Even the Kumogakure shinobi skilled with Ninja Blades could not block that slash of his.
"Hozuki Mangetsu..."
Xuan Zhe silently repeated the name to himself.
Come to think of it, he could not quite remember how this kid had died in the original story.
Judging by the current situation, the Tailed Beast Cloak was already the limit of what Hozuki Mangetsu could control.
By this point in the battle, almost all five hundred Kumogakure shinobi led by the Third Raikage, Yugito Nii, and Killer B had been killed.
Only the Third Raikage and Killer B were still holding out.
"This is war. Don't talk to me about pointless rules like fighting one-on-one. Hurry up and finish off whoever's left."
Amplified by the echoes off the rock walls, Xuan Zhe's voice rang throughout the canyon.
"I'll be waiting for you in Kumogakure."
With that, Xuan Zhe raised a hand in a wave, turned, and headed toward Kumogakure.
After resting for a while, Shisui stood again and fixed his gaze on the Eight-Tails.
Jiraiya froze for a few seconds, then looked up at the two Toad Sages on his shoulders.
"Lord Fukasaku, Lady Shima, can that Genjutsu reach the Raikage?"
He asked in a low voice.
Fukasaku narrowed his eyes and studied the absurdly fast figure in the distance. After a moment's consideration, he nodded.
"He's fast, but we still have a chance."
"Good. Let's go!"
Before Jiraiya had finished speaking, he had already launched himself forward.
He and Hatake Sakumo took positions in front and behind, trapping the Third Raikage between them in a pincer attack.
Time passed, and Year 56 of Konoha arrived.
The events of that year were later recorded in the Shinobi World's history books.
Compared with the earth-shattering events that followed, Uchiha Itachi personally killing nearly two