend the Five Kage Summit, nor had he personally witnessed Uchiha Ichiro using Susanoo before.
But one lucky fellow among his subordinates had attended the Five Kage Summit as a lowly supply runner. He had witnessed Uchiha Ichiro's various abilities firsthand and returned alive to join the Kinkaku brothers.
On top of that, Black