Another roar rang out from the sky as the enormous Lightning Kirin plunged straight down, countless terrifying bolts of lightning still crackling around it.
The Sunagakure ninja beneath the lightning looked ashen, no longer holding any hope of survival. The Konoha ninja, on the other hand, smiled, seemingly satisfied. With so many enemies dying alongside them, it was worth it!
Just then, Ye Feng suddenly appeared beside Minato Namikaze. The Lightning Kirin had already been unleashed, and what happened next was beyond Ye Feng's control. All he could do now was take Minato Namikaze away. He had no way to bring the others back.
The Sunagakure commander was helpless as well. Looking at the Sand Ninja beneath the thunderclouds, he could only roar with all his might:
"Get up and run, now!"
But his shouting did nothing. Faced with such terrifying pressure, even he might not have been able to withstand it. All he could do now was hope for a miracle.
Ye Feng left with Minato Namikaze as well.
The Lightning Kirin reached the ground, slamming into it before countless terrified eyes.
In an instant, a terrifying shock wave spread outward, hurling away some Konoha ninja and Sunagakure ninja who had not managed to get far enough.
Countless impacts and screams could be heard from within the lightning, but the dust rising all around obscured what was happening inside.
Watching the terrifying scene behind him, the Konoha commander felt a flicker of fear, followed by grief. He had watched helplessly as more than forty Konoha ninja were left beneath the thunderclouds, unable to do anything to save them. With the situation so urgent, he could only suppress his grief and roar:
"Don't just stand there! Retreat!"
With that, he led the remaining Konoha forces toward the camp where Orochimaru