As Sōkyū Hatake unleashed his move, a sense of a splitting aura soon spread through Sunagakure.
For a moment, Sunagakure's ninja were divided into several equal groups, defensive ninjutsu arrayed before each of them.
Facing Sōkyū Hatake's attack, everyone braced themselves with every ounce of concentration they could muster.
"You brat, how dare you!!!" Just then, an enraged, aged voice rang out from within Sunagakure. A figure raced over from the distance, appearing directly in front of all the Sunagakure ninja.
Then an enormous Sand Shield appeared before them, colliding violently with Sōkyū Hatake's Senjutsu: Thunder God Wind Scar.
Boom!!!
The tremendous noise carried a powerful blast of air that blew away the surrounding Sand Shinobi. The spot where the Sutra Repository had stood was now bare ground, showing just how powerful the clash between Sōkyū Hatake and this mysterious Sand Shinobi had been.
"Looks like one formidable old geezer has shown up. Time to go, time to go. Lightning Soru!" At that moment, an enormous red dot appeared in Sōkyū Hatake's God's-eye View, larger even than the dots representing Chiyo, Pakura, and the others had been.
Sōkyū Hatake knew this person was certainly no easy opponent. His immediate priority was to leave Sunagakure.
He had already reaped enormous benefits from this attack anyway. If he did not leave now, when would he?
Maintaining Sage Mode, Sōkyū Hatake put away the Thunder God Gundam. Powerful lightning radiated from his entire body as he raced straight toward the outskirts of Sunagakure.
"Trying to run? Since you've come, you're staying right here, you brat from Konoha!" The mysterious ninja would not let Sōkyū Hatake escape so easily. Swinging both hands, he shot after Sōkyū Hatake like an arrow loosed from a bow.
"Hehe, old man, is chasing me right now really a