Before long, the surprise attack unit led by Kankuro encountered its first group of enemies.
Only then did Kankuro realize that they had run into not a dozen or so enemies, but over ten thousand, the vast majority of them White Zetsu creatures.
Shocked, Kankuro immediately reported this to the Allied Shinobi Forces while leading his surprise attack unit in a fighting retreat. With such a disparity in numbers, they had almost no chance of winning.
There were also some ninja mixed in among them. Although he did not recognize most of them, he would never forget those black cloaks with red clouds or the figure of Sasori of the Red Sands. Last time, he had nearly died at Sasori of the Red Sands' hands.
If the difference in numbers had not been so great, he would have wanted another round with Sasori of the Red Sands.
However, these members of the Akatsuki did not seem inclined to act themselves. They merely watched from a distance, seemingly waiting for something.
But the White Zetsu army was no fool. With such an overwhelming numerical advantage, they naturally refused to let Kankuro and his men go easily.
They kept hard on the Allied Shinobi Forces' heels and had even gradually begun to surround them. Once the encirclement was complete, Kankuro's surprise attack unit would have no escape.
Kankuro was frantic by now. If he fled alone, he would have a fairly good chance of escaping, but with so many allied ninja behind him, he simply could not run away on his own.
Yet if they stood and fought, these White Zetsu had no fear of poison. Although they were not strong, even after their limbs were cut off, their torsos could still writhe and bite. They were extremely troublesome opponents.
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