In Zou Hyuga's mind, Danzo and Nagato were both targets standing out in the open to draw fire.
One was Konoha's king of taking the blame, while the other was now the public enemy of the Shinobi World.
Although not every Shinobi Village was hostile to the Akatsuki, the Five Great Shinobi Villages could, in a sense, represent the entire Shinobi World.
As Zou Hyuga hurried after Danzo, his Shadow Clone also reached the battlefield where Kakashi and the others were fighting.
Even at night, Obito's sky-blue Susanoo was impossible to miss, sweeping aside the surrounding forest with every movement.
As Zou Hyuga remembered it, Obito's Susanoo was incredibly powerful. It could even launch Kamui Shuriken from a distance and had taken part in the battle to seal Kaguya, who possessed a kekkei mōra.
Yet the scene before him made him question just how powerful the Kamui Susanoo really was.
In their last battle, Oto had left Obito in a sorry state. This time, he barely held the upper hand against Kakashi's trio, let alone overwhelmed them.
Granted, Kakashi, Yamato, and Guy all had the potential to reach Kage Level in the future.
But right now, they were still only Elite Jonin, barely touching the threshold of Kage Level and still a considerable distance behind the Five Kage.
As he pondered this, Zou Hyuga reached the edge of the battlefield. Under cover of the smoke, he drove a fist into the ground beneath the sky-blue Susanoo's feet.
Boom...
Empowered by natural energy, Zou Hyuga's strength was astonishing. Although he did little damage to Susanoo itself, he punched through the ground and sent it sinking into the earth.
Kakashi and the others immediately seized the opportunity, leaping off the ground together and lunging toward the sky-blue Susanoo.
First came Guy, with