While they were on their way, the five reanimated village Kage held back considerably. Rasa and Gaara traded blows, but neither side expended much energy.
The Third Raikage attacked with tremendous force, but with his advance warnings and Tsunade's considerable strength, the two remained locked in a stalemate.
Jiraiya faced the Second Tsuchikage, Mū, but Iwagakure's Kekkei Tōta was too difficult to counter, and Jiraiya dared not meet it head-on.
Fortunately, Jiraiya had a great variety of techniques and barely managed to keep him occupied. Still, bystanders were occasionally caught in the crossfire. Whether Ninja or White Zetsu, anyone who came into contact with the Kekkei Tōta was disintegrated.
Karatachi Yagura was held up by Shikamaru's squad. With Shikamaru's Shadow Imitation Technique and interference from the Mind Body Switch Technique, Karatachi Yagura had actually accomplished nothing and had even come close to being sealed several times.
The one holding back the most was the Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki. He had actually started chatting with the Ninja around him, explaining his techniques and weaknesses and teaching them how to dodge and counterattack.
But their strength was simply on different levels. Teaching them left Hozuki Gengetsu fuming, and his frustrated curses at their failure to improve rang across the battlefield.
Meanwhile, the Allied Forces' First Division also encountered its opponents: the former Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Kinkaku, Ginkaku, and more than a dozen Ninja with Kekkei Genkai, including Pakura and Kari.
Kinkaku and Ginkaku had successfully ambushed the Second Hokage decades ago. Their strength was firmly at Kage Level.
Any one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist was elite even among Elite Jonin. Together, the seven could rival a Kage Level fighter. Had they not encountered the even more monstrous Might Duy, they would not have died so