Master of Open Stratagems clapped his hands and laughed.
"Oh! Now that's good news."
"We'll stick to the original plan, keep closing in from the front and rear, and wipe out those hundred-odd enemies."
"Tell the players on the front line to secretly slow the NPCs down a little, so we can earn as much battle merit as possible."
The departure of Deidara's duo relieved a great deal of pressure on the Glory Legion.
For the elite jonin from the Five Great Shinobi Villages, however, it was rather hard to accept.
They had watched helplessly as Deidara's duo abducted Gaara.
If they did nothing more, the entire shinobi world would surely laugh at them.
Kakashi Hatake was filled with hatred for Orochimaru, and in this battle, he fully unleashed the killing intent he had kept hidden for so long.
He was also the elite jonin with the most enemy kills among the forces on both the front and rear lines.
Orochimaru had slipped away quietly, and Kakashi Hatake had not managed to intercept him in time.
Thus, overcome with regret and distress, Kakashi Hatake redirected all his fury toward Deidara's duo.
He led a group of elite jonin straight after Deidara's duo instead of continuing to take part in the "encirclement and suppression."
Everyone else made only token attempts to intercept them. Only Kakashi Hatake risked his life, frantically trying to stop Deidara's duo.
The group rapidly headed off into the distance, shifting the main burden of fighting on the front line onto the Hidden Jun Village players.
After all, the other participants were merely genin who had yet to pass the "Chunin Tournament."
Just like that, the Hidden Jun Village players easily pocketed all the battle merit points.
Facing the Hidden Jun Village players' frenzied assault, the hundred-plus Amegakure