At a glance, the battle between the Fire Squad and the reincarnated Kage had left the mountaintop teetering, threatening to collapse into the sea of clouds at any moment.
The two Kumogakure jonin kept their distance, watching the battle from the sidelines.
The gap in strength left them unable to intervene. Both the Fire Squad and the reincarnated Kage were fighting at a level beyond jonin, on par with the Five Kage.
The Kage who had died long ago filled them with dread, but the strength the Fire Squad displayed was even more frightening.
If an elite squad like this entered their village, the consequences would be unthinkable. Even the formidable Lord Raikage would be overwhelmed by so many opponents.
Although the Five Great Shinobi Villages were currently allied, they had once been sworn enemies.
It was only a matter of time before their village and Konoha went to war again.
Just then, one of the jonin spotted Zou Hyuga and hurriedly called to his companion. They looked over to see Zou approaching them with an unconscious Killer B in tow.
"I'll leave him in your care. The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki seems to be caught in a genjutsu!"
With that, Zou headed toward the battlefield without looking back.
The two jonin exchanged a glance and hurriedly picked Killer B up off the ground. Once they confirmed he was still alive, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After the Akatsuki's attack, going to the turtle was certainly out of the question, but at least Lord Killer B was safe.
On the battlefield.
After dealing with the Second's troublesome clone, Oto Uchiha immediately went to support the other squad members, leaving only the half-dead Giant Clam behind.
The combination of senjutsu and Fire Release had defeated this summoning beast that had once